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2009 Toyota Corolla
Don't know how accurate this is but found it over at MagX......if this is the next gen. Corolla (in 5 door form), it looks pretty cool.
https://gateway.nifty.com/service/g-way/MAGX2/nifty/free/images/c- orolla0411.jpg
https://gateway.nifty.com/service/g-way/MAGX2/nifty/free/images/c- orolla0411.jpg
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Plus it would do a lot for the look if all but the lowest trim had standard alloy wheels. The S could have 16"ers like the XRS does.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
So does anyone know when we will know info on the 2006 Corolla S??? I will probably buy one within 3-6 monthns.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
My current 95 Corolla DX is much more comfortable than the current model. There is no question that its less roomy in the back, but its a great highway car. Actually, since I have had it, its been in 25 states and 5 canadian provinces.
I did drive a 03 LE to Texas and back in 02. I live in NC. It got great gas mileage, but it shook behind tractor trailers, and you never could get that desired comfort in the drivers seat.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Just bought the XRS. I love it! The dealer told me the LE sells the most, but they make fewer of the XRS and it sells just as well. I compared it to the Altima 2.5s and I just liked it more. I fear I may have overpaid for it, I mostly bought it because I love how it looks.
That 2ZZ engine is fairly smoggy as engines go these days, and so I fear it will be gone when the new Corolla comes out. Grab 'em while you can, folks!
I do hope they keep the XRS line going for the next gen, maybe by having a bigger engine than the standard Corollas or something.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Six months plus now and the car works hard, sings well and continues to disappoint the unprepared auto tranny/slushbox drivers.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
~alpha
This is actually the thread that discusses what might be upcoming for the next-gen Corolla, which isn't due for a while, probably the 2008 model year. Little ol' Corolla will get its customary Toyota mid-cycle facelift this year, of course, and I am thinking that with the brand new Civic on the scene at the same time, they might do something else to spruce it up, like maybe increasing standard equipment. I think it would look very good if they were to make power windows and locks, plus keyless entry, standard on all trims of the car. That is something that is rapidly becoming standard on compact cars. I would also love to see the optitron gauges become standard across the line - I don't think the silver "sport gauges" look that great, although I understand they are pretty standard now for sporty cars.
Beyond that (and that is already asking a lot), it would be nice to see them go to shorter wider tires for the S and XRS - at least 205/60s for the S, and how about some 205/50s for the XRS (which is on a larger rim)? That is after all the tire size for the Celica GTS which shares the XRS's engine and approximate weight.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
For instance, I could see where the 'CE' could do without standard cruise, and where power seat would only be something you would find standard in an 'LE' model. Right now, LEs and Ss go for about the same price, and I would think they could move the LE up a bit in content and price without hurting the bottom line. Considering the XRS is at least $2000 more than both of them, they could position the LE to be more like halfway between S and XRS.
I have always wondered at the popularity of compass mirrors, and wouldn't want to see that myself, but it is a fairly inexpensive item for them to include standard, and one that is highly visible to potential buyers.
My first wish would be for the standard locks and keyless across the line, and the more sporty tires for the S and XRS.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
~alpha
- standard power windows
- standard power door locks and keyless entry
- sportier tires for the S and XRS (205/60 and 205/50 respectively)
- standard alloys on more of the trims, like at least the LE, and hopefully the S too
- standard cruise control
- standard power seat
- standard tilt AND telescoping steering wheel
- standard compass mirror
- use of the optitron gauges on more of the trims.
Ok, that's it, now get busy, and oh yeah, we don't want to pay a penny more for it come fall than we already do! :-P
The brand new Civic will prompt them to do at least a couple of the things above, I am sure, in addition to the standard mid-cycle cosmetic facelift. Toyota tends to keep a pretty close eye on what Honda is doing, and vice versa. HOWEVER, since Honda's push is to safety right now, and they are making side curtain airbags standard on Civics for '06 along with ABS, those may be the changes Toyota makes to the Corolla instead of the stuff above, in order to keep pace.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
~alpha
~alpha
I hope they do the tires (but I don't think they will) and the standard locks with keyless, which they might. I wouldn't be surprised to see more side curtain bags and ABS too - those curtains are the only thing that got the Corolla its great IIHS rating, ditto the Cobalt.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Corolla CE is fair where it is right now.
S should have Power Windows and Door Locks, ABS and Cruise Standard
LE shoule have the 'S' Standards and Alloy Wheels Standard
XRS- i don't care. LoL
This is what i think is where the compact car arena should be at in terms of what should be standard on all cars.
They do the same thing with the S and alloy wheels - every car built has the "sport package" that includes alloys - they should make alloys standard. Knowing Toyota a little, I think this one has little chance of happening. Not while we still have two trim levels of Camry with wheel covers.
The ABS they should do and I think it has 50/50 odds - Civic will do this for the next gen, and Toyota is going through this big safety campaign right now, so yeah, 50/50. If they do it, I bet it will be across the line, not excluding the CE.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
CE- maybe add power locks as standard. Otherwise, keep it the same. Moving the price up would make it too expensive. It's already among the more expensive non-Jetta compacts.
S- Er.... add locks/windows as standard equipment. Maybe include 2.4L as option.
LE- 2.4L engine and auto standard. Also power locks, windows, possibly 4 way power seat.... navi option would be nice, leather still an option,
XRS- maybe try to tune the engine for a little more power.. And maybe 5-10 more torque.
The best thing about a 2.4L engine option would be that the Corolla would be able to whip its clone.... i mean, its to be fellow pseudo expensive compact car, the Jetta. (The 0-60, 0-100 and slalom speeds for the Corolla and newest Jetta are almost exactly the same, and the Corolla has 130 hp)
The CE is sold all day long for $12,9 right now. I think that is low enough. You can bet the days of Civic VPs will go away for a few years with the redesign this year. Hyundai and Kia have moved upmarket $1000 or so, and the least expensive Cobalt goes for more than this too. I thikn Toyota would be safe in adding a few hundred $$ to the bottom line on the Corolla CE.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I would love to see a larger engine option: the Corolla just asks for it when other companies are giving multiple engine choices. However, the Corolla has outsold the Civic since its redesign, and the Civic comes with a gaggle of different engines.
I think that even though GM has said it's moving away from rebates the Cobalt will have them before long: the stench of the Cavalier lingers.
I was thinking - why couldn't the S have the same wheels and tires as the XRS? As for faster engines, the Cobalt S/C is actually a SMALLER engine than the regular one! But the point is well taken. Would be kind of cool if they could squeeze the 2.4 from the Camry under the hood of the LE. Or perhaps just the 148 hp 2.0 the RAV used until 2004? Updated for emissions of course.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The Corolla just tickles me pink because here you have the Civic, Focus, Elantra, Mazda3, Forenza, Aerio, Neon, Sentra, Cobalt, PT, Spectra, Lancer, Reno, and Golf all in the same price range. The Corolla has been criticized by many reviewers for being too boring and too expensive, yet it outsells them all. Yet the Mazda 3, which is the car reviewer's best friend, hasn't (and probably never will) sold as well. The Corolla has a name that Toyota has stuck with since the beginning, and now there are people who will buy a Corolla on name alone. It would be sad if I didn't own one :P
Nah, I bought a Corolla because they look classy. They look good with xenons, I have discovered.
A redesign is welcome for the Corolla. Just don't lose the name, because that's important.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
As well as a lot of other stuff not usually found in a Corolla. I had the exhaust system redone, put a very low profile air intake in, got one of those performance chips, had really good leather put in, put in a navi, replaced the steering wheel. It's my little grand tourer. I think I'll try for heated seats sometime in the future. It gets about 165 hp now and 155 torque.
Mines an 04, I didn't really like the grille on the 05. I was wrestling in my mind over whether to wait for the XRS 05 and then I saw the silly cladding.