I am not CE (chief engineer) for 150L. But I tell ya. There will be 2AZ for XRS Matrix. No word on a Rolla XRS. It will also be 4WD & avail 18" wheels.
Mark my words in Sept 07 when the public begins to get more details of the FMC Corolla/Matrix.
Toyota is developing ZR series engine and the next Corolla base model will have it.
Truth is, there were many things benchmarking the new Civic that Toyota engineers found in the North American market. From levels very high up, changes were brought into the pre-production schedule that really pushed the line off date all the way back to Jan 08.
silver04rollas...... you may not think what I post is credible. But that's for you to decide. This is also the beauty of it all......if I did work for Toyota it's still heresay.....and if I didn't....u just think I'm a goof.
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lol, i am glad everyone knows everything. Corolla will be presented worldwide by the end of 2006, to start selling at start of 2007.
NA market might get delayed, but I dont think so. This info is valid for European and Japanese models, and I dont see why not for US models as well.
Corolla is by far the most important model for Toyota. It sells at more than 1,200,000 units per year world wide (compare with 550,000 Camry's). There will be no delays for the introduction.
If you think Corolla will start selling in the USA mid 2008, you know absolutly nothing.
what makes you such an expert on when the US corolla is going to be out?....just curious. I'm looking to buy either a newly designed matrix or xb and I'm hoping the new corolla will give me some idea as to what the new matrix is going to look like.
toyota is seriously laggin behind.. have any of you seen the spy pics of the Euro 3 door civic? (not 5 door). Rumors are starting about how its going to be the rebadged as the crx (in america)
I really would'nt mind a hot hatch from toyota right now.. the yaris is just too small for my taste
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top gear already shows the new civic. its futuristic and radical if anything. and honda actually followed through with the triangular muffler pipe openings and the intersting window design in the rear. its not half bad.
spwolf. i find it hard to believe that you know anything either. how can the 150/151L launch here in North America this year if there are no plans to change production at NUMMI or TMMC? Target line off for the new rolla is Jan 2008. I stand by that. When that time rolls around.......or say....when the time when YOU think the rolla will debut rolls around..... you'll see that I am correct.
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top gear already shows the new civic. its futuristic and radical if anything. and honda actually followed through with the triangular muffler pipe openings and the intersting window design in the rear. its not half bad.
i believe thats the 5 door one
if u look closely at the pictures, you see the "fake backdoors" unlike the front door, there are only lines outlining a shape of a door, no gap
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That the Civic SI for the European version i believe or SI-R whateva they may call it. It has already been announced and will use the same drive train as the US Civic SI, Honda said that there were no plans to bring the 3-door model to the states.
Rumour has it the euro-Corolla will be revealed at the Paris Auto Show in September and go on sale early next year.It's said to have a much more exciting and refined design inside and out.There will be hatchback and sedan bodystyles,but the estate (station wagon) may be replaced by a 4wd cross-over vehicle to compensate for the Rav4's increase in size and prize. A T-Sport model is also in the cards producing more than 200bhp as well as a convertible and perhaps a hybrid. The most significant rumour,however is that it may recieve a new name! Just as the Starlet's replacement was named Yaris and The Carina E was replaced by the Avensis,the new "Corolla" is considered to be so signifcantly different from the previous car that a name change is in order.The idea being to move it slightly up-market to snatch some customers from the premium compacts such as the Audi A3 and BMW 1.series.
Wow! Punky that sounds really cool...if the rumors follow through...I can tell you this, obviously the U.S. version won't be as nice, its the U.S. and the Corolla is positioned lower than it is in Europe, I'm sure Toyota will bring over some cues but I'm sure most of it will be for "American" tastes so it won't be amazing like Europe's version. Plus in Europe this segment or class is way more cut-throat than it is in the U.S., sure the Corolla sells well here but the market isn't as hot as it is in Europe.
I know that since Yaris is out now the next Corolla will move up market, but not much, and I hope Toyota doesn't f**K it up like Nissan did with their 2007 Sentra, can we say Saturn ION? Anyway enough of my rant. I'm curious how the next Matrix will look like. I guess I'll have to sit on my thumb and wait
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