The electric steering got bashed in other reviews. Maybe Toyota will fix it for the next year. Since it is electrical, I wonder if the steering is programmable?
It is, in fact my university of Toyota rep mentioned this at the corolla/matrix launch.The electric steering got bashed in other reviews. Maybe Toyota will fix it for the next year. Since it is electrical, I wonder if the steering is programmable?
How can it be?I assume the 8.6 run time is the 2.4 litre.
<shrug> 8.6 secs even with a manual is pretty damn fast to me (esp. given the weight). That's V6 territory (ok.. V6s of a few years ago).How can it be?
C/D clearly test drove a CE model Corolla, which only came with the 1.8L engine.
Well, you have to factor tires into the equation because tires have a direct correlation to road holding ability. Usually economy cars use shitty, all-season tires with relatively poor traction and small brakes to fit small 15 inch wheels on it.194 ft 70-0!!!!
That is quite possibly the worst 70-0 time I have ever seen for a car.
Yeah, that shocked me too!!194 ft 70-0!!!!
That is quite possibly the worst 70-0 time I have ever seen for a car.
I understand it’s not a performance car, but this is seriously bad. This thing only weighs 2720 pounds. . . . why the long breaking distance?
For comparison,
Suburban- 190 feet, 6100 pounds
Tundra- 197 feet, 5700 pounds
Silverado- 187 feet 5600 pounds
You can’t tell me that Toyota can not bring a 2720 pound Corolla to a stop faster than a 5700 pound Tundra, or a 6100 pound Suburban. And don’t give me this, ‘It’s a truck, so it has bigger brakes” excuse. There is no reason a car as small and light as the ’09 Corolla should take longer to slow down than a vehicle twice it’s size and weight, period.
Its competitors:
Cobalt- 174 feet, 2880 pounds
Focus- 190 feet (!!), 2688 pounds
Civic- 191 feet (!!), 2701 pounds
Mazda 3- 168 feet, 2889 pounds
The MPG is great, but that stopping distance is just plain scary.
No idea other than "Look at me!! I bought a base model!" and maybe it's cheaper than adding the black rubber to cover it. I don't know.Why does Toyota insist on putting body colored B-pillars on a handsome looking car? It looks so cheap, especially with the blue color they are selling. Otherwise, I really like the new Corolla. Kinda getting up there in price, but then so are most cars in the USA. Damn inflation....
In the US, Toyota is just now starting to put body colored door handles and body molding on their base model cars. However, it's really simple to tell a standard Corolla vs. a LE or XLE because the base has ugly black mirrors. I'm sure the normal consumer doesn't notice, but I'm not a normal consumer. Details: The #1 important thing to me on a new car, especially something costing $20-25 some thousand dollars.No idea other than "Look at me!! I bought a base model!" and maybe it's cheaper than adding the black rubber to cover it. I don't know.
Toyota is just making themselves look bad cause 60% of the cars sold in Canada are CE models. When my friends think Corolla, they think of the CE model with the ugly black handles and the colour-keyed door frames.
They don't realise that the LE model looks like a normal car. (They know the S model does but assume it's because it's a Sport model).
Yeah the regular Joe won't care.In the US, Toyota is just now starting to put body colored door handles and body molding on their base model cars. However, it's really simple to tell a standard Corolla vs. a LE or XLE because the base has ugly black mirrors. I'm sure the normal consumer doesn't notice, but I'm not a normal consumer. Details: The #1 important thing to me on a new car, especially something costing $20-25 some thousand dollars.