Canadian spec Corolla's have had some differences compared to the U.S. spec model over the years. For instance, you can get a base model 11th gen Corolla in Canada with no A/C (and a 6 speed manual for post-facelift models) but all of the U.S. models have A/C standard. It just has to do with demand and with the majority of Canada being colder compared to the U.S., A/C may not be a feature that is a requirement for someone living up north meanwhile, offering a heated steering wheel and wiper de-icers would be much more beneficial instead.

 

Simple, move to Canada and buy Corolla there.

 

During the production of 2nd gen vibes, those that were heading up to Canada were given cold climate package and ac was removed.

At the time, there were no heated steering options. Time has really changed eh.

 

It's all economies of scale and what features will actually sell a car in their respective markets.

 

Yes and Americans aren't passing on the skill of driving a manual. I remember when, radio, speakers, ac, pw, pl, and automatic were all options.

Now manual is the option. Geez. Not to mention, packages have to be ordered and deleted in order to get the right combo. They need to bring back simple models.

 

Yes and you should see the difference between US and Taiwanese Corollas(Altis). They have some really nice features I wish were available here. Some of which I'm adding to my 16 S-Plus.

 

I'm not familiar with the Taiwanese features...what do they offer in that neck of the woods?

 

The Taiwanese Corolla is called Altis there. It has a completely different front and rear fascia. The bumpers, lights, grille, hood, and trunk are different from US/Canada models. One great feature is electrically folding mirrors with turn signals on all models. They also have parking sensors on the bumpers. Most come with disc brakes on the rear wheels. There are also sport models with body kit from the factory as well as a bigger spoiler on the X models. In the interior, they have a nice accent color on the door grab handle matching the dash. There is an extra coin compartment on the left of the steering column. Both seatbacks have a pouch instead of only one on US models. On the mid grade and upper models there are courtesy lights in the glovebox, under dash, and on the front doors. The door cupholders are slightly larger. The rear armrest cupholders have a cover. On the rear of the center console there is another little cubbie hole compartment. Those are not too big of a deal but they are all things that are not available on US Corollas. I have added the little coin compartment, Altis badging, door accent to mine. I am looking to add the automatic folding mirrors and maybe the parking sensors to mine. I would also like to add the bigger spoiler and courtesy lights soon. I dont know how to add pictures yet but I would post them when I figure out how to do it. It is not easy here.