power :nerd:

 

A nut sack washer...

 

A constant power outlet in the center console would be nice .
All window buttons and lock buttons to be lit.
An armrest center console in the back seat with cup holders.
A home link system for garage door.

 

A full panoramic roof!

 

Great question. This morning there was a lot of dew on the back windshield, I wish the Corolla came with rear windshield wipers! This should be standard on all cars by now.

Also an extra set of USB ports for my charger and my wife.

 

Also a lifetime MPG monitor on the display would be nice.

 

More power outlets
Homelink
COAT HOOKS
Lockable and lighted glovebox
Padding on the top of the door for my arm
Digital speed readout
Body colored XM antenna
I wish the Aux/USB were hidden in the center counsel along with a power outlet
I wish the US model had Auto mirror and auto headlights
I wish the 14 model had the center rear arm rest with cup holders

 

More power outlets

I wish the Aux/USB were hidden in the center counsel along with a power outlet

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Sliding console armrest
Auto up-down windows for front passenger also (or for everybody !)
Illuminated glove box
Illumination for all windows controls
Rear center armrest (done for 2015)
A little storage cubby on the left side of the dash (or some tablet like Highlander)
A trip computer with speed display, tank average, lifetime average and trip average for fuel consumption.

And for the big ones :
An hybrid version for greater city mpg since highway mpg is already the greatest in LE Eco.
A hatchback version.
Would that be a "Scion Auris" (european corolla hatchback ?)

 

I agree on the auto-up-down passenger side too. And a BIGGER glove compartment, jeez, I place the owners manual in there and that is already 50% of the space available! Or maybe a smaller owners manual :wink:

 

I would actually like side mirrors that automatically fold when you turn the car off and automatically open when you start the car.

 

Blind Spot Monitor (optional or standard).

Standard LED fog lights to match the headlight. :grin:.

 

- Sun glasses holder.


- Hook for clothes hanger in rear. I use the "Oh-$hit" handle so not a biggie


- Ability to adjust soft touch blinker without going to dealer


- Arm rest on driver door way to low to use.


Still enjoying the car considering my new 98 Civic EX was only about 1k cheaper.


Not minor, but I really wish a hatchback Corolla was available!

 

Yeah, the lack of hooks is crazy, not that I used them, but going on a road trip with my sister to Vegas, she used the "OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!11!!!!1!1!!!!" handle.

More storage would be nice. I really, really, really miss all the storage that my 2008 Matrix had. Coin box? Check. Spacious glove box? Check. Spacious center console with power outlet? Check. Storage area under the shifter that exactly fit all of my gear for work (flashlight, badge, knife, pens and markers)? Check.

I know the storage area under the shifter isn't happening, and the area under the AUX port is nice for my e-cig elements and juice, but a Coin Box would be great.

Automatic folding mirrors would be neat but not required.

Lighted glovebox ... it's 2014, this oughta be standard by now. My '82 Mustang had a friggin' light in the glove box (with a lock).

Engine compartment light (both Mustangs had them, and they are great in a pinch).

I'd be all over a hatchback Corolla.

 

A coin box/tray would be nice. Sunglasses holder would also be nice but I wouldn't want to loose my moon roof. But I wish the darn car had coat hooks. My previous car was a 08 Hyundai Accent, hated that car but it had coat hooks. Lighted engine compartment seems to be more of an American car thing. My 89 Regal had one and my 95 Mazda (Ford) has one.

 

• Homelink garage door opener built into mirror
• Lumbar support in the seatback. Power or manual, doesn't matter. I find the seats very comfortable, except for my own low-quality spine.
• Change bin
• I wish the little hidden tray in the center console armrest was more useful, or that I could have my phone in there and have a cord run to a plug-in in the console.
• A Toyota drop-in accessory garbage bin for the center console cavity. I would totally buy that.

 

Just going to post the Australian Corolla brochure here...
http://www.toyota.com.au/static/vehicles/corolla/content/pdf/corolla_ebrochure.pdf

 

Just going to post the Australian Corolla brochure here...
http://www.toyota.com.au/static/vehicles/corolla/content/pdf/corolla_ebrochure.pdf

Panoramic moonroof/hatchback/power folding mirrors with perforated leather seats. Sounds good to me. You've got a sale waiting Toyota. Bring it over here in the pearl white and I'll give you the $.

 

I don't understand what the big deal with the engine is. Everybody that complains about the 2ZR-FE still being used forgets that:

1) Engines cost a lot to develop, require a ton of engineering, and a ton of testing for longevity so that they don't release another POS that will burn oil in under 100,000 miles (cough ... 2.4 2ZA-FE ... cough).

2) Nearly EVERY OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURER uses the same engines for decades, only doing slight improvements here and there, and even those are a few years apart from each other.

Look at how long Ford used the 302 for, or how long Chevy used the 350 for. So what if the 2ZR-FE released in '09? It's actually a very, very young engine, even if it is 5 years old. Ford's 302 was mostly unchanged, except for carburetors, from its release all the way up until '82 when they changed the cam and the firing order, roller cams came in '85, fuel injection in '87, and it stayed mostly the same until it's death in '98

The 4.6 mod motor released in '92, got the PI heads and intake in '99, 3-valves in '05, and it is still used in the E-series van lineup ... that's 22 years and counting.

We got new transmissions, I won't complain.

 

The hype... but outside vocals bloggers and reviewers sales say otherwise.
2ZR-FE is an elegant design (which means it achieves its task in a simple and efficient way).
It might even be reassuring for consumers.

But marketing is marketing and "new" is always pushed as "better", so Toyota has to be careful here.
Mazda did a great marketing job with what is, after all, conventinal engineering (albeit optimised) by naming it.
I even heard an experienced reviewer on local television raving about how "Mazda now offer the Skyactive fuel ecnomy device :surprise: for free :surprise: in all 3s while Corolla has nothing new to offer". Yet the LE Eco beats it on paper and probably real life for mpg.

 

I drive the LE version of the Corolla, and for me the biggest oversight by Toyota IMO is the missing turn signals on the side mirrors.

With how bright the front LED lights are, sometimes it's hard to see the turn signal.

 

I would've liked a trunk latch or even a key hole to open the trunk on all models, not just the very standard Corolla.

Edit: Also, a pokeball holder

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Illuminated vanity mirrors

 

Corolla technically did have a hatchback ... we just called it a Matrix (I had an '08 before I got the '14 S ... great car ... but it was a base model and the '14 S really caught my eye).

 

I remember the Matrix and wish they still offered something like that.
All I need is a mini hauler that gets good gas mileage. The new Corollas are really good lookers so that styling in a hatchback would be perfect for us.

 

Sun visor extenders. Seem to be a thing of the past, for the most part.

 

Apparently there is hope for au "Scion Auris" (European Corolla hatchback)
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/28/scion-xb-iq-auris-toyota/

 

That would be nice - really good styling and a hybrid makes it even nicer.
We'll see if they actually offer it in the States. Hopefully in the near future.

 

Now that I have a 2014 LE as a rental, I wish it had noise insulation. It's just plain loud. A Sentra I rented not too long ago was whisper quiet compared to the Corolla.

 

I don't think they will. They killed off the Matrix because of low sales (Pontiac's death didn't help either). Honestly, if they did release a 3rd gen Matrix that shared the '14 Corolla's style ... I'd be driving that instead.

 

Automatic headlights, blind spot monitor and Toyota's Safety Connect. Safety Connect should be standard on all Toyota models.

 

More storage inside, like a coin box under the mirror controls.
A lockable glove box.
Since they went back to the old method of 60/40 where the releases are inside the car, they should put the lock-out switches inside the trunk like some older Camry's have.
Automatic headlights would be nice, although not really that big of a deal.
Sun visor extensions. Seriously, why do all the compact cars drop these?
Lockable trunk like on the Avalon with the switch in the glovebox like for the TPMS reset.
Parking sensors? Maybe.

No blind spot monitoring needed here, thanks for teaching me how to use my mirrors! Although rear cross-traffic would be nice for backing out of parking spaces...

Also, just a question, but how is the Corolla seen in markets where it's offered with neat stuff like headlight washers and power folding mirrors? Just asking since the Avalon nor the Camry here in the US have power folding mirrors, and they're slightly more upscale than the Corolla.

And exactly how useful are headlight washers/wipers anyway?