2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback

168 HP which is higher than the base civic engine . And it has an active rev matching manual transmission so its defenitely putting up a fight now. Defenitely something I want to drive in the future.

wuaname said:

Look nice, but something doesn't sound right if some one asks what car you drive, lol.

What car do you drive? "I drive a Corolla" ..

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I think the question that people ask that matters most is not what you drive but what you do for a living.

According to driving impressions on YouTube, the new Corolla Hatchback is certainly a step up from previous boring Toyotas, but still not as "fun" as the likes of Civic and Mazda3. Official specs are still to be determined.

It's pathetic that a manual in a Corolla is getting this much hype in the car press circles. My '01 had a manual with an independent rear suspension but it was no corner carver and was saddled with an anemic engine--I see this new one being along those same lines.

I have never been a Toyota fan and their new design language is not to my taste. This new hatchback is smaller on the interior than the Civic and the radio still does not support Android Auto.

nouseformonkeys said:

I have never been a Toyota fan and their new design language is not to my taste. This new hatchback is smaller on the interior than the Civic and the radio still does not support Android Auto.

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I'd halfway be expecting Toyota to still put a cassette/cd player combo in their cars like they did in the early 2000s when no one used tapes anymore LOL

MatadorCE said:

I'd halfway be expecting Toyota to still put a cassette/cd player combo in their cars like they did in the early 2000s when no one used tapes anymore LOL

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I used to have a 2008 Acura TL (2008 is wayy past the era of cassettes) and it had a CD/Cassette player combo along with an aux jack lol, it might have been the only car with all 3 of those at the same time. So toyota definitely wasn't the only one to do this.

MatadorCE said:

I'd halfway be expecting Toyota to still put a cassette/cd player combo in their cars like they did in the early 2000s when no one used tapes anymore LOL

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Lol. I sometimes wished my 2006 Accord EX-L had a cassette player because I would have been able to get one of those tape adapters to plug in an external music source like an iPod or mobile phon. Right now I have a radio frequency adapter and around home I found an unused frequency that has minimal interference.

Luxury brands hold on to older media players longer because the owners tend to be older.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...-announced-big-mpg-gains-await-hate-shifting/

This rivals the Civic.

The car has been getting excellent reviews and the CVT has been getting raves from many reviewers too. Here's one of the more in depth reviews I've seen:

Wow, was looking at the pictures on the R&T site and the white one looks outdated already from that angle.

absolude said:

Wow, was looking at the pictures on the R&T site and the white one looks outdated already from that angle.

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I don't know man. This is the first time I've seen a Corolla that impressed me.

gtman said:

I don't know man. This is the first time I've seen a Corolla that impressed me.

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The improvements in drive trains seem great. Both transmissions look impressive.
Engine also, if there is some pep.
Also, finally they replaced the primitive rear suspension.
Looks just don't do it for me at all.