Toyota unveils redesigned Corolla
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mock toyota all you like for being boring and whatever but their sales figures dont lie. epically the corolla thats taking flack from you guys. i don't know how many corollas toyota has sold but its got to be a huge number. those cars are everywhere. heres an idea, maybe modern car buyers like boring cars? i dont know....
Apparently they do, that's the point
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Mazda3, of course
Yeah that too, though I still like Impreza 2.5i better.
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Ditto... 35 MPG highway with the small engine is just plain poor. They should be ashamed.
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Don't forget that they use a new formula for figuring average fuel mileage this year. The 2008 Honda Civic gives 34 mpg with the 5 speed manual, and 36 mpg with the 5 speed automatic. Corolla, at 35 mpg, seems to be very competitive.
I have an 08 corolla and do like the new design. I miss my V6 power but overall I like my little corolla. Reliable, economical, will last a very long time IF properly maintained.
-There are thousands of corollas running around. I guess I am one of those that like boring good gas mileage cars. Not many subarus running about that i can see.....
-There are thousands of corollas running around. I guess I am one of those that like boring good gas mileage cars. Not many subarus running about that i can see.....
The standards applied the current model are the same standards applied to the 2009 model unless a second standard was announced in the past two years of which I am unaware.
A car is meant to fulfill the role of a horse, which is to get you from A to B. This task lacks the binary property of being boring or exciting. As a consequence, how can it be boring?
Congratulations, you are more likely to have a bank account while others are in debt.
I believe the Toyota Corolla is the best selling car of all time worldwide. Some people just like to get from point A to B, then to points CDEFGHIJKLMNOP without thinking about it, for 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance or breakdown.
That's why I drive one.
But yea, the new one looks blaaaaaaaaaaah. I think the best looking years were I believe 2000-2002. No funky looking headlights.
Why are cars designed more and more to look like spaceships?
The sedan looks nice to me.
The new Matrix however....
The new Matrix however....
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I believe the Toyota Corolla is the best selling car of all time worldwide. Some people just like to get from point A to B, then to points CDEFGHIJKLMNOP without thinking about it, for 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance or breakdown.
That's why I drive one.42 mpg highway is sure a plus as well.
But yea, the new one looks blaaaaaaaaaaah. I think the best looking years were I believe 2000-2002. No funky looking headlights.
Why are cars designed more and more to look like spaceships?
wow really? i awalys thought the vw bug was the best selling car. LoL. ok so corolla is the most sold car in the history of the world.
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The people that buy the Corolla are primarily concerned with cost of ownership and reliability. The people that buy the Mazda 3 are looking for a better driving experience as well.
I assume you are speaking only for yourself, although you didn't say that explicitly, when you defined the purpose of a car. For many others, it's more than a motorized horse.
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2009 Toyota Corolla is the tenth generation, which at 30 million units sold in 40 years, is the best-selling passenger car in history.
Why would they reduce gas mileage from the current model??? That was my biggest selling point on the car. My fathers corolla gets close to 40mpg highway now its rated at 35 bah...
What is the emissions rate for the new car vs. old car?
From those pics, I think the new Corolla looks better than the previous one, but the new Matrix is ugly. If they change those bumpers so they're more rounded on the bottom - instead of looking like the aftermarket bumpers that a confused 16-year-old would put on his '91 Civic - it could maybe look alright.
Why isn't the fact that the EPA changed the way that it arrives at its estimates sinking in here???? It's been stated over and over. You can not directly compare these new EPA estimated mileage figures to those of a few years ago.
The new Corolla has more power and is likely to get the same or better gas mileage than the current model, despite the fact that the new EPA method generally results in lower MPG ratings.
and side airbags are standard
I wouldn't rely on the EPA estimates too hard. For example, the "updated" EPA estimate on my 1995 Acura Integra LS is 21/28. I get 28 driving hard in the city. I get over 33 on the highway, even with the air conditioning on and a full load of luggage in the car.
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