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We are with the Toyota Corolla.
The Toyota’s compact sedan Corolla for which I have received many requests from you to test for a long time
is standing next to me with its 1.6-liter petrol engine and automatic gearbox.
Without further ado and keeping you waiting further let’s start analyzing it together.
The Toyota Corolla that is being manufactured since 1966 and reached 11th generation holds the title of the best selling car in the world.
It is not easy to differentiate the Corolla from the Auris, which carries the same design DNA, from the front.
The Corolla, which possesses more angular lines than the model it superseded, looks bigger than its predecessor.
The rear of the car is low-key and has a somber look, as it should in the car of this class.
The interior of the Corolla is almost exactly the same as its hatch backed sibling the Auris.
There is no distinct variation in the locations of the buttons and at the quality of the materials used.
Reaching and using the buttons are easy.
However, just as I have mentioned at the Auris test this vertical layout of the cockpit
looks out of date and relief sense at the front has largely been undermined.
There is a small covered cubicle in front of the gear lever for your small items
and there are two-cup holders next to the hand break.
The inside of the armrest is also quite wide.
The knee room at the rear is very good. In this the forward recesses of the seats have a great share.
The headroom satisfies the class standards too.
Lacking transmission tunnel is good news for those passengers that will sit there.
The boot that offers 452-liter loading capacity is not bad.
And wide boot opening is also quite good for a sedan.
Let us consider the engine and driving features of the Corolla.
In the car that I have been driving 1.6 liter naturally aspirated petrol engine, which develops 132 HP and 160 Nm of torque is functioning.
You can purchase this engine in the Corolla with either 6-speed manual gearbox
or with continuous variable transmission CVT automatic gearbox.
In the car that I drove there is a CVT automatic gearbox.
The power of the 132 HP engine is generally sufficient.
Of course if we have to compare it with today’s turbocharged small volume engines
I shall point out that it is not swift and dashing as they are.
But still it succeeds to satisfy the expectations explicitly.
The CVT automatic gearbox in the formerly locked 7-ratio can be commanded from the gear lever manually.
Therefore, either in manual mode or automatic mode when you want to accelerate,
there is no reaching to the high rpm and working noisily in this gearbox.
In other words in normal driving this gearbox works calmly and its harmony with the engine is also quite good.
Of course, this gearbox can be commanded from the pedals behind the steering wheel in the Auris
but unfortunately there is no option like this offered in the Corolla.
The Corolla succeeds to be comfortable due to the suspensions that filter the impacts well.
When we consider the rough road conditions of our country I can say that the Corolla put forth quite a good performance.
In the matter of the insulation the Corolla is also not assertive just as the most Japanese cars.
Unfortunately depending on ground conditions the road noise penetrates into the cockpit.
Let us come to the subject of fuel consumption.
The Corolla presents the fuel consumption expected from a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated petrol engine.
I have been with this car for a week and have covered 350 km
and at the moment the trip computer indicates 9,5-liter fuel consumption averages.
You can move this up or down a bit by the way you drive but I do not think you will achieve much difference in your daily driving.
As a matter of fact, it is apparent how much the Corolla is successful
by the number of bodies it wore out up to now and by its existing sales figures.
In my opinion, the current version with spacious living space and comfortable driving features
looks like it will continue to arouse interests of its enthusiasts.
See you…