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Toyota introduces all-new Corolla in Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Corolla in Japan. According to the Japanese carmaker, the Corolla's redesign is a return to the nameplate's origins by minimizing its body size while maintaining its ability to safely and comfortably transport four adults over long distances, "thereby achieving a perfect fit for compact cars in the Japanese market."

Under Toyota's concept for the all-new Corolla as a compact car with an abundance of interior space, its length has been reduced by 50mm although its rear seat's knee space has been lengthened by 40mm. Trunk space has also been increased by 90mm, allowing the Corolla to stow items up to 410mm in length with the rear seats folded down.

The new Corolla has a chrome grille that integrates neatly with its headlamps, giving it a full and sturdy front end, while its side presents a curved silhouette, giving it a sense of energy thanks to the subtly flared front and rear fenders.

Buyers of the Corolla Axio--as the car is called in Japan--can choose from either a 1.3- or 1.5-liter engine.

Toyota claims that the Dual VVT-I technology used in the 1.3-liter model "enables agile driving with a high fuel efficiency" of 20.6km/L based on a city cruising test cycle conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

The 1.5-liter model also exhibits a higher fuel efficiency of 20km/L based on the same test cycle conducted by the aforementioned government agency. Toyota attributes this to the Super CVT-i used by the vehicle, which is incidentally the sole transmission offered in the 1.3-liter variant. The 1.5-liter model's fuel efficiency can be improved even further with the optional start/stop system to give it a fuel consumption of 21.4km/L.

Other differences between the 1.3- and 1.5-liter models are that the latter is also available with a five-speed manual and a four-wheel-drive powertrain.

What do you think of the all-new Corolla? Should Toyota retain its current look if and when it gets sold here, or could it use a more aggressive styling?

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  • car_mac 11 months ago
     
    As for the picture, it looks like bigger version of vios. but looks is now competitive for the civic
        4
  • irvinekent 11 months ago
     
    The Corrolla should get an aggressive look and the 4wd powertrain.
       
  • BruceOTB 11 months ago
     
    Are you kidding me Toyota? That car looks like a Chana/Geely/Chery ripoff.
       
  • supersmashbryan 11 months ago
     
    :(
       
  • jmp.gutierrez 11 months ago
     
    Oh, dear, that looks *gly.
       
  • gogogo 11 months ago
     
    anong nangyari sa corolla? mas maganda pa yung '91 corolla kesa dito. -_-
       
  • Aloha Milkyway 11 months ago
     
    Me thinks that the greenhouse is too tall. Maybe we'll get a different version?
       
  • BOOGIECAT 11 months ago
     
    I think this is the new Vios.
       
    • svlec 11 months ago
       
      The new Vios is the sedan version of the new Yaris
         
  • svlec 11 months ago
     
    Bat ganun, parang hindi mag-sink in sakin na eto na ang bagong Corolla..
       
  • carwiki 11 months ago
     
    Mas mataas pa pala yung fuel consumption ng 1.5 kaysa sa 1.3
       
  • Giovchan 11 months ago
     
    Look closely and you'll see that in the plate it is written as Corolla Axio :) Hope Altis will not look like this:))
       
  • kimxanne 11 months ago
     
    the 2012 civic is better, looks chinese to me :)
       
  • Allain 11 months ago
     
    So balik ang toyota corolla sa maliliit na engine. Good fuel consumption with *gly design. Ano yan Toyota partida sa kalaban?LOL
       
  • mts 11 months ago
     
    How about, retain the current version's size then increase the interior space more than what's given above. That would be great, me thinks.. :)
       
  • wenski 11 months ago
     
    what happen???
       
  • yokam888 11 months ago
     
    small body to big body to lovelife (small) then to altis (big) and ngayon balik small na naman... parang ito ata ang trend ng toyota.
        1
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      Dude, the photo and descriptions here is for the Corolla Axio, NOT Corolla Altis. There are many Corollas dude. Do some research.
          2
      • yokam888 11 months ago
         
        dude learn to read and understand dude before ka mag comment ng research research. pinapahiya mo lang sarili mo eh. hirap talaga ng mga online forums, daming nagmamagaling eh wala namang binatbat. create ka nalang ulit ng alt account at yun gamitin mong pang troll, nahahalata ka na eh. hala mag reply kapa, di kita papatulan, baka bumaba pa IQ ko kung papatulan pa kita. nag aaksaya lang ako ng panahon sayo dude.
            3
        • Allain 11 months ago
           
          Guys hold your fire! The article says that this is the all-new Corolla in Japan. Corolla Axio in Japan and Corolla Altis in ASEAN Market is the tenth generation Corolla E-140. What we have right now nga is the tenth generation Corolla (E-140) Altis. Although pareho silang tenth generation Corolla may pagkakaiba pa rin ang design nila. So this one is the complete redesign Toyota Corolla eleventh generation(E-160). So kailangan nating mag intay kung ano yung eleventh generation Toyota Corolla. Hindi pa natin alam kung meron pa nga Corolla Altis or maybe ibang name naman for ASEAN region or pwede rin na ito ang gawing Corolla Altis. Kaya wag kang mag assume rin Mr. Kyoichi na hindi ito ang lalabas na Corolla Altis, bakit kamo? Check mo ang toyota Yaris sa Middle East country, kaparehas ng Toyota Vios dito sa pinas.
             
          • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
             
            Dude, replying like that and telling that i'm a TROLL? How can I calm down?! He's a S***!
               
  • AJ 11 months ago
     
    China car! Mas maganda ata yung current model dito.
       
  • dextermorgan 11 months ago
     
    nope this corolla obviously is a competitor for the honda city in the philippines having the 1.5 and 1.3 variants... its obviously much better than the vios !!!!! get it here change the vios please! :) no offence to vios fans ofcourse:)
       
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      At least there's one person here that understands the word "Axio", and its you.
         
  • isaac3654 11 months ago
     
    hmmmmm... buti nag Civic ako :)) I was supposed to wait for the new Corolla, pero tingnan ntin pag dating sa Pinas. The thing is, Corollas are normally better looking here in Southeast Asia than in Japan, and US. May mga silver trims, etc, like our Camry in which to other countries and territories, is known as the Aurion, a luxury version of the Camry.
       
    • Allain 11 months ago
       
      Sir sa pagkaka alam ko ngayon yung Camry Japan version will now share the same model as the Asian market Camry. In short kapareho ng Camry natin yung Japan. At yang Axio pwede nilang gawing Altis dito sa pinas!Nyek!
         
      • isaac3654 11 months ago
         
        Corolla Axio, Altis. Camry, Aurion, they're all basically the same platform. May minor or major differences sila, pero yes, they are basically the same. Oo nga ngaun Japan and Asian Camry share a lot of same stuff, pero the Camry that is exactly the same in Asian and Japan model is the hybrid. Sa Japan, hybrid only model ang Camry, and countries in Asia who have the hybrid is the same hybrid Camry in Japan. :) Kaya medio worried ako sa Corolla na bago. Basically, the shape is maintained, but with more street cred once it's an Altis.
           
  • markdejesus76 11 months ago
     
    For those people who says it looks like a china car, it is a computer designed car so normally, with the given dimensions and objectives. Actually, it's a nice car. Back to what a "Corolla" should be. 1.3/1.5 liter engine is enough. Not bad. Even Civics are to be manufactured with lower displacement. It's the trend of the motoring industry. To be green. Conservative design (not the best but not the worst. Just), Economical, Efficient. It kinda looks good. But that's for me.
       
  • vonschnipp 11 months ago
     
    No panic please. Japan has different and smaller Corolla model called Axio (shown here) because the country has a certain tax segment based limits for the exterior dimensions of a car. We don't have this limitation and should be getting the new version of the bigger Altis. The interior design, however, will likely be similar.
       
  • dextermorgan 11 months ago
     
    @TGP would there be any chance this would be brought here? any news or updates?:)
       
  • patrick_j 11 months ago
     
    why do i see a subaru impreza in it? i just don't know how exactly.
       
    • safariboi 11 months ago
       
      At first glance, I thought of impreza too! but I think the grills is odd, but the headlamps and bonnet has some resemblance of impreza.
         
  • GBfive 11 months ago
     
    @yokam888: agree. you can compare this to the "love life" (8th) gen's slim and conservative style..... i hope they retain the JDM interior but make the exterior more aggressive. and forget the Etios.....
       
  • dheezhee 11 months ago
     
    Yikes! Anong nangyari? What's happening to the Japanese cars?!
       
  • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
     
    C'mon people, why are you comparing this to the Civic? This is Japan's Vios, the Corolla Axio. The new Corolla Altis will have another design and engine, NOT THIS!
        1
    • yokam888 11 months ago
       
      research ka pa dude, baka namalik mata kalang. pinapahiya mo sarili mo eh. search mo sa wiki para malinawan ka. pag malabo parin, patingin ka sa optometrist.
          7
      • BOOGIECAT 11 months ago
         
        Magkaiba ang Axio at Altis!Wag kang EPAL!
           
      • Giovchan 11 months ago
         
        dre wag kang nagmamagaling, ikaw ata ung may malabong mata e
           
      • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
         
        Don't try me Sir Yokam >(
           
      • carwiki 11 months ago
         
        Are you a troll?
        Corolla Axio is DIFFERENT than the Altis. Maybe pinagbasehan mo eh, Wikipedia. It's not really accurate.
           
    • mark14 11 months ago
       
      Di ba may Vios din sa Japan? Belta ung pangalan dun di ba? Correct me if I'm wrong.
         
      • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
         
        Yes but it has two engines, specifically 1.0L and 1.2L engines. Kung baga sa Kia parang Sedan version ng Picanto. You know that Japan is one of the biggest motoring industries in the world, So hindi sapat ang konting car line-up sa kanila.
           
  • isaac3654 11 months ago
     
    Oo nga tama si Sr. Kyoichi Sudo. Magkaiba tau ng Corolla. Altis tau eh. Pero concern ko is, the previous gen. Axio's (current gen. Corolla to us) shape is maintained, except ang Altis natin has more $WAG, so if that's the case, baka ang pinaka-shape ng Corolla Axio na ito will just be the same, only with more $WAGGER, and that leads me on to another question. Ang Vios is a global car. Yaris Sedan in North America, Middle East, Toyota Belta in Japan, so kung almost same sila ng engine size, where does the Belta/Vios/Yaris Sedan fit in? BTW here's a photo of the previous Corolla Axio. http://dayerses.com/data_images/posts/toyota-corolla-axio/toyota-corolla-axio-06.jpg
       
    • Kyoichi Sudo 11 months ago
       
      Well I have to agree w/ you Sir Isaac, the previous Axio and Altis have similar body shapes, and dashboards and for sure, the next Altis will have similar body shape w/ the new Axio, even the dashboard, I guess: http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?q=Corolla Axio dashboard&hl=fil&safe=off&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=PAAF02HuFn9PQM:&imgrefurl=http://www.inautonews.com/
         
  • Giovchan 11 months ago
     
    Guys AXIO lg ito, hindi ito ung ALTIS
       
  • safariboi 11 months ago
     
    Toyota should do something on the front grills, they look chinese car grills LOL
       
  • Kriscarlo09 11 months ago
     
    Pangit.. mukhang china made..
       
  • BOOGIECAT 11 months ago
     
    Ang new Corolla Axio ay based yata sa new Yaris..Yung Corolla Altis para sa U.S,Asian at European markets ay next year pa lalabas!
       
  • lanjohn82 11 months ago
     
    hands down f*gly..
       
  • fortis 13 months ago
     
    How I long the days when compact cars were really compact. And that their high end variants are equipped with M/Ts. I miss the days when you call models of certain makes as GLi, GLXi, or VTi.
    A car that is bigger and equipped with lots of techno-goodies does not mean it is always better.
       
  • eljo3025 13 months ago
     
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2006_Toyota_Corolla-Axio_01.jpg

    Mas panget naman talaga ang Corolla sa Japan. Kaya don't worry mas maganda lalabas for the Philippine market. Picture nung previous gen Corolla Axio mukha ding Chinese car.
       
  • newel daniel 13 months ago
     
    It should be the new vios here in the philippines.
    Medyo lumiit siya pati na rin yung makina lumiit.
       
  • ianmitsulancer 13 months ago
     
    Austerity has hit the Japanese Corolla big time! Here is hoping its ASEAN-spec will be a substantial improvement!
       
  • spherion03 13 months ago
     
    Wait... what?!?! it's uglier than the All-New Civic!! I'm really hoping this is NOT our Corolla version when they released it here!! The current one is so good-looking!!
       
  • carwiki 11 months ago
     
    Di naman ako masyadong nagandahan sa grille.
       
  • carwiki 11 months ago
     
    Bakit nakalagay sa Wikipedia, yung Corolla Axio= Corolla Altis, but, I think iba yung sa atin.
       
    • spherion03 13 months ago
       
      Wikipedia is not really accurate.
         
  • ultramagnus 11 months ago
     
    THIS is the new Corolla?? Yikes . . . .
       
  • matmat 11 months ago
     
    Ano yan? Nabili na ba ng China ang Toyota? Parang China cars ang dating nyan ah. TG sure kayo yan yung Japan Version?
       
  • LeEbHoGzZ 11 months ago
     
    This will not be the exact styling that the 11th gen Corolla Altis will use when it gets launched into our market soon. It may likely use the same (compact) platform but don't expect the Dual VVT-i 1.3 & 1.5 liter engines w/ Super CVT-i transmissions to make it over here (That is unless the 3rd gen Vios is also downgrading to a 1.2 liter mill as the versions in other markets suggest).

    We will likely have a version more similar to the US spec Corollas (Since the Corolla Altis was introduced in 2001, we have been using the USDM body shell NOT the JDM spec body). Expect that the 11th gen Corolla Altis will have a more aggressive styling direction to compete with the current compact darling; the Hyundai Elantra.

    If TMP is going to release this version here as-is; It just wasted all this brand building that they have been trying to achieve as of late with the eager anticipation for the local launch of their 86 sports car.
       
  • kenj23 11 months ago
     
    (Your thoughts on the article...)I think this is the new Corolla that is coming here in the Philippines...
    http://www.newcarsreleasedate.com/2013-toyota-corolla-redesign-for-the-new-corolla-generation/
       
    • Giovchan 11 months ago
       
      This corolla got SWAG
          1
    • mark14 11 months ago
       
      Photoshop lang to ng Avensis :D
         
    • isaac3654 11 months ago
       
      Oo nga Avensis na photoshopped ito. I like the Avensis. The Avensis is so good, even Toyota brings it to Japan straight from Derbyshire, UK :D A sporty and younger alternative to the conservative but grown up Camry.
         
    • spherion03 13 months ago
       
      Yan ang pwede pangng maging nw Corolla Altis dito! Nice look!! :D
         
  • maraf67 11 months ago
     
    With their brilliant designers i guess this a test model design intended for Japan market where they are losing share for this sedan segment. If i may add, though Toyota's are great cars given it's top position, what i have always disliked about this brand is how they can ever get away with putting in underpowered models just to increase their market share with low priced units. How many times have we ridden taxi's here they have to turn off the aircon just to get more kick specially going uphill or under full passenger and cargo capacity. So unless you know what you are sacrificing for the price be careful when chosing one of their variants.
       
  • Carfanatic 11 months ago
     
    No more aggressive styling, it's back to minimalist and still elegant form for the 11th generation.
       
  • jbits 11 months ago
     
    old school design... hehe
       
  • theodip 11 months ago
     
    Toyota can do better than that. Sorry but its *gly. Coming from the version that we have right now, its like a downgrade in style and looks. And a 1.3and 1.5li engine?!
       
  • mitsugas 11 months ago
     
    executive look for taxis. hehe
       
  • Kriscarlo09 11 months ago
     
    *gly....
       
  • Allain 11 months ago
     
    According to Wiki meron din 1.8-liter na FWD.
       
  • mark14 11 months ago
     
    Yuck. It's hideous!
       
  • Streetsmart 11 months ago
     
    I almost barfed when I saw the pic. B*tt *gly. looks like a China made car. might as well purchase a cool bear coz it sounds cool. :D
       
  • pao_lo 11 months ago
     
    Design-wise, I personally think Toyota can do better than this. I agree with some of the posts here, this looks like a chinese car.
       
  • Razor 13 months ago
     
    The overall look is quite bland. I'm thinking that even the current Corolla probably looks more interesting. Even the Vios looks more interesting. Even if the Vios has looks that may be oddball to some, at least Toyota was getting adventurous. But this is a rather plain design. It's like Toyota was being very safe, and not trying to exceed the borders of the styling envelope. But they obviously ended up being too safe.
       
  • yokam888 11 months ago
     
    hintayin ko nalang ang launch ng all-new corolla sa pinas (hindi yung facelifted model lang). then we'll know who is right and who is pretending to be a so-called car expert. i can also create multiple alts to back me up, kaso i have more important things to do in real life. may pa "don't try me, don't try me" pa ang ibang kiddos dyan nakakatawa. haha atleast napatawa ako this day. bato bato sa langit.
        2
  • toyotadude 11 months ago
     
    I think the look of the new Corolla here in PH will be different. Specs are completely different! I think the body only, and will get a different face. THEY NEED TO PUT IN A SPORT VARIANT! MORE AGGRESSIVE LOOK!
       
  • Cheshire 11 months ago
     
    This is an Axio not an Altis. I don't think there are any pictures of the all-new Corolla but I believe this is the closest we can get:
    http://www.themotorreport.com.au/54243/2013-toyota-corolla-revealed-in-leaked-brochure
    That's the 2013 Auris which is basically a hatchback version of an Altis.
       
  • barry 11 months ago
     
    we don't want to see this car in the philippine shores...u**y!
       
  • jelenajoakim 11 months ago
     
    Yup, its *gly, the link posted by kenj23 looks much better but its only redesigned 10th gen.. Hope TMPC wont bring this model here or else they will lose their no. 1 position.
       
  • jelenajoakim 11 months ago
     
    http://www.newcarsreleasedate.com/2013-toyota-corolla-redesign-for-the-new-corolla-generation/, heres the link, i think this will sell more if they make their altis like this..
       
  • iskwakalogz 11 months ago
     
    yeah right parang LIFAN.. but if it will replace the vios then I'm contented to this
       
  • nicoblitz 11 months ago
     
    Just change the front logo, puwede na. But still looks like a chinese knockoff. :|
       
  • pat 11 months ago
     
    Bland is what it is.
       
  • Margz1230 3 months ago
     
    Automotive innovation has made its loop. Back to square-one.
       
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