Toyota Corolla, the Japanese representative of the C-class compact cars in the budget segment, presented a new 12th generation sedan on the Russian market in 2021. The model is considered the most popular in the world - according to sales results over the entire production period, about 50 million Corolla cars in various modifications were sold. The achievement is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling passenger car in the history of the automotive industry.
In Russia, Corolla has also held the first position in popularity in the golf class for ten years. At the end of 2019, segment C is the leader in the entire Toyota model range, following large SUVs, crossovers and business sedans.
Body overview
Toyota Corolla 2021 in a new body claims to be a new level of Camry executive sedans. The technologically advanced modular platform GA-C based on the TNGA architecture made it possible to reduce the weight of the vehicle by almost 25%, while increasing chassis rigidity by 30%. The main difference from previous generations: in the European version, the chassis length has increased by 75 mm, the wheelbase has increased by 100 mm, and the width has increased by 15 mm.
The company's strategy is to target a family audience of young people, in which one machine is used for various tasks. The new Corolla is capable of providing comfort for long trips, while remaining an economical city sedan with business class aspirations.
The design has been updated with a large trapezoidal radiator grille, extended wheel arches with a body kit, and reinforced bumpers. The design of the LED optics is minimal - branded chrome moldings along the center line, front fog lights are hidden in the niches of the air intakes, narrow turn signals are built into the body elements. The appearance gives off the classic aggressive look of a Japanese city car with sporty qualities.
Ways to enlarge
In order to change the standard ground clearance on a Toyota Corolla, some car owners install special spacers and change the chassis elements, this allows the body to be raised slightly. There are models on which a special suspension is installed, which is called air suspension, in which, thanks to special elastic pneumatic elements, you can adjust the distance between the road and the body. This eliminates the need to increase ground clearance by installing special spacers and modifying the suspension. Special reinforced racks are also installed, which add rigidity and increase ground clearance by up to 2 centimeters.
On the very first models, in the technical specifications this parameter was not specified accurately, since it was taken into account not from the lowest point, but from the bottom.
Installing spacers
In order to install special attachments, you need to do the following:
- We prepare all the necessary tools;
- Use a jack to lift the rear beam and remove the wheels;
- The rear seats fold down. The casing is moved to the side;
- The lower fastening at the rack is unscrewed;
- The upper mounting nut of the shock absorber is unscrewed;
- The fasteners are unscrewed from the trunk side;
- The stand is removed and the springs are clamped with a vice or using special pullers;
- The rod of the shock absorber is unscrewed, after which the strut is disassembled;
- A spacer is installed;
- The rack is being assembled and installed.
Installation in the front of the car is carried out in a similar way.
Salon
The interior of the Toyota Corolla 2021 does not pretend to be premium design - all details are thought out for practical purposes. The space in the driver and front passenger area has noticeably increased - visually this emphasizes the excellent visibility with a reduced windshield angle.
The multimedia head unit with a retractable 7-inch touch display is shifted towards the driver, the instrument panel with the on-board computer is compactly covered with a visor in the niche. The service steering wheel as standard is three-spoke with height adjustment. The central tunnel with the selector box is wide, dividing the space between the driver and passenger with full armrests. Front seats with lateral support and sports headrests.
The compact design of the control instruments gives off the overall style of a golf-class car, while in the premium configuration the future owner will receive a full range of options comparable to the Camry business class.
Toyota Corolla hatchback 2021
- Body type hatchback
- station wagon (Touring)
- sedan
- hatch Sport
- hatch Cross
- Generation XII-2018
- Class
- Assembly Japan
- TNGA platform
- Gasoline engines 1.2 / 1.8h / 2.0h
- Gearbox 6 MT/CVT
- Front-wheel drive
- Price ≈ from $20,000
The new generation of Corolla with the factory index E210 has moved to a modular platform with an accompanying slight increase in size, has noticeably rejuvenated both externally and internally, and has acquired all sorts of interactive functions and interfaces. A trend has been chosen to increase dynamics, controllability and driving pleasure, promising Toyota’s “Fun to Drive”.
Toyota Corolla lineup 2018
Toyota Corolla has been produced since 1966 and, thanks to its affordability and reliability, has gained well-deserved popularity. Last year, 2021, 924,000 Corollas were sold worldwide (of which, however, only 4,400 were in Russia), which gives the model the right to confidently sit in 1st place in the world in sales. And it is unlikely that in 2019 anyone will be able to challenge this right, given the launch of the new, already 12th generation, and the abandonment of the Auris name, with its addition to the Corolla models, which will include the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports station wagon, “warmed up” and raised hatches Corolla Sport and Cross, as well as a sedan.
Exterior
The latest Toyotas are seriously “old”: the average age of a Corolla driver in Japan is 60 years. As in the case of the “rejuvenation” of the new Camry and RAV-4, by creating a new Corolla, Toyota hopes that the new model will find its way to the hearts and wallets of a younger audience.
appearance of Toyota Corolla 2019
More sharp edges, swiftness in the silhouette and, as a result, sportiness. The radiator grille has become even larger and takes us back to the “hot” hatches, promising driving pleasure.
The sharp boomerang-shaped bend of the Bi-Beam LED headlights, with triple strokes of the daytime running lights, as well as the chrome edging of the radiator grille - as a hint of the spoilers of Formula 1 cars. In general, the silhouette of the new Corolla has become more rapid and dynamic. Balanced proportions at the side, with circular cut-out wheel arches that easily accept 18-inch wheels, and a strong windshield slope continue to speak of their sportiness.
side and rear view of Toyota Corolla 2021 hatchback
An original tail with a pointed design of side lights with LED filling, a compact tailgate made of the patented polymer material Toyota Super Olefin Polymer, a spoiler and a “shark fin” on the sloping roof, a stylish and powerful bumper in shape and appearance, echoing the front fairing – that’s all , so that the young and daring will like it, and not get lost in the flow.
Interior
The interior of the new Toyota Corolla Hatchback was created taking into account the increasing demands of car enthusiasts for the quality of materials, comfort and ergonomics, careful fitting of interior elements and the availability of advanced equipment.
interior of Toyota Corolla Hatchback 2018
The lines of the front panel have become stricter, more consistent and more laconic. The front panel seems to float above the neat central tunnel. Available in leather and matte chrome finishes.
In the center there is a highly informative instrument panel with a 7-inch multifunctional color screen of the on-board computer, with clear and large graphics, a comfortable multifunctional steering wheel with wide side spokes, a neat front panel with an 8-inch color touch screen of the Entune 3.0 multimedia complex located on its top. .
inside Toyota Corolla 2018
New driver and front passenger seats with powerful lateral support bolsters and an anatomical backrest profile are installed lower than those of the previous generation Toyota Auris, and in the second row, not least due to the increased wheelbase, passengers are given more legroom.
Engines
Different engines are offered in different countries, but the new Corolla does not provide diesel versions. The range of power units is as follows: a basic 1.2 turbo engine (116 hp), two hybrid units with engines 1.8 (peak power 122 hp) and 2.0 (180 hp). For America, only a two-liter naturally aspirated engine from the new Dynamic Force Engine series is available (171 hp and 205 N•m), the same as on the new Lexus UX.
Transmission
Corollas with the 1.2 turbo engine of the 8NR-FTS model are equipped with a six-speed iMT6 manual transmission, with automatic matching of engine speed when switching, or an equally interesting Dynamic-Shift CVT.
Toyota Corolla 2018 gearbox
The Dynamic-Shift CVT transmission combines a CVT with a manual first gear. This symbiosis allows you to move away more actively and make the variator more compact and lighter. Moreover, in sports mode, the electronics simulate as many as ten gears, which can be “selected” using the steering wheel paddles.
Platform and suspension
As mentioned above, the new generation of Toyota Corolla is built on the modular platform Toyota New Global Architecture with code GA-C. This provided the new Toyota Corolla hatchback with a fully independent suspension (MacPherson struts at the front, multi-link at the rear), and allowed not only to improve the driving characteristics of the new world bestseller (torsional rigidity of the body increased by 60%), but also, according to the manufacturer, to improve the smoothness of the ride. This is despite the fact that these characteristics are generally mutually exclusive.
platform and suspension Toyota Corolla 2018
Hybrid Corollas are equipped with front-wheel drive only. And the all-wheel drive version is available only to the Japanese. Such hatches have only a turbo engine and a CVT, and can be equipped with an ASA thrust vector control system with 5 chassis preset modes and an adaptive suspension AVS (Adaptive Variable Suspension).
Equipment
Already in the database, the new Toyota Corolla 2021 in the USA and Japan has:
- 7 airbags
- heated front seats
- electric handbrake
- climate control
- rear view camera
- full LED headlights
- blind spot monitoring
- navigation
as well as the Safety Sense 2.0 complex, which includes:
- adaptive cruise control
- automatic braking systems with pedestrian detection
- lane keeping systems
- traffic sign recognition system
- high beam assistant
multimedia of the new Toyota Corolla 2018
Standard for the USA and Japan, the multifunctional multimedia Entune 3.0 with 6 speakers is capable of distributing Wi-Fi in the cabin, and is equipped with Apple CarPlay, Siri Eyes Free, and Amazon Alexa interfaces.
More expensive versions are equipped with leather trim, Entune 3.0 Audio Plus or Entune 3.0 Audio Premium multimedia with 8 speakers with a total power of 800 watts from JBL, dual-zone climate control, electric front seats, and more safety systems, for example, an automatic braking system recognizes pedestrians and cyclists even in the dark and is activated when reversing.
In the database, the right-hand drive Toyota Corolla has a DCM (Data Communication Module) communication module, which allows you to remotely receive extensive information about the technical and physical condition of the car (for example, about opening a particular door or the environmental friendliness of the driving mode) and request service advice on maintenance. The module also includes two emergency warning systems: HelpNet, which informs the operator about the deployment of airbags, and the second - D-Call Net - assesses the severity of the consequences of damage to the car after an accident and, if necessary, is able to call an ambulance helicopter.
Prices
The price in Japan for the new hatchbacks, assembled in Tsutsumi and equipped with front-wheel drive with a turbo engine, starts at $19,500, and in the United States, with a 2-liter, it starts at $19,990.
A new Corolla will not appear in Russia any time soon. It is unlikely that the hatchback will come to Russia at all, and the sedan has not yet been presented. Plus, for Russia, additional adaptation is needed - the Era Glonass system instead of DCM, increased ground clearance, washer reservoir capacity and other little things, as well as omnivorous engines. It is possible that these will be Turkish-assembled sedans with naturally aspirated 1.3 (99 hp) and 1.6 (122 hp).
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Options and prices
Russian dealerships offer five trim levels for the Toyota Corolla 2021 sedan:
STANDARD – starting from 1 million 173 thousand rubles includes:
- 1.6 liter petrol engine.
- 6-speed manual transmission.
- Steel wheels size R15 and tire size 195/65.
- Design of the front part of the radiator “Style”: black radiator grille with bumper, central chrome molding, door handles in body color, FM antenna “shark fin”.
- Interior lighting system “Follow me home” with automatic shutdown sensor.
- Electrically adjustable side mirrors.
- Security complex with remote control "Central Lock".
- Low and high beam – halogen headlights.
- Running lights, brake lights, fog lights, lighting - LEDs.
- ABS system with EBD brake force distribution function.
- Automatic activation of the EBS alarm.
- Electronic control systems: Hill Ascent/Descent Assistant (HAC), stabilizer – directional stability (VSC+), emergency braking with automatic assistance (BAS), slip warning (TRC).
- Tire pressure sensors.
- Emergency button "Glonass".
- AM/FM multimedia head unit; CD/MP3/WMA, Bluetooth, USB ports, 4-speaker acoustics.
- Fabric upholstery, door sides, seats.
- Additional side airbags for the first row.
- ISOFIX holders for removable child seats.
Specifications
With the opening of a plant near St. Petersburg, Russia began to receive a better price offer, however, either there is not enough capacity, or sales are not so rosy that the company deliberately equips the Toyota Corolla for our market with only one engine.
Although for many years now they have been promising to dilute the engine range with a 2-liter unit, this will not happen even in 2021.
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What’s new is the long-awaited transition to the TNGA modular trolley, which is more maneuverable and economical. There is only front-wheel drive, a suspension with two MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link at the rear, all-round disc brakes and a bunch of electronic assistants depending on the configuration.
The transmission will be offered in the form of a 5-speed manual and a CVT for high-end trims.
Competitors
The main competitors of the Corolla in the price range from 1 million to 1 million 700 thousand rubles are Korean and German golf-class cars. The declared price for the Japanese model is on average 20% higher in comparison with its classmates, however, the equipment in different trim levels requires an expanded set of options, which is already available in the “Comfort” version. The advantage of the Corolla is its new body, which brings its dimensions and technical characteristics closer to the premium segment of business sedans. It is also worth noting that Chinese manufacturers have entered the market; the cost of comparable models is much lower.
Comparison of starting prices of 2021 competitors' models:
- Hyundai Solaris – from RUB 846,000.
- Hyundai Elantra – from RUB 1,059,000.
- Hyundai i40 – from RUB 1,134,000.
- KIA Cerato – from RUB 1,325,000.
- KIA Optima – from RUB 1,364,000.
- Volkswagen Jetta – from RUB 1,049,000.
- Mazda 6 – from RUB 1,553,000.
- Citroen C4 – from RUB 980,000.
- Geely Emgrand 7 – from RUB 939,000.
- Lifan Murman – from RUB 1,059,000.
- Haval H2 – from RUB 1,049,000.
- LADA Vesta Sport – from RUB 1,063,000.
