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Toyota Corolla. Back to the Future

Toyota Corolla. Price: from 599,000 rubles. On sale: since 2010

Updated Toyota Corolla has become more interesting and clearer. More interesting because it has changed outwardly, and it is clearer, because under the hood she again appeared however, about everything in more detail

Test pilot
Oleg Kalaushin, 41 years old, car journalist, driving experience 22 years old, personal car - Renault Logan

By tradition, the dealer car appeared in front of us in all its glory. More precisely, all in vinyl. They love, oh love to shit the boosal of their test cars dealer centers and thus need to say, completely deprive the opportunity to enjoy the cleanliness of the lines and design of new products. However, this time it is not particularly preventing that it has changed in Toyota Corolla. The fact is that the updates touched only the front of yes feed, and it is not strong. But it's enough to pull up new potential buyers to the model. Here you have a new bumper, he is the grille of the radiator, here you have a slightly more expressive rear lights, well, as a bonus, repeaters of turning pointer in the outer mirrors. Everything. Only these changes in the design will be able to mark the sophisticated buyer when inspecting the car outside. Salon, too, we think, will not shake novelty. Maximum, which can really hook a glance, so this is a new shape of the steering wheel. Slightly shrouded below, it gives the interior a lightweight slate of sportiness. However, there is another innovation in the interior, but it is impossible to notice it until time. This is a new rear-type salon mirror with a small monitor integrated into it. It is worth it to translate the automatic transmission selector to the R position, how the picture from the rear view camera will appear on this monitor. And not just a picture, but with a prohibited trajectory, directly depending on the turn of the steering wheel.

Hey, stop! What an automatic box! This in the past, now at Corolla stands a robotic machine, perhaps this will respond to the mention of the machine of the Corolla connoisseur. However, we were not mistaken. Now instead of robotic mechanics on Corolla, a four-step automatic was again pressed. The reason is that many of those who were lucky enough to communicate with a car, an aggregative robot, did not experience much delight on his work. Without certain skills to ride it was rather torn and uncomfortable. Not many could track the moment of switching in time, so that it is slightly throwing out the gas and thereby avoid an unpleasant failure and the subsequent jerk when switching the box above. Especially from this, as expected, women drivers suffered. And now there are no reason for discontent. On the car again there is a four-stage automatic. And with his appearance, the car not only did not lose its dynamic characteristics, but also, albeit, they improved them. For those who did not particularly bother about this, still a great acquisition will be improved comfort during acceleration. We are this and put in priority. In general, a new one is well forgotten old.


Driving
Sometimes I want to be under the hood stood the engine of the defendices.

Salon
It is quite spacious for a car of this class, it has been well developed from the point of view of ergonomics, but some moments still cause a slight bewilderment.

Comfort
Surprisingly quite good noise insulation, and the suspension is quite adequately straightened with our roads.

Security
Sufficient to protect the driver and passenger from serious injuries in case of an accident.

Price
Based enough attractive.


Advantages and disadvantages
+ Adequate operation of an automatic box. Moderate noise insulation. Energy intensive suspension.
- Insufficient engine power, which is especially felt when overtaking on the highway.

 
Specifications
Brand and Model - Toyota Corolla
Dimensions - 4540x1760x1470 mm
Engine - gasoline, 1598 cm3, 124/6000 l. c. / min-1
Transmission - 4-speed, automatic KP
Dynamics - MAX 183 km / h; 11.9 s to 100 km / h
Competitors - VW Jetta, Renault Fluence

 


Our opinion
All new it is well forgotten old. And it is very nice that the old one was remembered when there was a robotic transmission on the Toyota Corolla's Toyota Corolla work. With the return of the machine, the car again became clear and comfortable enough.


Author: Oleg Kalaushin
Photo: Igor Kuznetsov

 
 

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [October 2010]