Official! Here's the 2014 Toyota Corolla

[Kal-El]

http://yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49772&stc=1&d=1360377574

http://yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49773&stc=1&d=1360377574

[Kal-El]

Looking much, much better than the typically plain past Corollas. :thumbsup:

Great tail lights, great headlights, grill. A Corolla S (SE?) will surely be great looking.

Can't wait to see more, whole pics from Toyota.

[nookandcrannycar]

Looking much, much better than the typically plain past Corollas. :thumbsup:

Great tail lights, great headlights, grill. A Corolla S (SE?) will surely be great looking.

Can't wait to see more, whole pics from Toyota.

:thumbsup: I agree.

[yarisugi]

lulz. Looks like they're all going with similar designs in the front.

[cali yaris]

I like it. But there is quite a bit of photoshopping been done before with the "C's" on it.

[Kal-El]

Thanks yarisugi for the clean pics. :smile:

[fnkngrv]

Are those proximity sensors on the front bumper too?

[Kal-El]

Are those proximity sensors on the front bumper too?

Yup, but this is the Euro spec Corolla which gets such added features. The US won't see these.

[nookandcrannycar]

The US won't see these.

:thumbdown: Too bad, but par for the course.

[Kal-El]

:thumbdown: Too bad, but par for the course.

Not because Europe gets special treatment, but because they pay much more for their small cars than Americans. Americans associate cost with size so as our cars get bigger, so does feature content. We wouldn't spend $25K for a Corolla since we'd just get a Camry. Europeans regularly spend $25K for compacts, even sub-compacts.

[nookandcrannycar]

Not because Europe gets special treatment, but because they pay much more for their small cars than Americans. Americans associate cost with size so as our cars get bigger, so does feature content. We wouldn't spend $25K for a Corolla since we'd just get a Camry. Europeans regularly spend $25K for compacts, even sub-compacts.

I have a more EU way of looking at cars than a lot of US citizens do, but you're right. What you say is especially true (at least re what I have observed) in Texas and in parts of California well away from the coast....as well as more of what SOME coastal people (not me pre TX) condescendingly refer to as 'flyover country'.

[why?]

you can even see it in Yaris vs Corolla. Even at the same price point, people chose to buy a Corolla, and dealers would rather sell the Corolla.

But the thing that wasn't mentioned is taxes. Europeans get overtaxed on everything, from car dimensions, to engine size, to co2 put out, etc. If the choice was between a Yaris contented out fully as a US Camry, or a fully contented US Camry, but you would have to pay thousands more in taxes additionally every year on the Camry, people would start to change their mind.

Same thing in Japan, except there is a gigantic tax after the second full year of ownership, so there are japanese car lots with two year old cars that just won't sell because of these insane taxes that are due at the time of sale.

[nookandcrannycar]

you can even see it in Yaris vs Corolla. Even at the same price point, people chose to buy a Corolla, and dealers would rather sell the Corolla.

But the thing that wasn't mentioned is taxes. Europeans get overtaxed on everything, from car dimensions, to engine size, to co2 put out, etc. If the choice was between a Yaris contented out fully as a US Camry, or a fully contented US Camry, but you would have to pay thousands more in taxes additionally every year on the Camry, people would start to change their mind.

Same thing in Japan, except there is a gigantic tax after the second full year of ownership, so there are japanese car lots with two year old cars that just won't sell because of these insane taxes that are due at the time of sale.

Very interesting. I knew about the taxes in Europe re engine size, but not the other things you mention. Also sad. These are examples (especially the '2 year tax law') of what happens, IMO, when the government puts its nose where it doesn't belong.

[Kal-El]

http://www.autoweek.com/galleryimage/CW/20130606/CARNEWS/606009994/PH/1/1/PH-606009994.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/galleryimage/CW/20130606/CARNEWS/606009994/PH/1/2/PH-606009994.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/galleryimage/CW/20130606/CARNEWS/606009994/PH/1/3/PH-606009994.jpg

[Kal-El]

The original pics in the thread are apparently foreign market, likely the ASEAN market Corolla.


Thoughts:

First Corolla in decades that doesn't look like a Corolla.

Pretty nice. Great headlights, aggressive lower grill surprising on a Corolla, nice tail lights.

Interior a huge improvement.

Some lines slightly awkward (mainly the rear window kink - not a fan). Crappy wheel design. And c'mon Toyota, still with the ridiculous wheel gap?

[nookandcrannycar]

I like just about everything about it except the small second window in the rear door on each side is a deal killer (the car is then easier to break into, especially without being detected). The elimination of such a window is one of the best things about the 3rd Gen Yaris 5-door (IMO).

[jayeh]

I wonder if it'll still be uncomfortable to drive.

[henrylee]

The US version doesnt look as good as the Euro version.

[Shinare]

That blue one needs a 2" drop.

[kimona]

The white one looks nice. The blue one looks rather ugly.

[Kal-El]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/8975145186_268abffc2a_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/8975146500_70fa134b36_c.jpg

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[Kal-El]

That blue one needs a 2" drop.

:biggrin:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/8978471380_70021e991c_c.jpg

[Deathegg]

No doubt it will sell well...to its intended audience (non-car people). Much better than the current model, but that wasn't hard to do. Great looking headlights and grille area, but ruined by the Hyundai-like lower grille. The rest of it is sharp looking, but nothing really stand-out, especially comparing it to the more stylish cars on the market (Focus, the next Mazda 3, Cruze, etc). Recent Toyotas have bland/strange dash styling, and this is no different. Another toaster from Toyota.

[Shinare]

:biggrin:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/8978471380_70021e991c_c.jpg

Nicely done! :)

[yarisugi]

Great looking headlights and grille area, but ruined by the Hyundai-like lower grille.
Agreed! Toyota is now copy-catting while Hyundai is coming up with lots of newer designs. I don't like the chrome-trim on the front either. I'd prefer a plain-jane bumper. But then it'll look like a Civic. lulz.

[Shinare]

Wow, nice photochoppin' skilz in here! :) I do admit I like the second one as well.

[Kal-El]

:clap:

Good stuff. 42 MPG highway. Matches the Cruze ECO although Toyota's are generally underrated so I suspect real world to be superior. If I was in the market in the next couple of years, I'd seriously look at an LE ECO.

This new Corolla is going to sell big. This Corolla will be the most fuel efficient non hybrid/diesel car in the US. And it's a good size car. Significantly more roomy than the current gen.

[nookandcrannycar]

Looking much, much better than the typically plain past Corollas. :thumbsup:

Great tail lights, great headlights, grill. A Corolla S (SE?) will surely be great looking.

Can't wait to see more, whole pics from Toyota.

Yesterday Fred Haas Toyota had at least 3 2014 Corollas on the showroom floor and 1 2013 Corolla on the showroom floor. The difference is 'night and day'....the 2014 is light years better.

[Kal-El]

I'm going to head to my local dealer soon to check it out in person. Can't wait to see it.

From all the discussion I've read about this car, it's almost unanimously positive. That's saying a lot for a corolla. So on top of the legions of loyal Corolla buyers out there, Toyota is going to win tons of new customers with this car. The Corolla has managed to be a best seller for years with mediocre reviews, imagine a well rated version?

:thumbsup:

[nookandcrannycar]

I'm going to head to my local dealer soon to check it out in person. Can't wait to see it.

From all the discussion I've read about this car, it's almost unanimously positive. That's saying a lot for a corolla. So on top of the legions of loyal Corolla buyers out there, Toyota is going to win tons of new customers with this car. The Corolla has managed to be a best seller for years with mediocre reviews, imagine a well rated version?

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup: I'm not really a sedan person, but I think it 'accentuates the positive and eliminates the negative' re some of the design cues that remind me of the Lexus IS series.

[kimona]

Got to see the new Corolla LE Eco today at the local Toyota dealership. What a huge improvement! It looks so much better in person.

[nookandcrannycar]

I saw my first 2014 Corolla S in a parking lot a few days ago. It was white. It had the unique wheels, and the S badge near the taillights. My Yaris was parked two cars to the right of the passenger side. I saw the back as I pulled out of our row, and saw the front as I drove past on the access road. I noticed, as I opened the door to my car, that it had the all black interior. If I'd seen the brochure before seeing this example by chance, I might have walked over and peered in (to see if it had the CVT or if it was an S Plus with the 6-speed manual). It still had a paper rear plate, and the plate frame indicated it had been purchased at one of the two Toyota dealers I usually frequent. I wish every car had the option of an all black (or at least all dark) interior......soooo much easier to keep looking nice than a light interior. Even in SE Texas, IMO, having an all dark interior is worth putting up with any heat issues.