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2009 Toyota Corolla details including new engines
The new Corolla?
The new 2009 Toyota Corolla should go on sale in early 2008, according to Automotive News, and we'll get our first look at the car this November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. There will be quite a few changes, most noticeably a new "edgier" design. But when we take a look under that racier hood, we're likely to see even more changes. The newest Corolla will reportedly feature Toyota's new family of 1.8-liter engines, which should first show up in the 2008 Scion xD. Expect a very slight bump in power here, with 128 hp and 125 ft-lbs of torque, versus 126 hp and 122 ft-lbs. of torque for the current model. There will also be a second engine choice for uplevel Corolla models. The larger engine will be the 2.4-liter four from the Camry producing 158 hp. That will bring the Corolla's power output closer to the competition and might put to rest rumors of a possible V6, although we still think the car will be generally underpowered compared to its competition if Toyota doesn't raise the output of the 2.4L somehow.
The Corolla is already the best-selling car of all time, but Toyota needs to rethink things a bit to keep up with competitors like the Honda Civic and Mazda3. The new car might be sold alongside the 2008 version of the current car for a few months and will likely roll out as a 2009 or possibly a 2008.5.
[Source: Automotive News, sub. req.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Viv 4:11PM (8/06/2007)
If that's the new look Honda and Mazda have nothing to worry about.
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AlexP 4:23PM (8/06/2007)
THE HONDA COROLLA
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The Auris replaces the Corolla in several markets, so chances are we'll be getting the Auris as a Corolla... Or not.
AlexP 4:45PM (8/06/2007)
Nevermind, I misread what you said, haha. :V
Don 5:03PM (8/06/2007)
Let's hear it for the next generation: 2 more horsepower and 3 more lb-ft of torque.
Crazy!
Justin 4:15PM (8/06/2007)
agreed. Thats better looking than the current gen, but I really don't see it comparing to the civic or mazda3 in terms of styling.
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stefan 4:18PM (8/06/2007)
Thats the auris not the corolla.
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MooseMuffin 4:19PM (8/06/2007)
I can't be the only one who finds the current gen civic design to be incredibly plain... I think toyota would have a hard time doing worse than that.
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ello 4:43PM (8/06/2007)
You are not the only one who thinks that way. I don't like the Civic nor Mazda 3 styling too much, too cartoonish looking, nothing macho about those designs. I actually find the current European Auris (Australian Corolla) quite attractive. And the interior is also much more ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing than the Civic. Toyota will sell plenty of these.
BartMack 4:20PM (8/06/2007)
ooooooOOOOooo.... yawny!
What happened to that special Toyota committee for designing more interesting cars lol?
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Bonita 4:43PM (8/06/2007)
For you auto enthusiasts out there, don't worry. This is NOT the new Corolla. If you follow the press, every time Toyota is launching a totally redesigned vehicle, they "leak" bogus pictures to the press 6 months before the "real" product debuts.
Look at the Tundra, Camry, Avalon, etc., now as compared to early press releases.
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ello 10:07AM (8/07/2007)
I wouldn't be so sure in this case. Sure Toyota may alter the headlights/tail lights but I am more than sure that the overall shape of the US Corolla hatchback will be similar to European Auris, it already is a Corolla hatchback in Australia.
stefan 4:49PM (8/06/2007)
@BartMack
If you did your home work you would know that the auris is almost a year old, the committee is just a month.
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BartMack 8:34PM (8/06/2007)
hey buddy, I got your 'homework' right here-!
geo.stewart 4:52PM (8/06/2007)
to heck with the looks, yawn. A 2hp bump when the car is already woefully underpowered? Which means the 'upmarket engine' will be underpowered as well. Rabbit will now have 170hp in base trim, upmarket civic si has 19x, sentra uplevel has 17x. mazda3s has 156 so they should buddy up well together...
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Don 5:04PM (8/06/2007)
In Toyota's defense...they had to go back to the drawing board after seeing the new Civic.
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SocalObserver 5:14PM (8/06/2007)
They also had to go back to the drawing board with the Tundra after getting a look at the new Silverado/Sierra interiors. They seem to be doing a lot of this lately. Such is the case when you're a follower, not a design leader.
Don 5:18PM (8/06/2007)
Whatever it is they are, they're sure doing okay.
MikeW 5:14PM (8/06/2007)
The is supposed to be the new 150+hp 2.0
and also a 6 speed auto (see you in hell 4 speed auto)
The 2gr-fe is too much in the skinny tire camry, so it would be truly nutty to have it in the corolla.
Maybe that 5gr-fe (2.0 V6) if toyota decided to produce it.
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Ligor 5:28PM (8/06/2007)
this is not a performance car,
it's just a get from A to B and bakc burning as little gas as possible.
teh Carolla has never been oriented towards perfomance like the Civic or Mazda 3 have
so they will most likely keep selling ~2x the numbers Honda and mazda sell civics and 3's
it's about the market this car sells to, not how good it performs
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Ligor 5:28PM (8/06/2007)
I forgot to add
this car to me seems very UGLY
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