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A real hit will stand the test of time. Remember the world's hits - many of them are already several decades old, and they do not even think of losing their relevance. They are re-sung and released in new arrangements. This is how it is with cars: the successful ones stay in the sky for a long time, and their names are known all over the world. The unequivocal bestseller here is Toyota Corolla, which turned 50 this year. For half a century, eleven generations of the Corolla have already changed, and all of them turned out to be super popular - in total over 43 million cars were sold. The most massive car on the planet!
It has been successfully developed and programmed for 7-speed automatic. The Corolla is 183 inches long, big for a compact but that gives it room. It grew four inches in its latest redesign, which gained 1 inch in rear legroom, so six-foot-tall passengers are now comfortable anywhere in the car.
There are eight airbags designed to protect you. However, each model does not have a rear view camera to protect you from phone column support. In Verso, almost nothing was broken for a thousand kilometers. Wang ends his endurance with an exemplary "one". In any case - if the lattice was not.
Last summer, Corolla cleaned its feathers: a rather serious one was carried out. The nose narrowed, the “look” became sharper - partly due to the use of LED optics, which is still rare for the segment, both in the near and in the main beam. Parking sensors are now flush with the surface of the bumpers - before their hats protruded outward. In general, Corolla surprises with a filigree fit of body panels. On average for the segment, the width of the gaps between them is 5 millimeters, while Toyota has four. The body looks monolithic.
He brings his master back to the good old days. At a time when a person was practically practical, unpretentious and irreplaceable. At the time, Japanese commercials showed us a few monkeys because their cars were mostly gray faceless mice. Even the Verso will probably never get cordial, but over 2,000 kilometers on the van, almost nothing broke. Luminous lamp, internal light directed at the fuel filler shutter was a beautiful, healthy world that was only painted with noticeable spots that came to light during the final disassembly: we found rust on the starter motor, on the dipstick, in the swelling and even inside the hinge of the third a row of seats, that is, distributed throughout the car too often and too many to speak of individual cases, it is obvious that the Japanese saved themselves from corrosion protection.
Salon at first seemed the same. It was only when I looked closely that I realized that it had been seriously redrawn. The instrument panel got rid of the radial digitization in favor of a more visual vertical and acquired a 4.2‑inch color display (previously it was black and white). The screen on the center console has increased in diagonal from 6.1 inches to seven.
Climate control is now controlled by stylish rocker keys, deflectors around the edges have become round and resemble turbine nozzles. Of the pleasant things - steering wheel heating and automatic mode for all four power windows.
Note "One" and rust - how does it fit together? In addition, two harsh winters can increase corrosion. On the this moment Asian cars are returning to this issue that seemed to be the longest: whether from or from Korea - a new brown thread pulls our latest long-term results. Toyota calls the rust only "surface", we stick to it: the tested Verso was only two years old!
Of course, the rust is also due to the fact that the van has played the Japanese for over a thousand kilometers, just like in the book: unobtrusive to unimpressive. Net test results: only three minus points were available for more than a thousand kilometers. Lots of money for a family car. The third row of seats also has or, but only in Toyota, a flat load surface shifter. "It's very nice to move," notes editor Claudius Mainz. But behind the rear you should be able to see better, and a big roundabout is a nuisance in city traffic.
For half a century, eleven generations of the Corolla have changed, and all of them turned out to be extremely popular. This is the most massive car on the planet!
Pleased with chairs excellent profile and good lateral support. But the armrest does not move forward. You put your hand on it - and you won’t reach the variator selector. The selector itself, by the way, is unusually small - at least for a strong male palm.
There are also invisible changes. In particular, according to the Japanese, noise and vibration isolation has been noticeably improved. The engine shield, doors and wheel arches are laid with additional insulating materials. Since I traveled on the pre-styling Corolla on the eve of the business trip, I can confidently say that ... I didn’t feel much difference: it must be caught with sound-measuring equipment.
But the longer the route, the more pleasant the entries in the book. As drivers praise the balanced suspension, comfortable seats, good noise cancellation, and surprisingly quiet petrol engine - "the best bit," according to editor Michael Voits. The 1.8-litre petrol engine runs quietly and with low vibrations as well as wobble and wobble and doesn't require an extra drop per 1km per extra kilometer. But no one buys a van because of its engine. Exists japanese nature so as not to disturb the driver as much as possible when setting up the protective chassis.
But as for the steering, the differences are still noticeable! The electric booster has been reconfigured: the zero position is more pronounced, and in running corners you feel clear feedback. Along the paths winding around the vineyards near Anapa, I raced with great pleasure.
But this was not limited to Toyota and completely shook up the chassis. The settings for springs, dampers and anti-roll bar have been shifted towards greater comfort, and, as I have just seen, without sacrificing handling. Thanks to this, the suspension easily levels out bumps, which are not uncommon on secondary Kuban tracks. Even on the grader the car goes comfortably.
What disturbed benzene-sweetened natures, the fathers of the family. In addition, the rigid armrests were wear-resistant when moving. 
An attempt at a model series image should be put on hold - the prospects seem good. With an optical overhaul, the model series should finally shed its dusty image and become also interesting for a young clientele that often did not live up to its predecessors. In terms of design, this is a continuation of the Auris line, whose followers can now target the Corolla in case of a stepped tail preference.
All in all, this song is unstoppable. The Corolla has every chance to continue to be one of the most popular cars in the segment. I won’t be surprised if we soon celebrate the release of the 50 millionth copy.
| Toyota Corolla 1.3 | Toyota Corolla 1.6 | Toyota Corolla 1.8 CVT |
| Length/width/height/base 4620/1775/1465/2700 mm The number is surprising as it has a big advantage over other models. How does it compare? All these technologies are free for all versions in the United States and are the only model in their class to integrate them from the lowest version. |
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| Trunk volume (VDA) 452 l |
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| Curb / gross weight |
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| Engine |
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| gasoline, P4, 16 valves, 1329 cm³; 73 kW/99 hp at 6000 rpm; 128 Nm at 3800 rpm | petrol, P4, 16 valves, | gasoline, P4, 16 valves, 1798 cm³; 103 kW/140 hp at 6400 rpm; 173 Nm at 4000 rpm |
| Acceleration time 0–100 km/h |
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| 10.5 s (11.1 s)* | ||
| 195 km/h | ||
| Fuel/fuel reserve |
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| AI-91-98/55 L |
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| Fuel consumption: urban/extra-urban/combined |
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| 7.2/4.7/5.6 l/100 km | 8.7/5.4/6.6 l/100 km | 8.3/5.3/6.4 l/100 km |
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| front-wheel drive; M6 | front-wheel drive; M6 | front-wheel drive; CVT |
I will not start the story about the new Corolla with presentation slides. Not from bizarre epithets borrowed from a press release (something about a harmonious and aggressive design and falling lines of a radiator grille and LED optics intersecting in space). Not from praising the incredible luxury of the interior. I will not tear dramatically about the new touchscreen display of the multimedia system, and I will try not to use the word “premium” in the first half of the text.
So. I have a friend. Doctor. Working in various Moscow State Clinical Hospitals, for years he drove an old "penny" 1973 release. The salaries of even good doctors in state hospitals are not very good even now, but at the beginning of the 2000s they were even more scanty. And over time, he saved up for a dream car - Toyota Corolla. The red beauty with a 1.3 engine and automatic transmission at that time was already more than nine years old. I was skeptical about this purchase at the time. But time showed that I was wrong - Toyota served the doctor without breakdowns for another six years and 70 thousand kilometers (only penny stabilizer struts changed, well, oil with a filter), after which it was sold to friends. They traveled without problems and breakdowns for another four or five years, after which the car went to new owners in good running condition and its trace was lost. But the fact is a fact - the 20-year-old Corolla never required serious investments over the years of operation.
During the 2000s, when the country was developing rapidly, and the number of "managers" and "officials" increased by leaps and bounds, the new Toyota Corolla was a kind of litmus test, an indicator, if not of wealth, then some kind of status in society. Not a sad Korean, not a “credit” Ford Focus - a real Japanese sedan, practically, a Camry in miniature. What's there - almost Lexus LS! For most clerks, however, the Japanese dream then remained a dream, and something simpler became a reality - Corolla has always been more expensive than classmates.
After 50 years since the release of the first generation model and 43 million units sold, the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car on the planet. In 2015, 1 million 339 thousand cars were sold around the world. According to statistics, 685 thousand Toyota Corolla drives on the roads of our country, which makes it the most popular car in Russia. With sales of new cars, the situation is not so unambiguous - simply for the reason that although we have begun to dress better, not only everyone has money for Toyota. Yes, and competitors are not asleep - they are introducing new options, powerful turbo engines, glossy interior and exterior, bringing it closer to "premium" standards. Yes, the proverbial “premium” is what buyers of C-class sedans have always been striving for, and in this they need to be indulged in every possible way in order to claim success.
The current generation of the Corolla model with the E170 index has been produced for three years, and by modern standards it is already boring on the outside and modest on the inside. This partly explains the fall of Corolla in the “top” - in the first four months of 2016, sales decreased by 76.8%, which moved the “Japanese” to eighth place in the Russian ranking of C-class sedans. At the same time, it is known that during a crisis, against the background of a general depressive background, a person has a growing desire to stand out, to please himself (often with the last money) with fashion accessories or a modern car - after all, who knows when this might be available next time? The situation when, against the backdrop of the stagnation of the economy, premium brands do not have time to put their new products on the shelves really resembles a feast during the plague, but is easily explained from the point of view of psychology.
Actually, it is precisely in this, in psychology, that the differences between the new model and the "dorestyle" are concluded. The car in society, i.e. in the social sense - a kind of "over-suit", the very clothes by which they are judged at a meeting. Visually Corolla noticeably younger.
Narrow full-LED headlights with DRL stripes, aggressive jaw protrusion front bumper with chrome inserts - there is more dynamics and the notorious “premium” in the image.
It is already more difficult to distinguish a novelty from a “dorestyle” from other angles - one can note new wheels, a rear bumper, “faceted” lights with aerodynamic protrusions and a thinner chrome jumper between them, but these details are noticeable only if you put both cars side by side and peer for a long time.
On the roof of all production vehicles, by the way, there will be a fin antenna - a symbol of the integration of the Era-GLONASS system.
At first glance, the interior architecture has not changed either. "Do you see the gopher? No? But he is!"
It is necessary to turn on the ignition, and you note the difference in tidy. New scales, between them - a large LCD screen.
On the button on the bottom of the steering wheel, the car is depicted as going into the dark distance between the marking lines. Yes, yes, now in Corolla (I almost wrote Camry) there is a complex of security systems, which includes systems for monitoring markings, collision avoidance (with an automatic braking function). There is no official data yet, but, most likely, a full-fledged Safety Sense complex, including a “radar” cruise and a steering assistant, as well as automatic switching of light from far to near, will not be on the Russian Corolla. It's a pity…
Of the new options that were added during restyling, I would like to note the keyless entry system (sensors are only on the front doors). The abundance of plugs instead of buttons hints at a large number of options that remain unavailable for the Russian market.
The second important difference is the modified center console. The screen size of the multimedia system has increased (from 6.1 to 7 inches diagonally). Moved lower, but still remained on the panel, LED clock. The power of tradition!
But the main thing is that while maintaining the old contours, the relief of the console has changed, it has become “puffy” in meaning and smooth to the touch, due to the elimination of all protruding “twists”, including “climatic”. Instead of them - rocking keys with a verified effort. Let me give you one more analogy: the rounded stroke of the panels, coupled with a glossy sheen and neat touch keys, now reminds of modern tablets, and not of push-button phones. Zeitgeist, spirit of the times...
As for the second-generation Touch multimedia system itself, it is already well known from Hilux. The graphics are not that supernatural, but better than before - this is especially noticeable in the rear view camera.
The speed of the system does not raise questions, Toyota claims that it works when the driver is wearing gloves. A monochromatic interface can be called conservative (or, to put it bluntly, boring). But this is one of the values of Toyota, isn't it?
Another important interior change is new finishing materials, they are softer, more expensive and more pleasant to the touch. The sense of relevance is echoed by round deflectors of the ventilation system instead of the old ones in the form of inverted sails. Almost Mercedes! In addition - an automatic transmission lever without a slot, a “mirror” (more logical) arrangement of keys on the steering wheel, steering wheel heating. All power windows - with auto mode, as in good "Europeans".
On the second row - everything is the same. Flat floor, good legroom and a high roof. In the back of the seat there is a folding armrest with cup holders. Like their counterparts on the front, they are designed for large coffee mugs or 0.5L bottles. In addition, of the options at the back - only a 12-volt outlet, a compartment for small items instead of air ducts and pockets on the backs of the front seats.
Nothing has changed in the trunk. 452 liters is not a record figure, but the opening is low and wide, and the hinges are made in such a way that they practically do not hide the usable volume.
Someone will probably be surprised by the fact that interior changes and appearance I described it first of all, and only then I got to the technology, but this is how the world works - Toyota is quite conservative in this regard, and they buy these cars not for high specific power and acceleration figures to hundreds, but for reliability. Dorestyle in Russia had four power units. Three engines, all atmospheric and gasoline, with a timing chain drive. Two gearboxes, depending on the motor, slightly different gear ratios.
The 1.3-liter engine (99 hp, 128 Nm, 12.6) was aggregated with a 6-speed "handle". The 1.6-liter engine (122 hp, 157 Nm) was sold with a manual gearbox or CVT, and the most powerful 1.8 engine (140 hp, 173 Nm) was sold only with a CVT. The slowest car reached a hundred in 12.6 seconds (1.3 on the handle), the fastest in 10.2 (1.8 on the CVT). In the new generation, the motors, most likely, will not change, except that they will add one or two horses on paper after certification tests. A hybrid version, apparently, is also not to be expected.
Changes on the go? It is impossible to mark them during a static presentation, but Toyota would not be Toyota if it did not promise even more comfort in the new model due to a different setting of the power steering, suspension, an increased number of noise and vibration isolation mats.
Vehicle adapted to Russian conditions: ground clearance 150 mm, enlarged washer reservoir, there is a low washer level sensor, glass heating in the wiper area and so on.
It may seem to some that the changes are insignificant, but this is not so, more precisely, not quite so. Firstly, this is a restyling, a mid-cycle action, and not a complete generation change. Secondly, the visual and tactile sensations from the new Corolla - as from a better and more expensive car. This, in essence, was the idea: it is precisely such sensations that give rise to a person’s desire to own this or that car, unless he is a techno-geek turned on his head. In all its glory - kansei engineering, emotional design.
Photo of a car in the city (authorship not mine):
What about the prices? Before restyling for base model with a 1.3 engine in the "standard" configuration (from the attributes of luxury - only heated front seats and air conditioning, in the back - "oars") they asked for 891,000 rubles. The top version cost about 1.2 million. Now the prices have not yet been made public, but, judging by the expanded list of equipment, it will definitely not be cheaper. Expensive? Consider psychology. In the current reality, Corolla is the new “premium”, not the mass market, and the price tag is appropriate. By the way, this is exactly what Toyota itself is stressing, saying that the gaps of the body panels are 4 mm, against 5 mm for the “competitors”.
Sure, new Corolla will buy, and she will be able to win back the temporarily lost positions. Will she enter, as before, into the top three of the class leaders? Toyota marketers have calculated that Russia has 125,000 potential buyers of new sedans priced at more than a million rubles. How many of them will Corolla choose? Time will tell, and very soon, because the production of new machines at the plant in Turkey is already goes full move, and sales will start soon. It's time to either follow the trend - or get a long-awaited discount on the previous generation model.
What do you think about the Corolla update?
And the second question, how do you like the quality of the photos, sufficient for reporting? The fact is that I shot almost everything on my new smartphone (also Japanese, Sony Xperia X Performance).
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