The 2024 Toyota Corolla is a compact car with the following characteristics:
- Exterior
- Overall Design: The 2024 Corolla continues the Toyota family’s design style, with smooth body lines and a harmonious proportion. The front face has a high degree of recognition. The large-mouth air intake grille is matched with sharp headlights, creating a fashionable and 大气 (this word means “grand” or “imposing” in Chinese, but a more appropriate English word could be “impressive” or “stylish”) visual effect.
- Detail Design: The side lines are simple and clean. There are chrome trims around the windows and at the bottom of the doors, adding a touch of refinement to the vehicle. At the rear, the taillight design is unique, and the lighting effect is striking after being lit. The rear bumper has a simple design, making the rear of the car look more stable.
- Interior
- Layout Design: The cockpit features a wraparound design, providing a good driving atmosphere for the driver.
- Materials and Workmanship: The interior materials are mainly plastic and fabric. Some high-end models will have leather seats and soft material wrapping. The overall workmanship is of a high level with fine assembly.
- Technology Configuration: The main-selling models are equipped with a 10.25-inch floating central control screen, supporting functions such as national/full-volume Gaode online/offline navigation, CarPlay/CarLife/HiCar mobile phone interconnection. The top-of-the-line models may be equipped with a larger screen and more intelligent connectivity functions.
- Space
- Seating Space: The vehicle has a body size of 4635 x 1780 x 1435 (1455) millimeters, and a wheelbase of 2700 millimeters, providing relatively spacious interior space to meet the daily needs of families. There is ample headroom and legroom in the front row, and passengers in the rear row can also have a relatively comfortable riding experience.
- Storage Space: The trunk has a volume of 427 liters, which can meet the storage needs for daily shopping and traveling. There are also multiple storage compartments inside the car for passengers to store small items.
- Power
- Fuel Version: It is equipped with a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine and a 1.2T turbocharged engine, matched with a CVT gearbox. The 1.5L engine has a maximum power of 89 kilowatts and a maximum torque of 148 Newton-meters; the 1.2T engine has a maximum power of about 85 kilowatts and a maximum torque of approximately 185 Newton-meters.
- Hybrid Version: The dual-engine version is equipped with Toyota’s fifth-generation THS hybrid system, which consists of a 1.8-liter naturally aspirated engine and an electric motor. The engine has a maximum power of 72 kilowatts and a peak torque of 142 Newton-meters; the electric motor has a maximum power of 70 kilowatts and a peak torque of 185 Newton-meters, and the system’s comprehensive maximum power is 101 kilowatts.
- Safety
- Active Safety: It is fully equipped with safety systems such as PCS pre-collision safety system, DRCC dynamic radar cruise control system, LTA lane-tracing assist system, and AHB automatic high-beam control system, which can effectively improve driving safety.
- Passive Safety: It is equipped with multiple airbags, seat belt reminder, and the body structure has been optimized to provide good protection for passengers in the event of a collision.
- Handling
- Suspension System: The front suspension uses a McPherson independent suspension, and the rear suspension is a torsion beam non-independent suspension. The suspension is tuned for comfort and can filter out most of the road bumps.
- Steering System: The electric power steering system makes the steering wheel easy to operate and has precise pointing, making driving relatively effortless.
- Price: The official guide price is competitive in the same class of models.
