Toyota UK is retiring the single petrol option of the Corolla, making the compact hatchback a hybrid-only model. For the 2020 model year, the range of the Toyota Corolla is now offering just the 120 HP 1.8-liter and 181 HP 2.0-liter hybrid powetrains while Toyota is adding the new GR Sport and Trek models. The […]
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The battle for the 2020 European Car of the Year title continues, as the shortlist of nominees has just been announced. After the latest round of voting, the jurors have trimmed down the list from 35 candidates to just seven. In order to be eligible for the award, all cars have to be new and […]
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As consumers embraced crossovers, a number of automakers begin trimming their sedan lineup. This recently resulted in the death of the Chevrolet Cruze and Ford Focus in the United States. While both models have seen better days, they were still relatively popular with consumers. According to Carsalesbase data, Chevrolet sold 142,617 Cruzes in the United […]
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An Alabama police officer caught a brutal collision on dashcam, between a semi truck and a grey Toyota Corolla. The crash took place this past Friday in Bay Minette, and luckily, nobody was seriously injured. We’re still struggling to imagine how somebody could be oblivious to a large semi truck about to cross their path […]
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Maybe, one day, full Level 5 autonomous tech will enable cars to perform some kind of evasive maneuver to avoid getting rear-ended – but, until then, things like this will inevitably happen. Still, this incident involving a Tesla and an old Toyota Corolla is a perfect example of how useful such a feature would be. […]
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The 2020 European Car of the Year nominees have been announced. The long list includes a total of 35 models from different segments and counts one that has yet to be presented: the all-new Volkswagen Golf Mk8. In order to be eligible, the cars have to be on sale now or before the end of […]
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Toyota has updated the Corolla hatch for the Australian market, giving it new safety and convenience features. Offered in three trim levels named Ascent Sport, SX and ZR, it’s priced at AU$23,335, AU$28,235 and AU$32,135 (US$15,843/19,170/21,818), respectively, and will arrive at dealers on November 1. The most affordable member of the series features the addition […]
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Toyota has announced that it will extend its hybrid battery warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles (241,401 km) up from the previous eight-year or 100,000 mile (160,934 km) warranty. All 2020 hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full cell electric vehicles will receive the new warranty. That means the latest Toyota Prius, Prius Prime, Corolla Hybrid, […]
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As of this week, the Toyota Corolla goes after the likes of the Ford Focus Active with the new Corolla Trek. Available exclusively on Touring Sports models, it features a 20 mm (0.8 in) increased ground clearance, honeycomb grille, plastic cladding on the lower part of the body, 17-inch machined alloy wheels, LED headlights, fog […]
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Toyota has not been the quickest auto manufacturer to adopt Apple CarPlay. But in early 2018 it did confirm certain 2019 models would finally support the in-car system. And now it’s retrofitting some older models to get support as well. According to a report from Car and Driver on Monday, Toyota has confirmed it will […]
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