The new generation Toyota Corolla promises a revolution

16 November 2018

The car moved to a new platform and got the latest system

For the first half of the Toyota Corolla maintained the title of most popular car in the world. She was quite popular in Russia, however, as a result of the crisis, the demand came to naught. Due to the lack of localization of this model cannot compete on price with the major opponents, and this does not help even a unique image of the Japanese brand that has developed in Russia. If I can rectify the situation a new generation of "Corolla"?

From the first look on the front end it may seem that different from a restyled version of its predecessor are almost there. However, this is only an illusion. The machine is built on a modular platform TNGA in the version GA-C. Wheelbase stretches of up to 2 700 mm, so the rear seats become roomier. But the key benefits of the TNGA are traditionally held to a higher rigidity of the body torsion and a lower center of gravity: both of these factors have a positive impact on handling.

In Europe Toyota Corolla will be sold with a 132-horsepower gasoline engine capacity of 1.6 liters. It will be aggregated with six-step "mechanics" or CVT. As more high-tech alternatives will be offered to the hybrid, in which the 1.8-liter motor will be combined with an electric motor. The total capacity of the tandem is estimated at 122 "horses".

European version of new items will be rich in the electronic system even in the base version. The cheapest configuration will get complex Safety Sense, which will provide the functions of the adaptive cruise control will automatically brake before obstacles and recognize pedestrians and cyclists.

Among other equipment of attention to itself, draws a seven-inch display of multimedia system and projection screen diagonal of ten inches.

By the way, simultaneously with the European version of the "Corolla" was presented and American. She's a different design of the front end: it resembles a Toyota Corolla hatch in the Japanese version. Plus, this "displacement" motors for the US market proved a little more: 1.8 and 2 liters. Power older version is estimated at 171 horsepower. While both varieties of the "Corolla" (European and American) will simultaneously be sold in China.

Deliveries of the new "Corolla" program in Russia will begin in the first quarter of 2019.