https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/toyota/toyota-corolla-review-worlds-popular-car-back/
A review of new Corolla ( back on topic - whoopee ).
That's the model and colour I have gone for. Gorgeous, ain't she?
it's a bit worrying to read about the software problems though. I seem to remember that being case with another new car I bought
My test drive (which lasted nearly an hour) led me to conclude that it was quite a bit quieter than a Jazz, a lot better over bumps (but I do have the low-ish profile tyres on the Jazz) and has quite a bit more poke. It has the same slightly sluggish power pick up that the Jazz has but as a seasoned CVT operator I know to just use a bit of anticipation.
I can't really conclude much about fuel consumption but the demo car was actually a daily driver used by one of the sales staff. When I got in it was saying 51mpg and when I got out 54mpg. For a demo car being driven around by a salesman I'd say that's pretty good. I also wasn't familiar with the roads we drove on so getting 54mpg when I didn't know what was around the next bend is pretty good.
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"Performance isn't too bad, but you find your foot is buried to the floor for much of the time and you need a huge run-up to complete an overtake. "
Um..it's a hybrid and a small family car. Its 0-60 is a tad under 11 seconds. The Jazz 1.3 CVT is a tad over 12 seconds. I've never needed a huge run up to complete an overtake and I don't often have to bury my foot to the floor either (but so what if I do - that's why the pedal moves that far).
And..why in deity's name is his foot buried to the floor 'much of the time'? Was he testing it on a race track? I overtake once or twice a month at most. The rest of the time it isn't worth the risk.
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