Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema)

igor · 10-31-2007, 02:13 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/31/s...orolla-debuts/

Hi-Res gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-...orolla/466909/

As expected the Corolla is just a mild reskin of the current mody - the green house is visibly carry-over. The interior shows the same hard points with improved execution and added Navi, but still "same old"
Igor

chrisbenz · 10-31-2007, 02:23 PM

About time!

SRX7697 · 10-31-2007, 02:23 PM

not so good looking.

dav305z · 10-31-2007, 02:26 PM

Looks...like a mild reskin. Not bad, but it isn't even close to the Mazda 3's and Honda Civic's of the world.

I'm very surprised Toyota didn't come out guns blazing on this one. Isn't this their best selling car worldwide?

skylark68 · 10-31-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dav305z

Looks...like a mild reskin. Not bad, but it isn't even close to the Mazda 3's and Honda Civic's of the world.

I'm very surprised Toyota didn't come out guns blazing on this one. Isn't this their best selling car worldwide?

You don't mess with perfection. (I think i've been drinking too much Toyota Kool-Aid).

EldoFan · 10-31-2007, 02:33 PM

So when do the recalls start??

Hoosier Red · 10-31-2007, 02:33 PM

I'm obviously in the minority, but when it comes to small cars, I hate the added doodads like wings and body skirts. Just give me a clean looking small car. Honda seems to do these very well with the Civic although the latest looks a little gimicky on the inside.

Smellhound · 10-31-2007, 02:34 PM

It's ok. I would be hoping for better than this...but glad they didn't make it worse.

Bottom line, if I was in the market for a Corolla, this wouldn't make me any more, nor any less, likely to buy the new model.

member12 · 10-31-2007, 02:37 PM

That's not a new corolla.

That's the old one with a Camry nose. I think it sort of an improvement, but that car is too tall to have ground effects and still look cool. Honda's have better (lower) stances.

Htay7500 · 10-31-2007, 02:38 PM

it looks better imo.

Xenon · 10-31-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EldoFan

So when do the recalls start??

No recalls or 'saftey bulletins' on the Corolla yet.

camaro_freak · 10-31-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EldoFan

So when do the recalls start??

unneccessary and ridiculous post...

airglow · 10-31-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Smellhound

It's ok. I would be hoping for better than this...but glad they didn't make it worse.

Bottom line, if I was in the market for a Corolla, this wouldn't make me any more, nor any less, likely to buy the new model.

I read Toyota had delayed the Corolla to improve the styling. Now that it is finally out, why did they bother? If GM put plastic cladding like that on any of their cars, the Auto Press would murder them in print.

How in the world the current Corolla (or future Corolla now that I've seen it) outsells the Civic is a mystery for the ages. The Civic is few dollars more equivalently equipped, but is better than the Corolla in every single objective and subjective way. The current Corolla is all the proof that is needed to confirm Toyota is a cult. I can't imagine any sane, competent human who actually drove and compared the Corolla and the Civic would actually buy the Corolla over the Civic.

**GMCSonoma** · 10-31-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by camaro_freak

unneccessary and ridiculous post...

True, but I still laughed...

As for the topic...the nose looks mismatched to the rest of the car...

Good thing this isn't a new GM product...we'd have loads of complaints here already!

oh, wait...

Pontiac05 · 10-31-2007, 02:45 PM

So how is this different than the Yaris?

10-31-2007, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
igor 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,337	Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema) http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/31/s...orolla-debuts/ Hi-Res gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-...orolla/466909/ As expected the Corolla is just a mild reskin of the current mody - the green house is visibly carry-over. The interior shows the same hard points with improved execution and added Navi, but still "same old" Igor __________________ Autosavant - Reimagined! The new www.autosavant.COM!

10-31-2007, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
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dav305z 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,520	Re: Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema) Looks...like a mild reskin. Not bad, but it isn't even close to the Mazda 3's and Honda Civic's of the world. I'm very surprised Toyota didn't come out guns blazing on this one. Isn't this their best selling car worldwide? __________________ "The movement you need is on your shoulders" - Paul McCartney

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10-31-2007, 02:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hoosier Red 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Drives: 2003 Corvette Posts: 834	Re: Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema) I'm obviously in the minority, but when it comes to small cars, I hate the added doodads like wings and body skirts. Just give me a clean looking small car. Honda seems to do these very well with the Civic although the latest looks a little gimicky on the inside. __________________ "If you don't want to go fast, then quit racing and go do something else. And you might want to get some kerosene rags and tie them around your ankles. That'll keep the bugs from crawling up your legs and eating your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt

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Smellhound 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 230	Re: Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema) It's ok. I would be hoping for better than this...but glad they didn't make it worse. Bottom line, if I was in the market for a Corolla, this wouldn't make me any more, nor any less, likely to buy the new model.

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member12 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta Drives: pickup truck Posts: 5,370	Re: Official : 2009 Corolla (non sema) That's not a new corolla. That's the old one with a Camry nose. I think it sort of an improvement, but that car is too tall to have ground effects and still look cool. Honda's have better (lower) stances. __________________ Answer Toyota's FJ and 4Runner...BRING BACK A ZR2 BLAZER!!!!

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