- 2009 Toyota Corolla
Base price: $15,000 (est.)
Engine: 1.8-liter four, 132 hp/128 lb-ft; XRS: 2.4-liter four, 158 hp/162 lb-ft
Transmission: Five-speed drill or four-speed semiautomatic (base models); five-speed drill or five-speed semiautomatic (XRS); front-wheel drive
Length x breadth x height: 178.7 x 69.3 x 57.7 in
Wheelbase: 102.4 in
Curb weight: 2,723-2,965 lb
Fuel frugalness (EPA city/hwy): 27/35 mpg (1.8-liter); 22/29 mpg (manual 2.4-liter), 22/30 mpg (automatic 2.4-liter)
Safety features: Dual front, lateral and mantle airbags anti-lock brakes; unchangeability curb accepted on XRS Major accepted features: Air conditioning; noesis steering; tilt/telescopic control wheel; 60/40 separate folding side seat; AM/FM/CD (XM equipment ready) radio; right temperature gauge; digit 12-volt noesis outlets; utility plumb centre peak adjuster
Warranty: Three years/36,000 miles
For starters, we conceive this new Toyota Corolla is farther meliorate hunting than the near-invisible automobile it replaces primeval incoming year. And it steps up in noesis and force to a 158-hp, 162 lb-ft, 2.4-liter 16-valve VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing with “intelligence”) four-cylinder engine…but exclusive in the sportiest XRS model. The another quaternary models, from bargain-basement humble finished better-equipped LE, XLE and semi-sporty S, attain do with a evenhandedly weak 132-hp (up from the 2008 Corolla’s 126) dual-VVT-i 16-valve quaternary that shoe discover meet 128 lb-ft of sophisticate (up from 122). That compares to a better 140 horses and an aforementioned 128 lb-ft for the Civic’s same-size quaternary and 148 hp and a such stronger 152 lb-ft for the humble ’08 Cobalt’s 2.2-liter four.
These newborn Toyota Corolla sedans listing on the aforementioned 102.4-in.wheelbase as their predecessors but set 0.4 inches longer, 2.8 inches wider and 0.8 inches lower. The added breadth provides added margin and enarthrosis shack in front, though (for whatever reason) a pair inches inferior side enarthrosis room. Leg shack is accumulated most a half-inch in face and nearly an progress in back, but face nous shack is downbound a half-inch cod to the modify roofline. The coverall termination is a slightly roomier, quieter and more easy cabin disposable for quaternary adults but rattling dripless for five.
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