After over 50 years, the Toyota Corolla is the best selling vehicle of all time. The latest Corolla features an all new TNGA platform and his full of premium features as well as standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.0.
Excellent video review. Thank you for giving the 2020 Corolla a fair chance. These new Corollas look great and are fun to drive! One reason why your test car may have seemed slow is because it's an XLE. XLE is 200 pounds heavier than the LE but has the same 1.8 liter 139 horsepower engine. If you had driven the L or LE, you may have found that it had less off the line lag. Just something to consider.
Took delivery of an XLE in early May to replace my 2014 Corolla SE that had all the bells & whistles. Things I've noticed: smaller glove box & smaller console, than my 2014 SE, better gas mileage than my 2014 SE, more tech safety features & cheaper to insure because of all the safety features (this was a surprise). Took this senior citizen a bit of time to learn all of the tech features. Nice to drive in the city or on the highway. Plenty quick enough for driving around the city, especially when you put it in Sport mode, but then the gas mileage goes down.
For anyone who wants to buy a Corolla, avoid the 1.8L engine as it really is very slow. Go for the 2.0L engine in the SE or the XSE, or get the hybrid if you want efficiency as even the hybrid is way faster than the gas-only 1.8L engine-powered versions of the Corolla.
@@davidrabbit8868 Both the 1.8 and 2.0 will last long. The 2.0 has been out for several years now and is in the hatchback and in the 2019 and 2020 Lexus UX 200.
Andrew.Woolman Not “several years.” 2019 was not that long ago. The 2.0 will “probably” last a long time, but the 1.8 has been proven to last a long time. In the US to get the 2.0, you are forced into the SE or XSE with flashy 18” wheels that attract theft, ride rougher and noisier and cost much more money to replace. Maybe one day, they will make the 2.0 standard in the LE, but for now, you have to give up comfort and lower maintenance costs to get that motor.
@@webcomment8895 Yes "several years". The 2019 Corolla hatchback with the 2 liter motor came out in calendar year 2018. Since then, the 2020 Corolla hatchback and 2021 Corolla hatchback have both gone on sale with the identical 2 liter motor. So yes "several years" and any initial kinks in the 2 liter motor have been ironed out by now after 3 successive model years with the same 2 liter engine. I've asked several owners of the SE with the 18 inch wheels and they said the car still rides smooth, not rougher, even over bumps & rough roads. Toyota designed the suspension so that the ride is smooth even with the 18 inch wheels. Yes ride will be a bit noisier but not significantly more than the 16 inch wheels. As for theft, that's why you have wheel locks & alarms that can be installed. Truth be told, that 8 inch iPad looking infotainment is going to attract a lot of theft on LE and SE models so if theft is a concern, don't buy this Corolla. As for replacing the 18 inch wheels, you can always replace them with cheaper 16 inch wheels after you get some good use out of them.
Andrew.Woolman As far engines go, even the longest interpretation of selectively using calendar year 2018 and then using model year 2021 to try to call it 3 years, 3 years is still not a lot of time to determine durability and long term reliability. Wheel locks are easily defeated by hammering on sockets and unbolting them. Low profile tires are not appropriate for economy cars. That’s why they are only put on the sporty versions of the Corolla for like SE, XSE and Nightshade Edition for people who value style over practicality and ride. Your anecdotes are owners who are used to how the car rides and didn’t prioritize ride quality when choosing a vehicle. Look up the rated tread life and replacement costs of SE tires vs LE tires. The 18” wheels will be an ongoing increase in cost of ownership. The radios won’t be a particularly attractive theft target because they only fit other Toyotas within a narrow model year range. The previous style radios could also be stolen. The sporty 18” wheels and tires can be easily resold to drivers of a huge variety of vehicles, Toyotas or not. The 19” tires on sporty versions of the Camry and Accord are also very commonly stolen vs the more basic wheels you get on an LE.
In the mid 2000s, push to start was only available on the big luxury cars, not small cars. Also, not all luxury cars may have those safety sense features that is standard on Toyota
Very good review and test drive for 2020. I am on the waiting list for 2023 Corolla XLE as of Sept. 2022. The 2023 Corolla XLE will have the 2.0L 169HP, Sense 3.0, a 8 inch Info system display, 7inch digital display in the instrument cluster, a rear USB port. For 2023, Toyota dropped the L trim and Apex models, the base is now LE. Toyota offers AWD and Hybrid for the Corolla. My understanding that the sluggish acceleration from a stop will improve about 2 seconds quicker from 0 to 60 mph with the 2.0L. Road and wind noise relatively the same, long trips will become frustrating or annoying unless willing to crank up the radio or wear ear plugs. Pot holes and rough roads should be avoided. Back seating is still snug for heavy weights and tall people. Back seat knee room can be an issue or for those needing to stretch their legs. The 8 inch display rising above the dashboard is rather a bad position, please lower it. Having a USB port inside the center console/ arm rest is ridiculous. Personally I have little faith in electronic parking / emergency brake as a manual handle you pull is better. The Corolla steering wheel is a bit thin. Also Toyota forget about having power front passenger seat. But as it may, Corolla is reliable, plenty of safety features and very good mpg makes it a nice little commuter car. The Grill design is terrible but it is not a Show Car and not out to win the fashion show.
Japanese young people are not attracted to the Corolla like overseas. The Corolla has been sold for a long time, but here in Japan it has a strong image of a car for the elderly. Hatchbacks and wagons sell reasonably well to young people, but young people don't buy sedans. 日本の若者は海外のようにカローラに惹かれない。カローラは長い間売られてきたが、ここ日本では年配層が乗るクルマというイメージが強いからだ。ハッチバックとワゴンは若者にまあまあ売れているが、セダンを若者は買わない。
@@1792dt Young generation？hmm・・・twenties～forties generation people I guess. Some of them buy hatchback model but most of them don't sedan and wagon model in Japan.
I do not see any Toyota Corolla xle’s in California, and I think it’s the Hybrid Le because it also has Led Lights too. The only Corolla’s I see is the Le, hybrid Le, and the Se. Only
@@tiendoan6417 The MSRP of an SE (including destination) comes to around $23,000, as long as there are no additional options. Sales tax, registration, doc fee, other dealer fees etc. will add $2,000 which makes the total $25,000. Aim for a $5,000 discount and always negotiate using the out the door price. Wait till the end of the month like right now and email at least 3 to 5 Toyota dealerships near you and ask them for their best OTD price on a new SE. Then tell them if they can give you $20,000 out the door, you will buy an SE from them. No negotiation, just let them sweat it out. Do all this through email.
The new Corolla is worse than the previous one. I can’t believe they took 4-6 inches of legroom out of the back seats! It’s a nightmare trying to fit adults back there now.
@@chrisak49 yes just got 2020 for rent and it feels like a smaller class car so worse but handling is better than previous one but the legroom is the worst i dont know what toyota was thinking and the road noise is badd
Stop exaggerating. It can fit normal sized adults in the back, just not weirdo tall adults. The new Corolla is also LOTS more fun to drive, the handling & steering is better than the new Mazda 3.
I'm not sure it's better than the 10th gen Honda Civic. The new Corolla is a much better car than before, but I'd still choose a Civic or new Mazda3 as well.
Well, I did have a lot of faith in your Channel until you tried to turn a simple High MPG car into a Drag Strip Car and complain about it. Their are 2 models for a reason. The reason it’s not neck snapping off the line is for MPG numbers. More then half the review about how slow it is off the line. Duh.
Of course it’s not a drag car but it’s the only way to properly describe the off the line lag which is extremely noticeable and very pertinent in everyday driving especially if you’re wanting to pull out into traffic.
I wanted to look at the reviews of the Corolla to see what was standard on the base model. I want to buy a car like this for my granddaughter. Your review was terrible. You spent more time on the truck without even telling that it’s 13 ft.³. as you got inside I was focused on every word you said to see if it had Apple CarPlay in the base model that you never pointed out and just said this model has Apple CarPlay. Thank goodness for Alex on autos where I can get all the information I need and he clearly describes the model he has and the base or the one step up from base which is only $400.
On the truck? Models vary between different markets. What we get in Canada May be different than other markets in the world including the US. For grade walks, I recommend you checking the website of the manufacturer in your country for the most relevant info for your market. Thanks for the comment.
