More Power + The Best Fuel Economy | Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid First Drive 

This is a more functional, with more interior room, new Prius. And that’s a compliment for its power and fuel efficiency! Well done

I am 20 years professional driver ,I have bought the corrola cross hybrid , it's a really fantastic car ,better than the Rav 4 ,if you don't want bigger space and more off road capabilities You are correct in everything you said

I don't think Toyota will be able to (potentially ever!) make enough of these things. It sounds like the essentially perfect vehicle for a lot of people (at least, a lot of Americans) given current economic conditions and uncertainties.

This will just be another great car that Toyota doesn't have on lots and when they do, they will be asking 5K over sticker. None of these new cars really excite me until they are actually available to buy and for MSRP.

Got the Corolla Cross Hybrid XSE with blackout badges and love it!! 40-50 MPG depending on drive. Comfortable, easy to drive, pretty fast, lots of headroom, all the bells and whistles, adaptive cruise control is amazing, breaks are amazing, heated seats, sunroof, blind spot, lift gate, AWD, pretty decent audio, apple CarPlay, navigation, nice seats, and just an amazing small SUV. Traded my 2 year old BMW X1 and never looked back. Happy to be back with Toyota for sure! This is not a family SUV, there’s not a lot of leg room in the second row but for a couple it’s perfect. So much better than the “ever expanding RAV4 “ which keeps getting bigger in size and in price. This is like “mini RAV4 meets mini Highlander”! Finally a small hybrid SUV from Toyota! Not everyone wants, likes or needs a huge SUV!! This is the perfect small SUV!!

I’ve been waiting for this forever! It was released before the Prius but yet Prius is available already.

Good luck getting one of these anytime soon. After watching this review, I called the local Toyota dealer here in the SF Bay Area and was told it will be months and months before we see one. Looks like a winner though.

I brought home a Nightshade model in Celestine paint last Monday. So far I'm really pleased with it. This is my fourth Toyota hybrid, and IMO its powertrain is the best yet. It will take a long, steep hill near me at 55 MPH without high revs from the engine, something none of my three hybrids before it could do. The fastest I was comfortable driving my 2019 Prius up the same hill was 45 MPH. I'm looking forward to our first long trip with the Cross. Thanks for a great review, Alex.

A friend of mine is in the market for a small crossover, and when she called a few of her local Toyota dealers, the waitlist for a Corolla Cross was significant (small refundable deposit + 12-18 month wait)

Great review, thank you. The most recent official news I saw last week said they would be in U.S. showrooms in June. I hope this won't be a waiting list + high dealer markup situation!

Alex, thank you for explaining everything! Great video.

Great episode, Alex. I am in the market and have cross shopped the Corolla Hybrid, the new Prius and the RAV 4 Hybrid. This looks like another fine option.

I've been waiting for this one. I liked the idea behind the original Corolla Cross being lower cost and slightly smaller than a RAV4 (I like driving slightly smaller vehicles in general and am in the market for a practical CUV...), but reading peoples' experiences with the 169 horsepower engine put me off. Hopefully the additional horsepower with the hybrid electric engine/motor makes up for that. The fuel economy is extremely nice, too!

Nice. However, this makes me so grateful my 2022 RAV4 Hybrid has a Spare Tire.

This is on my shortlist! Perfect size for living and driving in LA traffic and compact parking spaces.

Good luck to everyone on getting one of these. I would love one as well, but Toyota still has extremely bad supply issue.

Great review!! After rejecting a new RAV4 because of the noise and stiff seating, this sounds like it would be a great alternative. Will just have to wait til they arrive in our area to teat drive. Thanks!!

Such GIANT bezels on the infotainment screen!

Great review, thanks!

35K?? Ouch!!! I would rather step up and opt for a RAV4.

Do you get the impression Alex was REALLY impressed with this vehicle!

Alex, Wow, the Cross Hybrid is finally here! Toyota must be relieved they beat their initial MPG estimate while vastly improving performance over the 2.Slow engine in the regular Cross. It is reassuring to see the impressive new Prius drivetrain going into a genuinely practical vehicle. 🤩Toyota buyers will now have to decide whether they want to be on the interminable waiting list for the RAV4 Hybrid or Hybrid Cross.😉 On the subject of headroom - HALLELUJAH!!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳 What a pity the Cross has so much less legroom than its chief rival the HR-V. 🤨

Very impressive for economy at 50 mpg for your drive. Make mine Cypress Green. Thanks for the thorough review 😊

I don't know why I was so amused at your excitement about the powered lift gate. I also thought it was a burrito in the glove compartment. I have bad eyes.

Just took delivery on a XSE two days ago. We waited 7 weeks for it to be built and arrive and I’m really excited especially after seeing your review. We traded in a 2016 Crosstrek Limited with a failing CVT. This is the first time in 22 years that we haven’t owned a Subaru as we have switched over to all Toyotas.

Love it! Hard to understand wasting so much hatch space with the emergency, high voltage, disconnect. Was it a temporary design on a test prototype, and the engineers forgot to circle back to move it to the side?

Great review as usual. I would love to see results for these hybrids in more congested/city environments to see what the real world mpg/range would be. I'm older people now and my needs have changed. We currently have a 2016 Outback w/2.5 and CVT when we we working it easily averaged 17 commuting/errands runs but now my wife is lucky she goes more than 6 miles for shopping/errands and of course in hot weather the a/C is full blast giving her around 11mpg typically. On the highway it still easily gets 33mpg but that amount of driving is greatly diminished these days so I want something that would still get big mpg with our use these days and since my Spark EV is awesome it's size is too small for her comfort meanwhile I'm 6' and she's 5'2 and I love it. Anyway, it seems an efficient AWD hybrid may be in our future and since the dealers are soaking folks for a Maverick Hybrid this car seems like a great option. BTW, your review of the Spark EV helped me decide on one and coming up on 4yrs of ownership I'm still very happy with it so your reviews are a great source for my research on vehicles, thanks!

Nice review! These cars will be like Sasquatch trying to find in Canada. I think this cross vehicle is different enough to warrant a new name, and maybe move away from the Corolla name plate that is plagued with crazy insurance rates. Nice to see Toyota refining the hybrids and not moving to full on electric, which doesn't work for me.

Shockingly good value on this! If it's as reliable as my 2008 Highlander, it's gold.

Spot on Alex!

They should have offered a bigger infotainment screen. Many are doing 10.25 in. That area around the screen is MASSIVE. It make it look smaller and cheaper. Lack of spare tire sucks, but you can get your own. No big deal. The 0-60 is pretty good. Considering how heavy it is and lack of turbo. The MPG are actually good. Before Toyota said 37. Which wasn’t that impressive. Getting mid 40s on paper but much higher in real world is amazing.

Looking forward to seeing and using this hybrid system in the Mazda CX-50 when it comes out!!

Asked around for this car. Nearly 6 months after introduction, the wait time is still over 8 months for this.

Need more in-depth comparison of CC vs RAV4, one thing for sure it will be hard to get at dealership

i love this generation of toyota hybrids. more power and great gas mileage...best of both worlds!

My everyday hybrid SUV! I might buy Alex.

I got mine well not hybrid last year ❤❤very economical saves me gas , been in Vegas 2x very strong engine I have no complaints .33 miles per gallon 👍👍👍not bad.. I don’t like turbos coz it makes ur engine stress

8:30 that’s a bottle holder. Because it doesn’t have space for the typical lower compartment on the rear door, they at least throw in space for a bottle.

Amazing!! Looks like will be hot sales, hope Toyota sends enough to dealerships 😪

i have the corolla cross with 2.0 engine. i use extreme driving style to get 5.0L/100km, which is 47 MPG. i never go over 100km/h, seldom let the engine go over 2500rpm when accelerating and hyper mill when ever possible. its a different kind of fun squeezing for MPG.

XSE starts at $31k + $5k dealer markup...

Please discuss safety features like blind spot monitoring etc.

Actually I am going to the Toyota dealer in my locale tomorrow. This was pre-planned of course, but I viewed this because I wanted a 'head up' on what I should expect, BEFORE the sales rep tells me all I should know. (maybe some stuff I don't need, but hey, it's what they do )

I went to japan recently and saw a good amount of these. I noticed that japan has the amber signals where the white space is in the outer brake lights/signals...I'd do some sort of conversion to fill in that space or buy jdm spec lights altogether lol

In general we love it. Minor downsides- memorize the climate controls because otherwise you need a magnifying glass to see them while driving ( : Also any weight over about 100 pounds in the cargo area definitely affects the steering feel in a negative way. This is not a cargo hauler. If needed, drop the rear seat backs and shift cargo forward.

Looking forward to seeing the SE model.

Hi Alex, thank you for uploading such informative and helpful videos so consistently! How do you think this compares with the Niro PHEV? In Canada, it seems like the Niro PHEV would be the better buy since it gets a $5000 rebate while this does not, so I was trying to convince my friend to go with the Niro PHEV since he can charge at home and AWD is not necessary. However, after hearing you give the Corolla Cross Hybrid such high praise, I'm not so sure anymore.

I think the Corolla Cross is pretty dull, but in this form it's just about the perfect modern economy car for most buyers. Aside from a lackluster interior, I can't see anything significantly wrong with this, and even the interior is acceptable for a relatively inexpensive car, and would have been premium twenty years ago. If Toyota doesn't sell massive numbers it's because they either aren't making enough or haven't figured out how to market them. For most people this will be just as functional as a RAV4 Hybrid, and save money. It's not as if the RAV4 interior is any nicer or much roomier.

Honda needs to make their own version of a Toyota Corolla Cross. Around 200hp, 45+mpg come on Toyota and Honda

I went to the Toyota dealer last week. The only new cars they had was 1 Camry and 1 ugly base model Rav4. Titus Will ford in Tacoma WA.

Looks like a winner, where I live the waiting list is longer than a year.

Very interesting. This is now on my watch list. I don't like the black roof and would prefer the front end of the non-hybrid version, but the added acceleration and fuel economy win out, IMO. I need lots of headroom, this looks better than RAV4.

Alex I really like your reviews very through all around. I would like to know a bit more detail on the engine and the transmission on this vehicle. Thank you.

oh holy cow. i guess i no longer think i need a kia niro phev. this is only a few MPG less, but i'll spend about 12k less for the car. it would take me forever to make up that cost. AND: - this toyota should be more reliable - and this should hold it's value longer glad i waited.

the EV fanbois are always knocking on Toyota for their insistence on hybrids but to this day people like these practical vehicles!

The lack of a spare tire, when there appears to be enough room for one if the area were better-designed, is disappointing. I would appreciate a dealer having a modification package to accommodate a spare (or, better-yet, change this design Toyota!).

Great video, i can dream

I've been telling people this will get worse fuel economy than the RAV4 Hybrid, I'll have to correct myself, which I'm happy to have to do.

I sense at least a $4,000 markup from the dealerships

i drove one in 3/2022 in laos. i’m certainly no fan of “green” car nonsense but this hybrid is a winner.

Seems like an excellent value and like most new Toyotas, rides quite well. The thing is, can you get one. And if and when you can, will the dealer jack the price way up?

The Rav4 reminds you of your parent's family car. This is a great car for city-dwelling younger people.

Alex, can you tell me what the fuel tank capacity is for the CCH? The regular one is either 12.4 or 13.2 gallons depending on the trim.

Don't like red turn signals, but it's a good looking car and I know it's going to be great reliability.

I rented this car twice and loved it

Shout out to the good ole hymn Lift High the Cross at 10:28

Could one just buy a small spare tire and leave it in the trunk for those long trips. I really don't need the full cargo 99.9% of the time and I don't go camping. This is my type of vehicle to get soon. Great detailed video

That underload floor situation is so weird, it's almost like they were going to fit a larger battery and ran into thermal and packaging problems.

Another great review as usual. This engine has Toyota's D4S fuel injection system, yes? Next time could you show us or tell us if Toyota did the same correction on this model as they did for the Rav4 hybrids due to cable corrosion? Thanks, keep up the good work.

Paddle shifter great on mountain 2 lane roads where we live at. Agree not necessary on flat land.

I know it’s probably a minor thing for most, but a red turn signal is a deal breaker for me. I just don’t feel that red turn signals are safe.

I much prefer the Corolla Cross design to to the RAV4 design.

good city car, on the highway at 70 mph better use earplugs to avoid permanent hearing loss.

You are an excellent communicator. Would a donut spare fit easily in the back? Kudos.

Ive been waiting for this segment to catch up for years now. Im tired of the ever-increasing bloating of whats supposed to be small crossovers and the mpg suffering because of it. If I want a midsize SUV i'll get a damn V6 4Runner and it will be a real functional SUV. And waiting so long to make these crossovers hybrid is baffling. Stop trying to make them what theyre not. I want a modern hybrid sedan-like with extended cargo/liftback. IE a mini station wagon that gets great MPG and good power/nimble carlike handling. IDK why thats so hard to accomplish these days. Finally Toyota showed up to the party.

What a Terrific Corolla Cross, I love the MPG, sadly the front end is a dislike, I absolutely love the regular Corolla Cross front, one of the best looking Suv's around, its strange how so many Hybrids have an odd looking front end. Great Review, Thanks so much.

my wife drives 2021 rav4 hybrid mostly city driving she got 45mpg avg amizing car on fuel

Such a great hybrid suv!!!! Wish they gave the Corolla hatchback the same treatment with all wheel drive and the higher power hybrid motor like this and the Prius get. Why don't they?????!!!!! I would go for the smaller Corolla hatchback if that were the case and you would have a warm hot hatch with AWD and great fuel economy. The Corolla hybrid can't compete with the Civic hybrid.

Seems like a better version of what a new Prius V would be like, since this has AWD and good ground clearance. Nice job, Toyota!

No cable# for this one too compared to the RAV4H, correct? Lots of disappointment on RAV4World with the HV cable corrosion.

Please let us know how comfortable seats are. Please be honest. I've seen so many reviews of this car and no one mentioned anything about it. Also how the seats in xse model? Those seats are the same as RAV4? I subscribed and gave a like. Thank you

@6:00 you know that wiring seemed like a after thought but next year you bet Toyota will definitely change that design flaw. Than again this is Preproduction so... Hope one of the hybrid trims offers vented seats.

These front ends, how do you get the bugs off? of the goal is fuel efficiency, why a textured front end. The ugly has been keeping me away. A great video as always.

Probably moving the wire will void the warranty, spare tire is a must for me, eventhoug I only need it once every 10 years

Hopefully the Lexus UX gets this powertrain too

Very helpful, detailed review! 👏🏻 I’m really bummed about no spare tire, but hopefully you’re right that one could be purchased and jury-rigged to fit into the cargo space. QUESTION: I’ve heard the center console does NOT have an armrest that slides forward-could you please confirm or refute that? Thanks! 😎

Finally someone mentions AMBER LIGHTS AT THE REAR. I will not buy any vehicles without those Amber lights. Safety is why I like those lights especially when changing lanes or 4 way flashers. No spare tire?? Oh I AM REALLY NOT BUYING THIS VEHICLE

Any towing capability? Looking for something to tow a futility (brush and such) trailer or a light (

The interior size is getting closer to the RAV4 and CRV from 10 years ago.

Just got back from dealership in Vancouver WA after putting down a deposit for a new Wind Chill Pearl Corolla Cross XSE at MSRP. Do not pay markup. Several month wait likely but you never know how many they may pump out of the new Alabama factory for June.

Disappointed to see that black two-tone color scheme seems to always be included in the higher-end editions. Damn near impossible to keep clean and spots up like hell if the weatherman even mentions the word rain.

Semi Prime? 😊 Is that epa rating for the S trim or all trims?

I wish I could be more excited for this but I'd rather keep my old Toyota for the next 5 years than deal with trying to acquire one of these things for msrp.

As of today, there are dozens of Corolla Cross Hybrids in stock within 20 miles of me - the place closet to me has stock and is getting more next week. Stealerships are not moving inventory in this economy. Definitely do not pay over *base* MSRP.

*"maturation"* absolutely as the Dark Side of the Hype now clearly exposed consumers at last can start breathing again and buy a product that is properly made and supported. Top shelf media product as usual and as with all other fellow travellers in this also very important market segment namely trying to inform viewers.

Red turn signals are a pet peeve of mine 😠 Otherwise, a very interesting car!

This will probably be the new best car for Uber Drivers, or anyone really that needs good dailu transportation. The new Prius looks amazing.. but the rear headroom is not good... or the storage. This will fit better for that need, and be more efficient than a Rav4 Hybrid. Oddly I would want one without the AWD.. I have No need for it where I live.. It's an option in the Rav 4, too bad they did not make it an option in this car. Would save some weight and unneeded complication.

Alex great review as you make a huge effort to make this vehicle likable, just not a fan 🤔

Funny how for this car they would upgrade the rear suspension for the battery, but when it was the previous Prius Prine, they just removed the rear middle seat and sold it as an exclusive feature....

The problem with hybrids is that what you save in gas money will go into your insurance company's pocket due to higher insurance rates. There's always a gotcha!