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#4020 of 4025 Re: What to expect from the next Corolla next fall [empoweredbc]
by terceltom
Oct 31, 2012 (5:10 am)
Awesome ! When they get a hybrid I'll be first in line.
Oct 31, 2012 (9:41 am)
I bet a hybrid Corolla would be awesome! Think of the MPGs you could get with that thing!
#4022 of 4025 Re: What to expect from the next Corolla next fall [terceltom]
by Kirstie@Edmunds HOST
Oct 31, 2012 (10:00 am)
If most people posted that, I'd think it was just idle talk, but I actually believe you WOULD be first in line, Tom!
#4023 of 4025 Re: What to expect from the next Corolla next fall [empoweredbc]
by bottgers
Nov 01, 2012 (1:17 pm)
I'm a little disappointed in the projected fuel economy numbers of the new Corolla. I'd rather they forgo the bump in HP and make the car more fuel efficient. It seems they are more concerned about HP numbers than fuel economy numbers. With gas prices likely to keep going up, so should the mileage of new vehicles. If automakers were less concerned about power output and more concerned with MPGs they could easily have cars like the Corolla getting 50 MPG on the highway by now....instead we get more power and the same or less fuel economy....
#4024 of 4025 Re: What to expect from the next Corolla next fall [bottgers]
by backy
Nov 01, 2012 (4:17 pm)
If automakers were less concerned about power output and more concerned with MPGs they could easily have cars like the Corolla getting 50 MPG on the highway by now....instead we get more power and the same or less fuel economy....
Well... the new Sentra has only 130 hp, down 10 from 2012, and does have higher FE than the old car... but no better than the 155 hp Mazda3 or 148 hp Elantra, and not much better than the 160 hp Focus... or even the new Altima!
So I am not sure lower hp is the answer, not with the weight of compacts being what it is today because of bigger cars, more safety etc.
#4025 of 4025 Toyota is working on all-new engines
by empoweredbc
Nov 01, 2012 (10:05 pm)
Turbos, CTVs, Hybrids......plenty of cool, new stuff is coming down the pipeline. This is the last go-round for the old bored-and-stroked 1.8 in the Corolla, or the 2.5 in the Camry/Rav4. And Toyota already has the #1 lineup in overall fuel efficiency.
3 years from now, by 2015, you won't recognize the engine lineup. The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!
But the next Corolla will be lighter, faster, and more efficient. No need to fret now...