[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by vharihar

I feel seat belts perhaps give 75% of the protection (ALL occupants must wear seatbelts) and airbags probably stretch it marginally to 85%.

Seat belts keep 75% of your body in the seat without being thrown forward.

But the rest 25% comprising of your neck and head would need every bit of protection required when they crash into the steering wheel. Afterall, what use is 75% of the body if the head is impacted? A reason why cars are rated 0 or a maximum of 1 if airbags are not present.

Watch any video of the NCAP videos on frontal and side impact tests, and you would surely be convinced about the usefulness of airbags. Yes, airbags are useless without seatbelts - but that doesn't mean airbags are over rated.

[deetjohn]

Looks good on the outside but for that ride height which is frankly ridiculous for such a big sedan. It looks as if the car is sitting on a jack.

Great to hear about airbags.

[siddutta]

Does the Corolla have the same built to last quality and reliability as the fortuner or Innova?

[JonSnow]

Originally Posted by vharihar

Besides, if its going to be chauffeur driven with the "malik" sitting in rear seat, then anyway the airbags provide max protection to the driver and passenger only, not so much to the rear seat passengers. Or am I mistaken about that?

Well, the chauffeur's life is just as important as the owner's so any feature that improves protection to the driver is always welcome. And the additional airbags are for protection from side impact, so it benefits the rear seat passengers too.

[CarguyNish]

Originally Posted by siddutta

Does the Corolla have the same built to last quality and reliability as the fortuner or Innova?

Obviously, there is no question about it. In fact, the Corolla itself was the first car that tagged Toyota as Reliable, Trouble Free Brand. And it's also Global Best Seller, and that speaks a lot about Reliability.

Although Innova & Fortuner are Ladder on Frame, the Monocoque Corolla shouldn't cause problem if it's not taken off road.

Jokes apart, the Corolla is one fine example of a car that makes owners (Non Enthusiastic) happy with what they care about most (Backseat Comfort & Reliability).

[PrasunBannerjee]

I think Toyota is here in the market for a loss on Altis this time. Clearly there are more diesels that sell in this segment, and they have been ignoring diesels like anything.

To start with, they are providing only 2 airbags in the Diesel, even basics such as front fog lamps and the infotainment system are available only as an accessory on even the top of the line Diesel, which retails for more than 2 million rupees OTR. Seriously Toyota? Spending more than 20 lakhs and still not getting even a basic infotainment system? That's really a bummer




Probably one of the reasons I haven't seen even a single facelifted Altis in my Tier-3 city, but a lot of facelifted Octavia and the latest Elantra. A lot of new Fortuners, but absolute zero spotting of the new Altis so far.

[octane_100]

Originally Posted by PrasunBannerjee

To start with, they are providing only 2 airbags in the Diesel, even basics such as front fog lamps and the infotainment system are available only as an accessory on even the top of the line Diesel

You forgot the engine!
The Altis Diesel has "half an engine"

[PrasunBannerjee]

Originally Posted by octane_100

You forgot the engine!
The Altis Diesel has "half an engine"

I didn't, but it's still not much of an issue for a chauffeur driven Sethji. At least they aren't providing the car without engine and engine being sold separately as standard accessory

[Akshay2010]

We bought a Corolla Altis VL model in June 2018. It doesn't have automatic doors lock feature. After repeated emails to Toyota we have been told the reason for such a gross omission to be 7 airbags. They say that due to installation of airbags, the automatic door lock device has been removed.
I am still not convinced and would want to know more from our members.

[lamborghini]

Originally Posted by Akshay2010

We bought a Corolla Altis VL model in June 2018. It doesn't have automatic doors lock feature. After repeated emails to Toyota we have been told the reason for such a gross omission to be 7 airbags. They say that due to installation of airbags, the automatic door lock device has been removed.
I am still not convinced and would want to know more from our members.

Quite surprising! I am 99% certain our 2017 Corolla VL (7 airbags) comes with speed sensing auto-door locks as standard. Since I don't use the car, I can't say with 100% certainty but I will update if there's any difference.

Did Toyota themselves reply to you? Did you compare it with the brochure available online at the time of purchase and now?

[Simhi]

Originally Posted by Akshay2010

It doesn't have automatic doors lock feature. After repeated emails to Toyota we have been told the reason for such a gross omission to be 7 airbags.

Are you referring to "Speed sensing auto door lock" function? I would be surprised if Altis does not have it as Yaris with 7 airbags has it. So the reason could not be 7 airbags.

[shreevishnu]

Originally Posted by Akshay2010

We bought a Corolla Altis VL model in June 2018.

Hi, My 2018 corolla VL has this. Did you check when the speed sensing auto-lock is activated? It should do that at 20 kmph.

[fordfreak]

Originally Posted by Akshay2010

We bought a Corolla Altis VL model in June 2018. It doesn't have automatic doors lock feature. After repeated emails to Toyota we have been told the reason for such a gross omission to be 7 airbags. They say that due to installation of airbags, the automatic door lock device has been removed.
I am still not convinced and would want to know more from our members.

Just came across your post.

I have a 1.8 GL which was delivered in July 2018. The car does not have speed sensing door locks. This feature was omitted by Toyota when they updated the Altis range in June (I think). The GL, like the VL was also given 7 airbags. This was a great move, but the omission of the speed sensing door locks (which my 2010 GL has) is really silly.

I asked my dealer if this could be activated separately, but was given the same answer - not possible due to the addition of 7 airbags.

[shreevishnu]

Originally Posted by fordfreak

Just came across your post.

I have a 1.8 GL which was delivered in July 2018. The car does not have speed sensing door locks. This feature was omitted by Toyota when they updated the Altis range in June (I think). The GL, like the VL was also given 7 airbags. This was a great move, but the omission of the speed sensing door locks (which my 2010 GL has) is really silly.

I asked my dealer if this could be activated separately, but was given the same answer - not possible due to the addition of 7 airbags.

It would be really hard to do as a feature deletion as all the necessary hardware (vehicle speed sensor, door lock automatic actuators, the harnesses and controllers) are part of standard equipment.
I would re-check once again, maybe in the owners manual. Dealers are a mixed bag, so I wouldnt be too sure on their capabilities/info.

[amolathalye]

Originally Posted by Akshay2010

We bought a Corolla Altis VL model in June 2018. It doesn't have automatic doors lock feature. After repeated emails to Toyota we have been told the reason for such a gross omission to be 7 airbags. They say that due to installation of airbags, the automatic door lock device has been removed.
I am still not convinced and would want to know more from our members.

Hi ,

Oh , that's really sad. My 2015 G model has it. The doors gets automatically locked after crossing 20km/hr. mark.