Corolla Axio--May 2008 Launch???

varun.ppl · 14th October 2007, 18:24

I was surfing through the net when i saw this piece of news that the Corolla Axio is going to be launched in India in Mid-2008.

I thought it was a fluke but today on Top Speed (Star News) they confirmed the launch of Corolla Axio in the month of May in 2008.

The car was launched in Japan in 2006late. The car is extremely revamped & has got athletic looks. Pretty different from the contemprory looks as of now.

As per the pricing it is going to be in the range of 10-12Lacs.

Yeah! one more thing it is going to hv 2 engine options:

1. 1.5L 110 Bhp engine
2. 1.8L 130 Bhp engine.

Looks like Corolla is gearing up for competition both in mid-size & large size.

varun.ppl · 14th October 2007, 20:47

Corolla Axio

theMAG · 14th October 2007, 22:46

If Toyota India lauched even a quarter of the models they were purported to be launching, they'd be very high up in the desirability factor right now. But they're not. Because they havent launched a quarter of the models they were purported to be launching.

Vid6639 · 14th October 2007, 22:56

The indian model will most likely be this:

New Toyota Corolla Altis for Malaysians in 2008

Zappo · 14th October 2007, 23:08

Is it only me or does the side profile of this car really bears so much resemblance to the NHC? To me it looks almost as if Honda reworked the looks a little bit to freshen up the City!

coolmob · 14th October 2007, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zappo

Is it only me or does the side profile of this car really bears so much resemblance to the NHC? To me it looks almost as if Honda reworked the looks a little bit to freshen up the City!

seriously looks like the NHC. but at least wud be better than NHC Vtec+

CaliforniaKnight · 14th October 2007, 23:32

to me its got a pinch of YARIS added onto it.

Karandeep81 · 14th October 2007, 23:38

the axio looks big and doesnt have the NHC feel 2 it, but yeah i agree the malaysian version does look like a stretched boot NHC ... but the question is why ? why will toyota want a NHC look alike model ?

abhinav.gupta88 · 14th October 2007, 23:45

Are there only Petrol Powered Engines or Deisel Engines too?
And Will there be any Automatic ( CIVIC ) type in the offering?

speedy · 15th October 2007, 00:00

the car has so much of the NHC written all over it. i prefer the current shape of the corolla to this. i know toyota could have done better.

blue2ki · 15th October 2007, 00:25

if theres a min. of 130 under the hood, i'd settle, thou' it looks a little ....

fx45 · 15th October 2007, 00:37

those guys at tht tv prog. top drive are idiots...

they wer showing car news in which they showed the new bentley azure and gtc. the engine specs which they said.. was like 6.75 L v6......v6?
i was like.. wat the hell.. are they gng to put a tata 2516ex diesel engine in a bentley>>??

they themselves dont kno wat the hell are they sayin...

rocksterraghu · 15th October 2007, 03:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmob

seriously looks like the NHC. but at least wud be better than NHC Vtec+

I second that. It is awful.

God save this country from another ugly sedan!

A S H V I N · 15th October 2007, 06:46

well the new shape is based on the current corolla available in the middle east .. the current indian version is a bit longer though .. after all its a toyota .. so i dont see people backing out from buying one ..

1100D · 15th October 2007, 08:52

Looks similar to the mini-camry corolla selling in US. To be honest, it looks neither modern nor conventional. Kind of in between somewhere, but certainly a baby step forward from the current indian Corolla. However it does succeed in not looking like a monospace with a boot.

However Nissan Verso could be a possible participant in the same segment.

14th October 2007, 18:24	#1
varun.ppl BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 160 Thanked: 225 Times	Corolla Axio--May 2008 Launch??? I was surfing through the net when i saw this piece of news that the Corolla Axio is going to be launched in India in Mid-2008. I thought it was a fluke but today on Top Speed (Star News) they confirmed the launch of Corolla Axio in the month of May in 2008. The car was launched in Japan in 2006late. The car is extremely revamped & has got athletic looks. Pretty different from the contemprory looks as of now. As per the pricing it is going to be in the range of 10-12Lacs. Yeah! one more thing it is going to hv 2 engine options: 1. 1.5L 110 Bhp engine 2. 1.8L 130 Bhp engine. Looks like Corolla is gearing up for competition both in mid-size & large size.
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14th October 2007, 20:47	#2
varun.ppl BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 160 Thanked: 225 Times	Images Corolla Axio
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14th October 2007, 22:46	#3
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	If Toyota India lauched even a quarter of the models they were purported to be launching, they'd be very high up in the desirability factor right now. But they're not. Because they havent launched a quarter of the models they were purported to be launching.
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14th October 2007, 22:56	#4
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,479 Times View My Garage	The indian model will most likely be this: New Toyota Corolla Altis for Malaysians in 2008
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14th October 2007, 23:08	#5
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	Is it only me or does the side profile of this car really bears so much resemblance to the NHC? To me it looks almost as if Honda reworked the looks a little bit to freshen up the City!
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14th October 2007, 23:32	#7
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	to me its got a pinch of YARIS added onto it.
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14th October 2007, 23:38	#8
Karandeep81 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK/Ahmedabad Posts: 192 Thanked: 0 Times	the axio looks big and doesnt have the NHC feel 2 it, but yeah i agree the malaysian version does look like a stretched boot NHC ... but the question is why ? why will toyota want a NHC look alike model ?
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14th October 2007, 23:45	#9
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Are there only Petrol Powered Engines or Deisel Engines too? And Will there be any Automatic ( CIVIC ) type in the offering?
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15th October 2007, 00:00	#10
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	the car has so much of the NHC written all over it. i prefer the current shape of the corolla to this. i know toyota could have done better.
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15th October 2007, 00:25	#11
blue2ki BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: city of ghosts Posts: 185 Thanked: Once View My Garage	if theres a min. of 130 under the hood, i'd settle, thou' it looks a little ....
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15th October 2007, 00:37	#12
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	top drive those guys at tht tv prog. top drive are idiots... they wer showing car news in which they showed the new bentley azure and gtc. the engine specs which they said.. was like 6.75 L v6......v6? i was like.. wat the hell.. are they gng to put a tata 2516ex diesel engine in a bentley>>?? they themselves dont kno wat the hell are they sayin...
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15th October 2007, 06:46	#14
A S H V I N BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 257 Thanked: Once View My Garage	well the new shape is based on the current corolla available in the middle east .. the current indian version is a bit longer though .. after all its a toyota .. so i dont see people backing out from buying one ..
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15th October 2007, 08:52	#15
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Looks similar to the mini-camry corolla selling in US. To be honest, it looks neither modern nor conventional. Kind of in between somewhere, but certainly a baby step forward from the current indian Corolla. However it does succeed in not looking like a monospace with a boot. However Nissan Verso could be a possible participant in the same segment.
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