This is the New Corolla

amit · 22nd January 2008, 12:01

All cars at North American auto shows have their gear sticks, volume control and all other knobs removed to prevent show goers from flicking them.

AirWind · 22nd January 2008, 12:09

and the center console looks similar to the SX4's...

RajaTaurus · 22nd January 2008, 12:16

Man, I have a feeling they have modified the 2005 Camry to be the 2009 Corolla... I had this car and the interior looks exactly the same. In fact, I got carried away that this is CAMRY..!!!
And the exterior is 2007 model Camry..!!!!
In that case, how the 2009 Caamry is going to look like...
Crazy it seems...!!!

vickey_jai · 22nd January 2008, 12:31

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Originally Posted by amit

- Longer, wider but shorter then the Corolla it replaces.

Longer or Shorter ?????

khanak · 22nd January 2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by akash_m

..and yes, I havnt seen any gear 'stick' as sleek as this before !!

I noticed that quite a few companies do this in car shows. Maybe its so that people dont play with the gear shift too much.

madan80 · 22nd January 2008, 13:19

to me the side profile looks like the Cedia...on taller tires.

ankit.jhamb · 22nd January 2008, 23:09

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Originally Posted by vickey_jai

Longer or Shorter ?????

Longer as in length

shorter as in height

Nitin · 23rd January 2008, 02:06

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Originally Posted by amit

All cars at North American auto shows have their gear sticks, volume control and all other knobs removed to prevent show goers from flicking them.

Really? I haven't heard about that. Will keep my eyes open when I go to the Auto show this weekend.
Quite practial,I'd say. Some people are so nosey,they'd pull everything off the car.

amit · 29th January 2008, 22:15

2009 Toyota Corolla: First Drive!: Report by Canadian Driver.

The higher end variants get climate control. Doesn't the Indian Corolla come with climate control? Also, Toyota has pushed the envelope ahead of the Civic by giving higher end variants a "smart key" with push button engine start/stop.

Nitin · 29th January 2008, 22:19

The high end version, probably the XRS version,seems to have a whole lot of goodies! Definitely going to give the Civic a tough fight.

DRAGONLORD · 29th January 2008, 22:31

I agree that the civic is a much better looking car, I find that Honda tends to make more agressive looking cars than Toyota who favour bland and conservative looks, the new Camry being an exception. But how many of those do you see on the roads ???

RajaTaurus · 30th January 2008, 09:02

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Originally Posted by DRAGONLORD

I agree that the civic is a much better looking car, I find that Honda tends to make more agressive looking cars than Toyota who favour bland and conservative looks, the new Camry being an exception. But how many of those do you see on the roads ???

Dear Dragon,
The New Camry is a overkilled whooping 22 Lakhs.. You can by a Corolla and a Cedia for that Price... No way comparable in price-wise.. That's why you see more Civics than Corollas..
Morover, Camry is in the segement as Accord...

Absar · 30th January 2008, 17:57

In February's Autocar India, this was published!

The new Corolla = Corolla Altis.

cya
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Jayabusa · 30th January 2008, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Karandeep81

were we not to get the 'Japanese' version of the corolla ??
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What's that logo all about?

penpavan · 30th January 2008, 19:29

I dont know if anybody agrees with me.. The current Corolla doesn't look luxurious enough to justify it's price.

[Excuse me this only how I feel]

However, this new Corolla looks more luxurious and has good design as well. Curious to see it's new interiors...

22nd January 2008, 12:01	#61
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	All cars at North American auto shows have their gear sticks, volume control and all other knobs removed to prevent show goers from flicking them.
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22nd January 2008, 12:09	#62
AirWind BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 998 Thanked: 404 Times View My Garage	and the center console looks similar to the SX4's...
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22nd January 2008, 12:16	#63
RajaTaurus Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tenkasi, TN Posts: 1,119 Thanked: 473 Times View My Garage	Man, I have a feeling they have modified the 2005 Camry to be the 2009 Corolla... I had this car and the interior looks exactly the same. In fact, I got carried away that this is CAMRY..!!! And the exterior is 2007 model Camry..!!!! In that case, how the 2009 Caamry is going to look like... Crazy it seems...!!!
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22nd January 2008, 13:19	#66
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	to me the side profile looks like the Cedia...on taller tires.
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29th January 2008, 22:15	#69
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	2009 Toyota Corolla: First Drive!: Report by Canadian Driver. The higher end variants get climate control. Doesn't the Indian Corolla come with climate control? Also, Toyota has pushed the envelope ahead of the Civic by giving higher end variants a "smart key" with push button engine start/stop.
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29th January 2008, 22:19	#70
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	The high end version, probably the XRS version,seems to have a whole lot of goodies! Definitely going to give the Civic a tough fight.
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29th January 2008, 22:31	#71
DRAGONLORD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 85 Thanked: 0 Times	I agree that the civic is a much better looking car, I find that Honda tends to make more agressive looking cars than Toyota who favour bland and conservative looks, the new Camry being an exception. But how many of those do you see on the roads ???
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30th January 2008, 17:57	#73
Absar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 560 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	In February's Autocar India, this was published! The new Corolla = Corolla Altis. cya A
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30th January 2008, 19:29	#75
penpavan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blore Posts: 452 Thanked: 227 Times	I dont know if anybody agrees with me.. The current Corolla doesn't look luxurious enough to justify it's price. [Excuse me this only how I feel] However, this new Corolla looks more luxurious and has good design as well. Curious to see it's new interiors...
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