11[SUP]th[/SUP] Generation Toyota Corolla
General Review ( All Variants )
Exterior and Styling :
The Shape as you all know is really gorgeous yet elegant and the best so far as compared to previous generations .
The Quality of the paint is nice looks really shiny and appealing . But A few cars have some quality issues , the paint especially on the door handles feels really rough and is not smooth at all , not in all the cars ( Xli / Gli ) But more than 80% of xlis and glis have this issue . The door handle from inner side where you actually grip the handle is quite smooth though and feels as good as other painted panels of the body but from the facial aspect it looks and feels really rough , seems like Indus does it on purpose as the inner side of the handle is perfect !
Tail lights Mal alignment issue
You Guys already know about it
The issue is more prominent and easily visible on the driver side tail light , even my car?s right tail light has this issue , have mailed Indus about this problem and I would request everyone here on this forum to write the same to Indus Kindly !
Gap between Wheel and the Arch :
Horrible and too much Gap between the wheel and the arch , good for some hard core driving style in villages with too much load inside the car ,but for city use , it just kills the look of the car !
Road Clearance :
High Ground Clearance , You can enjoy a tension free drive with even Body kit , the car wont hit any speed breaker or car breaker . Good For Our Roads and conditions , A plus point for Most of the users !
NO Side skirts , or Mud Flaps or Rock Molding like in previous Xli and Gli ! Thumbs Down !
INTERIOR :
Interior is really nice , sober and elegant . It is Not Photogenic at all looks quite ordinary sometimes poor in the pics , But In real looks and feels really nice .
The Soft Padded Dashboard and door trims give a premium Touch . Door handles are nice to touch , power windows buttons have a good finish . Steering looks good too and has a good grip feels much better than previous Xli and Glis Steering .EPS is good , steering is light !
Meter and Cluster :
Optitron Meter looks really attractive , Multi Info Display shows the fuel avg , the range , odometer and trip meter , and shows the temperature as well , it lacks the temperature guage / needle type temperature meter , but the MID shows the the Temperature Bar , one side has ? C ? and the other side has ? H ? and the indication is in the form of a line which stays in the middle obviously !
The GATE TYPE automatic gear lever / shifter , looks really nice and is fun to use , it has D , 3 ,2 and 1 Modes .
AC
AC in this car is really impressive , and the blower is too powerful . 10/10 here !
AC VENTS
The Driver side AC Vent is quite useless to be honest , I am still trying hard to set it in a position that the air comes to my face directly !
The Dashboard doesn?t have any loose panels or parts like previous corollas silver panels around the ac vents and cd player which used to make crappy sound on bumpy roads and when touched !
POOR Door Trim Nut / Screw Covers
The round screw covers on the inner side of the door handle are pathetic .have seen many new corollas with loose covers in different showrooms and unluckily my cars driver side cover is loose and I have tried many times to press n close it but it opens again n again . WTH !
The Seats are nice and comfortable , You can feel the car , not like previous models which had no feel at all and used to feel like a soft cushion chair ! Rear Seats are comfortable too , rear arm rest is really nice with that silver lid opener / cup holder gives a premium touch .
High Hip Point
Really High Hip Point , makes it easier to get in and out of the car
You can really feel that the car is really high than almost every car on the road I think lol
I was surprised at the signal yesterday , when 9[SUP]th[/SUP] gen corolla 2004 model was next to me and I could literally see in that car just because of this High Hip Point and even that corolla also had a high hip point
EXCELLENT VISIBILITY
Easy to drive , everything on the road visible , almost no blind spots .
Front Centre Arm rest is well built and solid , lacks the sliding mechanism though , but the hand easily reaches the gear if you put your arm on the arm rest !
Spacious Cabin
Roomier cabin , ample leg room and head room
Floor Mats :
The Car Comes with Black / Grey Floor Mats with Corolla written with red , mats are of good quality and have a gripping screw at the sides for grip on the floor
Trunk has carpeted inner lining for sound muffling and a decent look !
Driving Experience :
Now The Most Important Part
" The Drive of Gli 1.3 Super ECT Automatic "
The Drive is really Nice Surprisingly . The Acceleration is Good Considering A huge and heavy Body , 1.3 ltr 84 hp Engine with Automatic Transmission
The Car Is not sluggish at all if you floor it , obviously it drives differently than 1.8 ltr altis or civic , but if you guys have driven current city 1.3 prosmatec you will really love the drive !
Brakes are Good .
Road Grip :
Road Grip is good too , That was a surprise for me , I was thinking since it really has too high ground clearance it will have road grip just like 9[SUP]th[/SUP] gen corolla but its even better than 10[SUP]th[/SUP] gen corolla , the car feels solid and stable at 120 km/hr on a curved road . haven?t gone above 120 km/hr so cant comment about higher speeds but have a feeling it will be just fine at 140 to 150 km/hr .
Suspension and Comfort :
The car is Really comfortable . The ride is really smooth feels soft and has the traditional Cushioning effect on bad roads like previous Corolla , You should really change the EUROSTARS to Enjoy the real comfort of your corolla !
Fuel Avg Is not good !
Currently my car is giving me 8 to 8.5 km/ltr , with mixed driving style , and I have installed bigger tyres and rims
Fuel Consumption and Acceleration some what feels like 2005 EXi Prosmatec , same fuel avg figures , and almost same RPMs at normal speeds like 40km/h 60 km/h 100 km/h
Shifting is really smooth and no jerks at all
Floored It Once with full pedal almost , the acceleration was good for 1.3 ltr Auto Sedan .
If you are driving it with light foot , the gears change at 2 k RPM , if You want to drive a bit faster than avg then the gear changes at 3k rpms , which will be the case with most of the people and that?s the reason for slightly bad avg.
The Green Eco Light turns on if u drive between 2 to 3 k rpm .
OVERALL :
It is a Really Nice Family Sedan with spacious and comfortable cabin , good quality interior , good Drive and the car is really made for our Pakistani Roads and can take all the beating that our roads will offer , Looks absolutely outstanding in its class , I haven?t driven my Civic 9[SUP]th[/SUP] gen for almost 1 week now , still enjoying this New Corolla which is a Head Turner on the Roads and feels much much better than all previous gens of corolla !