couldnt agree more with you guys honest reviews thumbs up for showing the real picture unlike some senior members over here who owns this car and always keeps on praising it for no apparent reason and never discuss their cons (one of them even sounds like toyota brand ambassador to me which you all know who :P)
anyways sharing my personal experience which ive never shared here but now i think i should so that consumer knows what he is getting and he doesnt have to regret his decision going for new shape corolla .. so after selling my 9th gen civic on loss (sold it because sometimes it behaves like car will get out of control from rear and on turns and sometimes ive had no confidence on it while driving as ive paid hefty price) then ive came over this 11th gen corolla thread and started reading members reviews/opinions and after carefully reading ive made up my mind to finally go for corolla and not just some base model corolla (gli/xli which are known for their small displacement engines) but opted for the ultimate GRANDE CVTI auto 1.8 which is currently top of the line variant company has to offer.coming up from civic 9th gen and shifted to this 11th gen corolla was a bad experience bad in a sense that car literally has light to no road grip at all , i never felt confidence while driving it , brakes are not upto what ive expected , handling is worse then civic 9th gen as car tends to go out of control if you dont carefully grab the steering wheel on speeds 100 to 120 km , my car was also equipped with michelin primacy hp tyres so there was no issues with tyres as well , serious grip issues just imagine if it happens with GRANDE CVTI AUTO 1.8 then this behaviour must be present in all versions of corolla i believe because everything is same excpet engines
btw plus points of new shape corolla are nice sound proofing from inside , nice leg room , nice torquey engine , 7speed manual mode paddle shifters and good ground clearance well thats about it .. am sorry if i offended any member/owner over here as that was never my intention as i always respect my juniors and seniors but ive shared my personal experience which ive felt only after ownership of these legendary cars of our country and am glad to say am not alone in this as other members also started experiencing the same (H)
Finally i am in full peace nowadays and enjoying the drives and loving the way how my car behaves in handling and braking department ALHAMDOLILAH because afterall some of us do purchase cars for REAL DRIVING PLEASURE ! which car i am talking about ? its for you to guess
Regards
Mitthu