The all-new Toyota Corolla Hatchback
(Toyota Corolla Sport/Toyota Auris) goes on sale this summer globally. Next
year, the four-door variant will follow. Autos Segredos has released renderings
of the next-gen Toyota Corolla sedan (next-gen Toyota Corolla Altis) previewing
its expected form.
The next-gen Toyota Corolla sedan is
expected to have a front-end in the same design as the latest Toyota Corolla
Hatchback. The redesigned C-segment car’s front-end would comprise a low hood
and sharp-looking, J-shaped dual-beam LED headlamps following from the sleek
upper grille, sharp bumper and a large, trapezoidal-shaped under the grille. At the rear, the rendering
shows new split LED tail lamps connected via a slim LED light stripe with
“COROLLA” branding on the convex bootlid. The chrome garnish on lower bumper
includes faux dual exhaust outlets for a sporty look. The actual car may have
more appealing tail lamps and miss the LED light stripe.
The next-gen Toyota Corolla sedan should
come with the all-new M20A-FKS 2.0-litre Dynamic-Force naturally petrol engine
and the 8NR-FTS 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine. In the hatchback version,
the 2.0-litre engine produces 168 hp and 204 Nm Of
torque. It is paired with the 6-speed iMT manual transmission or a CVT. The
1.2-litre engine develops 116 PS and 185 Nm of torque and sends power to the
front wheels via a 10-speed automatic transmission.
Toyota will very likely offer an all-new
Toyota Corolla Hybrid sedan. The electrified variant could borrow the 122 PS
THS II (Toyota Hybrid System II) powertrain from the hatchback version. This
system combines the 2ZR-FXE 1.8-litre petrol engine (98 PS/148 Nm) with the 1NM
electric motor (72 PS/163 Nm). The latter gets its juice from a 6.5 Ah
Nickel-metal hydride battery.
The next-gen Toyota Corolla sedan is
said to debut in 2019. It could arrive in India in 2020.
