Toyota
Corolla Hybrid
Toyota
showcased the Toyota Corolla Hybrid at 2016 Beijing Motor
Show. The Toyota Corolla’s hybrid variant debuted next to the Toyota Levin HEV
at Auto Shanghai 2015, and is built and sold in China by the FAW-Toyota joint
venture.
The Corolla
Hybrid measures 4,630 mm in length, 1,775 mm in width and 1,485 in height, and
has a wheelbase of 2,700 mm. Its powertrain is composed of a 8ZR-FXE 1.8-litre
VVT-i Atkinson cycle petrol engine that produces 98 hp and 142 Nm of
torque and a permanent magnet synchronous motor that spins out 71 hp and 207 Nm of torque. In total, the hybrid system develops 134 hp.
Power is sent to the wheels via an an electronically-controlled continuously
variable transmission.
The energy is
saved in 6.5 Ah NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) batteries. The hybrid variant can
reach a top speed of 180 km/h and has a fuel consumption rating of 4.2 litres
per 100 km (23.81 km/l).
Other features of the Toyota Corolla Hybrid include LED headlights with automatic
high-beam control system, LED daytime running lights, LED tail lights, 4.2-inch
multifunction colour driver information display, LED ambient lighting,
6-speaker audio system, navigation system, ABS+EBD+BA, S-VSC, HAC, 6 SRS
airbags, parking sensors and reversing camera.
