
If you want seat warmers, you'll have to step all the way up to the XSE, which adds frippery such as LED headlights, 18-inch alloy wheels, and a power driver's seat. Multi-Information Display (MID) screen See More Features Build Hybrid SE 29,290 Starting MSRP 45/38 Est. The S and SE offer some comfortable fabric seats that sadly lack heat. MPG Sport styling with sport front grille, front/rear bumpers, and smoked front Toyota emblem with all-black badging including AWD badge Black heated power outside mirrors 4.2-in. There's a lot of unused space atop the dashboard, but otherwise, it's a cozy interior with more than enough hidy-holes to store whatever tchotchkes fall out of your pockets. How is the new Corolla’s hybrid system different The lithium-ion battery pack has a 14 greater output, a 14 (18kg) lower weight and. The Corolla Hybrid LE and Hybrid SE offer an eFour all-wheel-drive system as an option with its 1.8 L 2ZR-FXE I4 Hybrid Synergy Drive engine, with the rear. The cabin is nearly the same as in the standard Corolla Cross and barely different from that of the Corolla. Every element of that hybrid system has been overhauled. Thankfully, it's not too sharp aiming for mass appeal keeps things relatively soft, and the steering is overboosted to a fare-thee-well.

This includes a standard "sport-tuned" suspension, which offers a slightly flintier ride than what we've experienced on the Corolla Cross's non-S trims. Since the hybrid has more vim than any other Corolla Cross variant, Toyota saw fit to shove in a bunch of sporty elements into the hybrid-and it's available only in the jauntier S, SE, and XSE trims, forgoing the more pedestrian LE and XLE. Tested: 2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid SE AWD.Tested: 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Woodland Edition.Plus, all 2023 Corolla models gain next-generation Toyota Safety Sense 3.0, next-generation Toyota Audio Multimedia. Get detailed views of the 2023 Corolla at multiple angles using our 360 Degree Views tool. The line expands with four new Hybrid grades, including a more powerful hybrid system and available all-wheel drive. Discover the 2023 Toyota Corollas interior and exterior with our image gallery. Power comes from a 1.8-liter Atkinson-style inline-4-cylinder enginemated to two electric motors making a total output of 121 horsepower. In fact, we think the latest Corolla Hybrid is such an essential addition to the Toyota lineup it now renders the Prius completely unnecessary. The Toyota Corolla Hybrid rolls into 2023 a changed car and customers are bound to love what they see and drive. The 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid achieves an outstanding fuel economy rating from the EPA of 53 city/52 highway/52 combined mpg. The company's other hybrid products like the Camry and RAV4 Hybrid are so fantastic that no one wants a Prius anymore.



We think Toyota itself may deserve part of the blame here. So what happened? Gasoline prices play a factor, as does consumer preference towards crossovers. But if you dive a bit deeper, you may start to see why this car is so vital for Toyota.įollowing a peak sales year in 2012, when the Prius family sold 236,655 units, sales have steadily declined, reaching fewer than 70,000 sales in 2019. So, why were we so excited to drive a Corolla? Well, upon first inspection, the Corolla Hybrid may not seem much different than any other model. While we've had a few brief opportunities to drive it at events, CarBuzz finally had a chance to test the 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid for an entire week. Last year, Toyota introduced a hybrid version of the Corolla Hybrid.
