A saloon variant of the new Toyota Toyota Corolla has been revealed at the Guangzhou motor show in China.
The Corolla Saloon will arrive in the UK in early 2019, sitting alongside the already-revealed hatchback and Touring Sports estate models.
A Toyota spokesperson suggested that, based on recent market trends in the UK, the hatchback will likely be the most popular of the three bodystyles, followed by the estate.
The Corolla is based on Toyota's TNGA modular platform, which is also used on the Toyota Prius and Toyota Camry, and will be built in the company's Turkish plant alongside the Toyota Toyota C-HR crossover.
It's the first Corolla saloon to be offered with hybrid powertrains: a 121bhp 1.8-litre set-up, which is also used in the C-HR and Prius, and a new 178bhp 2.0-litre version. UK buyers will be limited to the latter.
Where the hatchback and estate models are aimed at young couples and families respectively, Toyota hopes that the saloon variant will appeal to “young professionals who want more prestigious styling, space and comfort”.
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Yes, Toyota...
The Corolla saloon looks very stylish but I'm not sure it'll age too well. Nonetheless, it's pleasant to see a spiritual Avensis successor.
My initial excitement has been dampened by the prospective starting price of nearly £30,000, which would push customers towards the Audi A3 saloon instead of the Mazda 3 Fastback and Honda Civic saloon. I do hope the less powerful hybrid set-up will be made available to better compete with the aforementioned models.
Get lost Toyota
Another boring design from Toyota.
But the most important thing for me is that Toyota is against BREXIT. Toyota can go to hell. I am not going to buy anything from them. I am not going to give them a single penny of my money.
re: get lost Toyota
I assume then you are against Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Vauxhall, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat......
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You shouldn't have taken the time and effort to share that with us. The Corolla has sold in vast numbers over the decades, to rational, sensible, decent people...no wonder YOU don't recognise and understand just why. Shame you are not a buyer...Toyota think ever so highly of you...
That starting price looks steep
Most likely a typo, but I’d expect a starting price of nearer £18,000.
The styling of this version of the Corolla looks much more interesting, dare I say it, even stylish.