Featured 13th generation Corolla goes shockingly futuristic, battery-electric

Reminded me of the bZ2.

 

More boring than ever before...

 

meh.
It's still a napkin drawing for now.

I'm imagining kids trying to cost justify a $40,000....Corolla.

 

I like it a lot, but we're considering replacing the Camry with the cross

 

I'll sell you a gen2 with a sodium pack? Way better choice!

 

The current Corolla Cross hybrid reminds me of the gen3 v including no sound deadening and relatively cheap interiors. However it has 196 hp, advanced safety features and the expected center screen with Carplay/AA. All for about the same price I paid for the v in late 2011.

 

I don't know what kids use to justify cost. But a 53-year-old like me would say it's called a GR.

Why is everything becoming a crossover. Also, why do I dislike crossovers? Sometimes I just don't understand myself.

 

They ARE easier to fold yourself into.

I'd be more of a GR86 dude than a GR.
Cheaper.
RWD.
Has a third pedal (Gen Z Anti-theft device.)
Non-turbo.

BUT....back to Corollas......

 

Are you looking at the increased seat height? Toyota will be doing a hatchback and wagon for the new Corolla, and I expect the hatch to be available here.

 

Maybe for head room, but my experience is that crossovers tend to have less leg room. I guess I'm more of a Lazyboy kind of guy than a dining-room chair kind of guy. But still, I guess I can see the appeal.

I also think that, cubic-foot for cubic-foot, crossovers take up less square-footage than something with similar interior space, like a station wagon.

But still, I don't like bricks, even if they are more aerodynamic than ever. To me, all cars should be looking more like Apteras, not bricks. And I also don't like the lack of frontal visibility on a lot of these tall, square-nosed vehicles. If they're going to make the grill taller than a five-year-old, then put some school-bus style cross-over mirrors on the hood so people can see what's in front of them.

Don't make me drool! The GR86 would be my choice over the GR Corolla too. For me, the only drawback would be trying to fit a friend or two in the rear seat.

My only reason for wanting a GR Corolla is that there is a third pedal option. I have zero interest in an automatic GR Corolla.

Back to the main subject:
If the 13th gen Corolla came with a manual transmission, I'd be all over it. But I'm sure that that's never going to happen, and I understand why: Toyota's superior hybrid system is CVT, and I'm one of only 3 people in the world that want a standard transmission in a base model Corolla.

Something else that would catch my attention, MT or not, would be a less cluttered interior. Like, get rid of that center console. It serves no purpose other than to take up more space.