No denying the styling – it looks like a million dollars and after the grandpa image of the previous generation and the great grandpa version before it, the styling looks good, and some may even call it chic. The twin front lamps deep set within a large organically shaped headlamp cluster have a new technology, and it is called Light Emitting Diode, or LED for short. Yes, the Audis of the world may be going to town over this high-technology gee-gaw, but then Toyota has put it in the low beam of the humble Corolla. The parking lamps are also LEDs, and you can leave them on permanently if you want them to act as Daytime Running Lights (DRL) – they look neat.
The big bold grille in the front with its prominent ‘T’ leaves you no doubt about who the car is from. The sides are quite plain, which gives a clean look and the rear lamp cluster also makes significant use of LEDs, with only the turn signal and the reverse lights being conventional bulbs. Large 16” alloys now sport 15 spokes and this has improved the ride quality markedly. An electro-magnetic switch releases the large boot, and thankfully the spare wheel faces the right side up so it is no longer a chore to fill in air at fuel stations. The boot lid incidentally also houses the rear view camera, which is standard on the higher versions.
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