The new 2009 Toyota Corolla

2009 Toyota Corolla

Pictures of the 2009 Toyota Corolla

Interior Pictures of the 2009 Toyota Corolla

The 2009 10th generation Toyota Corolla in India is headed towards India and will be probabaly be available towards the ends of the year.
The existing 9th generation Corolla was launched in 2003 and has now started loosing it out to the market leader Civic and the Skoda. The over all design looks fresh and contemporary. The new Corolla is slightly shorter and wider as compared to the 9th genration Corolla, giving it more sporty, stable and spacious feel.
The interior of the all New Corolla appear to be a lot more classier, plush with modern design and flowing curves.

I would say bring it on soon, till then Civic is my favorite.

History of the Toyota Corolla

Tech specs:-

1.8-liter DOHC 16-valve dual independent VVT-i 4-cylinder 132 hp @ 6000 rpm; 128 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm
2.4-liter DOHC 16-valve VVT-i 4-cylinder 158 hp @ 6000 rpm; 162 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm
Emissions Rating:
Ultra Low Emission Vehicle II (ULEVII)
Transmission:
5-speed manual overdrive
4-speed electronically controlled automatic overdrive with intelligence (ECT-i)
5-speed electronically controlled automatic overdrive with intelligence (ECT-i)

Dimensions (in.)

Overall height		57.7
Overall width		69.3
Overall length		178.7
Wheelbase		102.4
Track (front/rear)		59.8/59.9
Minimum running ground clearance		5.8

Indian Automobile updates December 07

1)India's first-ever four-door electric car:-
No i am not talking about Reva, the two-door fibre-bodied battery car introduced a few years back in the country.
Chennai based Bavina Industries is working on four-seater steel-bodied hatch-back resembling Hyundai Santro and Daewoo Matiz. The fully-loaded version of the car costs around Rs.2.5 lakh and boasts of facilities, including AC, power window and centralized locking, like any other small, premium hatch-back. Once fully-charged car would run for 110 km with AC switched on and another 20 kms without AC. It could give a maximum speed of 55 kmph.
The company would be importing the parts like electric motor, body shell, battery and charger from China.

2) Cars to get costlier from next year:-
Maruti likely to raise the price of all its cars by Rs. 12000 from next month to offset the rise in input costs and freight charges. A similar hike is also expected from Hyundai, Ford and General Motors.

3) CNG version of Toyota Innova and Corolla:-

Toyota will launch CNG fuel variants of its premium sedan Corolla and multi-utility vehicle Innova shortly. The company is currently testing the CNG variants supplied by Minda Auto Gas, which is also the original equipment supplier to Hyundai for its flagship car Santro and Maruti Suzuki for its LPG based WagonR Duo.

CNG vehicles deliver high mileage and offer low cost of operation making it ideal for tour operators and fleet owners.

Source Economic times.