High-utility interior
At a glance, the tester’s interior appears simple and concise—though it becomes somewhat more elegant and sophisticated upon closer inspection. Contrasting light colours on the door and dash panels look inviting, and some detailed sculpting is apparent in the trim pieces. It’s fairly laid-back and conservative, though Corolla's cabin isn’t devoid of any and all character.
Storage levels are well above average, and there’s no problem to find a place for your phone, wallet, glasses, papers and loose change without giving up a cup-holder.
Each door-mounted armrest has two small compartments ideal for a cellular handset or a handful of coins. There’s a bottle holder in each door, a big dash-mounted storage cubby on the passenger side and a change drawer in front of the drivers left knee.
Designers also fitted small storage pockets to either side of the center console. One of these gets a bag-hook to keep your take-out sitting upright and out of the upholstery.
Mainly comfortable, too
Backing the storage levels are a set of a comfortable seats, relatively generous room at each outboard perch, and build quality that’s above average for the segment. Visibility is great, too.
Complaints inside are mainly nit-picky. The Bluetooth microphone is mounted to the instrument cluster cowl and looks like an afterthought. Said cluster lights up in a particularly yucky shade of yellow-orange after dark, too.
Finally, though Corolla isn’t an expensive car, a seatback pocket or two would have been nice.
Four in a row makes it go
Under the hood, the Corolla CE gets Toyota's 1.8 litre four-cylinder dual-cam engine with 132 horsepower sent to the front wheels. The engine is notably snappy off the line, and responsiveness is more than adequate for most any city driving situation.
At a glance, the tester’s interior appears simple and concise—though it becomes somewhat more elegant and sophisticated upon closer inspection. Contrasting light colours on the door and dash panels look inviting, and some detailed sculpting is apparent in the trim pieces. It’s fairly laid-back and conservative, though Corolla's cabin isn’t devoid of any and all character.
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| The tester was a Corolla CE which carried power locks, air conditioning and a tire pressure monitoring system thanks to an optional convenience package. |
Storage levels are well above average, and there’s no problem to find a place for your phone, wallet, glasses, papers and loose change without giving up a cup-holder.
Each door-mounted armrest has two small compartments ideal for a cellular handset or a handful of coins. There’s a bottle holder in each door, a big dash-mounted storage cubby on the passenger side and a change drawer in front of the drivers left knee.
Designers also fitted small storage pockets to either side of the center console. One of these gets a bag-hook to keep your take-out sitting upright and out of the upholstery.
Mainly comfortable, too
Backing the storage levels are a set of a comfortable seats, relatively generous room at each outboard perch, and build quality that’s above average for the segment. Visibility is great, too.
Complaints inside are mainly nit-picky. The Bluetooth microphone is mounted to the instrument cluster cowl and looks like an afterthought. Said cluster lights up in a particularly yucky shade of yellow-orange after dark, too.
Finally, though Corolla isn’t an expensive car, a seatback pocket or two would have been nice.
Four in a row makes it go
Under the hood, the Corolla CE gets Toyota's 1.8 litre four-cylinder dual-cam engine with 132 horsepower sent to the front wheels. The engine is notably snappy off the line, and responsiveness is more than adequate for most any city driving situation.
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| Drivers can expect a 100 kilometre road trip to cost under $8 in fuel. |