My Test Drive of a 2007 Toyota Corolla

[CivicChris]

Originally Posted by jasongg06

Toyota is famous for their cushioned isolation type comfort. Have you been in a Lexus ES350? it's like riding on a cloud.

That being said, I'm tired of feeling every bump on the road, I'll probably get something with a comfort biased suspension, faster, and more interior room for my next car. Kinda sounds like a v6 camry =P

No, never been in an ES350, but I did spend a week with a brand new Avalon Touring a few months ago. Even that felt edgier than the Camry. Now, the Avalon, that's one Toyota I'd buy...

[trickyazn]

Originally Posted by zenith931

Look two above you.

whoops..

[The Shishpanik]

I drive corollas all the time. There's nothing great about them. Even the r18 civics feel much more lively and willing to have fun than the corollas (i drive an ex coupe). I, personally, like driving too much to want a car with a marshmallow suspension and a forgettable driving experience. The civic is much more fun than most econoboxes.

[galaxygrey]

I think the matrix is better to drive, I almost brought one, clad I didn't, I finally came to my senses at the end of the test drive, it was nice, but OMG, for a base car, you get nothing, just the bare bones, with wind up windows.

Corolla have to have manuals, or stick shift, as you all say on this side of the pond. anyway, they are no fun otherwise. I like the styling its plain yer but nice and clean lines, it is the best I've seen, in a corolla, I don't like the dash however. the Euro ones look better.

[The Shishpanik]

Celica needs to be brought back. It was a much more exciting car than the tC, not to mention lighter and better engineered.

[kingule]

Originally Posted by The Shishpanik

Celica needs to be brought back. It was a much more exciting car than the tC, not to mention lighter and better engineered.

+1

[zenith931]

Originally Posted by The Shishpanik

Celica needs to be brought back. It was a much more exciting car than the tC, not to mention lighter and better engineered.

+1 Totally agree.

[Si 07]

Originally Posted by 8thgenuser

Actually, the Corolla has been quite successful against the Civic. A search for "Top Ten Best Selling Cars" in 2007 or 2006 will show that Corolla sales bests Civic sales for more months out of the year. It's also the most successful model sales-wise in automotive history worldwide. Toyota has a successful formula with the Corolla, and they shouldn't be messing too much with that formula any time soon.

Just because the Corolla does not appeal to you or me doesn't mean it doesn't compete well.

i think toyota's marketing is pretty good, they have their hands in a lot of things, such as the multiple branches such as toyota, scion, lexus. they can compare the 4 door (sedans) DX, LX, EX, and Si civics with the corollas and XRS, and they can compare the 2 door (coupes) civics DX, LX, EX, and Si with the tC's (comparison to power), toyota just has a broader range of selection, i think (just my opinion) that if it was a more 1 on 1 basis currently the current civic would just blow the corolla as competition out of the water.