BIKERS ADVENTURE GROUP MALAYSIA

kennylee · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Cheras

here the 10th Gen Corolla
Expected to be more exiting given the new Camry setting the new gen trend
but instead .. the same boringish look

Mechanical design continues to be conservative to keep cost down. It rides on MacPherson struts suspension up front and torsion beam suspension at the rear. Steering is assisted by pure electric to save fuel and production cost. Predictably, the chassis becomes stiffer and NVH has been improved, just like any new cars. What you might not expect is some high-tech optional equipment available to the Japanese car, such as radar cruise control, rear view monitor, intelligent self parking system (already used in Prius and Lexus LS460) and a Mercedes-like pre-crash safety system which activates braking and tighten seat belts automatically when the radar detected a possible collision.

However, these equipment does not help its dynamic behaviour. On the road, the Corolla is every bit a civilized family car. Its strength is smoothness – the 136hp dual-VVT-i 1.8-liter engine and CVT transmission run smoothly, the ride is soft and supple and the cabin is generally well insulated. In other words, it is very relaxing to drive. Its weakness is the lack of excitement – light and numb steering, understeer, average body control and lack of torque on all petrol engines. The petrol engines consist of 97hp 1.4-liter VVT-i (Europe), 110hp 1.5-liter VVT-i (Japan), 124hp 1.6-liter Dual-VVT-i (Europe) and 136hp 1.8-liter Dual-VVT-i (Japan). Only the European 2.0 turbo diesel engine provides good mid-range punch.