2007 Toyota Corolla [Merged]

[KoKoNAT]

Its official, the Auris concept will be the next-gen Corolla.

From the 2006 Paris Motor Show:



Designed from the inside out” is how Toyota describes its new Auris space concept, revealed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. This world debut signals a new interpretation of the core Toyota design philosophy of Vibrant Clarity, combining a forward-looking and energetic appearance with a clear and rational approach to providing driver and passengers with a spacious and highly practical environment. Wahei Hirai, Toyota Global Design Managing Officer explains: “The Auris space concept is tall and spacious. The high waistline, short overhangs and forward balance of the cabin architecture ensure it retains a sense of dynamism and agility, a quality we call perfect imbalance.”

Auris has a high quality interior, featuring an innovative sculpted, bridged centre console that is both elegant and practical, bringing the gearlever and other controls up to the perfect ergonomic height. This leaves an open section in the lower part of the console that increases the sense of space around the driver and front seat passenger.

The inside-out concept can also be witnessed in the panoramic glass roof, the flat rear passenger floor and high window surfaces, all of which contribute to the overall sense of interior light and space. The exterior is characterised by a powerful front-end treatment with strong vertical lines, wide shoulders and short overhangs, with sports-styled 19-inch alloy wheels, freeform geometric lamps, prominent brake callipers and deep rear bumper with integrated chrome exhausts adding to the dynamic look.

The striking gold exterior paint finish and interior piping reflect the car’s name, aurum being the Latin word for gold. The result is a concept with which Toyota aims to reflect both the shift in values of customers in the C segment and its own optimistic brand attitude.

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Toyota Corolla coming from Auris


Toyota Corolla: actually this is an artists impression based on the Auris concept car.


29 September 2006
Paul Gover

The world's most popular car is headed for a complete makeover. The Toyota Corolla will be all new by the end of the year and in Australian showrooms before the middle of 2007.

It will look almost exactly the same as the Corolla concept car which has just been previewed at the Paris motor show, billed as the Auris.

Other cars in Paris were more advanced and more outrageous, but the Corolla is the one with the greatest global impact and Toyota upstaged the stunning concept cars from rival brands with the single most important newcomer of the entire show.

The Corolla is so important to Toyota that all official images of the car were held back until after it was revealed in Paris overnight.

Our artist's impression is close to the final car and gives a clear indication of Toyota's styling direction, which has evolved from the baby Yaris and was tweaked after Honda set a new standard for the compact class with its latest Civic.

The Corolla is the best-selling car ever, after passing both the T-Model Ford and Volkswagen Beetle, and still shows no sign of ending its run. It is vital to Toyota Australia, as it is the company's top seller and has even managed to top the Ford Falcon in two months this year.

"Our normal policy is not to comment on concept cars," says Toyota Australia spokesman Mike Breen. "But the next-generation Corolla is a very important car for Toyota and Australia in particular."

Breen confirmed that the Auris would become the new Corolla hatch but could not give a showroom date. The new name will be used on the cars sold in Europe but Australia will stay with Corolla.

"The new Corolla will be here in the middle of next year," Breen says. "We don't have any firm date yet."

The car is the 10th generation with the same name and comes just after the Corolla nameplate celebrated its 40th birthday.

It was shown in Paris as a hatch and with some body trickery, mostly spoilers and 19-inch alloy wheels, but the basics are no different from the way the car will look in showrooms.

There will also be a sedan and wagon, but the styling of the sedan will be different from the new hatch, just as Toyota has distanced its Yaris sedan and hatch to draw different groups of customers to each of the baby cars.

The road-ready Corolla will be unveiled in Tokyo next month but the exact plans for Australia are still being finalised.

They include an assault on the Australian Rally Championship which has just been won for the first time by Neal Bates and his Canberra-based Corolla crew.

"We will get the sedan and hatch simultaneously," Breen says. "There will be a wagon variant in Japan but we won't be taking it in Australia."

The biggest mechanical change for the newcomer is the engine.

"It is still a 1.8-litre four, but it is a new generation of engine, with more power and technology," Breen says.

The Corolla sold in Australia is built in Japan and that will be the same for the newcomer, after an unsuccessful experiment in South African sourcing for the Sportivo and hatches.

It's too early to determine price, Breen says, other than to say it will be competitive.

The Auris space concept is tall and roomy. The high waistline, short overhangs and forward balance of the cabin architecture ensure it retains a sense of dynamism.

"We call this perfect imbalance," says Toyota's managing officer of global design Wahei Hirai.

He says the car has an energetic look and a strong face. It was shown in Paris with gold bodywork (the Auris name comes from the Latin for gold) and 19-inch alloy wheels, spoilers and chromed exhausts.


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[KoKoNAT]

Overall, looks good. I hope that twin-tailpipe-integrated rear bumpers is NOT an aftermarket add-on.

[orly_andico]

looks very similar to the Nissan Versa! what with the short overhangs and all. probably targeted at the same market segment (compact car with long-for-its-class wheelbase and lots of interior space for 4-5 adults).

[Buko(",)Pie]

pssssssssssssssssssssst....oi patingin naman ng picture sa Honda Civic kung magnada talaga yon....!

[Psylocke]

I don't like the high center console, makes it difficult to jump between driver and passenger seats.

Exterior design is ugly

[finchy18]

Next generation Corolla would in all probability hit the showroom somewhere in 2007 as 2008 Toyota Corolla. Competition for Corolla is quite stiff in the tight segment the car is placed. We do expect a lot of enhancement in this new model as this is one of the best selling car from Toyota of all times and Toyota will try to further solidify its position with its new and edgier model.

The 2008 model is expected to have a more interior space then the current model. 2008 Toyota Corolla will continue with its three-box sedan and hatchback version for overseas market. With Toyota building Hybrid version for its cars, it is well expected to have a hybrid version for this corolla model too

[finchy18]

[AG4]

The new Auris replaces the Corolla hatchback.
In some markets the Corolla name might still be used for the hatchback model.

Overall, looks good. I hope that twin-tailpipe-integrated rear bumpers is NOT an aftermarket add-on.

The production version of the euro market Auris will probably be toned down a bit. It will most likely look close to the JDM version, but a bit sportier.