Toyota Corolla 11th Generation Altis [Merged Threads]

[knox890]

2014 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6 V - Honest Car Reviews Philippines

[kyoots]

Thanks vm po


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[aligonzales]

My Initial Review of 11th Generation Altis

Variant: 1.6V

The Good:

I like the exterior. It's longer, wider and a bit lower than the 10th gen. Maluwag yung rear legroom. Longer wheelbase (100mm more that the 10th gen)

CVT is very responsive. For me, eto yung pinakasulit na upgrade. I can feel the 1ZR-FE's efficient power transfer to the wheels. Halos walang lag pag apak mo ng gas. Mejo nawala lang yung sporty feel of conventional trannys. Transmission has no shift shock at all, as expected in all CVT's. Suspension is a bit stiffer compared to 10th gen but still feels very comfortable. Body roll is reduced when accelerating, braking and cornering. Better handling than the 10th Gen. NVH is better than the 10th gen. Feels like a luxury car inside when cruising. Nice blue illumination of front panel, cup holders, glove compartment and under the dash. (YES, may blue legroom lights at the front) I also like the Gen 1 inspired center aircon vents. Additonal features are auto on headlights and rain-sensing wipers. I like the new MID.

The not so Good:

I don't like the beige interior. Although yung 2.0V all black interior pero mahal. No sideskirts on 1.6V variant. Pangit din nung tail pipe. (Meron naman muffler cutter available from casa). Audio is not good also. (But which stock sound system is?)

[kimbon]

good job... Great review....

[kyoots]

I believe the 2.0v is the only model that gets the 17" wheels also. The toyota Indonesia website shows the 1.6v with the same wheels as the 2.0v... Or is it just a badged model (e.g. Trd/limited)?


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[ratchet23]

Got my Metallic Gray 1.6V Yesterday. no discount though hindi ko alam since puro G lang nakita ko may discounts dito sa thread. not sure kung meron sa V. pero called up several branches. wala daw. so Cash 999,000 + free 3M tints w/ full windshield + 28k AOG insurance outside CASA.

first impression.. The CVT is good and responsive. you can feel it working accelerating from a dead stop. it feels like the car is very light everytime you step on the pedal. it is great on the city. on the highways though you would feel the difference of the 1.6 specially when you are used to driving higher displacement vehicles. but it is no slouch. it gets the job done. 100kph cruises at around 1.8k RPM thanks to the CVT. one thing i have also noticed e. yung crawl nung CVT once you released the brake pedal from a dead stop on altis is slower than most A/T or CVT. it wont sometimes move on slightly inclined roads where other A/T or CVTs have no problem. A/C is cold as winter at night! I have mine set at lowest 28 deg and lowest fan speed ang lamig padin. no heater function on the climate control though.

I chose the V over the G for the extra features. aside from the all-wheel disc, the smart keyless entry is the one i find the most useful. have this feature on vehicles that i have been using but on the altis, it uses touch sensor rather than pressing a button on the door handle to lock/unlock. all you have to do is pull the door handle as if the door is unlocked. yes it is that fast. once you touched the handle it quickly unlocks. i also noticed earlier at mall parking as i approach the vehicle, the cabin light is lit once you are near the vehicle without doing anything. it senses that the key when it is at the range. the Rain sensing wipers triggered when the dust significantly accumulated on the winshield.haha. i lowered the sensitivity. I drove onto a long dusty road kasi.

[artsky]

congrats sir! if the new altis were released at the same time as the new vios, I might had a hard time deciding on what to get hehe.

[tkomuro38]

nice review sir. congrats sa new car

[a9828]

to the 11th gen owners, can we say the the cvt has given life to the 1.6 engine? i've had my 10.5 gen for more than a year now and the conventional a/t really made it feel so pagong slow. on the 11th gen, ok na ba 1.6 with cvt for talagang for 2.0?

[aligonzales]

I would have to say yes to that sir. The CVT really gives justice to the 1ZR-FE engine. I had a 10th gen 3ZZ-FE engine with 4 speed conventional A/T. Very noticeable difference. Feels like I upgraded to a 1.8 engine. Or mabagal lang talaga siguro 10th gen. :-)

Any 10.5 gen owners out there who upgraded to 11th gen?

[kyoots]

Great review *ratchet23 ! Already saw a couple of 11th gen units in Makati and Alabang. Both of them are black.. Can't wait to see it in pearl white 😜


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[a9828]

I don't think anyone who has the 10.5 at this point would get the 11th gen, masyado pang bago hahaha. I'm not a fan of the center console, everything seems to be so vertical. USO ba ngayon na nakatayo na lahat? Parang Ang hirap makita.

Sa mga kukuha Ng pearl white, I suggest you go for the beige instead (yung parang gold). I had the choice between the two dati but went for the pearl white since mas malinis tingnan. Ngayon parang lahat na Lang naka pearl white. The beige looks very good actually lalo na Kung shiny talaga and alaga.

[vinj]

I don't think anyone who has the 10.5 at this point would get the 11th gen, masyado pang bago hahaha.

i agree to this. most likely those who have the gen 10.5 will go for the gen 11.5 (this was the case with me, i had a gen 9.5 then got the 10.5).

[ratchet23]

First FC (1.6 V CVT)
313.2 Kilometers, 30.1 liters
Actual: 10.41 Km/L (70% Highway (100-120kph), 30% City) Heavy foot but not exeeding 4000 RPM
MID: 10.7 Km/L

In comparison, Same Route with our Gen 2 Vios 1.5G 4A/T averages at 13.7 Km/L but that is conservative Light foot driving and maximum 100kph. I think altis can do 11-12 under these conditions.

Nag Carwash ako kanina. at may drawback pala yung touchpad pag nagcarwash. haha. the key must be away from the car. hindi pwede sa bulsa o sa loob. kasi pag nagrun yung water sa door handle yun yung nasesense niya. so kung nasa bulsa yung key, it will lock and unlock and lock and unlock kapag wash mo un area na yun. or kung nasa loob naman e magwawarning that you cant lock it because yung key nasa loob. not really a problem but it is annoying. hahaha

[KaibiganMo]

I hope somebody can help me..

I have reserved at Toyota Cubao for the new Altis, (1.6G Manual Gray) even before it was launched (1 day before).

The rep even informed me I was the first in line should a unit of my choice arrived.

Up to now, the rep said there is still no available unit of my choice.

Is this normal or should I start looking for other dealers.

I have already paid the 10k reservation fee at Cubao.

I am just not sure if taking this long is normal. If you can suggest reliable dealers kindly share it with me.

Thank you.

[aligonzales]

I hope somebody can help me..

I have reserved at Toyota Cubao for the new Altis, (1.6G Manual Gray) even before it was launched (1 day before).

The rep even informed me I was the first in line should a unit of my choice arrived.

Up to now, the rep said there is still no available unit of my choice.

Is this normal or should I start looking for other dealers.

I have already paid the 10k reservation fee at Cubao.

I am just not sure if taking this long is normal. If you can suggest reliable dealers kindly share it with me.

Thank you.

I suggest you inquire from as many dealers as you can sir. Most of the time iba iba ang deal and stocks mga dealerships.

I got mine from Toyota Bicutan with Free LTO, 25K insurance with AOG and P5,000 discount. I also inquired from Toyota Otis and Toyota Alabang but Bicutan gave the best deal. I ordered my unit Wednesday, Jan 22, I got the unit Monday, Jan 27.

[zthan]

I hope somebody can help me..

I have reserved at Toyota Cubao for the new Altis, (1.6G Manual Gray) even before it was launched (1 day before).

The rep even informed me I was the first in line should a unit of my choice arrived.

Up to now, the rep said there is still no available unit of my choice.

Is this normal or should I start looking for other dealers.

I have already paid the 10k reservation fee at Cubao.

I am just not sure if taking this long is normal. If you can suggest reliable dealers kindly share it with me.

Thank you.

I think wala talagang stock ang 1.6G manual Gray. Nakareserve ako sa toyota alabang at pasig then nag inquire din ako sa ibang dealers puro black and red ang available. Kung wala pang available ngayon week na gray, baka red na lang kunin ko. Naiinip na ko e. Haha!

[kimbon]

i agree to this. most likely those who have the gen 10.5 will go for the gen 11.5 (this was the case with me, i had a gen 9.5 then got the 10.5).

sir, ano ba ang difference sa exterior & interior looks ng gen 9 & 10 sa gen 9.5 & 10.5 respectively? At sa gen 11.5 naman ano kaya sa tingin nyo ang magiging new looks nito ?

[aligonzales]

sir, ano ba ang difference sa exterior & interior looks ng gen 9 & 10 sa gen 9.5 & 10.5 respectively? At sa gen 11.5 naman ano kaya sa tingin nyo ang magiging new looks nito ?

Sa 10th gen halos major yung update to 10.5. Aside from the exterior facelift (headlights, tail lights, mags for V variants and front grill), the V variants also upgraded to smart key, push start and bluetooth connection ng head unit (added also bluetooth controls sa steering wheel). The best upgrade in my opinion is the engine and transmission. All engines are replaced with dual vvti engines. Manual transmission for the E and G variants are six speed while the 2.0V has CVT.

Sana they bring in the valvematic engines sa 11.5 :-)

[vinj]

sir, ano ba ang difference sa exterior & interior looks ng gen 9 & 10 sa gen 9.5 & 10.5 respectively? At sa gen 11.5 naman ano kaya sa tingin nyo ang magiging new looks nito ?

Gen 9:



Gen 9.5: (Notable difference is the rear LED tail lamps)



Gen 10:



Gen 10.5: (notable difference are the bumpers, front and rear lights, and the gen10.5 has a new dual VVTi engien (ZR series)