spwolf

well it seems they are doing Corolla Cross.. not sure if there will be a Wagon version of it... It would be nice, but generally these cross versions dont sell great.

IMHO For Corolla, it could work well since it would distiguish it from Wagon which in Europe is a fleet car, so most of Corolla Touring Sports I see here in Europe will be white, base, hubcup versions. Once you see many, you dont feel like buying same car but with all the equipment.

sm1ke

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Exterior looks decent.. almost like a Prius front end and a CT200h rear end had a love-child. Interior panels and materials look nice, but the HVAC and screen doesn't seem very well thought out. With the screen and control ***** where they are, it seems like too much of a distraction to switch audio sources or reach over to adjust the passenger side temps.

MedicalDoc

Looks like any/every other car on the road.

KahnBB6

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Shame we're not getting this version in the USA. At least we have the regular hatchback version with a stick (for now) with rumors of a possible performance hybrid version later. But a good solid wagon as a regular car would be great for the lineup over even more crossovers and CUVs.

RA40

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Looks nice to me. Where other manufacturers are going CUV-SUV sizes, not everyone desires that. To bad we won't see it here, I like these styles.

Toys4RJill

To me, the issue becomes that the tablet screen will look terribly outdated IMO very quickly. In fact, I think the bezels already look like something fie years ago.

mmarshall

Yes and no. The AWD Venzas (FWD was standard) had to sit up higher, with a raised suspension, for snow/ground clearance and to be attempt to compete with the Subaru Outback and Honda Crosstour.

Not only that, but the question inevitably arises as to whether a Corolla Wagon would sell in the U.S....where the huge number of RAV-4 sales would probably kill it. Note that the Venza and Crosstour were both pulled from this market....the Outback simply had that market cornered, and they couldn't compete. Buick, just recently, tried an AWD wagon...and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've yet to see one on the road (that I can remember)...and my huge GM dealership has only ordered a couple of them......I did a review on one of them.

bitkahuna

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corradoMR2

With a sea of similar-looking CUVs inundating our streets, this is refreshing and would love to see it being sold here.

spwolf

it would look nothing like Rav4 or be like it... but in general, people dont buy raised wagons unless they are Subarus. Even in Europe, it never gained traction, Audi tried it for a long time with A6 and A4.

GS3Tek

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Looks great particularly the exterior

Looks like a reincarnation of the scion iM, but a little bigger




iM's interior is way better looking though

Toys4RJill

Agreed. I like the iM interior far more.

arentz07

The new Corolla's interior kinda has this "Zen mode" quality to it though. It's very simple. Though, not too simple, a la Model 3.

spwolf

it also has much higher quality materials than the old Corolla... which was boring and simple.

Lexmex

I like the design.