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2012/13 Toyota Corolla?

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Just an illustration so far.
But I’m pretty sure the corolla will end up being quite a conservative looking car, again.
The Civic still looks fresh and modern after a few years, while the current Corolla already looked old when it came out,
Plus, new competition from Kia, Hyundai and even Ford and GM won’t help Toyota.

I guess if there is a market for boring and borderline ugly looking compact sedans, the Corolla might soon be the only choice.

Conversation 54 comments

  1. Oh please. Subaru will always be there alongside Toyota. I wouldn't say that it's "ugly." Just vanilla and geeky.

  3. Toyota is a conservative car maker. The next Corolla is guaranteed to be evolutionary instead of revolutionary, because they don't wanna turn away their longtime base. Of course folks who swear Toyota builds the best car in the world will eat them up, because it's not about style and performance for those customers.

  6. Like it or not, there is a market for boring and borderline ugly looking compact sedans. Just look at how well the current Corolla sells. Not to mention all the sheeple that blindly buy Toyotas.

  9. I for one am so sick of these ""Like it or leave it"" designers we have today, basically here is our design, u don't like it u don't buy it ! ""Here is our design and were gonna force it down your throat"" !!! What happened to passion designers ? who designed cars knowing consumers are gonna love this one ! hey we hope we get that elusive most sexy car to hand wash award ! What happened to sexuality and art of design ? Awesome design and boring design cost that same damn thing !
    Lets take a look back at some awesome designs like the celicas, mr2's,supra,crx,240sx,240z, Scirocco, el camino,Prowler, 1st Miata, chevette ha ha just kidding, hell even the original PT cruiser had a waiting list and dealer markups of 5k, Im so sick of bean counter design or play it safe design, thinking hey its a Toyota people will buy it even if its ugly cause were reliable, and yes the current corolla is on every f*ing corner here in so cal, sad and pathetic i know, and its quite hard to tell the difference of the current model to the 2002 model YAWN !!! The real sad thing about current design is there's really only a few cars that would get my super hard to come by money of late and thats a Kia soul or a dodge challenger, 2 cars id be proud to wash naked in my backyard ! just a couple cars out there that i could hand wash detail then get drunk and just stare at them for hours in my backyard and admire there design, weve certainly traded passion for appliances !!!!!

  10. A new Corolla so soon? The means the current one will only be on the market for 3 model years…I guess they are trying to make up for the fact that it never really changed in 8+ years.

    I think they were just happy that the last gen Corolla was such a departure from the even more bland 1998 Version. I think they did an "ok" segway into the 2003 model with the 2001/2002. I just found it funny that they took the styling cues from the 2003 model (which was well into development years before it arrived) and applied it to the 2001 model.

  11. Just wondering if that's the next corolla due 2012/13

    What about the yaris sedan…..

    I really want to see the next yaris sedan……Im just waiting to buy my next car….but its hard 4 me to choose this 2 models the corolla & yaris

  12. This actually looks better than the current frump-mobile. Don't know why the car companies are going with the dorky "smile" front ends.

  13. Best selling vehicle in the world and I have no idea why.

    I honestly couldn't think of a single vehicle I want less. You will not drive a vehicle that is less involving or engaging.

    The current generation looks damn near the same as the last.

  15. Not the worst car I have ever seen…but… photos of that Sunny Neo, next generation Civic, 2010 VW Golf…. any one of those look more interesting than this.
    This might be on par, or slightly more interesting, than photos or the Chevy Cruze.

  17. "Anonymous said…

    Just wondering if that's the next corolla due 2012/13

    What about the yaris sedan…..

    I really want to see the next yaris sedan……Im just waiting to buy my next car….but its hard 4 me to choose this 2 models the corolla & yaris

    October 2, 2009 10:33 PM"

    Why would you even consider the two?

    The Yaris is the least safe vehicle in its segmemt.

    The Corolla is the most boring in its segment.

    I bet you are a very boring person.

  18. Why would you even consider the two?

    The Yaris is the least safe vehicle in its segmemt.

    The Corolla is the most boring in its segment.

    I bet you are a very boring person.

    October 4, 2009 5:20 AM

    I bet you are very moronic.

  21. Wow, it's funny how many people complain about the corolla's design yet I see them on the road ever 12 seconds.

  22. Anonymous posters taking shots at other nameless anonymous posters is still funny, Vince.

    But really, people, we all know bread and butter is what's commercially viable. And Corolla and Camry are bread and butteriest of them all.

    Also, back to the design of Corollas. The coupes and hatches were revolutionary with each cycle, but the sedans were basically "trend of the moment" tweaks evolving cycle by cycle, never straying that far from the car before it, which was the case ever since 1974.

  25. "Wow, it's funny how many people complain about the corolla's design yet I see them on the road ever 12 seconds."

    Yeah, but do you look at the people who drive them?

  26. "Anonymous said…
    Why would you even consider the two?

    The Yaris is the least safe vehicle in its segmemt.

    The Corolla is the most boring in its segment.

    I bet you are a very boring person.

    October 4, 2009 5:20 AM

    I bet you are very moronic.

    October 4, 2009 10:52 AM"

    Please don't be angry with me because you have the personality of white toast.

    Have fun with your deathtrap Yaris or dull as dishwater Corolla.

  28. You will NEVER see me in a Corolla, ever.

    There is nothing more boring than a white or gold Camry/Corolla. These are usually the people who are driving 10MPH under the speed limit while sitting an inch away from their steering wheel.

  30. "…i will also have a better resale value than your favoured brand of car as well."

    What the hell kind of comment is that? I hear that a lot from Toyota owners, and it's so comical. It's kind of like "my pocket protector is going to hold up better than yours." I will never buy a car based on what I think the next person might want to pay for it in five or seven years. If it means that I have to drive a blandmobile so that I might possibly get a couple hundred extra bucks when I sell it in 2014, then it's not worth it. Give me a Mazda 3 or a VW any day over a Toyota.

  31. "These are usually the people who are driving 10MPH under the speed limit while sitting an inch away from their steering wheel."

    October 5, 2009 11:57 AM

    So be it. These people are the generation who actually have money.
    Unlike the younger generation who would probably buy a VW or Mazda 3 who live off credit cards and loans so end up paying more or the vehicle and lose out more. And then scream out that they are broke and have no money.

  34. You all have to admit that this is nicer than the current car. The smile front end is pathetic but this is being sold to the weak souless and dull.

  35. "Anonymous said…
    "These are usually the people who are driving 10MPH under the speed limit while sitting an inch away from their steering wheel."

    October 5, 2009 11:57 AM

    So be it. These people are the generation who actually have money.
    Unlike the younger generation who would probably buy a VW or Mazda 3 who live off credit cards and loans so end up paying more or the vehicle and lose out more. And then scream out that they are broke and have no money.

    October 5, 2009 7:14 PM"

    That's a generalization if I have ever seen one…

  37. Is someone really trying to say that people who buy Corollas are wealthy???

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

    I don't think the posters above are in a "gay catfight", I think someone just sounds really stupid by saying that Camry and Corolla drivers are mature and educated people. The poster ripping on that person is correct, it is a dumb thing to say.

  38. By the looks everyone on this post is pretty dumb because they getting wound up over a made up photoshopped illustration.

  39. "So be it. These people are the generation who actually have money. Unlike the younger generation who would probably buy a VW or Mazda 3 who live off credit cards and loans so end up paying more or the vehicle and lose out more. And then scream out that they are broke and have no money."

    I don't see it that way at all. I put Corolla owners into thee categories…

    1. A twenty-something who can't afford anything better.
    2. An older person who's a loser and can't afford a Camry. Which is super sad because Camrys are lame too.
    3. A middle class family of eight, somewhere in the third-world

    The Corolla sucks. There's no way around it. Good thing there are a lot of people in these categories. Way to aim low!

  40. Most car owners arnt car enthusiasts and like a decent, reliable, ecomomical, low cost ownership car to get around in and i guess with the high sales around the world that would be it so the corolla mustnt suck at all.
    The majority of sales speaks for itself.

  43. "Anonymous said…
    Most car owners arnt car enthusiasts and like a decent, reliable, ecomomical, low cost ownership car to get around in and i guess with the high sales around the world that would be it so the corolla mustnt suck at all.
    The majority of sales speaks for itself.

    October 6, 2009 6:59 PM"

    Those majority sales say that there are a lot of people with no personality.

    You barely ever see a Corolla in Germany, where people have much better taste.

  45. You hardly see any other car in Germany but other German cars.
    Imported cars in Germany have such a high premium put on by the government its just about not economically viable to buy imports.
    So the German people more or less are stuck with their own overrated, unreliable junk.

  46. I think Germany still has a 30% tarrif on import cars but import cars don't have the proper driving dynamics that Germans demand. Germans are precision drivers and they have the lowest Autobahn accident rate in Europe.

  48. Yeah…When I was in Germany you could get a new Ford Mustang V6 for about $40k but the Germans prefer somthing more precise…Like a Corvette.

  49. Those majority sales say that there are a lot of people with no personality. –probably true. I hear that almost half of the population is dumber than average; with less than average tase and personality. But I guess that's just the definition of the statistical average. Why bust your tail making cars to appeal to charasmic & intellegent people when the market for idiots is just as big and cheaper to appease? Thats just simple statistics. ("majority sales" means largest volume in the catagory: far far less than say, 51% of ALL vehicles sold). An easy number to acheive with a crappy low-priced product and a marketing program that contains much more than mere advertising. As it turns out; dummys are and easy target for marketers– so long as they don't waste money on perfecting the product and focus instead on the pigeon.

  54. People… Just accept it. Corolla is one of the best cars (remember is japanese, not that "wonderfull" american). Or, you can spend some money in a psicologist to understand that.

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