You might (?) have a point. I did a full-review on a Corolla a few years ago, which, except for the climate-*****, had a fairly-nice (but not luxury-grade) interior, but haven't done the very latest one. I'll take a brief look at one and see if you are right, and if it has gone EL Cheapo inside like the new Civic. But, still, I don't think the Corolla has been redesigned since I did my last review of one.



But they still won't get rid of the center-stack for the gauges. I've never liked that kind of design. But, I admit, I've seen a few people that like it.....and I respect their opinion.

 

Those of us with working brains called this out the minute we saw the new Civic and the Crossturd. Amazing they seemingly are surprised by these results. Are they really that clueless?

What was not mentioned was the Civic was pushed back to make it better. That is scary to think.

 

I don't think the problem with the Civic is with its styling; it's still better than most of its competitors.

Its problem is the interior. It just looks ridiculously cheap. I test drove one, and an EX at that and the interior looks like it should be for the lowest trim.

If Honda can completely upgrade its interior, it will sell like cupcakes again.

 

It was probably pushed back to cut more costs, not to make it better. It's hard to believe Honda would cut costs that much for one of its bread-and-butter cars. Let's hope the same thing doesn't happen to the Accord.

 

Honda Crosstour gains four-cylinder model for 2012

Ever since the launch of the, uh, polarizing Honda Crosstour, the rumormill has been buzzing with word that Honda might someday add a four-cylinder engine to the lineup. Makes sense, since the Accord on which it's based offers a four-pot, and the CUV's key competitor, the Toyota Venza, also offers a more efficient four-cylinder powertrain.

The 2012 Crosstour – remember, it no longer wears the Accord name – will now be offered with a 2.4-liter inline-four in its EX and EX-L trims. Rated at 192 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, the front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder Crosstour is good for up to 29 miles per gallon on the highway (21 mpg in the city), and is mated exclusively to a five-speed automatic transmission. Unlike the top-trim EX-L V6 model, none of the four-cylinder Crosstours will be available with all-wheel drive. What's more, four-cylinder models will ride on 17-inch alloy wheels, whereas six-cylinder Crosstours can be had with 18-inch rollers.

New powertrain aside, the Crosstour remains largely unchanged for 2012. A couple of new paint colors are available, and formerly optional equipment like Bluetooth, auto headlights, a backup camera and an automatic dimming rearview mirror are now standard.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/21/h...odel-for-2012/

 

new yaris doesnt have center stack gauges anymore...

 

More colours to go with the “beautiful styling" already offered.

 

u got to be kidding.....

99% of the time is spent looking at the rear ends of cars on any highway.

The rear end looks like that of a 2001 neon with a big smile...gay

 

This new Civic really does suck. I have actually only seen ONE on the road around here. It's pretty weird considering how many people loved the previous generation Civics and those are everywhere. Honda really messed big time on this.

 

Bet they're going to go do something super conservative now, dont want to make everyone mad again.