2014 Corolla official pics!
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I do find it surprising that Toyota created two bumpers with grills with opposite outer angles.
It's two totally different styling characteristics on the same car.
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It's two totally different styling characteristics on the same car.
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sooo... upper one is north america, and lower one is elsewhere? wait, the other way around?
either way, biiiig step forward.
either way, biiiig step forward.
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The sport S model does not get a body kit but it does get a more aggressive, longer front fascia. All other models get the shorter one without the chrome trim. So what they don't spend on the body kit, they spend on the different front end.
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^It's what Mercedes did with the last-gen C-Class too with the sport and the non-sport versions. Same thing with the Corolla here, although I'm not sure which bumper is the sport version, as both look rather aggressive.
EDIT: Now that I see Sulu's reply, the upper one does look slightly sportier.
EDIT: Now that I see Sulu's reply, the upper one does look slightly sportier.
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The S model gets the longer, chrome-trimmed, more aggressive front spoiler, and it also seems to get signal repeaters in the mirrors, too, which the other models don't seem to have.
I also noticed what seems to be a different rear seat: the pictures shown in this thread seem to show separate, adjustable rear seat headrests. On the Toyota Canada website, a rear seat is shown that shows rear seat headrests that are part of, and extensions of the seatback, like the Camry's rear headrests.
I cannot post the picture here, but you can see it at:
http://media.toyota.ca/pr/tci/en/toy...ls-246649.aspx
I also noticed what seems to be a different rear seat: the pictures shown in this thread seem to show separate, adjustable rear seat headrests. On the Toyota Canada website, a rear seat is shown that shows rear seat headrests that are part of, and extensions of the seatback, like the Camry's rear headrests.
I cannot post the picture here, but you can see it at:
http://media.toyota.ca/pr/tci/en/toy...ls-246649.aspx
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they designed different front for the sport model, not just tacky body kit, something everyone complained about before.
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Wow I actually like it! Looks pretty good both inside and out. And wow, look at that, painted color-keyed bumpers.
With the size increase they're obviously moving the Corolla more upmarket, whereas some other vehicles (RAV4) have been pushed downmarket. The LE Eco Valvematic engine does make more peak horsepower, but the regular engine actually has a bit more torque. The two engines are so close in spec that I'm wondering why Toyota is even bothering to offer different ones. Seems like a waste of money to me. Anyways I'm sure this will be a great seller. Look forward to seeing them on the road.
For those of you that are more Toyota savvy than me, what exactly is Valvematic? Is it continuously variable valve lift ie like BMW's Valvetronic and Nissan's Neo VVL such that you can remove the throttle plate? That would make sense then from a MPG perspective, but definitely adds cost to the engine.
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For those of you that are more Toyota savvy than me, what exactly is Valvematic? Is it continuously variable valve lift ie like BMW's Valvetronic and Nissan's Neo VVL such that you can remove the throttle plate? That would make sense then from a MPG perspective, but definitely adds cost to the engine.
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For those of you that are more Toyota savvy than me, what exactly is Valvematic? Is it continuously variable valve lift [and duration, in addition to variable valve timing] ie like BMW's Valvetronic and Nissan's Neo VVL such that you can remove the throttle plate? That would make sense then from a MPG perspective, but definitely adds cost to the engine.
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For those of you that are more Toyota savvy than me, what exactly is Valvematic? Is it continuously variable valve lift ie like BMW's Valvetronic and Nissan's Neo VVL such that you can remove the throttle plate? That would make sense then from a MPG perspective, but definitely adds cost to the engine.
Torque is also delivered 400 rpm lower.
Those are very fuel efficient engines, Valvematic has been on sale in Europe for 4-5 years I think.