The Most Underrated Hatch? | 2020 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE
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- The 2020 Toyota Corolla seemingly came out of nowhere and has stunned many with it's sharp looks and fun driving experience. I wasn't excited to buy this car at first, but has quickly grown on me and has me excited to own it! Thanks for watching my review on the Corolla Hatchback and let me know down below what's your favorite aspect of the Corolla in the comments!
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All the reviewers state that the hatchback has more storage space than the sedan but in reality, the opposite is true. For example, that suitcase you used in your video. You can easily fit 3 or 4 of those suitcases in the sedan trunk and still have space for small items. You can also fold down the sedan backseats as well. Sedan trunk is very large.
Corolla hatchback has 30 inches of rear legroom. Corolla sedan has 35 inches of rear legroom. So someone like you who's 6 foot tall can comfortably sit behind a driver who's 6 foot or taller in the sedan. Can't do that in the hatchback. Finally, the sedan has real dual exhaust tips, not fake ones like the hatchback.
Finally someone says it!
The hatch has 30 more horsepower and a manual as standard.
@@Bacon12954 True, but the cargo space is dismal in comparison other cars. Toyota should have done a better job!
@@Bacon12954 You're wrong. The Corolla SE/XSE sedans have 169 horsepower, which is 1 more horsepower than the hatch. Corolla SE sedan also has the option for a manual.
I needed to know all of those dimensions to make my conclusion about the sedan being the better value.
You can pop the rear headrests in the way that you don’t have to move your seat or pull them out.. try it. It works and you can fold the seats flush
Dude, this was a really in depth review. You popped up in my recommended and I hadn’t even noticed you weren’t a big review channel. Keep it up!
Just bought the automatic Nightshade model. Excellent driving characteristics, great basic no frills stereo system, comfortable seats, unbelievable fuel efficiency, more than enough trunk space once rear seats are folded down, although my bike does not fit unless I take off the front tire, impressed with the radar adaptive cruise control and all the other safety features that you wouldn't expect to find on a car that costs 24K!! Glad I looked at all the TH-cam videos on different cars before I test drove a few and settled on this one. Toyota did a great job on this car.
I love mine. I have the 2021 XSE m/t. Already did a few little upgrades. TRD Intake, RSR superdown Springs, adohan wheels, roof rack. It’s def fun to drive.
Double check the back head rest. Mine has a button that can reposition the head rest so that you do not need to move the front seats forward.
You don't just tell us. You show us. I think you love to teach, not just tell. You have something here...
Seriously considering this car as my second vehicle for a daily driver and definitely manual only. Would love to see some additional content with any road trips with focus on your real world fuel economy. Thanks. Just subscribed.
Man watching this video has confirmed that I need me one ! Thank you for convincing on getting one 🤝
Congrats on the whip!!! Loved the video!
Really enjoyable video, well detailed and honest impressions, keep it up 👍
In and out this lil car is really cool..thanks for the video..very informative
Excellent, thorough review for all of us Toyota fans!
Welcome to the family!
Dude I have a 2019 blue hatch…. And coming from a 350z I feeeel you 10000000% when I sold my z I was so sad to get my “new” car but let me tell you this damn hatch has me in love!!!! I’m suprised every time I get in that thing how sick it is. They’re honestly rare it seems like as too if I see 10 corollas sedans I prob see 1-2 hatches for every ten if not less.
Just got a 2021 xse in the blue flame colour yesterday, can’t wait for it to be delivered!!
I have the 2020 SE hatchback and I love it! Very nice looking, practical and great fuel economy. Mine is Paprika Red!
I bought '21 Hatchback SE 6mt too. I'm fine less cargo space than sedan. I'm very happy 🙂
Me too
Nice review, I’ve been looking at this car😁
The wagon model has heaps of space and keeps the styling really well.
I’ve always wanted this car🥺 it’s lowkey & subtle
Great b roll!
subscribed. Good review overall
Nice review. I'm very happy that u got a stick, and the fact Toyota made it look sporty. I found the interior tight, bugged u can't get a sunroof, great price mind u. I actually went with a civic hatch manual and totally enjoy it. I need the space. Question. Think a mountain bike without the front wheel will fit inside with a rear passenger? The civic, mind u it costs more but I'm so sure that Corolla will last longer since it doesn't have a turbo. Again congrats and cheers for buying a stick.
Cant wait to get one 😍🤤
I test drove a 2023 SE yesterday - back seat room is not a problem. I'm 6'2" and was able to sit in the back seat - albeit, I wouldn't want to spend a few hours on a long road trip back there. If you're moving family back and forth around town, there's enough space in the back seats provided you don't have the driver or passenger seat all the way back.
As far as storage with both seats down - more than enough. I brought some empty boxes the same size as some of my telescopes (9.25" Schmidt and a 4" APO) and photography equipment with a backpack and tent and small cooler with space left over.
I have the 2020 xse hatchback in flameblue very good looking car, I just wish that Toyota would have given a more powerful engine.
@Cff Champ , actually more like 257HP. Should be the same engine from the Yaris GRMN.
I use a rubber band around the USB charger cord to shorten it
The rev-match is another thing I would never use. I also pride myself for good double-clutch skills I had to do as a Teamster. And my vehicle was MUCH larger than the Corolla.
Me too. It seems hardly anybody these days understands the concept of “double clutch”…. Ha ha ha ha. I call the manual 6 speed transmission, my ‘Anti Theft Device’. LOL
Good jump charger is good to keep in..i found that out with a depleted battery
For the issue with the USB port for your phone you can get a shorter cable so it doesn't hang in the way or get one that is coiled so that it can also extend if you need to look at it while being plugged in.
You gotta lower headrest to get the rear seat to fold down. It pulls up and then forward and folds down
Very solid video! I own the 2019 se hatchback and I abs love it! My only concern is the cabin noise! At first I thought I just had a faulty model but turns out all of the hatchbacks seeem to have the cabin noise problem. Probably put some sound proof foam eventually.
The road noise is pretty bad in the hatch! Going to be installing some sound damping in the doors soon. Will be making a video on how to install 😁
We went for a test drive in a 2019 model, the road noise was unacceptable. Our 16 year old Avensis is much quieter, shame, on paper the Corolla would have been a perfect replacement.
@@MattWalters I need this video!! Thanks
I've have been driving my Corolla HB for about 11 months now I purchased an 18 inch cable which has taken care of the problem of what to do with it. I have four wishes: 1) an inside liftback release, in the world of COVID-19 it would be really nice to have, 2) Rear Cross Traffic Alert (which has been added to the 2021 model as an option, (3) AWD as an option and 4) a Heads Up display. Otherwise, I have been enjoying driving my little Flame Blue Corolla.
@@pleco101 I don't think so. Maybe, $2,500, but worth it for the safety it would provide.
It really is a decent car for what it is. Motor Trend has it at 7.5 seconds to 60 with the manual which is on par with previous gen Mazda 3 2.5 and matches the 200 HP Acura TSX and ILX perhaps due to the fact you can just get to 60 in second gear. Nice review with some good info but the sound on the test drive definitely had some issues.
I always mention the price to put it in perspective of how much car you actually get for the money! And I noticed the mic issue in post, it’s weird because I used the same mic throughout the video
Shhhhh. Under reported. Foo
I just bought Hatchback 1.8 Hybrid ZR 2020 in Australian made in Japan. Almost everything is of better quality. JBL sound system, real leather seats with much better design, wireless phone charger, seat heaters, better insulation etc. Honestly I wasn't very excited to have this car but it's surprising me. The fuel economy is something unbelievable. And i'm not the guy who drive behind others.
Love my 6M 2021 SE HB Blue Flame 🔥
4:30 The rear seat headrests fold down, there is a release on the post, push it and pull the headrests up, then forward. Rear seats will then fold flat.
I've won a few street races with just a mid pipe & intake 👍
Remove the rear diffuser and pop out the fake exhaust tips. Then you can black them out with paint before reinstalling everything. It took me about four coats. It's a super easy diy job.
Do you get side to side on highway..like link kit up front would be broken?!
Super cute😍 the car is awright too
4:35 The headrests extend and fold down.
The head rests are in there lowest position, I just got in the habit of moving the seats up to lay them flat. Though if you’re a shorter person then I don’t think you’d have this issue.
@@MattWalters You can extend the headrests all the way. And then they will fold down.
Yup, pop and fold the headrests to properly fold seats flat.
The rear seats head rest have 2 settings, one to adjust it higher and another to tilt forward 45ish degrees so you don't have to move your front seats.
This review reminds me of how easy modern cars are to drive versus the pure analog of older cars. I'd guess most people who have been driving 15 years or less wouldn't know how to control brake lockup on a car without ABS, or how to counter steer to avoid a spin with some sort of stability control pretty much standard on all cars these days. This Corolla seems like the perfect road tripper for 2 people..but if I owned it I would put a little dynamat in the wheel wells, and maybe some in the front doors and under the carpet in the front. Other than the tire roar from the 18" wheels being annoying on a long drive, that thing pretty much drives itself and even watches out for speed limit signs the driver misses. All that and more were only found on something like a Merc S class 20 years ago, and probably didn't work as well.
how do the stock seats feel when you're ripping around in a corner? or driving long distance? does the Corolla hatchback come in hybrid version? or AWD?
The seats are very comfortable and surprisingly supportive when hitting corners. Long distance driving isn’t bad at all. Unfortunately no AWD version and the only hybrid Corolla you can get in the US is the sedan version
The back headrest pull it all the way up and it folds down to fit between the seat no matter how far it’s back.
Bro, you can buy a 12" USB cable. I got one, it's perfect. But I agree with all your Cons about the car. I just bought one and the dome light switch bugs me. I have to hunt for that button all the time.
I’m glad to see I’m not the only that has issues with the dome light. Lol. I have turn on my cell phone light to find it. Hahaa. I have the 2021 XSE m/t. Love it tho!!
@@RiCanLips4u Re that dome light ,i simply set the interior lights to come on automatically when the doors are opened .They turn off in 15 secs after doors shut ,easy as .
@@donsmall5009 right.....
Have you had any issues with 2nd gear feeling notchy or kind of grinding when shifting from 1-2 especially when it's cold? I have the 6 speed SE sedan and it feels like I really have to baby it from 1-2 in the winter.
I have experienced that a few time during the colder months. Mostly with 2nd or 3rd gear. I never thought it was because it was cold but rather because I didn’t shift properly. But thinking about it now, I don’t think it’s happened during the summer/warmer temperatures🤔
I have the 2023 xse corolla hb and toyota did some new changes and is a great car not the fastest but with this car i dont want to win races i want fuel economy and reliability and a good looking car for a good price, in 2023 not anymore manual trans thats the only negative thing but toyota ecvt is great i love my car .
Hi! Loved your informative review as I've been considering the XSE. Question: Is there a hatch-release lever inside the car? This is a deal-breaker for me as I do a lot of "dump it in the trunk" shopping trips these days. Getting out to open the hatch every time...nope not practical.
Unfortunately there’s no mechanism Isidre to release the tailgate
You would have to make your way to the back to get stuff out the trunk anyway... what's the extra 3 seconds to open the hatch?
You don't have to get out of the car for someone else to be able to open the hatch while it's on. I have the 2019 SE
@@ischwhit6747 people are lazy man.. thats scary man same theory with key ignition vs push to start button lol
In the UK Toyota gives us the low power cvt models. You can’t buy a manual or a bigger engine than 2.0
Winchester va in the house!!
Take the head rests out. That's what I have to do when folding the rear seats down in my four door Tacoma. Also at some point in the near future I'm going to be looking for a 2022 6 speed manual Corolla hatchback .
I own a 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid which is not a hatchback. If one were available as a hatchback, I would have bought it. I love the car anyway.
I can attest as a gear head I will be voiding my warranty at some point.
Hi, cool reviews. Regarding the data port that say is oddly placed, does the factory stereo not have Bluetooth?
The factory headhunt does have bluetooth. But it does not support wireless Apple CarPlay. To use CarPlay, you'll have to have it plugged in.
Im gonna be honest I have one and I pack all my stuff for college in it so that’s pretty good
The hill start freaks me out completely.
all you need is to swap out those fake tips. Looks great with a quad outlet!
4:28 there should be a way to fold the head rest down. On my corolla hatchback SE, you lift the headrest and it folds down
The rear seats can fold flat.. the headrest is adjustable to angle in a down position ..
I literally found this out the other day! For the longest time I though I had to either remove the rear headrest or move the seats up. Went to move the position of the headrest and was blown away when it folded down 😅😂
And MANY more gears.
great review but microphone on test drive(s) is a nit pic
Noticed it in post, annoyed me too that I filmed all of that only to find out hours later!
That's why you have to read the manual so that you won't look stupid not knowing where the ports are. But it's pretty stupid to drain the car battery while on a driveway.
Great reviews but you should know a few things of your own car , rear head seat can been move forward then flat down easy , USB port is easy to see. Those battery won’t die, as will last a long times. Just drive your car regularly as battery will been okay.
Do you have wireless mobile charger ?
Mine is ZR , 2021 Australia. Best car to own than my last hybrid Camry 2019 I traded it to downsize.
I found out that the rear headrests fold down after a few months of owning the car! USB port wasn't easy to find though, even the guys at the dealership had no idea that it was down there. And every battery dies, eventually haha I still have no idea why it died on me randomly that day. There were not lights on or anything of the sort. But has been running smoothly with no issues since. My car doesn't have the wireless charging pad unfortunately.
@@MattWalters dealer shoulda told you. They are making money, not for great customer service.
Maybe get better battery next time.
Cheers
Heeeey, James Wood. Winchester whoop, whoop!
Great, mate. Too bad Toyota Australia don't give us a manual. Thanks.
I wish we had the Holden’s you guys have LOL
@@tylerblack3122 They're going up in price, mate. Great car.
I may have missed or did you say that the "lane assist" ( beeping noise) could be turned off?
I'm not sure about the beeping noise but you can turn off lane assist. There's a button on the steering wheel.
Lane assist in my opinion is useless when the roads are covered in snow or on the roads where they have potholes.
What toyota needs to improve is the way the assemble the interior. I've got some small rattles around in my 2019 corolla touring, and have found out that there is nearly NO felt tape used between the plastic parts in the interior, så i've started the upgrade process. In the winter the squeaks and rattles gets annoying.
I think next year i'm going to trade in my lexus is250 for this. However, i might try waiting for the hybrid version to come to the USA and get that one instead which is also AWD
you got flat battery on new car?
Does it have wireless apple carplay and wireless android auto?
You have to plug it in to use CarPlay/Android Auto
toyota is the best !
Is the Corolla Hatchback able to display what gear your driving in on the multi display where the Tachometer is?
Unfortunately no
@@MattWalters my 2020 sedan does.
@@alvinsimba734 Is it manual?
@@MattWalters mine its auto
The fake exhaust vents are to have "tips" that stay clean. Real tips get caked in carbon. The fake ones circumvent that problem... But of course don't look as cool :)
Wish somebody would chime in about pluses and negatives for 16” wheels vs 18”
16" = cheaper to replace and better overall ride.
18" = better handling & eye candy for the younger crowd.
How did you kill the battery already?
Never figured that one out. No doors or lights were left on. Once I charged it back up and got the car running I never had that issue again. It was probably just a one off occurrence
Is there a cigarette light charger for like a radar detector in it?
It does! It’s in under the center arm rest
@@MattWalters Awesome thanks!
mind tell me how much drive out?
The auto hold. I would never use it. I'm a retired Teamster and I pride myself for good heel-and-toe skills when on an incline.
I use the auto hold feature all the time! It’s such a convenient feature especially when driving around town
Did you tried openpilot of comma ai ?
I have a 2021 automatic and it comes with paddle shifters if you still want to shift yourself.
Those aren’t real gears it’s a CVT it’s meant to feel real but it’s fake.
@@813GC It’s fake, but it really does downshift and change the rpm.
@@johnbaird8805 yeah but it’s not actually going into a different gear CVTs don’t have gears so it’s essentially a waste of time and it’s all just to make you feel like you are doing something when in reality it’s nothing like a true manual.
@@813GC It definitely helps when going into turns and “downshifting” for torque going up hills. It also helps slow the car down instead than applying the breaks as much.
@@johnbaird8805 it’s all in your head it doesn’t have real fears. It’s more sound then anything.
I like the car, but it sure has a lot of road noise.
Wish they had another engine option. The camry inline 4 a25a would have been perfect 👌🏾 203hp and 184...for this little thing would be golden
The sedan has led brake lights but incandescent amber and reverse lights. Idk why.
Compare to the G86, I prefer to go with the Corolla hatchback. Its like a spirit of a AE86 Lol
easy to drive because there's not a third pedal😅 plus it has a device that that helps you shift not so easy if you had the third pedal😅
You need a microphone attached so we can hear you when you’re driving.
It would look naked without the ‘fake’ exhausts; I love it the way they look
Imagine with 300 hp 🤯🤯🤯🥵🥵😱
When the GR comes out it will
It will sell more than the civic type r that’s a fact
So no bluetooth carplay?
Nope, you have to plug in your iPhone
So let me get this straight: you had to take the car to the dealership for them to show you the dash USB port instead of reading the owner's manual?
Lol I was surprised when he mentioned it... all it takes was looking around lol. One gripe that he never mentioned was the storage space by the center console and honestly it's too small and pitiful. My 2020 sedan technically doesn't have android auto, although I do use my Samsung for everything else, mainly for music and making phone calls but when it comes to GPS, Toyota provided the scout gps link map which in my opinion can be infuriating to use at times unless you have toyota entune app at all times for it to work. As a result, I might end up with Apple iPhone as it has Apple Carplay and now that we heading to summer, Google maps or waze will be the way to go. This is how I see it, but as far as performance wise, it does what is expected to do and that is point A to point B.
maybe get the xse trim and not a cheap manual
Why not the Corolla APEX? What are your thoughts?
Haven’t heard of the Corolla APEX, I thought APEX was an aftermarket company? Or maybe different markets? In the US we only have the SE, XSE, and night shade edition as of now
@@MattWalters Get on Toyotas website. You'll see it. They're not make many of the APEX or Camry TRD. Can't believe you've not heard of the Corolla XSE APEX. I like your hatch. You need to hook up with your buddy at the muffler shop and make those fake exhaust tips real (-;
@@mmahtnart8986 saw the Corolla Apex edition for the first time today, now I see what you’re talking about lol. To answer your question, it wasn’t available when I got mine
lol how do you kill the battery on a car less than a year old? then you cry about having to take it to the dealership to have them show you where your port is when its clear as day right on the dash...come on man.
THATS HOW YOU BREAK IN A NEW VEHICLE👍
Good vid butt to are so quiet are you shy lol
Reverse is like VW
This is gotta be one of the least practical four door hatchbacks in the us, but I appreciate Toyota for still offering a compact hatchback.
How is it least practical? Can you elaborate more?
@@alvinsimba734 the cargo space is abysmal for a compact hatchback, and that’s what I consider one of the main reasons to get a hatchback.
@@xnopyt13 that I agree. I have the sedan version and has more space but what people don't realise is that since 2020 when they introduced the multi link independent rear suspension, which is very nice especially when on the highway as you feel planted to the ground, there is a bit of compromise in rear space for passengers but for me and my family thats fine. The center console storage is one area they need to improve for sure. For those that buy morning coffees or smokers, the current corolla is not for you because there is no way to keep loose change.
@@alvinsimba734 yeah it’s sad that the Corolla is getting less practical
@@xnopyt13 for me personally it has been practical the sedan version especially the current gas prices, thats about it and the only reason why I purchased one. Got the 2020 one before the crazy markups really began to take full control
The road noise is horrendous.
No cd player built in ! Kinda loud too.