2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Review: A Fun Corolla?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- This is the all-new 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback. It replaces the outgoing Corolla iM, and Toyota says it's a fun daily driver. Does this Corolla XSE, with it's 6-speed manual transmission and 2.0 liter four-cylinder engine have the right stuff to dethrone the Honda Civic Sport hatchback or the Mazda3? Let's find out.
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Want to know more? Check out my full review of the 2019 Corolla hatch here: www.scionlife.com/articles/2019-toyota-corolla-hatchback-review-bringing-fun-to-the-corolla/
how much out door ?
About 23-24K specced out with the right stuff.
Jake Stumph Overpriced. And I've been buying Toyota products since the days of the Tercel.
This will sound nuts, but I am debating between buying the top trim of this car or a new Prius Prime Advanced!
It's no AE86, but it's a step in the right direction. Even the '90s fwd Corollas were fairly fun and responsive.
And 6800 RPM is a fantastic redline for such a long stroke engine. Sounds good, too. Good to see a Corolla that's fun to drive again!
Toyota is at least somewhat trying to make their cars fun again, and mad respect for making it a 6 speed available option.
Yes its no 86, but its better than the corollas from 2006-2012
@@PeterXChhanX 2006 xrs says "hold my beer"
Toyota should definitely look in to bringing back the Corolla XRS. Perhaps with the Camry's 2.5L? That would make a very nice Civic Si, Elantra Sport, etc competitor. And also give it REAL exhaust tips.
Ryan Littleton I got the last year of the Corolla XRS 2.4L 2AZ-FE with a 5 Speed Manual Transmission the XRS are the best and rarest models made mine is a 2010 and it's modified with a very rare option Heated Black leather seats and a power Sunroof 5% tint all around i wish Toyota would bring back the 2 door coupes and wagons with a Rwd Drivetrain instead of a hatchback
Gravecb7 Accord Old friend of mine from High School got a Matrix XRS recently. I can't really elaborate much more about it, I don't know much about them. I'm a Honda guy lol.
Gravecb7 Accord i still feel like the 05 06 xrs perform way better than the new gen xrs
Ryan Littlton I have a 2009 Matrix XRS five speed. The car is way more fun than I thought it would be. She is a fun runabout. This new Corolla hatchback is an upgrade in nearly every aspect. The only thing my Matrix has on this car is cargo room and rear seat leg room.
Kenneth Tejada The one thing I wish my Si was, a hatchback. It honestly does alright for it's got though.
got mine this weekend! it's so fun to drive, i love it
Just got one and I'm enjoying it. The sound system could be better for price point though. Still happy with my purchase. Got the manul XSE in black. 😃
What is your actual MPG?
29 Average
Got a SE myself (manual) same color as the video I freaking love it lol
@@gofast299 That color is unique and beautiful. 😊 My least favorite is the bright blue color all over TH-cam. 😏
How has been thus far? Considering a more exciting car than my '15 Corolla and can't decide if this would be a good upgrade or should I go above to the 86/BRZ twins.
I'm picking mine up soon, and I have to say I love the clutch. I drove the 2018 iM and the clutch had almost no feel, and the bite point is almost all the way out. The 2019 Corolla Hatch bites a lot sooner. Coming from my 2002 WRX with a 6 puck clutch to the iM was almost impossible. It felt awful. Switching to the 2019 Hatch, it was almost seamless. I couldn't be happier with the Hacthback. I absolutely love this car, even at the base S trim. Can't wait to pick it up.
Andrew Stackhouse Got an update for us? :)
I dont even care if its fun to drive i dont care that its naturally aspirated i care that its a hatchback corolla that looks gorgeous and its toyota so it should be reliable and im a yota boy at heart so the fact that i could get this and still drive my 89 ae92 corolla i fell for the new rollas curves and angles
I can't believe I'm saying this but these new Toyota Corolla are cool. This is coming from an Audi owner.
Ashish Patel - Lol fuck off little Hitler. Germany destroyed the World you should be ashamed
Audi is shit. German cars are utter crap
DisobeyToday what does Hitler have to do with a Toyota?
DisobeyToday you're still here means Hitler didn't destroy the world.
Ashish Patel 😂😂 thats what i thought 😂
This past January I bought a rare XSE Corolla. Had two before this 2018 XSE. I love this new hatch XSE! As far as those couple of pre-production issues, Toyota will already have those all worked out by the time these hit the US lots for sale. BTW, anyone jamming a seat belt buckle into any material other than the seat belt housing, the material will of course look ruined. If those journalists owned the vehicles they drove and wrote about, they'd take better care of it and there wouldn't be marks, scrapes on plastic etc.
Just got one yesterday super happy!!!! Mk7 past owner here lol.
This car will be another best selling Corolla. It has the name and Toyota badge. It looks futuristic and is built in Japan. The chief engineer has rumored about a performance version in the near future.
ELPJM09 Any mention of AWD with the performance version?
reck0n3r could be, since they are going AWD in the upcoming Yaris performance version (not gonna be available in the US)
Saw one up close at the dealership today and I must say they look pretty good. It was the SE model and not even the XSE.
i got the SE, looks really sporty and i got a $500 toyota card that i will use to buy the spoiler, and i can get some nice wheels anytime
Thanks for you're input and the production of this video, quite helpful!
Ridiculous pricing. No way in hell is this 27k. Maybe if it had a turbo OR the 2.5L motor, a sunroof, and/or AWD.
WTFx typical Toyota overpriced car for you.
Blame the country you live in
I would get it used. I'm not paying $27k, and I have a 2017 Toyota Corolla.
No way I will buy turbocharged direct injected gas engine. Have you heard carbon build up as early as 40k miles? Buy a car with bigger engine if you want power.
Exactly don't buy it new. I bought my 2015 corolla s plus with sun roof and all the bells and whistles fancy rims, navigation etc. It was a 25 grand package new in 2015 someone took a 2 year lease and returned it in 2 years with 18 thousand miles, I bought it in 2017 for 12 grand in mint condition .
It looks like a 2.0 Version of the Matrix Hatchback, but with better styling and engine. Smaller than before but still looks neat since it was from the Corolla family. Matrix is still better but that's my opinion. Nice Review
Replace the air filter with a “free flow” type (i.e. K&N) and you will increase the throttle response. Also, the reason your RPMs linger is more than likely due to having a dual mass flywheel; not a “sport” enthusiasts choice.
Review Sport, Economy, and Luxury cars separately. Very few do ALL things well at the price paid for the Corolla.
The biggest plus for the new Corolla is that it has Multi-Port Injection and will provide a long and clean motor life.
Jake , This was a very comprehensive and thorough exploration of the driving characteristics of this new Corolla hatch. TMC should definitely receive credit for putting so much effort into the manual version which seems to strike an excellent balance of engagement, performance and economy. If it achieves Toyota's normal levels of long-term reliability it will be a real winner as a daily driver. My hope is that TMC will offer us the wagon version they sell in Europe with this new generation to provide an extra measure of versatility. For the record, the Corolla iM, as opposed to the sedan, has double wishbone rear suspension.
Appreciate the kind words. While I'm a big hatchback guy, a wagon would be neat for a daily driver. Thanks for the tip on the suspension, I wasn't aware.
JS, You are welcome. The 2019 gets a substantial boost in power and slightly more aggressive gearing than the iM but all in all the iM was a very nice package for the price. There should be some sweet deals on 'old' iMs now that the 19 has arrived.
Wagons rule!
Just a tip, use linear view mode, it’ll take away much of the fisheye distortion but still have a wide angle view.
Also use spot metering especially when you’re in the cabin.
Glad Toyota stopped hiding the Corolla hatchback under other names. Btw, a 2nd gear that goes to 62 mph (100 km) allows a better 0-60, one shift, which sells more cars.
I can't stand the trend of in your face touch screens mounted on top of the dash.
According to Car & Driver, this new hatch gets 5 mpg less than the Camry 4 cylinder . They tested an automatic SE with 16" wheels and only achieved 40 mpg on the highway where the Camry had made 45. This proves our theory that Toyota should have put the 2.5 in this hatch for more power and better mpg ;)
le/se camry is officially rated at 39 mpg.
MM, Car & Driver does the same highway run at the same speed for all cars. The Camry and Corolla hatch were both tested in summertime and the difference is 12.5% in favor of the Camry. That percentage is far from trivial. TMC used to offer the Camry's 2.4 engine as an option in the Corolla/Matrix/Vibe and the evidence suggests they should do so again.
Thumbs up for knobs and buttons. Honda could learn a thing or two.
Thank you for another most helpful and informative review of the car out there. Do you think manual first gear has similar pickup as the first physical CVT gear?
The manual is about half a second quicker to 60 MPH/100 KPH. Both are peppy enough for around town driving.
Can't understand how toyota prices this XLE manual at 24k. The Civic Si has all the same luxury/convenient features, more power, more torque, LSD, adaptive damper, almost same MPG, and a fricking sunroof, and is priced at 24.1k. Errrmm??? Excuse me?
Yeah but the back seats fold down in the back so you can transport more shit or sleep back there and the ac in toyotas are ice cold unlike hondas. Those features alone are more important/ useful than anything the si has going for it in my opinion at least.
Jason Griffith so you can’t fold down the seats in a Civic? I could’ve sworn I did that with my 2017 Civic coupe. Also idk what you’re talking about Bc the AC is ice cold and I live in south Florida so it’s pretty much summer all year long. Also the Civic Si has the same mpg rating as this corolla while having more options.
Travis how strong is civic transmissions, it’s engine?, if you have turbo after 100k your civic is just as slow as the corolla. Toyota is a long term for whoever buy their cars
Kien Nguyen became Toyota thinks they are premium vehicles over other Japanese cars.
Nez Ram they are right, at least their material last longer than the others, from the sealant to the tubes, the transmission, the engine are stronger, you can still run 100 mph, 15 years from now with proper maintenance
This thing needs the 2.0T out of the IS200T. Bring back the hot hatch Toyota!
I’m not aware of Toyota ever offering a “hot hatch”, in the US at least. Enlighten me. Thanks.
And awd
Very true or a 3zzge 😎😎😎 2.4 with vvtLi
Mark M Remember the Toyota Corolla FX-16 GTS, it was kinda hot back in the day.
Mark M 86 ring a bell?
Great Video! You just earned yourself a subscriber!!
I love the way the car sounds and I love how long it takes to rev up before you have to shift. ❤❤
Almost sounds like old 4age engine, definitely best comeback from corolla
hachi roku I can see that.. if it had individual throttle bodies it would be spot on
Did you test drive the automatic with paddle shifters? Just curious if you could compare the manual vs auto
I’d love and more than happy to own that gorgeous Toyota Corolla hatchback. Better power and engine since it was desperately needs a major update in a decade. Better look, CVT is great and so much fun to have a MT as a optional. Nasty little critter.
And when he throttle it. It sounds very nice.
Test drove one last night... Getting one in black now!
Christopher Herr you are going to regret it. It needs more power. Civic Si is far better.
@@nezra3514 nah, I like my Corolla just fine.
@@nezra3514 not everything is about power. Im selling my turbo frs for one
Give it some gas when your letting out the clutch and she will not stall.
I liked this review. My question-were you using the i-mt feature when you were stalling the car? I am interested in this feature, and I thought Toyota said it makes driving stick easier/smoother. I’m experienced In driving manual, but don’t always get every shift 100% smooth and I thought the I-mt made it easier to be slick.
iMT doesn't seem to help the stalling. By the end of the week, I was 95% there with it, but, as someone who has been driving manuals (quite well) for over a decade, it should just be get in and go, like every other car I drive. Go drive one and see how you feel about it, first. Everyone is different.
My 2004 Toyota Runx 1800 comes with a 187hp engine, this 2000 with 168hp is not very impressive but it looks great!!
Looks fun especially if you do sum straight pipe, intercooler, nice rims , widebody , and other cool stuff
Couldnt believe it when i saw the commercial like no way they finally made the jump?! Gonna be sick watching these things get modded. 😎😎
can you put a mtn bike in there? looks like a tow hitch is not possible to put a bike rack.
koukimonzta I would bring your bike to the dealer. I'm guessing most conventional frame sizes would fit, but depends on your setup.
It’s a car that looks like a 2012 Mazda 3 hatch
chocolatewheelchair
That's because it prolly is a Mazda3 Toyota bailed out Mazda.
iM Nguyen idiot , its totally 100% Toyota it has nothing to do with mazda, only the yaris or old scion was build with mazda
Nice car but my engine blew up at 2200 miles. The engine got a metallic ticking coming from the #4 cylinder. Have had 3 people contact me with hatches having the same sort of ticking all with around 2000 miles on the car. Dealer has had my car almost a month now.
Can you review the 2018 honda civic hatchback sport for me please? I'm trying to choose between these 2. I do have a child in a rear facing carseat.
I can’t stand those exhaust pieces
Bernie at this point, it's almost Toyota/Lexus brand heritage 😂
The weird thing is that they’re actually not connected to anything. They’re just chrome surrounds bolted onto a black insert in the bumper. The real exhaust tip (single one) is hidden under the right side of the bumper. This is not the only new car to do this, as the 2019 jetta does the same exact thing. If you had the car and really hated them, you could probably just remove them or repaint them the body color.
Too bad on cheesy fake exhaust outlets....dual cheesy outlets, no less.
Delete with powder coat or wrap lol
this lack of feedback in the clutch is actually hard to get used to, I do stall my car from time to time specially in up hills starts and it's been already 2 years since I bought it yeez
I was going to get the Civic but my experience with my past Toyota lasts for miles and years
Do you really want the turbo engine that comes with the Civic?
I suspect the Corolla will give you many carefree, enjoyable miles.
Yeah but I'm afraid that turbo engine will give me problems down the road
Get the new Corolla hatch and avoid turbo anxiety.
AWDWaffle, The 2010 Honda LX is a fine car indeed and it has no turbo.
The fake exhaust tips is a downer. Needs to geared a bit lower for city driving. From what I've seen an XSE optioned out around the midwest go for around $22-24k depending on how many accessories are added.
Informative review. I appreciate your honest opinion. How's the cargo room?
The hatch floor is a bit high, but the seats fold down and the hatchback shape means you can jam a good amount of stuff in the car.
The iM it replaces had a double wish bone rear suspension, you are thinking about the corolla sedan which had a torsion beam.
How did you not notice the rev hang? it hangs for eons. Toyota needs to go gazoo on this thing; turbo & GKN RDU please. Also, please sort out the EPS feel, clutch uptake, throttle mapping, revert to a cable operated handbrake, and make sure the driver can kill all nannies, like actually kill them, not VW "turn them off" when they are still on. Also fix the interior colors; solid black is fine thanks.
Try a 10th gen Civic or really any new Subaru product, the rev hang will make you want to self harm in comparison. Agree with most of your thoughts beyond that.
If Toyota made this look aggressive they should of at least tuned it up to back up those looks, they should of slapped in a turbo and done so much more than just making it “look” fast, I bet you they would of made great sales. I would be more than happy to buy something around 30k or more especially if it was a Toyota, I wish they started making legends again like they did in the 90s
I got a 2018 corolla iM and I’m starting to prefer this one.
30 more horsepower and 20 more pounds of torque. Better gas mileage, and new sensors features.
August Arellano me too!! I have a corolla IM 2018 too and when I heard about the 2019 Corolla hatch, I regretted my decision right away but oh well
What they read need to do is put a turbo in it and make it awd to compete with the sti
The new Corolla needs a turbo charged engine and Toyota has one in his lineup the 8AR-FTS. It is not particularly powerful but that’s nothing tuning can’t handle.
Great seats are they comfortable??
I just bought a 2022 and clutch pedal still squeaks. 😝 Easily the best e210 Corolla hatchback review even now in 2023
I wonder how this would do during a Canadian winter in the suburbs.
It will be fine with snow tires.
After driving a 1.6t for a few years with direct injection, I want to go back to a NA car with some remedy for DI.....Mazda3 is awesome, but pricey and DI issues inevitable.....this car is on my short list when I start searching next year...
Nice sporty commuter car and big step up from old corolla, however, if toyota is bench marking the civic, why no sun roof, even as an option? You can get one on just about every car sold in n. America. Com’on toyota!
S G my 2004 Toyota Corolla s has a sunroof
They will add sunroof later if this car sells
Good review mate , and I'm with you on the pros of knobs and buttons instead of mostly touch screen function .
One of my cars is a 17 year old family hack with knobs and buttons that I can reach for even in the dark without even taking eyes off the road and get the job done instantly , .
A lot of new cars have all the wizz bang touch screeny stuff , which I might add if your in a country that has a lot of sun gets reflections on the screens at times ,
which really pisses me off and is annoying.
In my neck of the woods the Corolla hasn't lobbed yet but should be soon .
I think I will be looking at one of these little Corollas .
Cheers.
What is the recommendation for fuel? Because ratio 13:1 compression for M20A-FKS engin
What’s the shark fin piece for on top of the car?is it just for show or for something else?
Radio antenna.
I wish you also have a review on the turbo 4wd version.
What do you guys think about the Toyota Mark X?
my gf's 12 camry hybrid has similar 0-60 figures.. looks like we wont be getting a corolla hatch until toyota realizes the demograph wants something that will compete with proper fun hatchbacks.. absolutely the car looks great and its a step in the right direction.. but this car is begging for 200+ hp and a real exhaust tone.. no surprise that toyota is conservative here imo
Very good review thank you much sir
Nice everyday car for everyday people. Period
I like the styling. Much better than the overstyled Civic.
love the colour. And it looks great too
What color is that model?
Fantastic review 👍🏻
was this rear wheel drive or front wheel?
Mario H FWD. always been
Nice review. Clearly not what I'd call a 'puff piece' (honest, pros and cons). And some great camera work.
Absolutely.
I got the XSE with the CVT I'd never go with the stick shift. One reason I picked the car over another brand is that it has direct and port fuel injection which should keep the intake valves clean.
CVT 🤮
Cvt transmission?
*space boy plays in the distance*
This is the best comment here. Good luck to everyone else.
If Takumi delivered Pizza in America he would use this
Speedy speed boy lol
DIS-CON-NEC-TED!!!!!
WOWOWOWOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
I'm buying this now
Chaser4Chubs🐻 same
how much was the out the door price? I might plan to buy it
If you're in DMV area. (D.C. MD nVA)
Chaser4Chubs🐻 don't waste your money lmfao. I own an iM
Idk if I want this or the new 2019 Hyundai Veloster turbo
For me this is the true successor to corolla ae86 not the current 86 coupe
That 4th gear grind that was shown toward the end was very scary.
I would rather get Civic Si or Civic Hatchback at the price. My Scion iM is fun to drive but not fun at all to accelerate.
What about scion? R they just as good?
Joshua French scion is no more.
Joshua French Scion was discontinued by Toyota 2 years ago. But I will tell u they I’m sure it can be as good as Scion was. And they still do.😉
167 hp for 27,000? No! For that price it needs to be around 220hp. This car will fail in the sporty hatchback for guys. But it will be most women driving with a cvt in this car.
TheDustyaman What's the other option with 27k and 220Hp in the same categorie Hybrid?
Nikos S. Focus st with what 260hp for 27,000. Gti with 220hp now for around the same. Veloster turbo for 21,000 for 201 hp. Plenty of of cars to choose from than this low powered over priced piece.
TheDustyaman Its reliable dumbass.
TheDustyaman price is not about power asshole
Ta Oh wow someone is angry this morning lol. Enjoy the rest of your day 😂
I hate those lines going down both sides of the back bumper. Don't over do it Toyota!
I hope they make a turbo awd alltrac version. Not holding my breath through.
Toyota won't. Days of turbo and awd sportiness are dead to them.
The richest Japanese car company seems it "too costly" to develop.
Sad ain't it?
@@PeterXChhanX yeah probably not. It would be cool if they partnered with Subaru again and let them do all the work with the next wrx. Then slap a Corolla alltrac badge on it and call it a day lol
@@STICKSHFT that's probably the closest to an all-trac we can get to. I'm sure that they're contemplating making one, my buddies and I were just discussing this a couple days ago.
The underpinnings would but great especially the floorplan and the suspension system isnt too far off of the original celicas. All they would need to do is bring in another 3sgte and the awd transmission
@@STICKSHFT but it's probably going to be Japan limited or something where the emissions standards dont matter as much.
And again, it would be a shared platform
So the Civic, Mazda, Chevy Cruze Hatch, which have been out for years, are still better than a brand new Toyota. Neat. $27k and still no Android auto or a more powerful engine option is sad.
Blake Swan very debatable.
There’s Android Auto and Apple CarPaly in the new corolla.
What do you expect lol it’s a Toyota.
I would expect higher engine power for this trine lvl especially when you can buy a Si for $24k which has the same mpg rating.
Travis but the civic mpg won’t last forever, it will go down faster than the corolla if you have turbo, Toyota finance is so much easier then Honda. you can’t check the transmission, the engine when you buy a brand new car, until few years later when reports come in, everything has its price, Toyota don’t just make their car expansive for nothing
4:03 gunning to red line each shift windy racy yea, ok, but not this one. looking at '21 se, your review good info to know.
I don’t really like the exaggerated styling. The Mazda3 is a much more mature hatch and it doesn’t have a cvt.
What’s the color code for this Corolla
This is the coolest Corolla since the AE86.
This car is neat, looks great, nice they're kinda finally TRYING to make their cars interesting but fuck me 27 grand top of the line? I get it's "reliable" but you can get a WRX with less than that if you don't give a shit about "upgraded infotainment", and that car is just as reliable, it's faster, and has AWD. And honestly that's not really the only competitor in this cars class. For 27k they could offer something besides "well it looks cooler and has 20 more horsepower!"
Nice color, falcon gray? I would say that's pretty aggressive driving, mileage wise w/ the revs so high. Try calming down w/ the revs to get better mileage. I only up the revs when passing or when it's show time. Lol
With the CVT this reminds me of the defunct Lexus ct200h.
I'd definitely rock one
I love that color
Does it deliver tofu?
Did you see how I was hitting those corners? Put a water cup with no lid in the cup holder, we got this.
My brother picked up 2018 Civic Sport Touring Hatchback for about $700 more than this. Not only it is fully loaded with all the safety features, it also packs a lot more power. Not to mention full LED headlights. Toyota should’ve put more power into the engine. No way $25k or a car with less than 170hp is competitive this day and age.
Could they not use REAL dual exhaust outlets???
Damn....no turbo option? The looks are amazing. Could be a Civic killer with a performance model.
Enter User Name Here. Toyota is meant to be reliable. They're not having it
Having turbo most of the time it will give you problem on the way...
I hope they make this in a sedan
I so would take that car if I was looking for a 3rd car and in manual to :D love my venza and Ford Mustang ecoboost.
Love that color
I have a '93 wagon with 135,000 miles on it.
I would have bought this if it had more back seat and cargo space. So I ultimately went for the civic hatch due to the space. I considered mazda3 but back seat was actually a little more cramped then this corolla even though this corolla is shorter
They should come out with a 2 Dr hatch rwd. Gt-s model