I've had my Corolla Hybrid LE for almost a full year. I've driven it some on the highway, but mostly I'm and around town. It's got about 15,000 miles on it. I'm currently averaging 66 mpg over the lifetime of the vehicle. I have to try quite hard to get mine to go under 50 mpg on a single trip.
Just got my 2024 hybird almost three weeks ago and I’m at 58mpg avg lifetime and on some day my one way trip mpg is at sometimes 70mpg I do spend usually 70% plus on ev for my commute. I’m totally impressed I love the car
I am almost 1000 miles into my new 2023 Corolla hybrid LE with both long highway trips and inner city drive, combined mileage of almost 60.. Kudos to Toyota for making this fuel efficient car.
I obtained my 2023 Corolla LE hybrid AWD, driving 2200 miles in the last 2.5 months in upstate ny where we have had a milder winter. I drive like a grand mother but have been averaging 44-47mpg driving 75% highway, 10-30% EV, usually 2-12 miles at a time. So pretty good all things considered
@@justinl8455 Prius certainly is faster and seems to have even better fuel efficiency. In last few months during spring I have averaged 55mpg. If I did it all over again and had the extra 5-10k liquid money, and both Corolla hybrid awd and Prius was available, I might have picked the Prius
I have a 2023 Hybrid LE and averaged 4.0L/100 on a 600km trip with the cruise control set to 108km/h. That's around 58Mpg. On the return trip I averaged exactly the same after resetting the trip meter. Much better than I had hoped for. Great car. We love it.
I've been hoping you would make this video! Yay! The 2022 Corolla Hybrid test you did was insane. I was hoping that the mileage hadn't declined as badly as the new EPA mileage showed. Unfortunately, your test does confirm that. Thanks a lot as this is really helpful and is steering me toward getting the 2023 Prius instead. When you can, get your hands on a 2023 Prius LE and test it's mileage! From all of the review videos I've seen, it seems to perform well under the EPA mileage. But those are not controlled environments and the testers are probably gunning it a lot. Something which is more controlled like these tests you do are fantastic for informing what to expect under more normal conditions. Thanks again!
I really wouldn't worry about the MPG on the new Corolla. Is the cost of the new Prius worth the better fuel consumption? A similarly equipped Prius is going to run you between $5-10K MORE than the Corolla. Now if you need the hatchback style with it's extra cargo space on a regular basis, then maybe the Prius is the choice for you. Otherwise, it's going to take a LONG time for the Prius to pay for itself in lower fuel cost over the Corolla.
@@KennethScharf I agree that mileage alone will take quite a lot of driving to make up the difference in cost of the car. However there are other reasons the Prius wins. Subjective, I know - but for me: It has a lot more power, looks a lot better, substantially better gas mileage, nicer interior / materials, much larger digital instrument display. As far as price... We were looking at the LE w/ convenience package which comes to $25,235 MSRP. The LE Prius by comparison is $28,580. So only about $3,345 more. After paying more taxes, it's probably more like $3,500. That's a lot closer than most people realize, and at least for me - worth the added cost.
@@Kalianyia Some of the items in the Corolla LE + convenience package are NOT available in the Prius LE trim. That drives you up a trim level in the Prius to get the same equipment. However, if the Prius looks better to you in other ways, and is worth the extra cost, go for it! Realize that many dealers are playing the supply vs demand card as an excuse to act like an 800 lb ape to demand MUCH over the MSRP, in selling cost. So don't be surprised if the actual bottom line on the Prius is closer to $5-10K more than the Corolla.
@@KennethScharf from my reading, most of the features I want are there on the Prius LE. It has alloy wheels (with wheel covers which I'll probably keep). It has BSM. It has Rear Cross-Traffic Alert. It has push-button start. It has heated mirrors. It has Smart Key System. Though it is only on the driver door and not on any other door. I don't think it is on the trunk unlike Corolla LE w/ convenience package, but still not confirmed yet. So out of everything, the only things it doesn't have is passenger front door smart key, and probably no trunk smart key. I'd probably miss the trunk the most, but the main thing I wanted was the driver door - which it has. So thumbs-up there. I agree with you that for many folks the difference will be more since there is a lot of demand for the 2023 Prius and a lot of dealers are doing markups. Luckily the dealer I found does MSRP without any forced dealer add-ons. Works out to be around ~$3500 more for me to jump to the 2023 Prius. As far as fuel savings. At $5 / gallon, it would take driving 285,000 miles to save the $3,500 price difference in fuel :) So I agree with your earlier point that gas savings alone isn't worth it.
I have a 2023 SE hybrid..it gets 41mpg on the highway. I have almost 8k on it. Best I have ever seen in city was about 48. Still great but really wish I would have researched a bit. I didnt realize the 23's got worse mpg than 22s or i would have bought a used one..or an Elantra.
Got my Corolla 2023 hybrid at the end of February. So far, 2100 miles. combined Mpg 50.7. For some reason, I am getting better MPG on the highway- around 53 - 54. Seems like it has lot to do with your driving style. I switched from a 2017 Pirus. I am getting similar MPG as my Prius. I am in California; I don't know if the warmer weather helping me a little.
Corolla Hybrid SE AWD. $35,395.66 City 5.0 L/100 km Highway 5.7 L/100 km Combined 5.3 L/100 km Corolla Cross Hybrid SE AWD $39,674.51 City 5.2 L/100 km Highway 6.2 L/100 km Combined 5.6 L/100 km 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Upgrade AWD $40,940.73 City 5.3 L/100 km Highway 5.0 L/100 km Combined 5.1 L/100 km Canadian prices including GST - Alberta, Canada 2024 model year
Toyota also cheaped out by replacing the lightweight 15 inch alloy wheels that came on the '22 with 16 inch steel wheels on the '23. That makes a big difference, especially in city driving.
Especially when you hit a pothole and you have to bear the cost of replacing that alloy wheel. Having owned many cars, steel rims are much better in the city.
the ‘23 corolla is more powerful but this comes at the expense of fuel economy due to a larger electric motor. with the steel wheels the corolla gets the same city mpg as the previous generation. steel wheels are lighter and you have less to worry about. if anything happens you can bend the wheel back in place or replace the hubcaps.
How did the Corolla hybrid feel as far as performance is concerned? Did it struggle when merging on to the freeway or when passing? I’m split between the hybrid and the regular Corolla.
I'd say the acceleration is fine, not a fast car but doesn't struggle either. You can watch my test drive video of it here: th-cam.com/video/JGYnD7MJ4LU/w-d-xo.html
I have the regular 132hp corolla. It's definitely a slow car, but I pass just fine. A hybrid corolla should "feel" faster, even if they put out similar hp, because of the electric torque. Toyota hybrids usually perform better than their gas-only counterparts.
My 2022 SE gets 40.6 mpg give or take .1 no matter how I am driving it. So for me having to worry about batteries later on isn't worth the extra 7 mpg. My wife has the 2022 LE and shes gets the exact same as I do.
Pretty close but those batteries last a long time. The CVT on the corolla should be good for 150-250k you would hope. The Hybrids trans are bulletproof. you will get 300+ with no maintenance to it. If it was a manual it would be better. I bet the new lithium does not last as well as the NMH chemistry. More power and lighter weight though. Also teh hybrids have no starter, alternator, belts, tensioners, or accessory pulleys. Much more reliable and cheaper in the long run. 40 is really good compared to 50 even as that is only saving you 20% gas per year. so maybe 200or 300 dollars. It will take 10 years to break even on the difference in cost. I could see a new battery about the same price as a new transmission. Likely cheaper. I really like the Ecvt in the hybrids but it does drone but I dont care it never breaks and you can floor it at every light and it not wearing any clutches or bands like other transmissions will and will eventually fail.
Great review! I average 44mpg in Florida hand calculated and computer matched. Full A/C 100+ degrees outside mostly city. Worst yet has been 39mpg with lots of idling.
I rented a 2021-2022 Toyota Corolla and I learned that the one very close to the manual calculation for fuel economy is not the Total Average screen but the Tank Average screen, which automatically resets after filling the tank. It was very close to the manual calculation, by just 0.2 m.p.g. difference even showing less fuel economy at the screen. I found several photos I took showing the Tank Average Screen, which resets automatically after driving a few feet away from the gas station pump. One photo shows the Tank Average at a Texaco Gas Station at 26.7 mpg, the photo of the Tank Screen with 2 minutes difference to the photo of the pump showing how much fuel I bought for 165.2 miles, just 6.050 gal (22.902 lts in PR) and the manual average was 27.3 mpg, yes 0.6 mpg more than the Tank Average and this was with a non hybrid model with lots of stop and go driving. 8 miles later driving on the return trip on a highway, Tank Average was showing 41.4 m.p.g. on a photo I took with my cellphone. Is definitively better than my 2005 Corolla for gas mileage, but at a price, a CVT automatic that is not as easy to maintain and it certainly will not last as long as a 4 speed automatic.
Im going to allocate an LE in blueprint! I commute 72mi a day, 1700miles a month this thing will be saving so much gas vs my 350z i will only feel half the price of the car payments. As a technician Toyota's E-CVT and engines are amazing tech with a great reputation of reliability.
The toyota hybrid system is most efficient when you drive at 60 mph above that the Atkinson cycle engine becomes less efficient also regarding electric driving if you do a mix of urban and motorway you should get above 60% full electric I do this route in my Corolla and get 70 to 80 mpg in normal driving mode using air con and driving in the normal way the fuel economy of toyota hybrids is amazing it will exceed any any diesel car if driven correctly
I have a 2024 Corolla LE, with less than 1000 miles on it. I do a mix of highway and local. I am averaging 50 mpg. The other day on a 40 minute trip with hwy and local I averaged 64.6. I drive conservative. Also the heat was turned down. Not sure if that helped. I do love the car.
Toyota recommends oil changes every 12 months or 10,000 miles on the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, unless the car is driven in extreme temperatures, used to haul heavy loads, or driven for police, taxi, or door-to-door delivery use. In those cases, they recommend oil change every six months or 5,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
did you reset the mpg rating when you started the trip? if not the mpg rating in the corolla could have data from previous trips, causing the difference between your calculation. the car has three mpg ratings, total since last manually reset, trip, and since last refueled.
@@CarDietrich oh okay cool. i drive a camry that has the same thing and I didn’t know there were different ratings until my friend who has the same car showed me lol.
just got a 2023 corolla hybrid le . did test on it never drove above 60 and most of it was around city and country driving just coasting and acceleration . always coasting to stop signs using slow breaking . i got 70 miles to the gallon . this was driving to get as much as i could with it . not as driving to hurry and get to work or interstate speeds of 70 mph . very happy with this car . haft to see what i does driving 300 miles on the interstate guessing it will be more like you got.
@@faultless18 yes went on the interstate got a little over 50 but when i got in big town traffic went up to 60 on my whole trip of 120 miles on the eco mode. but I'm retired so i was not in a hurry drove the speed limit
I just got this car. The dealership said whatever gas works is best. The current octane raining on unleaded gas is 86. In the manual it says nothing under 87. So should I get unleaded plus?
I would advise you to follow what the owners manual says, because that is information directly from the manufacturer. If it were my car I would put in 87 minimum. If 87 octane is not available in your area, put the next closest grade in it. There is no point in paying for 91 or 93, the engine won't do anything with it. But if you have to spring for 88 octane or 89 octane do that.
Don't go by the name of the gas at the gas station, go by the Octane rating. If they wanted to they could call 85 Octane "Super Plus Unleaded Mega Jungle Juice." But they can't lie about the octane number. Put in 87 or higher, but no higher than you have to.
Very interesting that you were able to get 52 MPG driving at 70 mph. I have a 2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, and I can get a very good fuel efficiency (56 -62 mpg), but I have to drive 58-65 mph to get it. How many hrs did you drive? And did you drive in the city also?
Thank you @Dietrich for a very informative video. I wonder what is the real MPGs for the 2023 2.0L Corolla LE? I expect the hwy to be >45mpg, but the city can really vary based on the traffic, roads and driver.
The 2022 had a NMH battery, the 2023 has a larger Li Ion battery. The 2023 can actually switch to pure EV mode for short distances under certain conditions. BTW the City EPA MPG on the 2023 is about 51-52 (different for the AWD and SE trims), the Highway MPG is less. 47 is the combined MPG. Toyota Hybrids all get better EPA City than EPA Hwy. Thats because on the highway you don't see any regenerative braking (till you hit traffic or get off the highway), and you do have more wind resistance due to higher speed. I have a 2023 LE AWD. It's rated a bit less MPG than the FWD. It's hard to figure your MPG using the gallons on the pump, because those things will shut off at different points. You'd have to fill up from the EXACT same pump each time, and even then you'd probably be a few tenths of a gallon off. My car's computer is showing somewhere between 44-49 mpg average on mixed driving. But, it's the middle of winter in New England and I'm running the heater which keeps the engine on more. So I'll see what we get in the spring with no heater and no A/C, and the engine broken in. Right now only have about 300 miles on the car.
@@theadvocate4698 NO snow tires, just the all weather type that the car comes with. I think the AWD only kicks in when slippage is detected on the front wheels, and I haven't driven on unplowed roads yet.
This is my very first hybrid vehicle. I own a 2023 LE AWD as well and I average 53 MPG (bought it early March) and I do city drive mostly. One thing I got told is that you can´t drive a hybrid vehicle the same way you drive a gasoline one and expect taking advantage of the hybrid system, hence fuel economy. I´ve had to change the way I anticipate braking, cruise, do stop lights, etc and it´s been working so far. I´m sure those numbers will climb soon due to better weather conditions.
I have a 2021 drive in pwr mode mostly open highway,I get 48 in summer 42 in winter up here in North Dakota.Sorry to hear the extra power cut mileage,but you need more fuel for more power.
Hi for me is one of the most curious things that why this car I mean my corola 2023 decrease the mileage per gallon distance to empty tank every month since I purchased the car. For example, if it was at first 650 mileage to empty tank now is 470 mileages to be empty and I am commuting same location and I am a same driver person. Please if anybody on this page has the same issue let me know in comment.
There's a UK review on the 23 corolla, which they said they struggled to get 40mpg on the motorway (70mph).. I have a choice of corolla or a Kia Ceed for a work car.. it will be mostly motorway driving.
Well I can't speak for anyone else's results, I can only show you what I got. Obviously I was using a US spec car so I don't know if there are any differences there. The Kia C'eed was a "Reasonably Priced Car" on Top Gear so I can see how that might be a compelling choice.
I own a 2023 Corolla SE Hybrid and I have no idea on what you're talking about with the braking criticism. The brakes on my car work just fine. I find it interesting that someone who does not own the car knows more than someone who actually owns the car. It must be one of your out-of-body experiences.
@@packerbacker69 I've watched many toyota hybrid reviews, including corolla hybrid reviews. There is a complaint that the hybrid braking feel is unnatural. You're obviously biased since you own a Corolla hybrid. No need to be so defensive my dear.
@@packerbacker69 drove a 2010 prius and it has that weird brake feeling. nice to know the new corolla hybrids don’t have that. 👍🏼 I’m hoping to get a corolla hybrid, if I can find one.
@@CarDietrich thank you. Seems like HWY mpg is what went down on the 2023 model affecting its combined rating from 52 to 50mpg. City mpg rating is still 53.
@CarDietrich how come you don't use it as part of your daily driving? It does work at speeds of 19 miles an hour and can help you stay in EV mode for longer periods of time. I also use it when going uphill because it helps keep me from being in the PWR zone the majority of the time. The exception would be some of the hills in Echo Park and maybe the Hollywood Hills. There are plenty of hypermile tutorials for Toyota hybrids. You'll find using the adaptive cruise control very helpful in obtaining better gas mileage .
Daily motor just did a Volkswagen jetta with manual transmission and just did 54 mpg the automatic however just gets 47 mpg and that car has no hybrid complexity to deal with. I bet you corolla hybrid could do better if toyota didn't nerf it because it might beat the prius.
I didn't notice a difference in performance, but the new powertrain felt less refined to me. It seemed like the electric motor in the 2022 model I drove was smoother, especially during the transitions between full electric power and when the gasoline engine kicked back on.
Probably a little better but even late at night those speeds are hard to maintain on Southern California freeways without being run off the road. I feel like a 70 mph cruise is similar to what most people do on the highways in the real world anyway
The 47 miles per gallon you got at the end of this video wasn’t based on what you drove that day alone. It is based on all the driving you have done up to that point. The best way to calculate the mpg would be to drive it in the city alone vs driving it on the freeway. You got 52 on the freeway only driving. Which is amazing still. The way you can calculate the city driving is driving it in the city only and see what the car says when you shut it down it gives you a trip summary with mpg and then do your math that way to find out excatly how much gas you burnt driving in the city
The 47 MPG at the end of the video was based on my driving it in my normal life and commuting to work and filming the car. This was mixed city/highway, and not limiting myself to 70 MPH on the feral freeways of Southern California as I do when I do the formal test, which was the first average number I came up with.
Shouldn’t later model cars get better mileage than earlier models all things considered?When i think of the newer cars gas consumption compared to the junk of the past 100 years I have to think of the billions of barrels of gasoline wasted during the 50s 60s 70s etc. I remember when if you got 20 mpg you though you were doing good and it was like that for years!
Typically yes you are correct, but Toyota in their infinite wisdom decided to put a more powerful electric motor in the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, which does make it slightly faster but hurts the MPG
@@CarDietrich Here is a question Can i see anywhere what my actual mileage on the engine is. My brother has a prius and when i was at the dealer i asked can i see the amount of engine miles. You see you have to change the oil every 9000 miles for the first few changes to keep the warranty valid. However his is a plug in and if he just drives mostly local the engine might only run for 1000 miles and the rest on battery. So why should he have to change the oil under those circumstances .Knowing the actual mileage on the engine seems a no brainer in yet who knows at least for the 2020 prius and before. Why does toyota do that?
I've had my Corolla Hybrid LE for almost a full year. I've driven it some on the highway, but mostly I'm and around town. It's got about 15,000 miles on it. I'm currently averaging 66 mpg over the lifetime of the vehicle. I have to try quite hard to get mine to go under 50 mpg on a single trip.
Just got my 2024 hybird almost three weeks ago and I’m at 58mpg avg lifetime and on some day my one way trip mpg is at sometimes 70mpg I do spend usually 70% plus on ev for my commute. I’m totally impressed I love the car
I am almost 1000 miles into my new 2023 Corolla hybrid LE with both long highway trips and inner city drive, combined mileage of almost 60.. Kudos to Toyota for making this fuel efficient car.
What speeds do you drive on the highway? I guess this car needs an extreme amount of restraint to get the fuel mileage out of it?
Agreed. Dealer markup in my area was huge in the hybrid.
Averaging 44mpg in my 2023 2.0L LE.
I obtained my 2023 Corolla LE hybrid AWD, driving 2200 miles in the last 2.5 months in upstate ny where we have had a milder winter. I drive like a grand mother but have been averaging 44-47mpg driving 75% highway, 10-30% EV, usually 2-12 miles at a time. So pretty good all things considered
2200 miles？ That’s a lot.
Wow that’s impressive.. I am looking at a corolla hybrid, LE, or the New Toyota Prius le
@@justinl8455 Prius certainly is faster and seems to have even better fuel efficiency.
In last few months during spring I have averaged 55mpg. If I did it all over again and had the extra 5-10k liquid money, and both Corolla hybrid awd and Prius was available, I might have picked the Prius
I have a 2023 Hybrid LE and averaged 4.0L/100 on a 600km trip with the cruise control set to 108km/h. That's around 58Mpg. On the return trip I averaged exactly the same after resetting the trip meter. Much better than I had hoped for. Great car. We love it.
Not surprising last years model did a little better mpg because this years model engine has a little more power
I've been hoping you would make this video! Yay!
The 2022 Corolla Hybrid test you did was insane. I was hoping that the mileage hadn't declined as badly as the new EPA mileage showed. Unfortunately, your test does confirm that. Thanks a lot as this is really helpful and is steering me toward getting the 2023 Prius instead.
When you can, get your hands on a 2023 Prius LE and test it's mileage! From all of the review videos I've seen, it seems to perform well under the EPA mileage. But those are not controlled environments and the testers are probably gunning it a lot. Something which is more controlled like these tests you do are fantastic for informing what to expect under more normal conditions.
Thanks again!
Thank you for watching! I have been on the lookout for a new Prius to test, I'll do one as soon as I can get my hands on one.
I really wouldn't worry about the MPG on the new Corolla. Is the cost of the new Prius worth the better fuel consumption? A similarly equipped Prius is going to run you between $5-10K MORE than the Corolla. Now if you need the hatchback style with it's extra cargo space on a regular basis, then maybe the Prius is the choice for you. Otherwise, it's going to take a LONG time for the Prius to pay for itself in lower fuel cost over the Corolla.
@@KennethScharf I agree that mileage alone will take quite a lot of driving to make up the difference in cost of the car. However there are other reasons the Prius wins. Subjective, I know - but for me: It has a lot more power, looks a lot better, substantially better gas mileage, nicer interior / materials, much larger digital instrument display.
As far as price... We were looking at the LE w/ convenience package which comes to $25,235 MSRP. The LE Prius by comparison is $28,580. So only about $3,345 more. After paying more taxes, it's probably more like $3,500. That's a lot closer than most people realize, and at least for me - worth the added cost.
@@Kalianyia Some of the items in the Corolla LE + convenience package are NOT available in the Prius LE trim. That drives you up a trim level in the Prius to get the same equipment.
However, if the Prius looks better to you in other ways, and is worth the extra cost, go for it! Realize that many dealers are playing the supply vs demand card as an excuse to act like an 800 lb ape to demand MUCH over the MSRP, in selling cost. So don't be surprised if the actual bottom line on the Prius is closer to $5-10K more than the Corolla.
@@KennethScharf from my reading, most of the features I want are there on the Prius LE. It has alloy wheels (with wheel covers which I'll probably keep). It has BSM. It has Rear Cross-Traffic Alert. It has push-button start. It has heated mirrors.
It has Smart Key System. Though it is only on the driver door and not on any other door. I don't think it is on the trunk unlike Corolla LE w/ convenience package, but still not confirmed yet.
So out of everything, the only things it doesn't have is passenger front door smart key, and probably no trunk smart key. I'd probably miss the trunk the most, but the main thing I wanted was the driver door - which it has. So thumbs-up there.
I agree with you that for many folks the difference will be more since there is a lot of demand for the 2023 Prius and a lot of dealers are doing markups. Luckily the dealer I found does MSRP without any forced dealer add-ons. Works out to be around ~$3500 more for me to jump to the 2023 Prius.
As far as fuel savings. At $5 / gallon, it would take driving 285,000 miles to save the $3,500 price difference in fuel :) So I agree with your earlier point that gas savings alone isn't worth it.
I have a 2023 SE hybrid..it gets 41mpg on the highway. I have almost 8k on it. Best I have ever seen in city was about 48. Still great but really wish I would have researched a bit. I didnt realize the 23's got worse mpg than 22s or i would have bought a used one..or an Elantra.
Got my Corolla 2023 hybrid at the end of February. So far, 2100 miles. combined Mpg 50.7. For some reason, I am getting better MPG on the highway- around 53 - 54. Seems like it has lot to do with
your driving style. I switched from a 2017 Pirus. I am getting similar MPG as my Prius. I am in California; I don't know if the warmer weather helping me a little.
Can you tell me how much you payed for yours out the door
@@shehzadalani5238That's highly dependent on your locale. There are dealers selling for MSRP though. Try to find a good dealer that does so.
Corolla Hybrid SE AWD. $35,395.66
City 5.0 L/100 km
Highway 5.7 L/100 km
Combined 5.3 L/100 km
Corolla Cross Hybrid SE AWD $39,674.51
City 5.2 L/100 km
Highway 6.2 L/100 km
Combined 5.6 L/100 km
2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Upgrade AWD $40,940.73
City 5.3 L/100 km
Highway 5.0 L/100 km
Combined 5.1 L/100 km
Canadian prices including GST - Alberta, Canada 2024 model year
Toyota also cheaped out by replacing the lightweight 15 inch alloy wheels that came on the '22 with 16 inch steel wheels on the '23. That makes a big difference, especially in city driving.
Especially when you hit a pothole and you have to bear the cost of replacing that alloy wheel. Having owned many cars, steel rims are much better in the city.
A really positive difference.
@@babajinde Steel weights more, I wonder how much that hurts fuel efficiency
the ‘23 corolla is more powerful but this comes at the expense of fuel economy due to a larger electric motor. with the steel wheels the corolla gets the same city mpg as the previous generation. steel wheels are lighter and you have less to worry about. if anything happens you can bend the wheel back in place or replace the hubcaps.
Any idea what a good out the door price le hyrid any idea thanks
How did the Corolla hybrid feel as far as performance is concerned? Did it struggle when merging on to the freeway or when passing? I’m split between the hybrid and the regular Corolla.
I'd say the acceleration is fine, not a fast car but doesn't struggle either. You can watch my test drive video of it here:
th-cam.com/video/JGYnD7MJ4LU/w-d-xo.html
Correct if i am Wrong but with the extra Strong electric motor shouldn't this car be the most sporty Corolla in the recent years
There’s a video in TH-cam showing how the corolla hybrid is quicker than the regular one because of the added HP of the electric motor
I have the regular 132hp corolla. It's definitely a slow car, but I pass just fine. A hybrid corolla should "feel" faster, even if they put out similar hp, because of the electric torque. Toyota hybrids usually perform better than their gas-only counterparts.
My 2022 SE gets 40.6 mpg give or take .1 no matter how I am driving it. So for me having to worry about batteries later on isn't worth the extra 7 mpg. My wife has the 2022 LE and shes gets the exact same as I do.
Pretty close but those batteries last a long time. The CVT on the corolla should be good for 150-250k you would hope. The Hybrids trans are bulletproof. you will get 300+ with no maintenance to it. If it was a manual it would be better. I bet the new lithium does not last as well as the NMH chemistry. More power and lighter weight though. Also teh hybrids have no starter, alternator, belts, tensioners, or accessory pulleys. Much more reliable and cheaper in the long run. 40 is really good compared to 50 even as that is only saving you 20% gas per year. so maybe 200or 300 dollars. It will take 10 years to break even on the difference in cost. I could see a new battery about the same price as a new transmission. Likely cheaper. I really like the Ecvt in the hybrids but it does drone but I dont care it never breaks and you can floor it at every light and it not wearing any clutches or bands like other transmissions will and will eventually fail.
Great review!
I average 44mpg in Florida hand calculated and computer matched. Full A/C 100+ degrees outside mostly city. Worst yet has been 39mpg with lots of idling.
I rented a 2021-2022 Toyota Corolla and I learned that the one very close to the manual calculation for fuel economy is not the Total Average screen but the Tank Average screen, which automatically resets after filling the tank. It was very close to the manual calculation, by just 0.2 m.p.g. difference even showing less fuel economy at the screen. I found several photos I took showing the Tank Average Screen, which resets automatically after driving a few feet away from the gas station pump. One photo shows the Tank Average at a Texaco Gas Station at 26.7 mpg, the photo of the Tank Screen with 2 minutes difference to the photo of the pump showing how much fuel I bought for 165.2 miles, just 6.050 gal (22.902 lts in PR) and the manual average was 27.3 mpg, yes 0.6 mpg more than the Tank Average and this was with a non hybrid model with lots of stop and go driving. 8 miles later driving on the return trip on a highway, Tank Average was showing 41.4 m.p.g. on a photo I took with my cellphone. Is definitively better than my 2005 Corolla for gas mileage, but at a price, a CVT automatic that is not as easy to maintain and it certainly will not last as long as a 4 speed automatic.
Im going to allocate an LE in blueprint! I commute 72mi a day, 1700miles a month this thing will be saving so much gas vs my 350z i will only feel half the price of the car payments. As a technician Toyota's E-CVT and engines are amazing tech with a great reputation of reliability.
The toyota hybrid system is most efficient when you drive at 60 mph above that the Atkinson cycle engine becomes less efficient also regarding electric driving if you do a mix of urban and motorway you should get above 60% full electric I do this route in my Corolla and get 70 to 80 mpg in normal driving mode using air con and driving in the normal way the fuel economy of toyota hybrids is amazing it will exceed any any diesel car if driven correctly
Been driving a ‘22 corolla hybrid for a year now. Still sitting at 62 MPG.
I have a 2024 Corolla LE, with less than 1000 miles on it. I do a mix of highway and local. I am averaging 50 mpg. The other day on a 40 minute trip with hwy and local I averaged 64.6. I drive conservative. Also the heat was turned down. Not sure if that helped. I do love the car.
How often do you have to change oil for Hybrid Toyota? Is it the same every 10k miles as a regular gas engine?
Toyota recommends oil changes every 12 months or 10,000 miles on the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, unless the car is driven in extreme temperatures, used to haul heavy loads, or driven for police, taxi, or door-to-door delivery use. In those cases, they recommend oil change every six months or 5,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
@@CarDietrich
Basically is the same recommendation as for a standard gas engine.
Yes
Don't be so cheap, change it every 5000 miles.
did you reset the mpg rating when you started the trip? if not the mpg rating in the corolla could have data from previous trips, causing the difference between your calculation. the car has three mpg ratings, total since last manually reset, trip, and since last refueled.
Yes I did reset it before I started
@@CarDietrich oh okay cool. i drive a camry that has the same thing and I didn’t know there were different ratings until my friend who has the same car showed me lol.
just got a 2023 corolla hybrid le . did test on it never drove above 60 and most of it was around city and country driving just coasting and acceleration . always coasting to stop signs using slow breaking . i got 70 miles to the gallon . this was driving to get as much as i could with it . not as driving to hurry and get to work or interstate speeds of 70 mph . very happy with this car . haft to see what i does driving 300 miles on the interstate guessing it will be more like you got.
Have you tried driving normal just to see what mpg you get? (Basically not driving to get the best mpg)
@@faultless18 yes went on the interstate got a little over 50 but when i got in big town traffic went up to 60 on my whole trip of 120 miles on the eco mode. but I'm retired so i was not in a hurry drove the speed limit
I just got this car. The dealership said whatever gas works is best. The current octane raining on unleaded gas is 86. In the manual it says nothing under 87. So should I get unleaded plus?
I would advise you to follow what the owners manual says, because that is information directly from the manufacturer. If it were my car I would put in 87 minimum. If 87 octane is not available in your area, put the next closest grade in it. There is no point in paying for 91 or 93, the engine won't do anything with it. But if you have to spring for 88 octane or 89 octane do that.
@@CarDietrich even if it says unleaded plus. Yeah the dealership isnt much help. I'm trying to not ruin my first brand new car.
Don't go by the name of the gas at the gas station, go by the Octane rating. If they wanted to they could call 85 Octane "Super Plus Unleaded Mega Jungle Juice." But they can't lie about the octane number. Put in 87 or higher, but no higher than you have to.
Very interesting that you were able to get 52 MPG driving at 70 mph. I have a 2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, and I can get a very good fuel efficiency (56 -62 mpg), but I have to drive 58-65 mph to get it. How many hrs did you drive? And did you drive in the city also?
That was pure highway driving for about 2.5 hours
Thank you @Dietrich for a very informative video. I wonder what is the real MPGs for the 2023 2.0L Corolla LE? I expect the hwy to be >45mpg, but the city can really vary based on the traffic, roads and driver.
I haven't tested a non-hybrid Corolla yet but I might soon. Thank you for watching!
The 2022 had a NMH battery, the 2023 has a larger Li Ion battery. The 2023 can actually switch to pure EV mode for short distances under certain conditions.
BTW the City EPA MPG on the 2023 is about 51-52 (different for the AWD and SE trims), the Highway MPG is less. 47 is the combined MPG. Toyota Hybrids all get better EPA City than EPA Hwy. Thats because on the highway you don't see any regenerative braking (till you hit traffic or get off the highway), and you do have more wind resistance due to higher speed.
I have a 2023 LE AWD. It's rated a bit less MPG than the FWD. It's hard to figure your MPG using the gallons on the pump, because those things will shut off at different points. You'd have to fill up from the EXACT same pump each time, and even then you'd probably be a few tenths of a gallon off. My car's computer is showing somewhere between 44-49 mpg average on mixed driving. But, it's the middle of winter in New England and I'm running the heater which keeps the engine on more. So I'll see what we get in the spring with no heater and no A/C, and the engine broken in. Right now only have about 300 miles on the car.
I did fill up on the exact same pump for this test, FWIW.
Impressive mpg for winter! Do you have winter tire on? How is the awd in the snow? This might be my next car!
@@theadvocate4698 NO snow tires, just the all weather type that the car comes with. I think the AWD only kicks in when slippage is detected on the front wheels, and I haven't driven on unplowed roads yet.
@@KennethScharf Ok , thanks for the info! I'm really thinking about getting one this year!
This is my very first hybrid vehicle. I own a 2023 LE AWD as well and I average 53 MPG (bought it early March) and I do city drive mostly. One thing I got told is that you can´t drive a hybrid vehicle the same way you drive a gasoline one and expect taking advantage of the hybrid system, hence fuel economy. I´ve had to change the way I anticipate braking, cruise, do stop lights, etc and it´s been working so far. I´m sure those numbers will climb soon due to better weather conditions.
I have a 2021 drive in pwr mode mostly open highway,I get 48 in summer 42 in winter up here in North Dakota.Sorry to hear the extra power cut mileage,but you need more fuel for more power.
Hi for me is one of the most curious things that why this car I mean my corola 2023 decrease the mileage per gallon distance to empty tank every month since I purchased the car. For example, if it was at first 650 mileage to empty tank now is 470 mileages to be empty and I am commuting same location and I am a same driver person. Please if anybody on this page has the same issue let me know in comment.
There's a UK review on the 23 corolla, which they said they struggled to get 40mpg on the motorway (70mph).. I have a choice of corolla or a Kia Ceed for a work car.. it will be mostly motorway driving.
Well I can't speak for anyone else's results, I can only show you what I got. Obviously I was using a US spec car so I don't know if there are any differences there. The Kia C'eed was a "Reasonably Priced Car" on Top Gear so I can see how that might be a compelling choice.
Great video! This is why I'll buy the gasoline model. Also because I don't like the weird grabby brake pedal feel on hybrid vehicles.
Thank you for watching Braeton!
I own a 2023 Corolla SE Hybrid and I have no idea on what you're talking about with the braking criticism. The brakes on my car work just fine. I find it interesting that someone who does not own the car knows more than someone who actually owns the car. It must be one of your out-of-body experiences.
@@packerbacker69 I've watched many toyota hybrid reviews, including corolla hybrid reviews. There is a complaint that the hybrid braking feel is unnatural. You're obviously biased since you own a Corolla hybrid. No need to be so defensive my dear.
@@packerbacker69 drove a 2010 prius and it has that weird brake feeling. nice to know the new corolla hybrids don’t have that. 👍🏼 I’m hoping to get a corolla hybrid, if I can find one.
@@packerbacker69what mpg are you getting?
What was the epa estimate city/hwy/ combined for the 2022 model? Thanks.
53 city/52 highway/52 combined in 2022
@@CarDietrich thank you. Seems like HWY mpg is what went down on the 2023 model affecting its combined rating from 52 to 50mpg. City mpg rating is still 53.
The VW Jetta can get some crazy mpg runs on the highway...
My question is, do you use cruise control at all?
Almost the whole entire time when I do the controlled test
@CarDietrich how come you don't use it as part of your daily driving? It does work at speeds of 19 miles an hour and can help you stay in EV mode for longer periods of time. I also use it when going uphill because it helps keep me from being in the PWR zone the majority of the time. The exception would be some of the hills in Echo Park and maybe the Hollywood Hills. There are plenty of hypermile tutorials for Toyota hybrids. You'll find using the adaptive cruise control very helpful in obtaining better gas mileage .
Daily motor just did a Volkswagen jetta with manual transmission and just did 54 mpg the automatic however just gets 47 mpg and that car has no hybrid complexity to deal with. I bet you corolla hybrid could do better if toyota didn't nerf it because it might beat the prius.
Here in Canada, this specific hybrid model has a wait time of 1 year. Complete madness!!!!
Do you notice the performance difference with the extra 13 ponies? Or not really?
I didn't notice a difference in performance, but the new powertrain felt less refined to me. It seemed like the electric motor in the 2022 model I drove was smoother, especially during the transitions between full electric power and when the gasoline engine kicked back on.
is it awd or fwd
FWD
So you didn't want to test city?
Too many variables in trying to test city MPG. Highway is much easier to control.
Can you tell the fuel Economy in liters . Im from Europe
4.5 L / 100 km
Pretty sad. My 2007 toyota yaris gets 42mpg and its not even a hybrid. They added in the eletric motors and gain nothing 😆
Wow - 68mph in EV mode? I thought EV was limited to under 25mph.
What would be the mpg results at 55 or 60mph?
Probably a little better but even late at night those speeds are hard to maintain on Southern California freeways without being run off the road. I feel like a 70 mph cruise is similar to what most people do on the highways in the real world anyway
Camry 53 mpg over 3600 miles.
Its not off really, its just avearging the total.
My 17 Prius eco gets 56-57 avg in 150k so Prius is way more fuel efficient
Is it just me or does it seem the 2023 is quieter?
If you're comparing it strictly based on my two videos, I used different cameras to film them so that might be the difference
The 47 miles per gallon you got at the end of this video wasn’t based on what you drove that day alone. It is based on all the driving you have done up to that point. The best way to calculate the mpg would be to drive it in the city alone vs driving it on the freeway. You got 52 on the freeway only driving. Which is amazing still. The way you can calculate the city driving is driving it in the city only and see what the car says when you shut it down it gives you a trip summary with mpg and then do your math that way to find out excatly how much gas you burnt driving in the city
He only said his rin around errands was 47mpg. But that's hard on the car because he's doing filming also. Overall it got 50 if you do the hwy also
The 47 MPG at the end of the video was based on my driving it in my normal life and commuting to work and filming the car. This was mixed city/highway, and not limiting myself to 70 MPH on the feral freeways of Southern California as I do when I do the formal test, which was the first average number I came up with.
Shouldn’t later model cars get better mileage than earlier models all things considered?When i think of the newer cars gas consumption compared to the junk of the past 100 years I have to think of the billions of barrels of gasoline wasted during the 50s 60s 70s etc. I remember when if you got 20 mpg you though you were doing good and it was like that for years!
Typically yes you are correct, but Toyota in their infinite wisdom decided to put a more powerful electric motor in the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, which does make it slightly faster but hurts the MPG
@@CarDietrich Here is a question Can i see anywhere what my actual mileage on the engine is. My brother has a prius and when i was at the dealer i asked can i see the amount of engine miles. You see you have to change the oil every 9000 miles for the first few changes to keep the warranty valid. However his is a plug in and if he just drives mostly local the engine might only run for 1000 miles and the rest on battery. So why should he have to change the oil under those circumstances .Knowing the actual mileage on the engine seems a no brainer in yet who knows at least for the 2020 prius and before. Why does toyota do that?
That is an excellent question, but as far as I am aware there is no way to look at how many miles are on the gas engine vs. the electric motor
You are driving way too fast that is your problem keep your speed below 65 mph you do not want your RPMs going anything above 1.5
My 2020 I could get well over 60 Mi per gallon