Fuel efficient and family friendly! 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross small SUV review (hybrid test)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- The Toyota Corolla Cross small SUV range offers a lot for family buyers to think about.
It has a choice of petrol or hybrid powertrains (including 2WD and AWD petrol-electric), it can run on EV power in some situations, it has a really strong ownership program, heaps of safety, and is nicely sized, too.
With a big boot, nice back seat accommodation, a decent interior and some models with a lot of nice equipment included, there's a bunch of reasons why this could be the right car for you.
Watch the video to see if there are any standout reasons why it might not be, too...
--
00:00 Intro
00:53 Is it the right price?
02:35 What's the best competitor?
03:21 Is it the right size?
04:34 Interior
07:32 Under the bonnet
08:10 Driving
11:16 Efficiency
12:03 Is it safe?
12:46 Ownership
13:19 Verdict
--
I am aiming to review every new car on the market that people actually buy, to help new-car customers like you, or curious car enthusiasts (maybe also like you) get the right steer when it comes to choosing a new set of wheels.
If you're looking for a car for yourself, monitoring the market and hunting for the latest info, or even if you've just bought your new car and you're looking to see what experts like me think about it, The Right Car will offer you something of value.
Subscribe to The Right Car: / @therightcar
I'm aiming to upload a review or two per week, so if you have any specific cars you want me to take a look at, please feel free to leave a comment. Any feedback on my content is welcome, and you can feel free to email me or hit me up on social media.
I'm eager to see this new channel grow, and it can only do that with your support and feedback - so please let me know if there's anything you don't like, want more of, or would like to see changed. I'd love to hear from you.
Follow The Right Car on social media to see what I'm up to and to ask any questions!
The Right Car:
TikTok: / therightcar.au
Instagram: / therightcar.au
#make #model #review - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Love your work Matt. Would love to see a review on outlander phev and x trail epower when available.
Thank you! Outlander PHEV is in the works - getting one in about six weeks time.
I have driven e-Power X-Trail. And I can say that I’d be opting for the Mitsubishi or a RAV4 hybrid as a priority…!
Love the reviews. It's getting tedious though getting excited by cars that are not available this year or next!
The secret is to order where people
Don’t order these like near farms and go to small Toyota dealers, wait times seem to be different, I ordered in feb and was told 8 months to a year next minute it’s coming in April at the start !
It's available this year, if you ordered when it came out (i.e. late last year) 😉 I ordered in Sept, and it's due May/Jun. In NZ they only sell the hybrid, and orders closed a few months after release, now similar to the RAV4 you can only register for 2024.
Thanks for the comment, and yep, the supply situation is a shocker.
Hey mate reckon you do one of the best easy watching car reviews on TH-cam in Australia 👍
Thanks mate. Glad you’re liking the new style!
Loving your new channel so far Matt! Would you do a review on the new Honda Civic Hybrid please? Would love to know your opinion!
Thank you so much for your comment! Leave it with me, I will see what I can do. I probably won’t be within the next two months, though.
Great review, thanks.
Thank you!
Thanks for the very informative and detailed review much appreciated. Are you able to do a review on the new Lexus ux luxury 200 please.
I’ll see if I can get my hands on a UX. And thanks for the feedback!
Just solid, reliable cars. We have had a couple of Corolla 4wd Wagons and one is still going 33 years old now. I quite like the unfussy design of the cross and think the sweet spot is the GXL hybrid AWD. The USA get a light interior as well which is a lot less gloomy inside.
I'm 300klms into a new 1.8 hybrid version and absolutely love it . . .I've said goodbye to diesels which I've been using since 2006. No more timing belts, EGR valves or choked catalytic converters, clutches , gear sticks etc
I have ordered a Toyota Corolla Cross Altos hybrid. This video was excellent and I look forward to my Toyota experience. I am changing from a Mazda 3 to Toyota! Babs
Thanks Babs! Glad you found the video insightful and it helped you make your decision. 👍
Great review as always. I was wondering if you've reviewed the 2023 Cannon X from GWM? Cheers
Thanks Jason. I have shot a video on a Cannon X. It was a 2022 model though. I am wondering if there’ll be any substantial changes - let me check!
I can confirm there’s nothing major changing for MY23 Cannon. So, stay tuned for my video!!
I love that SUV with hybrid combination yah
Yah!
Nice detailed review Matt. When I called my friendly local Toyota dealer to arrange a test drive of the hybrid, he informed me that the current waiting time was 3 years. I'm sure Toyota would not exaggerate this figure for fear of losing sales, so that was a deal breaker for me. Pity - seems like a good thing.
Three years?! Where is this dealership? There are delays, sure - but my recommendation is to think outside the suburb or town or city you’re in, and make some calls to other dealerships.
Wait time is 6-12 months. Just like most other brands currently.
Spoke to our local dealer, they said for the hybrid there were 108 orders on the books and were receiving on average 2 hybrids per month. Petrol only there were 7 orders on the book… so long waits for hybrid …
@@thisscootinglife2360 wow - that is a small allocation.
Cheers for the review mate. Was looking at the Corolla Cross but ended up with a Rav4 GX Hybrid since the quotes I got were $39,000 for Corolla Cross Hybrid and $40,500 for the Rav4 Hybrid (this was before the Rav4 got a price increase for 2023). Also the Rav4 hybrid wait time was 3 weeks which is rare to find for a hybrid Rav4. Would be dumb to pass that offer.
Wow. You got lucky, my friend!
Yeah mate, absolutely loving it. Happy we got the Rav4, got 2 now that are 10 years apart haha.
@@austin.2716 good one! That’s great.
How did you get a rav4 in 3 weeks when the wait is 2 years?
@@lindsayh9094 Lucky inquiry really. My dealer just happen to have 2 extras available. I think the fact that its a white GX Hybrid helped because more fleets order those and sometimes might cancel orders or someone just didn’t get approved for finance. Either way, worked in my favour haha.
Just picked up my Corolla Cross Atmos AWD a few weeks ago and we are loving it! The AWD and multi link suspension is fantastic for carving up the roads. Moondust is the best color 🔥
So glad you’re loving it!
🎉 I have a Corolla Cross Atmos and can say this is one of the nices cars to drive . The Hybrid system is flawless. My 6.2 hubby drives it and loves it also and it fits my Tall kids aged 10 and and 8 and our Kelpie nicely in the back seat. No this car is not for everyone but I cant rate it higher enough.❤
This is good to hear I get the Atmos next month and I’m very tall myself, what would
You say the downsides to the Atmos is driving it ?
@@xTheBigMdx I have no downsides to the car yet.We are just on 2000km with car now and It drives mint and its safty teck is right on point. Im super happy only sad point is got a stone chip made me sad.
@@leannecooke7051 aww not the stone chips !😢😔, what about wireless apple car play, any random disconnects or not starting when car starts ?
@@xTheBigMdx no we have nothing like what see in videos it starts up everytime . Also none of the grindy breaks thing people say also . The car has not skiped a beat.
@@leannecooke7051 very interesting was worried about a glitchy connection with my phone, and the breaks, thanks for the honest feedback now I’m even more excited 😂
I ordered an ATMOS 2WD in early Nov 22 and I'm still waiting. Ive ordered Jungle Khaki colour. It will be interesting to see if I get it. It looks a good SUV for me in my retirement and travelling. I am alone so I should have plenty of room.
Good one, Ron. I hope you get it and I hope you love it!
I know what you mean when you mentioned about the ABS kicking in randomly - I get that on my hybrid RAV4 occasionally too! It seems to do it when braking (regen braking only) over small bumps in the road. It's a strange feeling and quite annoying! A red light on the dash flashes at the same time.
Yeah it’s a known issue apparently. Hopefully a software update at your next service? Make sure you ask about it!
Good review, Matt. As for the interior GREY, as far as the eye can see then you said CVT EEeek. My pick in this section of the market is Kia Seltos 1.6 turbo with conventional 8 speed auto.
Thanks Buncha!
A CVT is much better than a dual clutch for the average Joe who isn't a boy racer. Have you ever tried to put up with one of them on a daily commute stuck in traffic? Horrible experience. Conventional 8sp sounds the goods!
The e-CVT is an integrated part of the hybrid transmission system Toyota has perfected over the last 20 years - it’s bullet proof and in its 5th generation. If you want to make these cars unreliable, couple it to a conventional auto clutch system in and weep…
Yes, except the waiting list for the Corolla Cross hybrids is now on par with hybrid RAV4 and Camry and Corolla hybrids, i.e. 2 years. I don't have the patience to wait 2 years for a new car. There are other options now, including the EVs and non-Toyota hybrids.
Thanks for your comment. You're right - waiting two years for a new car is unbearable. But the wait time really depends on the dealer. Some are quoting a lot less than two years.
2 year waitlist?! Wow!
The waiting time for RAV4 was 2 years when I went to Toyota dealer near Warwick Farm. The Cross Atmos is the same. The GX and GXL were 6-8 months. I ordered the GX and am still waiting for it after three months. I am curious how the baby seat fits in this car, Matt. I saw you did put one in with the Nissan car.
Hi mate. Yeah, that’s a bit tough. Don’t bank on it coming early!
The seat fits fine. The doors don’t open as wide as in the Nissan - so it can be a bit more of a squeeze to get in and out with a baby in your arms. But yeah, in terms of space, you’ll fit a rearward capsule or a forward facing seat with room ahead for a front seat passenger.
Hi Matt, thanks for your review. Your review helped me to adjust my expectations and bought accessories to improve the car.
I finally got my GX hybrid a few weeks ago. Very nice driving experience. My family also love it so far. We have installed a car seat for my upcoming newborn. Still enough room to fit other members
I wish there is a GXL available but It’s still impossible to get the GXL as the queue is so long.
Happy to have such an efficient car that packed with lot of useful technologies in it. Basic, not much WoW factors but extremely practical.
Happy days
Been considering this or seltos both near top trims, big shame this doesn't come with a spare tire in the AWD hybrid 😭. Yet to test drive both so will have to see how much the speed safety system annoys me in the seltos
Yeah, Toyota has thankfully managed to incorporate the safety tech to a far less frustrating level.
I’m very interested in the Corolla Cross Hybrid but it is not yet available in Canada… Sad, but true!
You get cool stuff we don’t get, like Honda Passport, Pilot, Ridgeline, Civic Si, and more. That’s just the start!!
Can you 50/50 the screen, say music info and nav at the same time?
I think with my type of driving and routes are ideal for ICE engines but my kamiq gets an average of 5-5.5L/100. I guess the hybrid is good fo4 that extra power and in the city.
Yeah, Toyota's hybrid system really does shine in stop-start stuff. Kamiq would be better for open-roading. I assume that's what you do, most? Thanks for the comment!
@@therightcar yeah, mostly 80 zones. No doubt the Toyota would be better built. My kamiq at least is a rattlebox.
The perfect daily driver. Give me a CVT over these annoying dual clutches that some manufacturers are deciding to put into cars. I have a GX Hybrid on order and can't wait!
Good one! I’m with you. A good CVT is fine. Hope you love it!
Get the Atmos if you can, the upgrades really transform the car.
Thanks for removing the sound at the chapter markers.
I was going to make it a competition to guess the sound. But there wasn't much enthusiasm for that... a new sound may return! (It won't be a Volvo folding mirror again!)
And it wasn't just the two of you who commented on it...
That's the thing with video - anything that isn't the story you tune in for can really annoy you, if you care enough about the subject matter.
What colour is this? Moondust or khaki ?
Silver 😜
The ABS thing is so bad (assuming its the same as what I experience in a hyrbid Yaris).
There's certain locations where i lose all braking control, every time, due to a minor bump or pothole.
how much it use with long ride on highway say 160km/h?
No idea. That’s illegal here.
Just ordered a GX Corolla Cross Hybrid, 12 month wait.
Wow! Thought the wait times were easing!
The corolla cross or the rav4 which one would you pick?
If you have two kids, RAV. If you have one or no kids, Corolla Cross.
Why do we have heated seats in Australia and not cooled instead???
It gets cold in Australia. And heated seats are cheaper and less complex than cooled seats.
I live in Qld and LOVE my heated RAV4 seats! It stays on permanently. I find it helps my lower back that tends to get a bit sore from time to time (yes I'm getting old LOL). I hate the QLD heat but don't find heated seats that bad actually - the A/C makes up for it!
How big is the fuel tank capacity of the GXL hybrid please anyone.
36L for the 2WD, 43L for the AWD
The price and wait list are absurd. It would make sense 2 years ago but not in today's competition. Haval Jolion is better value if you are budget conscious. At the high end of the Cross range, RAV4 is bigger alternative.
Does the AWD feel noticeably more comfortable than the FWD ?
Comfortable? If you mean reassuring, then maybe…. But more so if you know you will need AWD for gravel, or grass, or snow.
@@therightcar thanks
By comfortable l mean ride comfort for daily urban use.
This along with other Toyotas of all description featured in the financial review . keep ordering Toyotas from Yaris to LC300 upon delivery put it up for sale make a easy 5 to 8 K capital gain tax free unfortunately feels like half of Toyotas sold to scalpers
queue time is too long
😅
if Toyota choose quality over quantity, that's fine by me
😊
Just about the ideal daily driver for most people. I'd wait for "series 2" to come out in a few years so they can iron out the little bugs. Plus, it might take Toyota 2 years to catch up on backorders anyway. How the largest car manufacturer in the world can't work out how to make enough of these (and the RAV4's) is beyond me. Forget Covid, chip shortages etc, factories have had enough time to get back into full swing. Makes me wonder if car companies are intentionally constraining manufacturing output so they can add 20% profit margin to make up for the Covid days. This is a $40,000 car being sold for $50,000 because they can get away with it. They are opening the door to Nissan, Mazda, MG and other brands who can get the cars out the factory door.
50 is the new 40 😢
I don’t think anything about the stock issues is intentional, mate. You think Toyota wouldn’t want to sell more cars and make more money and grow its market share even more? 😂
@@therightcar exactly, but why the backlog? Is it because they are throwing more resources into full EV’s ?
Funny how Chinese brands have plenty of supply
Demand is outstripping supply - simple math. The Chinese brands don’t have nearly the same demand. 🤷♂️
I would choose a RAV4 with 10 Grands more expensive with any trim levels.
Fair enough!
absolutely could not fit a carseat in this without contorting my body into horrible positions, absolutely couldn't drive longer than an hour with one in it. traded in for a RAV. absurdly small for the size of the vehicle. idk what they were thinking,
Wait - did you see one, sit in one or drive one before buying it??
@@therightcar yes, though the car seat issue came up later as I didn’t have my specific one with me at the time. While tight on my side the first few drives; my wife who is much smaller than me also couldn’t find a comfortable position with the seat installed. This coupled with the horrible trans feeling and fuel economy of the gasser made it just a really poor execution imo. The hybrid makes the most sense overall- still far too small an interior relative to its size
Whats the price????
You’ll find it in the pricing section?
road noise is so loud, very poor noise isolation... be aware..
It was definitely noticeable. But I don’t think it was as bad as some others!
I'v heard its very noicy. Is it?
First time when I see your reviews and I pretty like it but I need to tell you that I will not subscribe here because of too much commercial. You literally killed me in every 5 minutes to be forced to watch 2 commercial of 15 seconds without the possibility of skipping it. Really annoying! Other then that good channel I guess so keep going.
That’s terrific feedback - but unfortunately, it’s not me who gives you ads, it’s TH-cam. And I need to use the advertising revenue to pay myself a wage. So, if you will support the channel and subscribe, it would be appreciated. You can pay for ad-free TH-cam Premium, but that’s your call. Thanks.
Why are you reviewing cars that arent available?
All cars are available to order. I’m reviewing cars that people are interested in.
@@therightcar ok, I enquired about this at my dealer he said not available for a couple of years so who's telling the truth?
It is kind of ugly and old looking from the sides and back. It does remind me of an early 00s version of the Rav 4, which I recall was also built on the Corolla platform.
I agree it’s not the most modern or sharply styled car they make. But if you want a more adventurous looking compact crossover, the C-HR is the go.
To answer the video, yes it's an SUV that stinks off road haha.
Well, I didn't go off-road. But I wouldn't venture too far off the beaten path in ANY small SUV. Except a Jimny or the new Crosstrek from Subaru.
@@therightcar Test the 2024 Crosstrek yet? Excited for that!
Kia seltos use 10 to11liters of petrol in sity no thanks
its an overpriced corolla 30mm higher and more expensive :/
Disagree. It’s a bigger, better car for families than the Corolla hatch.
i'm not sure how peeps convince themselves to buy something like this..
Really?? It’s a box ticker!
we live in 2024 and toyota still making this dull looking car. hope Kia kick their ass