2021 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Review: Cold Weather, Hot Hatch
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- I’ve always had a soft spot for hot hatches and the 2021 Toyota Corolla Hatchback SE Nightshade has now been included on that list. When I recorded this, it was a couple of days before Texas was hit with a massive snow storm. We were fortunate to have this as a press car for the week because the Corolla performed extremely well in the snow and even the ice.
The styling on the outside is textbook hatchback but more. The aggressive front gives this Toyota Corolla a mean look that isn’t a common thing coming from a Corolla. The aggressive style continues to the rear with sculpted taillights that protrude from the body panel.
Under the hood we have a 2.0L 4-cylinder which is typical in the segment. What’s not typical is how good the CVT transmission it’s connected to. It performed really well by being dynamic during hard launches to avoid wheel spin. It also helped control any wheel spin during the snow and icy conditions that we drove to get much needed groceries.
For being under the $25k price point, the interior was surprisingly impressive. The steering wheel was by far the best feeling piece of the interior. It’s thinner size made it comfortable to wrap your hands around and the feedback of the road was also as impressive. The seats were the next best thing offering a high level of comfort and sportiness. Although they were cloth, they were easy to clean. Where we were left wanting more was the rear seating space. My kid’s seat was able to fit in the back but did not allow him enough leg room. He might have been comfortable if the front passenger seat were all the way up but it didn’t look safe to have a passenger sitting there in case of an airbag deployment.
Overall we were extremely impressed and loving the 2021 Toyota Corolla Hatchback SE Nightshade. It’s everything a hot hatch should be and more.Toyota successfully accomplished turning the Corolla sedan into a great looking hatchback. - Авто та транспорт
To add to the pros. You really get a lot in safety tech. The collision prevention saved my life while I was driving in heavy traffic in the rain. Cars in front stopped abruptly an the car stopped perfect on its own without sliding to within a foot of the car in front.
I turn off my PCS before every drive lmao. I feel my 2023 XSE brake on its own way too often in traffic in New York. Almost CAUSED an accident for me once
I ordered a 2022 back in November 2021, 6MT, and in white (for you Afghan Veterans, you know what I mean). As predicted by the dealership, this Corolla took the 3 months to ship from Japan. Most happy! I’m coming from 9 years of Tacoma trucks and no doubt I will miss their space, but this hatchback is sure fun to drive. With the seats folded down (I’m an empty nester retired guy) I can carry all the gear I always did with my Taco, except love seats, deep freezers, and yard waste shrubbery. I’m super pleased and happy with my options. I chose white since it’s cheaper, and spent the money of 16” alloy rims. My wife even suggested I upgrade that sporty looking rear spoiler (that’s a later Father’s Day upgrade). Here in Canada I’m averaging about 42 miles per Imperial Gallon, or about 6.7 L / 100 kliks. Peace Be The Journey!
Thanks for watching! Glad you're enjoying the Corolla. It was a lot of fun to drive for the week. Listen to your wife about the spoiler, it just makes it look so much better lol.
man really thinking about this car. will see will see and the hatch spoiler is everything!
Same lol. I saw a white one with black roof and it was so nice. It had the factory aero pieces and brought back some fun memories with this one. Thanks for watching!
Awesome review! I been watching every Toyota Corolla Hatchback video and yours is definitely one of the better ones!
Thanks for the comment and for watching! Are you in the market for the hatchback?
@@Revmatchmedia I am :D
@@phonominal0018 which trim, color, and options are you going with?
@@Revmatchmedia I plan on getting an XSE (silver). The only thing I am concern about is the back seat. I am hoping that I can have two people sit in the back comfortably.
The hatchback is a little tight in the back. The sedan is bigger when it comes to the back seat but i don't think it looks as awesome as the hatch lol. If your passengers are your family members, I would take them with you to make sure they feel comfortable.
I love mine. Got it in Nov 2020 to replace my 2019 Mazda3. My 2021 'Rolla is a playful Flame Blue SE 6M with barely 39K. At 32K I replaced those terrible Ensaves with ContiProContact, rotating every 5000. At 2 years I replaced the brake fluid and drained the coolant ( never backflush), oil changes every 4K. I am the only driver and think I will keep this HB until I crack 100K or more! Love it!❤️
Nice! I really missed this hatch and then I got to review the GR and that was a whole other level! My budget wouldn't quite be there for a GR but the standard Corolla was such a great ride. My wife had such a blast in it too.
@@Revmatchmediaohhhh GR is so pricey!!!
My next car next month definitely .
Nice! What color are you choosing?
Great review! The 2021 Corolla sedan has 5 inches more rear legroom than the hatchback so you will have no problem installing a child seat back there. The sedan's trunk is also surprisingly more spacious than the hatchback so you fit more cargo in the sedan than in the hatchback.
Thanks for watching! Glad to hear that but it’s so hard to pick the sedan when the hatchback look so good!
@@Revmatchmedia Hatchback does look sexy but the 2021 Corolla SE sedan also looks very attractive. The SE has a very aggressive look, I love it!
@@braetonwilson4296 we got to review a 4Runner and my wife loved it and we might go that route as a family car. I might be able to get the hatchback as the second car for everything else.
Great comprehensive review!. Have the '19 SE and love it. But agree with unfortunate smallish trunk and rear seat space though I'm still able to fit my bike without disassembling with seats folded as I did in my previous GTI...
Like the basic audio, fit and finish and amazing fuel efficiency. A few gripes, no heated seat with the SE and cabin noise. They skimped on padding. Styling is meh on sedan compared to the hatch which I opted for inspite of it's size drawbacks...
Thanks for watching! Heated seats aren’t as important to me as much as cooled seats are lol. The hatchback is well worth the smaller trunk and the smaller back seat. I have since purchased a booster seat for my kid which he’ll definitely fit in this since he fit in a loaner Lexus LC 500 I had a week ago.
It may not be a true hot hatch. But it's a fun economy car. I leased the white nightshade hatch back in October. Still enjoy driving it. Even without a turbo. The 169 horses shine in this little car. Picked this over the other hatches for Toyota reliability an has a real first gear thrown in the cvt ,which is a plus
Thanks for watching! Well it sure was a hot hatch when i was blasting that heater during this crazy Texas snow storm! That CVT was incredible and I HATE CVTs. Regarding the power, they really made set this up to feel like it was a lot more. The only dealbreaker was the rear seating space in the hatch for my kid's seat.
Traded a 2020 Kia Soul for this beauty in Flame Blue because of Major KIA recall issues (Brittle O-Rings). Left Kia in tears, went to Toyota and drove off happy. I love love love this car. She is so much fun to drive. I do miss the room of the Soul. The limited cargo space in the Hatch is my one disappointment for sure. Hope to have this car for years and years!
Thanks for watching! My wife and I were contemplating the Soul since it has so much more space. The Toyota reliability is nice to have though since it would be the car to run errands in. Hope you enjoy your hatch!
This is so unreal! I’m having the same experience I had to leave my Kia Soul behind because of the recalls and somehow I’ve ended up here with the possibility of owning a Toyota!
If you decide to go with the Corolla, it’ll feel smaller but you’ll love the way it drives and feels.
@@kylathe I do not regret trading from the Soul to the Corolla at all. Love Love Love this car!
Good video, subscribed. Could have zoomed in a bit when you mentioned the lip guard on the tyres. Are they yokohama all seasons ?
Thanks for watching! The link below is the article write up and at the bottom you’ll see a gallery of pictures with the lip guard. They are the Yokohama all seasons. They’re the AVID GT.
www.revmatchmedia.com/posts/2021-toyota-corolla-hatchback-review-cold-weather-hot-hatch
Thank you for this review.
Thanks for watching!
you should watch toyota's video about their CVT, you mentioned you felt like they made 1st gear longer to prevent the wheels from spinning out (assuming you were assuming the CVT was just a regular CVT) but toyota's CVT has an actual real first gear that engages, it was a very smart move and honda now does it too but you should definitely watch their vid about it.
Thanks for watching! Just took a look at the Toyota video explaining the launch gear and that explains the feel i got in the Corolla. It's really smart to set it up that way. I keep seeing the hatchback everywhere and keeps tempting me to go to the dealer lol.
just bought one and its on the way cant wait! after 15 years driving 06 scion xb for sure a big upgrade 😅
Congrats! You’re going to love it! It’s a fun little car.
@@Revmatchmedia yezzir thank you!
Buy the car I got. I am in love with mine... don’t care about the hatch space, I only use it for grocery Shopping . I got a suv for space if I should need a lot.
I may get it. I’ll need to test the manual one cause I’d prefer the three pedals. My wife is wanting to get a 4Runner so that’ll be the family hauler. Thanks for watching.
thanx man. very good review. id like to see civic review from you.
ua-cam.com/video/g7CFTI9MXe8/v-deo.html ask and you shall receive. If you’re thinking between these two, I’d say it’s a tough decision lol. They were both great so really can’t go wrong with either.
If they had a hybrid hatch, I'd have it tomorrow
That’s my only hesitation. I’m worried that if I buy it and then Toyota decides to add the hybrid hatch the next year lol. Thanks for watching!
Agree with you. They should definitely have the hybrid option on the hatch. It is available in Europe.
Oh don't tell me that! Now I'm even more mad that they don't offer it in the US lol. Thanks for watching!
@@Revmatchmedia I have a '20 XSE hatch with the manual trans. I've been very happy with it so far!
Waiting for my 2022 ash-grey bi-tone Hybrid GrSPORT 2.0L 184HP 190nm d. It is being built in Derbyshire factory right now. Hopefully deliver by summer.
Hey mate,did you drill hole or just 3mm tape for the spoiler?
The car isn’t mine. It was a press car that Toyota let me borrow. I believe the original is 3m tape but I’m not sure.
I just deposited for 2022 with silver, I wish the spoiler is in black.
Only if you have the smaller spoiler. The bigger one comes in the body color. Just need a little vinyl wrap if you have the larger one.
I have the same car in nightshade white 2022, the first gear is actually a real gear to avoid lag.
Yeah I learned this after my review and praise that CVT which is not something I usually do for CVTs! How are you liking yours?
@@RevmatchmediaI love it! I have heated seats and the slot where you put your phone has a wireless charger, maybe because it’s 2022 model.
In Europe we get this with 1.2 turbo engine and a mt.
2:55 Why did the hood pop up? Strong wind? Great review.
Thanks for watching! Yeah it was extremely windy that day and that’s what caused the hood to move.
@@Revmatchmedia Just drove one for my first time. Opened the hood. Thought it was made from paper. This car is fantastic. Bad part is car dealers are gouging us. Won’t negotiate. They know we have lots of stimulus money that many of us don’t really need. May not get one till Biden really screws up the economy.
@@dancindavey1515 dont worry. He will, it's coming 🤣🤣
@@ryu-ken You got that right, unfortunately. And there’s a ton of idiots right behind him to help him f up even more.
looking to see info on how nav function is. i heard x-tra add on from dealer if not wanting to use geek phone hook up all the time
We didn’t use the built in system. We used Apple Maps with the Apple CarPlay and it worked perfectly fine
@@Revmatchmedia ok thanks. i want built in so i take that can be installed from dealer?
@@jrnumex9286 yes you can. The nightshade trim doesn’t but the XSE does.
Which trims are the automatic transmission?
They should all have it. It’s the manual transmission that is available only on some specific trims.
Corolla key fob should be redesign. Make it sleeker.
Yeah they're a little on the plain side but I'll give it a pass since the car makes up for it lol.
Hey, Does this have andriod auto?
Yes the Corolla does have android auto.
@@Revmatchmedia Ok, Thanks. Does it have heated seats?
@@takishabaker7520 the nightshade se did not but I can tell you that in the 20 degree weather I was driving in, the heater was extremely good. It was so good that I didn’t care that it didn’t have heated seats. The xse trim does have heated leather seats.
Hi what is front rear back rear
What part in the video are you referring to?
Oil filter underneath car
You drove that car with the emergency break on 😭
I’m pretty sure I didn’t. What makes you say I did?
Leave that CVT alone buy the 6 speeds manual it's a breeze to drive.
Lol. Thanks for watching. I do miss driving a manual car.
Why people love manua I don't understand who want to do all that work when automatic is faster and easier😆
@@fadyissa8322 Thanks for watching and the laugh. You're right about it being faster and easier but some people find it more fun to drive a manual. My parents being from central america, 99% of the cars are manual because of the cheaper costs and the control you need when you're in some really bad roads. They've only had manual cars so that's what I learned in and there's also a nostalgia to it. Don't get me wrong, some cars I want an auto with all the lazy options to make my drive easier. Kinda like when you want a burger, do you want to make it from scratch, or do you go grab some Whataburger.
@@Revmatchmedia right me too growing up in the philippines manual car there is more than automatic but then i moved in here in america now i drive auomatic cause my wife dont drive manual shes the boss so lol
@@danescano7972 hey my wife is part Filipina! I actually retaught her in the Miata press car that’s in my channel lol. She loved it but said not for everyday driving lol. Thanks for watching!
I don’t mind driving this car….its a Toyota reliability , rather than korean clown cars.