2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Review
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Review and test drive of the 2023 Toyota Corolla. This has the 1.8 4 cylinder naturally aspirated petrol Atkinson cycle hybrid engine 140 bhp (2XR-FXE) connected to a CVT gearbox. I have tried to be as objective as I can from the viewpoint of a potential buyer and what you need to be aware of if you do decide to purchase one.
Just bought and very impressed. Takes some getting used to various settings and my instruction book is Spanish, i live there
Waiting for english book to be sent
Here is a link to the U.S handbook, till your English handbook arrives www.manuals.co.uk/toyota/corolla-2023/manual?p=16
Excellent review. Would you please also demo the park assist feature if possible?
Thanks for your feedback, I don't have the car now, but ill include a test the park assist next test drive.
Very informative review and I am very impressed with the overall car.
I dislike the digital speedo display and yet I prefer digital clocks to analog.
Thank you very much for the video.
I love my 2023 Corolla Hybrid, everything I could ever want or need. 😊
Nice one. What spec and engine do you have?
@@amateurtorque6709 I have the 1.8 litre , design model, made and sold in the U K . Brilliant bit of kit. 😀😀
The 2.0l version has sport mode instead of power mode and it weights up the steering wheel. The 2.0l also gives the impression of gear changes (minus the jolt, it's very smooth) and in sport mode, it holds the revs high before moving up a ratio. The 2.0l has a more advanced engine with both port and direct injection. It manages the water flow around the engine and cabin more, so warms up much faster. The downside to the 2.0l is less boot space, at least in hatchback. It has a larger motor and battery setup, which is good but you loose boot space. Having had both the 1.8 and the 2.0, I personally prefer the 2.0l.
Interesting comment, I wonder if thats why the 2.0 revs higher, with it having the port injection also.
@@amateurtorque6709 At low revs it uses port injection and also can use direct injection but at higher loads and revs, it switches to purely direct injection.
It may rev higher but the increased power means you often don't have to push the engine anyway.
It's a better engine than the 1.8 , it can go from cold to operating temperature in 1 to 2 miles, even in winter.
The paddle shift also gives you the 'B' mode but better, since you can increase or decrease it's impact.
I appreciate your comments@@aaronb6390, there's not many people have such detailed knowledge, are you a technician or engineer?
@@amateurtorque6709 I'm neither but I've researched a lot about these cars and I'm on my second 2.0l hatchback
Useful review and a nice car, didn't realise they had a 10 year warranty.
When turning off lane assist, does it remember that setting when restarting the car?
I notice there is a SE version, is that specific to the US market?
It starts with 5 years warranty and for each year it's serviced by Toyota, they extend it by a year. It also extends the battery warranty as well. Regarding the lane keeping assist, on models pre the latest facefit/update in 2023, it is on the steering wheel and you can choose whether to turn it on or off. Certainly on those models, if it was off when you turned off the car, it stayed off when you turned it back on. I believe in the very latest ones, it have moved to a menu instead of a button.
Thank you for the first comment Tez, yes the SE is specific to the US market.
How fast can it cruise in EV mode on flat terrain if the battery is charged almost to the top?
You can drive to about 32 mph before it deactivates EV mode, which is really handy for 30 mph speed limits. The Lexus CT200 hybrid you could only drive up to 28 mph and then the engine would cut in.
@@amateurtorque6709 @amateurtorque6709 Considering it's such a new vehicle, that's quite low compared to my old 2013 Prius C/Aqua with EV mode up to 60km/h (37.5 mph). I wonder if it can cruise at higher speed like 50mph in EV if I feather the throttle, assuming the battery is charged up?
@@amateurtorque6709 Considering it's such a new vehicle, that's quite low compared to my old 2013 Prius C/Aqua with EV mode up to 60km/h (37.5 mph). I wonder if it can cruise at higher speed like 50mph without the engine on if I feather the throttle, assuming the battery is charged up.
On the motorway, you’ll often notice it go electric for a while even around 50-60mph if you’re going at a steady speed or slightly downhill.