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Toyota previews new Corolla sedan
Thai-built three-box Corolla due in Aussie showrooms next monthAustralia's most popular car will broaden its market appeal with a new range of sedan variants joining the existing hatchback models.
The new Corolla sedan is longer in the wheelbase than the current car, which has been held over from the previous series in anticipation of the new model's later launch. Toyota claims that the wheelbase (100mm longer than before) will enhance rear-seat accommodation.
"That 100mm is very important inside a car where more than half of the interior has been devoted to improving the space and comfort of rear-seat passengers, including a significant increase in knee room," said Toyota's executive director of sales and marketing, Tony Cramb, as quoted in a press release issued today.
"The entire cabin offers a roomier and more premium environment with redesigned seats for greater flexibility and comfort - and the boot is also larger for the convenience of owners. The longer wheelbase - along with a lower roofline and shorter rear overhang - have allowed designers to craft a dramatic and expressive shape with more dynamic proportions.
"Corolla's revised dimensions also result in a larger footprint with the wheels pushed closer to the corners of the car, enhancing the driving feel."
Toyota Australia is sourcing the Corolla sedan from Thailand, since the manufacturing plant there is capable of building cars to the same standard as the Japanese Corolla plant, but the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Thailand allows more margin from a lower landed cost.
The new car will go on sale locally from around the middle of February.
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