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2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Officially Revealed

2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Officially Revealed

2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback was recently unveiled ahead of New York Auto Show. The car is based on new TNGA platform and shares its underpinnings with the Prius. One can expect minimal design changes for its sedan version. It comes with improved dimensions as well as features for 2019. Corolla hatchback is 37mm longer, 30mm wider and 25mm lower than the ongoing model. Design inspirations are clear from American market specific products like C-HR and Camry. The car now looks more sporty than ever, carrying all new front grille and full LED headlights with an amazing design and DRLs. Not just the headlights, Toyota has worked hard on tail lights of Corolla hatchback, creating a premium look through wraparound design and sporty bumper design. It now offers a mouth watering interior with floating huge touchscreen in the middle. The unit supports Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa in the US market. Area under the screen gets automatic climate control system while below that is a wireless charging Qi certified area for ease of smartphone charging. To make things sportier than ever, the inside gets an all black treatment. Toyota will use a 2.0L, four cylinder diesel engine instead of older 1.8L unit. They have not yet announced the power values but buyers will get an option between 6-speed manual and CVT gearbox on the car. Suspension is more sport tuned now while safety features like pedestrian detection, radar based cruise control, lane keep assist, departure warning and auto headlights are offered as standard. Buyers of the new Corolla hatchback will get 7 airbags as standard. India spec and US spec Toyota Corolla is quite different and thus, one cannot expect this design to arrive here is the coming months. Products in India are based on South Asian market preferences.
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