Comments on: New Toyota Corolla Altis Preview at Beijing 2006

By: BanyakMasukBengkel

BanyakMasukBengkel — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:20:58 +0000

Before this i thought new vios is a kid for camry.
both i hate on their butt. very ugly.
The shape is so geli.
But i like with the front. nice and new design.
This altis also has a problem with butt too.

Toyota cannot be a fashion designer on the butt la.
they only good in t-shirt design..

By: nuajon

nuajon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:45:36 +0000

most of the follow body shape like Bimmer 5Series, even new 2008 honda accord…no creativity, but not for Civic…..great shape!!!

By: kington

kington — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:55:41 +0000

It’s too early to see how well the interior will be. I mean these days, the interior of certain cars certainly doesn’t complement the outlook of the car. For instance, the new Civic’s interior isn’t as big as you’d envision when you first look at the exterior shape of the car. Most of its space has been taken up front at the dash and hence, at the end of the day, the cabin feels no diff than the previous one…

By: mits27

mits27 — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:34:03 +0000

I wonder what is the interior dimension since ovarall the width is increase 55mm and long extended another 10mm? Will this corolla launched at 2007?

By: zanggief

zanggief — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:10:26 +0000

d trend can observe fr toyota is every new model they launch r more ‘bulky’ especially d front n back of d model….

By: J

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:09:36 +0000

Thanks “4G63T DSM”..

I was confused over the Axio posted before that…

By: protonGL

protonGL — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:06:12 +0000

mycar_stolen said,
November 20, 2006 @ 11:55 am

can you change your nick..I know PAUL is fine with your nick ..but if Iâ€™m reading your comments(and others also) a little bit irritating la to use the SICK COPYCAT CAR COMPANYâ€¦OR THE TALKSHOW CAR COMPANY or NEW MODEL AFTER 5 YEARS ONLY or OUR CARS COME WITH STANDARD POWER WINDOW PROBLEM CAR COMPANy
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doesnt matter with with the nick la my_car stolen, i’m just on a VESPA.

By: Hikaru

Hikaru — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:47:38 +0000

Hey, sometimes cars would be better in the metal than on pictures. Although i do not deny that Altis is almost unrecognisable on the streets, i am sure the more agressive face and wider wheel arches would lend a bit more presence on the roads.

I am sure most of us have no seen it on the roads yet so let’s not judge the book by its cover. Cheers!

By: motorhead

motorhead — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:22:20 +0000

ermm.. 4 speed auto… why arr??… may be old is better.. like vios super CTV gear transmission, they r very smooth (eventhough 4 speed).. but city owner said they r better.. but one of my fren who owns a city consider to sell his 3+ years old car quick, bcoz he said his gear suda mau kondem, one ori set wud cost him RM20K!!!, i can’t belive him also, but he is a mechanic, those who can’t believe me, can check this out too….

Sometimes old is just wonderful.. back to basic…..

By: renyeo

renyeo — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:23:08 +0000

If it manage to look as sevelt as a JDM/USDM Camry, then a good chance you will want to buy one. I am seeing an equal number of new JDM Camrys and the new Thai Camry on Singapore roads.

By: layman

layman — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:57:28 +0000

Auntie will like this car.

By: mycar_stolen

mycar_stolen — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:55:13 +0000

protonGL said,
November 18, 2006 @ 9:47 pm

great engine by toyota, long stroke torquey as well,2 vvt lagi
no wonder lotus uses toyota engine lately for exige S

can you change your nick..I know PAUL is fine with your nick ..but if I’m reading your comments(and others also) a little bit irritating la to use the SICK COPYCAT CAR COMPANY…OR THE TALKSHOW CAR COMPANY or NEW MODEL AFTER 5 YEARS ONLY or OUR CARS COME WITH STANDARD POWER WINDOW PROBLEM CAR COMPANy

By: khimfoh

khimfoh — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:36:00 +0000

“Honey, I shrunk the Camry” :-p

By: pirate

pirate — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:22:13 +0000

Much better than the uncle-ish Axio.
But the butt seems like a hurried slap-on job! An after-thought of fussy lines and contours from the C-Pillar onwards…
With hints of the IS200 at the curved-angle of the rear lamps and rear bumper sections here, this new Altis got somewhat refreshed but what’s with the two-third of a pie signal lamps bilaterally?

Btw, the Spore mkt new Civic 1.6 has also got 5A/T…

By: raverus

raverus — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:49:48 +0000

big bumper…..too big

By: renyeo

renyeo — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:37:07 +0000

The Chinese who are giving full reign and freedom to top European designers (a blank canvas) to create goodlookers that will send the shivers down the spine of the Japanese giant.

Watch out for them soon in a showroom near you.

By: ckengyo

ckengyo — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:28:35 +0000

toyota is always so conservative in design.

By: auctioncenter2u

auctioncenter2u — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:16:17 +0000

Wow! This ALTIS is Nothing NEW! Great JOB TOYOTA, never ever Exciting your customers. KEEP CONVENTIONAL is TOYOTA’s WAY……

Sigh

By: derrickchai

derrickchai — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:02:13 +0000

Yea! Finally the Toyota has managed to at least done ’something’ to the design of its boring, but yet reliable Altis!

I’ve been waiting for this moment… & am sure placing my booking to this new model when the Toyota is introducing it to the Malaysia market… next year? (can anybody update me when is Toyota goin to introduce this new Altis?).

Again, my personal preference… Toyota is always my better choice than Honda… [no hard feeling to Honda fans ('',)... ]

By: kington

kington — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:52:11 +0000

I guess those of you who are so in love with Honda’s 5 speed auto box should be aware that it has 2 overdrive gears and 3 main gears. True, The ideal box for a 5 speed gearbox is to have probably 4 usual gears complimented by just one overdrive gear. Having 2 overdrive gears certainly makes cruising a bit more relaxed and improved fuel consumption, but to me, the biggest drawback is that you are down with a box that’s often ‘confused’ in selecting the proper gears during acceleration.

This was very apparent in the Accord and the Civic when i drove the 1.8, the 2.0 and the 2.4 Accord. The same was also noted in a few local car mags when they tested Honda’s new 5 speed auto box and is more apparent in countries such as Australia and certain parts in euro where both the JDM and US Accords are on sale simultaneously. I was told by an OZ Honda salesperson that the Accord Euro or SiR, in auto form, comes with a different 5 speed auto gearbox, with a proper 4 speeder with 1 OD gear and hence, each gear feels more accelerative under increased torque load or hard acceleration as compared to the US model – which is the one we get here.

As for the new Altis, it’s a great move to maintain the new Toyota family look, but the rear appears to be a wide-kitted version of the previous model before the facelifts. I hope they ditch that when it comes to Malaysia or the ASEAN region.

By: 4G63T DSM

4G63T DSM — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:22:30 +0000

J said,
November 19, 2006 @ 10:23 pm

Wowâ€¦ I like this one more than the USDM one.

When is Toyota Msia launching this one ? CKD or CBU for this time ?

Well, this is Supposed to be the USDM Corolla. Japan and Europe get different Corollas.

Bland maybe, but even the previous one was damn good. Decent power, decent space, quiet, reliable and good on gas. Sold well. Don’t expect Toyota to change its winning formula anytime soon.

By: mits27

mits27 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:26:54 +0000

How come we are getting CVT, cuty got CVT, civic got 5-speed auto???
To save cost or toyota has no confident with their CVT, I think mostly save cost, no wonder toyota earn so much money, whatever, still people will buy it.
2007, still 4 speed…

By: J

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:23:14 +0000

Wow… I like this one more than the USDM one.

When is Toyota Msia launching this one ? CKD or CBU for this time ?

By: KL-ATR

KL-ATR — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:52:10 +0000

They did a great job with the new Camry. Was expecting more out of the Altis replacement but looks like a real bummer. Safe, unexciting, bland.

By: nutsaboutcars

nutsaboutcars — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:24:34 +0000

well, ain’t nothing to shout about…

i see a bland trend in toyota passenger cars nowadays… either it’s an altis, vios, camry, the new corolla, or even lexus. you see one, you can see the same trait in others… i think they lack the oomphhh in there…

and they sell a lot coz our mind is set to buy the more ‘common’ cars, rather than the ones with an ‘attitude’…

By: JDMfreak

JDMfreak — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:17:28 +0000

Hmm well can’t really expect much from the new Altis design, because the Axio’s base design is already quite bland!

imo toyotas are not meant to be exciting at all or whatever; just safe, reliable and well-built.

By: lbaerd

lbaerd — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:58:46 +0000

YAWNNN.. Zzz..Zzz. It dissapoint me after all these wait. All new Corolla Altis? It seems to me that the rear is a cut and paste of current Altis. Front is a combination of Camry + Yaris. Interior no comment (can’t see much). Before this, I was still skeptical should I get a Civic or wait for Corolla. It seems that the choice is obvious for me now.

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:40:06 +0000

Still ok, but the front part is weird….

By: aliBaPa

aliBaPa — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:37:51 +0000

the tail lamp really like previous.
how to beat civic, i wonder?

By: lbaerd

lbaerd — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:15:35 +0000

YAWNNN….. Zzz..Zzz…After all these wait, it still dissapoint me. All new Corolla? Rear is almost identical to current Corolla Altis. Front looks to me like a mixture of both Camry and Yaris. Interior no comment (cant see much). Before this, I am still skeptical if I shud get a Civic or wait for Corolla. It seems that, the choice is obvious for me now.