Toyota Europe has released a few promotional videos of its new Toyota Safety Sense suite (includes Pre-collision System, Lane Departure Alert, Automatic High Beam and Road Sign Assist) that feature a peculiar looking car model. It looks to be a current Corolla wearing the front end of the latest Auris.
Could this preview the oft-rumoured 2016 Toyota Corolla Hybrid or even the upcoming facelift model? While the rear of the car in question matches that of the Malaysian-market Corolla Altis, the front is all new – taken straight off the recently-unveiled Auris facelift.
Reports suggesting that Toyota is working on a hybrid version of the Corolla are not new, and this car’s hybrid meter panel pretty much gives the game away. Such a model could either have the Prius’ 1.8 litre Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) power unit like on the Auris Hybrid, or the Prius c’s 1.5 litre HSD combo as seen on the JDM Corolla Axio Hybrid.
Time will tell whether the final version will look like this or not, but at the very least, this gives us an idea of how a Corolla Altis would look with an Auris-inspired face. What do you think, does it look better or worse?
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issit just me or toyota no longer appeals to me ..
Don’t like Toyota? Don’t worry, we won’t ask you to leave Malaysia/Japan if you do (unlike the Proton fanboys). Please consider Lexus if Toyota no longer up to your expectation.
After all, there is solid reason why Toyota sell car the most in the world: People know Toyota can deliver what they want.
You shall buy altis for your son, not saga
Junks is not allowed at my house, it attracts pests (cockroach,paulnut).
lexus?? no class bro…i better put my money to Genting lor….
Why Toyota copy Myvi bumper design ?
Wow, this looke great.
Just feel that toyota car, facelift all the same… vios, bigger vios(altis) , Biggest vios(Camry)… look so similar..
Too bad.. anythg hybrid or electric vehicle will never come into malaysia with a affordable price tag… support clean environment konon…
Except for the Prius C. And Prius. And Jazz Hybrid CBU. And Audi A6 Hybrid. And Mercedes S400 Hybrid. And E300 BluTec Hybrid.
Malaysia does give 100% tax cuts for hybrids… before it was all hybrids below 2000cc IIRC, now it’s all hybrids assembled in Malaysia. The only big problem is that those cuts are only valid till the end of 2015 so far, and car makers need more time to be able to plan and get back their investment.
i can only see the benefit of such uncertainty is proton is coming with the hybrids / range extenders / evs. Thats why they are doing the tax break on short term, annual basis
But correct me if i am wrong. For hybrids / evs apart from native Japan, I cant recall anywhere in Asia Toyota produce such type vehicle. i mean for Asia market. So why not malaysia? Honda managed to do that and doing very well at the moment.
Toyota junk is not in my list because that car brand only store for corpses
Toyota Safety Sense suite (includes Pre-collision System, Lane Departure Alert, Automatic High Beam and Road Sign Assist).
UMW will introduce the above in 2025
UMW huge profit!
Selling high price, low spec.
I would say it’s CAR WORST OF THE YEARS!
It’s not TOYOTA’s fault!
It’s UMW!
That’s why getting more and more ppl go for Honda, Kia, Nissan instead of Toyota.
Everybody agree Toyota’s reliability.
But now, all ppl disagree to Toyota’s poor safety!
It’s unbelievable that Yr 2000s Altis with Traction Control. We cant find it in latest Camry and Altis!
Toyota Global, Moving forward!
UMW Malaysia, Moving backward!