http://www3.toyota.com.au/corolla?WT.ac ... sitCorollaCAMOGIRL wrote:Well, isn't the matrix just a corolla hatch anyway?
Can't answer that question BUT it surely resembles the Vibe/MAarixcythraul wrote:CAMOGIRL wrote:
Why can't we get that in NA?
They say "The world's most popular small car."tpollauf wrote:Can't answer that question BUT it surely resembles the Vibe/Matrixcythraul wrote: Why can't we get that in NA?
So it is the best selling car but only in Australia. :)Toyota in Australia and New Zealand launched the E170 series Corolla sedan in late February 2014. An equivalent hatchback model is also retailed under the Corolla banner, but this is actually a rebadged Auris released earlier in 2012. For the sedan version, which is imported from Thailand, there are three different variants: the base Ascent, the mid range SX model, and the flagship ZR. The Corolla sedan and hatchback (Auris) were together in 2014 the top selling car in Australia.
So it's settled. I'm moving to Australia.It was not sold in North America, as the larger Toyota Matrix had taken its place in the lineup prior to its discontinuation in 2014.
As someone else said in this forum, marketing on the Matrix was non existent. Plenty of Corolla marketing tho.. If they'd put as much marketing as Kia put on the Soul, they'd sell the a lot of Hatchback Corollas in NA, I'm sure. Look at the price range in AU$:ctgottapee wrote:They must be a little aggravated that this segment is hot in NA and they created and sold the vehicle in NA forever without much super success
Nice find! Unfortunately, north of the 49th parallel, it's not available. :(jake75 wrote:I read in USA Today that sales of the new 2016 Honda HRV are impressive. I checked one local dealer's inventory and all he has are AWD.
MSRP's are no more than what they were for the 2009-10 Vibes.
see http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/car ... /28780777/
Not available yet, it's coming in the fall.cythraul wrote:Nice find! Unfortunately, north of the 49th parallel, it's not available.jake75 wrote:I read in USA Today that sales of the new 2016 Honda HRV are impressive. I checked one local dealer's inventory and all he has are AWD.
MSRP's are no more than what they were for the 2009-10 Vibes.
see http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/car ... /28780777/
No need. The Auris is coming to NA in the form of the Scion iM. Due in the fall.cythraul wrote:They say "The world's most popular small car."tpollauf wrote:Can't answer that question BUT it surely resembles the Vibe/Matrixcythraul wrote: Why can't we get that in NA?
Yah right, start selling it outside Australia and we'll see.
According to Wikipedia, it's a rebadged Auris..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corolla_%28E170%29
So it is the best selling car but only in Australia.Toyota in Australia and New Zealand launched the E170 series Corolla sedan in late February 2014. An equivalent hatchback model is also retailed under the Corolla banner, but this is actually a rebadged Auris released earlier in 2012. For the sedan version, which is imported from Thailand, there are three different variants: the base Ascent, the mid range SX model, and the flagship ZR. The Corolla sedan and hatchback (Auris) were together in 2014 the top selling car in Australia.
The Auris entry mentions the following:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Auris
So it's settled. I'm moving to Australia.It was not sold in North America, as the larger Toyota Matrix had taken its place in the lineup prior to its discontinuation in 2014.
The "M" likely stood for Matrix in the first placembz321 wrote:And with the coming demise of Scion, it looks like the iM will be transitioning back to the Toyota brand. It would be interesting if they throw the 'Matrix' name back on it
but it comes loaded...RRich89 wrote:I wonder if under Toyota the iM will be offered in multiple trims? I think the iM is a decent car but its lack of options was a big negative in my book.
I feel the same way about the iM. I hit my head upon entry, and I agree that it's quite cramped compared to the Vibe. I really love the high roofline of the Vibe for a variety of reasons.MacGyver wrote:I really wanted to like and buy the iM, but I simply don't fit. The roof is lower than either first or second gen Vibe/Matrix, and it doesn't even have a sunroof. I hit my head while shoulder checking. And the interior feels crammed. Also the CVT is goofy with simulated shift points that add no value whatsoever.