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| Description |
| TheCarConnection.com’s car experts studied road tests of the 2008 Toyota Corolla to write this conclusive review. TheCarConnection.com’s resident experts also drove the 2008 Toyota Corolla to help you decide which reviews to trust where opinions differ, to add more impressions and details, and to provide you with the best information. |
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| Road Test |
A standard 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine makes 126 horsepower in the 2008 Toyota Corolla. It gets a bit rough at higher revs and isn’t quiet about its work, but it does deliver 28/37 mpg with the five-speed manual, and 26/35 mpg with a four-speed automatic. The MacPherson strut front and torsion beam rear suspension couldn’t be more ordinary in specification, but it’s poised, composed, and driver-blunder-resistant. The handling limits are rather low, but the Corollas run smoothly and quietly. Throw in decent front disc/rear drum brakes (anti-lock brakes are optional on the S and LE) and excellent rack-and-pinion steering, and this is as close to a luxury car ride and experience as any small economy sedan has ever. Standard on all cars is a 60/40 folding rear seat and a CD player; all sorts of power options are available, and some versions even have "wood" trim that doesn’t look too bad.
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| Positive Points |
- - Poised handling
- - Well-built, inside and out
- - Rides well
- - Good crash performance
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| Negative Points |
- - Low power
- - Engine gets coarse at high revs
- - Side-impact crash results
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