Toyota believes in a tradition of naming its basic cars on the names of crown. Corolla means crown in Latin and thus follows this tradition. In India it competes with Honda Civic, Chevrolet Cruze, Skoda Laura, etc. Corolla is manufactured in India itself at Toyota Kirloskar Motors’ plant in Bangalore.
A practical thing about Toyota Corolla Altis is that it is present in diesel as well as petrol engine. Engine of the new Corolla Altis petrol is 1.8L with dual variable valve timing with intelligence (Dual VVT-i). This special gasoline engine of the car is capable of delivering a power of 140bhp. This VVT-i engine is a 4 cylinder inline type with 16 valves in built, which are capable of delivering a displacement of 1798cc. The torque developed by petrol Corolla is 173 Nm and the fuel supply system to the engine is electronic. The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission; however, the company introduced a super CVT-I with 7-speed sequential Shiftmatic. For the diesel car lovers, Toyota rolls out Corolla with 1364 cc D-4D diesel engine with Variable Nozzle Turbo and Intercooler. This 4 cylinder inline common rail diesel engine makes 88.4 PS of power and 205 Nm torque.
Front suspension is Mac Pherson Strut type while the rear suspension is Torsion Beam. Steering is equipped with Electric Power Steering (EPS) technology. Presently, Corolla Altis is featured with wider and lower front character line, exterior flow line is also very distinctive. Wing mirror of the car is provided with turn indicators, parking sensors are present in the car at the front and the rear side, AC is auto climate controlled with heater, audio system is totally integrated, steering control is tilt and telescopic vision equipped. Other feature includes 8-way power front seat. The turning radius of the car is just 5.3m.
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