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TOYOTA CROSSES OVER WITH ITS LATEST SUV

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After a long period when Toyota’s smallest SUV, the RAV4, grew into a mid-sized model leaving the compact field open to numerous competitors from other brands, it now has three vehicles in contention, Yaris Cross, C-HR and now, the subject of this week’s review, the Corolla Cross. Although it sits on the same platform as the Corolla hatch, the Cross has a totally different body as befitting an SUV. The styling is quite conservative but that’s unlikely to deter the typical Toyota buyer who prefers function over fashion. There are… Read more

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TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS ATMOS HYBRID FWD

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You could in all likelihood be looking at the successor to the evergreen Corolla hatch and sedan as the market continues its move away from traditional styles. Corolla Cross joins the Yaris Cross, C-HR, RAV4, Kluger, Fortuner, Land Cruiser Prado and Land Cruiser 300 Series in Toyota’s ever-growing line-up of SUVs. And, like many of the aforementioned models, it is available with a fuel saving hybrid petrol-electric powertrain — one that importantly recharges itself. It’s the right-size and the timing couldn’t be better, but it’s going to cost you almost… Read more

IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE A COROLLA CROSS

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What do you get when you turn the world’s biggest selling car into an SUV? In the case of the Toyota Corolla, you get the Corolla Cross and a whole lot more sales, at least that’s the plan. But it’s not the Corolla’s first rodeo. Back in 1988 there was a 4WD version of the Corolla station wagon, but buyers weren’t so fixated on 4WDs 30 years ago — so you might not remember. Sold from 1988 to 1992 the Corolla 4WD boasted a 1.6-litre four cylinder engine, manual or… Read more