Toyota Corolla (E160)

Toyota Corolla (E160)
Overview
ManufacturerToyota
Model codeE160
ProductionMay 2012 – present (only fleet vehicle production since June 2019)[1]
AssemblyJapan: Ōhira, Miyagi (Miyagi Ohira plant)
Susono, Shizuoka (Higashi Fuji plant, Corolla Fielder and export models)[2]
DesignerHiroya Fujita (2010)[3]
Shinichi Yasui (1st and 2nd facelift: 2013 and 2015)[4]
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car
Body style4-door sedan
5-door station wagon (Fielder)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
PlatformToyota B platform
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission5-speed manual
CVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length4,360 mm (171.7 in) (2012–2014)
4,400 mm (173.2 in) (2015–present)
Width1,695 mm (66.7 in)
Height1,460–1,465 mm (57.5–57.7 in)
1,485 mm (58.5 in) (4WD)
1,475–1,500 mm (58.1–59.1 in) (Fielder)
Curb weight1,050–1,200 kg (2,315–2,646 lb)
1,105–1,135 kg (2,436–2,502 lb) (Fielder)
Chronology
PredecessorToyota Corolla (E140; narrow-body)
Toyota Belta (Japan)
SuccessorToyota Corolla (E210; narrow-body) (Japan)

The Toyota Corolla (E160) is the eleventh generation of the Toyota Corolla that is sold in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Singapore and Sri Lanka. For international markets, the larger and substantially different Corolla (E170/E180) is offered instead. The E160 was derived from the Toyota B platform, unlike the E170/E180, which was based on the New MC platform.

As with the preceding E140 models, the sedan/saloon version of the E160 is named Corolla Axio in the Japanese market; the station wagon/estate version carries the Corolla Fielder designation.

The eleventh generation of the Corolla went on sale in Japan in May 2012.[5] Both are made by a Toyota subsidiary, Central Motors, in Miyagi prefecture, Japan.[6]

The Japanese market Corolla (Axio) is shorter in length and narrower in width, and engines are kept below 2.0-litres, so as to be in compliance with Japanese Government dimension regulations so that Japanese buyers have a reduced road tax.

Trim levels available for the Axio are Luxel (later replaced by WXB package for G), G, and X. This is also true for the Corolla Fielder (wagon variant), although the Fielder also includes a 1.8S and a 1.8S AeroTourer WXB (later replaced by 1.8S WXB) trim.

Toyota released hybrid versions of the Corolla Axio sedan and Corolla Fielder station wagon for the Japanese market in August 2013. Both cars are equipped with a 1.5-litre hybrid system similar to the one used in the Toyota Prius c, with a fuel efficiency of 3.03 L/100 km (93.2 mpg‑imp; 77.6 mpg‑US) under the JC08 test cycle.[7]

The Mitsuoka Ryugi sedan and wagon for the Japanese market was based on the E160 Corolla.[8]

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