Toyota Corolla (E140)

Toyota Corolla (E140/E150)
Toyota Corolla (E140/E150, international version)
Overview
ManufacturerToyota
Production
  • October 2006 – May 2012 (Japan)[1]
  • November 2006 – December 2013 (International)
  • August 2007 – January 2020 (South Africa)
  • November 2007 – July 2013 (North America)
  • March 2008 – January 2014 (Southeast Asia)
Model years2007–2013
Assembly
Designer
  • Soichiro Okudaira and Hiroya Fujita (Japanese version, 2004)[citation needed]
  • Masaki Okue and Tatsuya Sonoda (international version, 2004)[4]
  • Tatsurou Koshino and Tetsuya Nakagawa (facelift, international version, 2008)[citation needed]
Body and chassis
Body style
Layout
Platform
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length
  • Japan: 4,410 mm (173.6 in)
  • International; saloon, 2008–10: 4,540 mm (178.7 in)
  • International; saloon, 2011–13: 4,554–4,572 mm (179.3–180.0 in)
  • Estate: 4,420 mm (174.0 in)
Width
  • Japan: 1,695 mm (66.7 in)
  • International: 1,760 mm (69.3 in)
Height
  • Saloon: 1,465 mm (57.7 in)
  • Estate: 1,515 mm (59.6 in)
Chronology
PredecessorToyota Corolla (E120/E130)
Successor

The Toyota Corolla (E140/E150) is the tenth generation of cars marketed by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate. The Toyota Auris replaced the Corolla hatchback in Japan and Europe, but remained badged as a "Corolla" in Australia and New Zealand.

The chassis of the E140 is based on the Toyota MC platform, with the E150 model deriving from the New MC platform.[5] In other words, the Japanese market E140 carried its MC platform over from the previous E120. The versions sold in the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Middle East are based on the widened edition of this platform. Models sold in Australia, Europe and South Africa used the more sophisticated New MC underpinnings, and were thus designated as E150. The wide-body E150 was first released in China and Europe in early 2007, while the wide-body E140 was released in Americas and parts of Asia later in the year.

E140 (narrow-body)
E140 (wide-body)
E150 (wide-body; saloon)
  1. ^ a b "Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc". Toyota. 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ "國瑞汽車股份有限公司 KUOZUI MOTORS, LTD". Kuozui.com.tw. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ^ Tadeo, Patrick Everett (29 March 2013). "Do the Thais Know Something That We Don't?". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. ^ US D564414, Okue, Masaki & Sonoda, Tatsuya, "Motor vehicle and/or toy replica thereof", published 2008-03-18, assigned to Toyota Motor Corp. 
  5. ^ Ogawa, Keisuke (29 May 2007). "Toyota Initiates Corolla Production in China". Nikkei Technology Online. Retrieved 6 July 2015.