All new Corolla coming soon EDIT: Corolla Altis now Launched

bhp1 · 22nd August 2008, 13:01

Thanks Amtak, rear reads- "COROLLA ALTIS" & only petrol model.

GeekSrik · 22nd August 2008, 13:40

photos of the new model (from the malaysian corolla website)

fx45 · 22nd August 2008, 13:51

saw this one in dubai in March.. very passable as a camry but nothing in front of the Civic.

agbenny · 22nd August 2008, 17:26

By default the car looks Sporty. What will they add if they want a Sport model in the future, Just stickers? ;-)
Its a season for Sport badge cheatings.

zoom_vroom · 22nd August 2008, 17:37

Check out full size pictures at

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Interiors Pics
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Complete posting at
AutoCrust: All new Toyota Corolla

Enjoy the Altis

harry10 · 22nd August 2008, 17:48

I was hoping for a complete back change but seems more of a modification in this.

rajchetan · 22nd August 2008, 17:55

The Civic looks much more Classier than the new Corolla. The civic has a completely smooth design and also looks more sleeker while be proportionate and the WOW!!! Interiors very sporty (but lacks few features which i am sure will be standardized shortly).

The Corolla would be like the VW Jetta. Similar 3 box Sedan.

One thing that's surprising. All the major car manufacturers (VW / Toyota / Skoda) are giving similar looks to all their vehicles (Passata & Jetta) (Camry, Corolla, Avalon even Yaris) (Skoda the entire range looks like twins)??? Where as Honda are the only ones who are giving totally different identity for their cars look at Civic / Accord & City.........

Honda's CIVIC is a class apart.

sridharps · 22nd August 2008, 20:02

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Originally Posted by rajchetan

The Civic looks much more Classier than the new Corolla.

Without doubt, the Honda Civic is one of the best looking sedans on the road. The old Corolla did look like plain Jane in comparison, but I think the Altis looks much better with the Camry-esque backside.

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Where as Honda are the only ones who are giving totally different identity for their cars look at Civic / Accord & City.........

Well the Honda front portion does look similar across the City, Civic and the Accord. And if you have seen the pics of the new City it looks like a mini Civic - looks are very similar.

bigron · 22nd August 2008, 22:57

Well people saw the car in flesh today.Looks nice from the front.A mini camry it looks.The rear is largely the same with slightly differnt lights and bumper.However the best part of the car are the interiors.Very nicely done.The centre console looks very classy and upmarket.not flashy like the civics but definately classy.Since the car was covered completely with a car cover ,I could not see the whole profile of the car but it looked more or less same as the current corolla.Civic beater,I dont know but definately fresh looking

nitinralli · 23rd August 2008, 00:42

Well i think the new altis looks good but its does not look big for this segment. Also the interiors are not that great. I did sat in one of them in Thailand where its used as a Taxi, and i was little disaponted after seeing it from inside. Not bad though but maybe i had more expectation from toyota..

Nikhilb2008 · 23rd August 2008, 13:01

Saw this car at Shivahalli Coffee Day day before yesterday. I assume it's the new Corolla and so I posted in this thread.

My suspicions were confirmed when he took a right exactly near the Bidadi factory!!

Plus the KA registration.

shortbread · 23rd August 2008, 13:49

The Corollas looks are at the best inoffensive. I mean other than the company or brochure images, on the road it looks pretty plain jane, like mentioned by others very similar to the current Corolla.

I'm not saying it looks bad, but when paying 10lac+ for a car one would expect it to stand out on the road at least for the first couple of months. Perhaps Toyota is confident on winning customers on the Quality/Interiors vote.
Hopefully they price it sensibly unlike the Camry.

asr245 · 23rd August 2008, 14:10

I like the front but wish they could have done something more to the back. Is Toyotas A.S.S. any better than Hondas. My dad gets his servicing done from Ring Road Honda in Gurgaon (before that opened it was someone in mathura road) and he isn't happy with either.

Ym-enjn · 23rd August 2008, 14:55

I am not able to understand the problem with these compaines, either they don't understand the Indian choice or they take Indian customer for granted. Don't you guys also agree that this Japnees Corolla is better looking?

All new Corolla coming soon EDIT: Corolla Altis now Launched-95320.jpg

All new Corolla coming soon EDIT: Corolla Altis now Launched-main.jpg

They have better designs but are not eager to offer in India...

bharanidharang · 23rd August 2008, 15:05

i dont know if the one which is shown here in the youtube video is the same as the one being launched in india, but looks nice with the spoiler.

YouTube - 2008 Toyota Altis

22nd August 2008, 13:01	#121
bhp1 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NA Posts: 513 Thanked: 5 Times	Thanks Amtak, rear reads- "COROLLA ALTIS" & only petrol model.
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22nd August 2008, 13:40	#122
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	photos of the new model (from the malaysian corolla website) Attached Thumbnails
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fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 386 Times	saw this one in dubai in March.. very passable as a camry but nothing in front of the Civic.
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agbenny BANNED Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TN38 Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 294 Times	By default the car looks Sporty. What will they add if they want a Sport model in the future, Just stickers? ;-) Its a season for Sport badge cheatings.
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zoom_vroom BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 261 Thanked: 52 Times	Indepth Pictures of the Altis Check out full size pictures at 12.jpg (image) 11.jpg (image) 6.jpg (image) Interiors Pics i3.jpg (image) Complete posting at AutoCrust: All new Toyota Corolla Enjoy the Altis Last edited by Jaggu : 22nd August 2008 at 19:19. Reason: Broken URL
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harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,743 Thanked: 4,100 Times View My Garage	I was hoping for a complete back change but seems more of a modification in this.
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22nd August 2008, 17:55	#127
rajchetan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand / Vietnam / HK / Bangalore Posts: 375 Thanked: 164 Times	The Civic looks much more Classier than the new Corolla. The civic has a completely smooth design and also looks more sleeker while be proportionate and the WOW!!! Interiors very sporty (but lacks few features which i am sure will be standardized shortly). The Corolla would be like the VW Jetta. Similar 3 box Sedan. One thing that's surprising. All the major car manufacturers (VW / Toyota / Skoda) are giving similar looks to all their vehicles (Passata & Jetta) (Camry, Corolla, Avalon even Yaris) (Skoda the entire range looks like twins)??? Where as Honda are the only ones who are giving totally different identity for their cars look at Civic / Accord & City......... Honda's CIVIC is a class apart.
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22nd August 2008, 22:57	#129
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,308 Thanked: 2,715 Times	Well people saw the car in flesh today.Looks nice from the front.A mini camry it looks.The rear is largely the same with slightly differnt lights and bumper.However the best part of the car are the interiors.Very nicely done.The centre console looks very classy and upmarket.not flashy like the civics but definately classy.Since the car was covered completely with a car cover ,I could not see the whole profile of the car but it looked more or less same as the current corolla.Civic beater,I dont know but definately fresh looking
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23rd August 2008, 00:42	#130
nitinralli Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,531 Thanked: 1,117 Times View My Garage	Well i think the new altis looks good but its does not look big for this segment. Also the interiors are not that great. I did sat in one of them in Thailand where its used as a Taxi, and i was little disaponted after seeing it from inside. Not bad though but maybe i had more expectation from toyota..
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Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,195 Thanked: 10,177 Times	Saw this car at Shivahalli Coffee Day day before yesterday. I assume it's the new Corolla and so I posted in this thread. My suspicions were confirmed when he took a right exactly near the Bidadi factory!! Plus the KA registration. Attached Thumbnails
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23rd August 2008, 13:49	#132
shortbread BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KL 7 Posts: 2,658 Thanked: 7,591 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	The Corollas looks are at the best inoffensive. I mean other than the company or brochure images, on the road it looks pretty plain jane, like mentioned by others very similar to the current Corolla. I'm not saying it looks bad, but when paying 10lac+ for a car one would expect it to stand out on the road at least for the first couple of months. Perhaps Toyota is confident on winning customers on the Quality/Interiors vote. Hopefully they price it sensibly unlike the Camry.
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23rd August 2008, 14:10	#133
asr245 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 391 Times	I like the front but wish they could have done something more to the back. Is Toyotas A.S.S. any better than Hondas. My dad gets his servicing done from Ring Road Honda in Gurgaon (before that opened it was someone in mathura road) and he isn't happy with either.
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Ym-enjn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 61 Times	I am not able to understand the problem with these compaines, either they don't understand the Indian choice or they take Indian customer for granted. Don't you guys also agree that this Japnees Corolla is better looking? They have better designs but are not eager to offer in India... Last edited by Ym-enjn : 23rd August 2008 at 14:56.
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