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Review of the 2008
Toyota Corolla Sedan: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
AutoOnInfo.net May 2008
Review of the 2008 Toyota Corolla Sedan: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
By James B. Bleeker
The following table provides some product information on the 2008 Toyota Corolla.
The 2008 Toyota Corolla Sedan The CE, S, LE Photographs The LE Edition Quality Measures, Features, and Specifications
Quality Ratings: + The 2008 Toyota Corolla is a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 10 Most-Recent Model Years and a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 5 Most-Recent Model Years. The manual transmission Toyota Corolla is a 2008 Top Green 12 (No. 7, with a Green Score of 45) by ACEEE's GreenerCars.org. Also, the Toyota Corolla has a Best Engine and a Best Transmission. With regard to prior model years, the 2007 Toyota Corolla is a Consumer Reports 2007 All-Around-Ability Small Car Quick Pick with predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category and predicted short-term ownership satisfaction in CR's second-highest category. The manual version of the 2007 Corolla is one of the Greenest Dozen by ACEEE's GreenerCars.com. The 2006 Toyota Corolla LE was a 2006 Consumer Reports All-Around-Competence-and-Safety Small-Car Quick Pick. It had a CR 2006 predicted short-term reliability in the highest category and a CR 2006 predicted owner satisfaction in the second-highest category. Also, with side air bags installed, it had a CR 2006 crash protection rating in the second-highest category. The 2005 Toyota Corolla was a 2005 Consumer Reports reliability Quick Pick and the 2005 Toyota Corolla LE was a 2005 Consumer Reports fuel economy Quick Pick. In addition, the Toyota Corolla model is on Auto on Info's reliability Best of 1996 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 1997 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 1999 (for vehicles 5-to-7 years of age), Best of 2001 (for vehicles 4-to-6 years of age), Best of 2002 (for vehicles 3-to-5 years of age), Best of 2003 (for vehicles 2-to-4 years of age), and Best of 2004 (for vehicles 2-to-3 years of age). See also "Site Manager's 1984 Corolla Passes 500,000 Mark," Auto on Info, October 2006.
Features and Specifications: + Engine: + + Type: 4-cylinder, in-line twin-cam, 16-valve, double overhead cam (DOHC), aluminum alloy block and head, with continuously variable valve timing with intelligence (VVT-i) + + Displacement: 1.8 liters + + Horsepower (SAE): 126 horsepower @ 6,000 rotations per minute + + Torque: 122 pound-feet @ 4,200 rotations per minute + Transmission: 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission + Steering: Turning Circle Diameter: 35.2 feet + Fuel capacity: 13.2 gallons + Drive wheels: Front + EPA estimated fuel efficiency: + + Manual: 28 miles per gallon in city / 37 miles per gallon on highway + + Automatic: 26 miles per gallon in city / 35 miles per gallon on highway + Interior dimensions: + + EPA passenger volume: 90.3 cubic feet + + Second row shoulder room: 53.5 inches + + Second row hip room: 46.2 inches + + EPA cargo volume: 13.6 cubic feet + Exterior dimensions: + + Wheelbase: 102.4 inches + + Overall length: 178.3 inches + + Overall width: 66.9 inches + Curb weight: 2,530 to 2,615, depending on type of transmission and trim line
Source of distinctions: + "Which Cars Are Safer?" Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 80, "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 74, ConsumerReports.org, GreenerCars.org, and AutoOnInfo.net Source of photographs, features, and specifications: + Toyota pressroom Date of Access to Toyota Pressroom: + 29 May 2008 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features and specifications listed above.
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