2008 corolla?

2008 corolla?

any one have news articles or rumors about what the 08 will have? i saw one article on vvti.net but i didnt know how believable it was for US. i heard they were going to have an awd model available and id like to confirm/deny that if possible. and what about a turbo? someone also said they were going to have an optional turbo putting out 200hp to compete with the cobalt SS. of course i dont know how believable those sources were. anyone know for sure?

The regular one will have a new 1.8 Liter engine (2ZR-FE), which is rated around 134hp and 129 ft-lbs of torque and 40.5mpg under japanese test (middle ground between city and highway normally). It'll probably be available with the new Super CVT-i transmission...

Ya... i saw the same thing, but you never know. i would hope that they make it more powerfull...
A turbo would be a great thing 4 the Corolla

yeah that seems to be what im getting now, the 2zr-fe with dual vvt-i?

wasnt there an optional 6spd manual?

I found something stating that in Japan it will get a 5 speed manual, but in Australia it will get a 6 speed manual... also, I found something about a 2.2 liter VVTI-Twin Turbo-version with optional flap-paddles... hehehe... that could be fun

Where Did U Hear That?

the only four engines that i have seen are the 1.3, 1.8, 2.0 and 2.0 V6 here in Japan they are in order from the base model to the upscale versions w/AWD

so the 2.0 v6 has awd?

The Auris in Europe (basically replacing the Corolla, and damn near identical to the sketches for the "US" Corolla)...

The petrol powerplants include a 1.4 VVT-i (97 HP) and 1.6 Dual VVT-i (124 HP), while the oil burners are a 1.4 D-4D (90 HP), 2.4 D-4D (126 HP) and 2.2 D-4D Clean Power (177 HP).

Here's some pics:

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/europeans-gets-first-look-at-toyota-auris/



The 2.2 Twin Turbo info was from corollaland.com

yeah but it has a setup that will not fit our cars. the rear suspension will have major difficullties to fit in.

why wont it fight our cars? if they are the same car..

the setup is completely different on the rear its uses a multi link setup and differently designed crossmember, it may work but it will require a lot of time to fabircate the mounting points and position setup. the rear wheels drive architecture will also require the relocation of the exhaust and and will also require the spare wheel well to be modified for the rear drive sxle to come into place.

when do you think they will announce the launch in the US? i want to see available specs

bump still trying to find news

well if you go to toyota.com they have the 08 listed as a 9thgen. probably lookin for an 09 release on the new gen.

the Auris looks like the Matrix and xA had a child.