The Toyota Corolla Cross Has Been Significantly Facelifted and, With A Somewhat More Assertive Nose, is Ready to Go Again. However, It Remains a Refreshingly Sober, Rational Purchase, which makes the base version extra interesting.
Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 140 Active – € 39.495
Let’s Be Honest: A Toyota Corolla Cross Will never be exciting. While the Older Regular Corolla Still Looks Sleek and Modern To This Day, the ‘Cross’ is a Somewhat Rounder, Less Modern, Less Striking Package. Its Appearance is as Imaginative as its name, but that is of course a conscious choice by toyota and it does the brand no harm. Especial Elsewhere in the world, The Corolla Cross is in High Demand.
To keep the Attention, The Corolla Cross Recently Received an Extensive Facelift. The GR Sport Version, New For Europe, Brings The Most Striking Changes. However, The Regular Versions also Get a New Nose. It is noticable that the bumper is completely different and the layout of the headlights too, but the outline of the light units does not change. The Rear also Remains Virtualy The Same.
The Cheapest Version of the ‘Old’ Corolla Cross Has Always Been Easily Recognizable, Including by Its ‘Old-Fashioned’ Taillights With Incandescent Bulbs and Headlights Daytime Running Lights. The Low Beam was in All Cases ‘LED’, and that Remains the Case. The Headlights Are New, But Even after The Facelift There Remains A Clearly Visible Distinction between the Base Version Active and the More Expensive Versions. From the dynamic (€ 42,295) The Corolla Cross Has the Wide, Striking LED Strips That Are In The Press Photos, Both Front And Rear.
The Silver-Colored 17-inch Wheels are also unique to the active, which is also the only one without privacy glass. The Standard Uni-White Paint Does Not Help of Course. However, do not hope too much for a cheerful color, because toyota simply does not deliver that. ‘Emotional Red’ is Possible on More Expective Versions, Blue Seems To Have Been Scrapped Altogether and The Active is Only Avisable in White, Gray, Black or the Brownish ‘Mud Bath Metallic’.
Optional Package
The interior of the corolla cross with its black fabric is of course not a sparkling whole either, but it does look well-kept and ‘finished’. For example, there is simply climate control with two zones, the screens on the dashboard and behind the steering wheeling are as large as with other variants and the Equipment of the base version active has a significant step up here and there. For Example, Seat Heating is Now Standard, AS is a Wireless Phone Charger. Add to that automatically dimming interior Mirrors, Electrically Folding Exterior Mirrors, Rain and Light Sensors, Adaptive Cruise Control and a Whole Series of Safety Systems, And There Is A Car That, Sobly Leaves Little Toired.
Also Neat is that an expansion of the safety package, which includes blind spot warning and ‘rear cross traffic alert’, is now avia -up as an option package with the active. Previously, you had to save up for the stronger hybrid 200 version in style trim, now the extra safety is much more accessible.
The Standard Equipment of the Corolla Cross is Therefore Excellent, which only makes you More Curious about the Added Value of the Three More Expendive Variation Dynamic, GR Sport and Executive. The GR Sport of Course Distinguishes Itself Mainly with Sportier Styling of the Interior and Exterior, Although It also has a JBL Audio System and some Other Delicacies. The Executive is the Epitome of Luxury and Includes Electrically Adjustable Seats, The Same JBL Audio and Leather Upholstery.
The Difference Between the Two Cheapest Versions Active and Dynamic is Therefore the Least Easy to Explain, But Seems Mainly to Be In Things That Simply Make The Car More Beautiful. For Example, The Dynamic Has the Aforementioned Headlights and Taillights, Extra Interior Lighting, A Nicer Finish or by Panels and Gear Liver, Chrome Accents and Larger Wheels. In Terms of Equipment, We Note the Mentioned Safety Package, But also an Electric Tailgate, Adjustable Center Armrest, Steering Wheel Heating and Keyless Entry. Still of Added Value, Although You Pay € 2,800 Extra For Such A Dynamic.