- The 2023 Toyota Corolla adds new hybrid trim levels with optional all-wheel drive.
- The 139-hp 1.8-liter engine is no longer offered, making the 169-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine the only choice for nonhybrid Corollas.
- New Corollas also receive subtle visual updates like redesigned LED headlights, slightly changed front and rear fascias, and a redesigned 8.0-inch infotainment screen.
Toyota’s popular Corolla turns 54 (in the U.S.) this year, and even though the current 12th-generation car is just two years into its life cycle, for 2023 the Corolla receives significant equipment and powertrain changes.
For 2023, Toyota puts the kibosh on the base Corolla L and ditches the 139-hp 1.8-liter engine, leaving the preferred 169-hp 2.0-liter to support its five gas-only trim levels. The Corolla hybrid’s 1.8-liter is sticking around on the fuel-burning side of the business, gaining additional SE and XLE trim levels and optional all-wheel drive for hybrid SE and LE models.
Toyota says the additional rear-mounted motor for all-wheel-drive Corollas will increase horsepower output but hasn’t said by how much. The current front-drive Corolla produces 121 horsepower from its 1.8-liter engine and 71-hp motor, matching the total output of the e-AWD Toyota Prius. Both front- and all-wheel-drive hybrids will use a 1.8-liter engine, so it’s unlikely the improved system will match the all-wheel-drive Corolla Cross hybrid’s claimed output of 194 horsepower because the crossover will use a larger 2.0-liter engine. The Corolla Cross hybrid is expected to achieve 37 mpg combined, while the 2022 Corolla hybrid currently gets a combined EPA-estimated 52 mpg with front-wheel drive.
Both the sedan and hatchback get subtle visual tweaks, including redesigned grilles and refreshed rear bumpers with new chrome accents. A new set of optional 18-inch Graphite-colored wheels have also been added, and SE and XSE trims get a rear diffuser to emphasize a sporty appearance.
New paint is available for both body styles. Sedans get Underground and Midnight Black metallic, which replace 2022’s dark Black Sand Pearl. The hatchback gets a new Inferno color, and it’s also now available in the previously sedan-exclusive metallic Blue Crush.
Every Corolla now comes with a redesigned 8.0-inch infotainment screen, and Toyota has updated its digital gauge cluster display with new graphics on all models. Corolla XSE and XLE’s larger 7.0-inch instrument cluster is also revised.
The 2023 Corolla uses an updated version of Toyota Safety Sense, enhancing an already impressive slew of standard drivers-assist features such as forward-collision warning and automated emergency braking, lane-departure warning and lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, plus optional adaptive headlights and front and rear parking assist.
More information about pricing, fuel economy, and hybrid horsepower is expected later this summer before updated Corollas go on sale.
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