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Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Motor Corporation, or simply called Toyota, is a Japanese multinational corporation and the world's second largest automaker that manufactures automobiles, trucks, buses and robots and the world's eighth largest company. The company's headquarters are in Toyota, Aichi, Japan with factories and offices around the world. The company was founded in 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda. Since then, Toyota has become one of the most successful and profitable Japanese companies and one of the world's most industry leading automobile corporations.
Toyota's venerable Corolla has gone through many changes since it was first introduced in 1968. Over the course of its long life, the Toyota Corolla has appeared as a hatchback, coupe, wagon and sedan. The world has seen enough people fall in love with this Toyota car to make it the best-selling nameplate in the history of automobiles.
Toyota Corolla comes as a sedan with front-wheel-drive and five-passengers. The models levels include the base CE, the better-equipped LE, the somewhat sporty S and the truly sporty XRS. Standard features in the CE include air conditioning, a four-speaker CD, compact disc stereo, power mirrors, a height-adjustable driver seat, an outside temperature gauge, 60 to 40 split folding rear seats and 15 inch wheels. The LE is with advanced feature includes fake wood trim, white-faced gauges, a six-speaker stereo, power windows and locks, and remote keyless entry.
The S model Toyota Corolla does without the LE's power windows, but includes sporty exterior trim such as a lower body kit and a rear deck spoiler, along with smoked headlights, foglights and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. The XRS has all of the cosmetic upgrades from the S, along with a 164 horsepower engine, 16 inch alloy wheels, a firmer suspension, four wheel antilock disc brakes, a tire pressure monitoring system, sport seats and cruise control.
The power for CE, LE and S models comes in the form of a 126 horsepower, 1.8 liter four cylinder engines, this engine provides decent acceleration. Transmission choices are either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. The Toyota Corolla XRS features a 164 horsepower 1.8 liter with variable valve timing and lift mated to a six-speed manual transmission and an automatic is not available on this model.
Toyota Corolla has been setting new standards in automotive design and engineering for two decades with a steadfast commitment to bold innovation, precision manufacturing, and exhilarating performance.
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