Toyota Corolla

The 2025 Toyota Corolla sedan and hatchback set the standard for relatively inexpensive transportation that remains kind to the owner's fuel budget and doesn't fall to pieces after the warranty expires. 

Despite being one of Toyota’s most affordable vehicles, the base Corolla doesn’t feel like an automotive penalty box. The cabin is spacious, offering adults plenty of room in the second row, along with standard features that include an eight-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, automatic climate control, and remote keyless entry. An even larger 10.5-inch screen is fitted to upper trims like the FX Special Edition and XSE. 

The four-cylinder engine used in the Corolla sedan and hatchback delivers an EPA-rated 35 mpg combined city/highway

Introduced for the 2014 model year, the eleventh-generation Corolla started to nudge Toyota’s overachieving small car away from being a purely sensible (and dull) Point A to Point B means of transportation. 

This previous generation Corolla started its baby steps toward becoming a more well-rounded economy car that didn’t fade into the background. Sharper styling helped, as did more cabin space. Toyota managed to increase rear legroom by approximately five inches compared to its immediate predecessor. Fuel economy ticked upward too, helped in part by the arrival of an available continuously variable automatic transmission. 

A refresh for the 2017 model year brought a number of improvements. The front end was significantly bolder than before, the grille was widened, and the headlights narrowed. These exterior changes marked the fitment of the Toyota's suite of driver aids as standard equipment. Fitted to every trim, the suite included forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning.