2010 Toyota Corolla - Review

Tim Healey

Contributing Writer BIO

Tim Healey was formerly an associate editor at Consumer Guide Automotive in Chicago. Before that he worked in the automotive industry as a service... More

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Toyota's Corolla often seems like the forgotten compact, toiling away in relative obscurity in the shadow of Honda's Civic. Never mind that Corolla is one of the best-selling name plates of all-time.

A history of reliability and practicality has helped the Corolla earn that position, and for 2010, not much changes other than addition of a few standard safety features.

The Corolla plays in a competitive class along with the Civic, the Kia Forte sedan, the Mazda Mazda3 sedan, and the about-to-be-replaced Hyundai Elantra. While some of those models--particularly the Civic and the Mazda3--are known for their sportiness, the Corolla and Elantra are known more for frugality. And fuel economy.

For example, my 2010 Toyota Corolla test car was rated at 26 mpg city and 34 mpg highway. Not too shabby, for a conventional gasoline engine.

"Green" can mean cheap, too, as the Corolla LE I tested checked in at a mere $16,750 base price.

That included the 1.8-liter four-cylinder that makes 132...

4-Door Sedan Man (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Man (Natl) Specs	$15,450	$14,445	26	35
4-Door Sedan Man (GS) Specs	$15,450	$14,445	26	35
4-Door Sedan Man (SE) Specs	$15,450	$14,445	26	35

4-Door Sedan Man S (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Man S (Natl) Specs	$16,520	$15,115	26	35
4-Door Sedan Man S (GS) Specs	$16,520	$15,115	26	35
4-Door Sedan Man S (SE) Specs	$16,520	$15,115	26	35

4-Door Sedan Man XRS (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Man XRS (Natl) Specs	$18,960	$17,347	22	30
4-Door Sedan Man XRS (GS) Specs	$18,960	$17,347	22	30
4-Door Sedan Man XRS (SE) Specs	$18,960	$17,347	22	30

4-Door Sedan Auto (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Auto (Natl) Specs	$16,250	$15,193	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto (GS) Specs	$16,250	$15,193	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto (SE) Specs	$16,250	$15,193	26	34

4-Door Sedan Auto LE (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Auto LE (Natl) Specs	$16,850	$15,417	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto LE (GS) Specs	$16,850	$15,417	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto LE (SE) Specs	$16,850	$15,417	26	34

4-Door Sedan Auto XLE (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Auto XLE (Natl) Specs	$17,750	$16,241	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto XLE (GS) Specs	$17,750	$16,241	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto XLE (SE) Specs	$17,750	$16,241	26	34

4-Door Sedan Auto S (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Auto S (Natl) Specs	$17,350	$15,875	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto S (GS) Specs	$17,350	$15,875	26	34
4-Door Sedan Auto S (SE) Specs	$17,350	$15,875	26	34

4-Door Sedan Auto XRS (3)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
4-Door Sedan Auto XRS (Natl) Specs	$20,150	$18,437	22	30
4-Door Sedan Auto XRS (GS) Specs	$20,150	$18,437	22	30
4-Door Sedan Auto XRS (SE) Specs	$20,150	$18,437	22	30