2002 Toyota Corolla Ascent from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

26th Apr 2003, 08:29

"Great sporty little hatch"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Creaking noise comes from the door, rear number plate also vibrates against the car.

Lettering on rear came loose.

General comments?

I've got the base model with air conditioning, metallic paint and tinted windows the only extras. This will set you back about 22000 dollars.

Great 4 speaker stereo, lots of bass front and rear.

The manual is very quick achieving 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 9 seconds flat.

On long trips we get about 6.3 litres per 100 kilometers, while in the city about 8.2 per 100 kilometers. And as the dealer recommended we only ran on premium unleaded.

As far as handling goes it's very stable, and you can push it quite a bit on the bends.

The standard 185 millimetre wide tyres are a bit skinny in my opinion, and I would seriously think about getting the wider alloys next time.

I found it to be a very comfortable driving position, with a good seat that is height adjustable.

Excellent leg and head room in rear.


11th Aug 2004, 23:25

The tires are somewhat small indeed. I put 210/40 R 17s on my sedan and it feels/looks much better.

Toyota make excellent cars, and this is no exception!


11th Oct 2004, 00:22

Hey just letting you know I run my corolla on normal unleaded fuel and am getting about 7.5 - 7.9 max fuel consumption round town... and I don't drive too slow... I think premium isn't that good in 4 cylinder cars myself, the only time I have ever noticed is in my mates commodore...

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