2004 Toyota Corolla CE review from North America

Nothing major.

-One rear window defroster line is not working.

-One side of the bonnet is sticking out upwards little too much.

-CD player likes to skip on road bumps.

-One window rattles wen listening to loud music.

It's a city car with a lazy attitude, the 1.8L I-4 spits out 130bhp at 6000rpm, witch makes for half- satisfying acceleration, and the maximum speed I could attain is 187km/h, but some of the lack of performance is due to tall gearing, and make a long and steep RPM climb to 5000-6000rpm for maximum power, but this benefits fuel economy, witch is the most satisfying aspect of the vehicle, and the fact that the Corolla is lighter then most of the same-class American and German cars, witch also benefits performance and fuel economy.

The steering is vague and feels uninteresting, although the body-lean is well controlled and allows good handling, but the stock cheap tires are not made for hard driving.

As for comfort... what can I say, I'm 6,4, so driving this car for more than 2 hours can get uncomfortable , but it is not awfuly cramped.

All the controls are easy and well placed, the tach and speedo are easy to read.

Overall the Corolla is a good and reliable car, but not something build for racing.