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Toyota will launch its diesel assault in the D segment with the Corolla Altis diesel on the 21st of July. The new Corolla is powered by a 1.4-litre turbo diesel D-4D oilburner with variable geometry intake producing 90PS of power and close to 190 Nm of torque. On paper this is absolutely no match for [...]

July seems to be the month of new launches. First the Nissan Micra, then the Fiat Grande Punto 90bhp and now Toyota has decided to launch the much awaited diesel version of the Corolla Altis in the third week of July. The Corolla diesel will be powered by a 1.4 ltr common rail engine producing [...]

The launch of the Chevrolet Cruze has no way helped the Corolla’s cause in the country as sales are nothing to write home about. However Toyota plans to ignite them with the launch of the much awaited and anticipated Altis diesel. The car will get a 1.4-liter D-4D powerplant which will produce 90 bhp of [...]

To emphasise Toyota’s commitment to the environment, the Corolla Altis CNG was launched at the Delhi Auto Expo today. The company also had the Innova CNG and Camry Hybrid on display. Toyota Launches Corolla Altis CNG

Toyota India plans to give a boost to the Corolla Altis with CNG power next month. The Corolla CNG will be a attractive proposition for taxi buyers who look at running costs over refinement. The Toyota Innova too has got a CNG variant but with a fantastic diesel on offer, sales of the CNG Innova [...]

Toyota India has just introduced the Corolla Altis Sport (Limited Edition) to target young car enthusiasts. We had posted earlier about the launch of the Limited Edition Corolla Altis. The car gets an aerodynamic front and rear bumper spoiler, a classy headlamp garnish, sleek side skirts and exclusive rear LED spoilers. A contemporary dual tone [...]

Toyota India has quitely launched a new stripped down version of the Corolla Altis. The Corolla Altis Executive (known as 1.8J) is targetted more towards the taxi segment and loses load of important features such as front SRS Airbags, fog lamps,  HIDs, mud flaps, audio system, audio controls on steering wheel, power seats, auto headlamps, [...]

Toyota India will launch the Corolla Altis Limited Edition in June this year. Toyota will manufacture only 100 cars per month for the next three months. The Corolla Altis Limited Edition will get a rear spoiler, side skirts all around, sporty alloy wheels, chrome finished grille and 2 new colors – Warm Silver and Grey [...]

The Toyota Corolla Altis achieved a 42% market share in the premium mid-sized car segment during the last four months of 2008. The car’s sales touched a peak of 2,031 units in September 2008 and between September and December 2008, its sales grew 102% compared with the same period in 2007. Toyota Corolla Altis Sales [...]

The Corolla sold in our country is aimed more at luxury then anything else. However in the U.S market there is a hot version of the Corolla known as the XRS which has a 2.4L engine (from the Camry, perhaps) and is tuned for performance and handling. Check out the video of the Corolla XRS [...]