2010 Toyota Corolla XRS
2010 Toyota Corolla XRS
2010 Toyota Corolla XRS
2010 Toyota Corolla XRS
2010 Toyota Corolla XRS Sedan Vehicle Performance Review
* 2,362 cc 2.4 liters in-line 4 front engine with 88.4 mm bore, 96.0 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 2AZ-FE
* Unleaded fuel 87 and petrol
* Multi-point injection fuel system
* 13.2 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 11.0
* Power: 118 kW , 158 HP SAE @ 6,000 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
2010 Toyota Corolla Safety and Features
The 2009-10 model-year Corollas were subject to a safety recall to fix gas pedals that were hard to depress, slow to return, or remained partially depressed. These Corollas also were eligible for Toyota-furnished replacement driver-side floor mats to prevent interference with the accelerator pedal. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had also received complaints about steering response in 2009 and 2010 Corollas but had not initiated a formal investigation nor requested a recall of those models.
The unintended acceleration issue was in stark contrast to Toyota’s image as a builder of dependable automobiles. The recalls targeted several models from Toyota as well as from the company’s premium Lexus brand. Sales of affected models fell, and prices of used examples dipped. Evidence that consumer confidence in Toyota and Lexus is permanently damaged, however, will take years to determine.
In the near-term, the safety recalls did not have an effect on some base-line measurements of safety and reliability, including government crash-test ratings and the most widely respected customer satisfaction ratings.
Government crash-test ratings award a maximum of five stars for passenger protection. The 2010 Corolla, like most compact cars, earns four stars for protection in a frontal impact. It earns the maximum five stars for front-passenger protection in a side impact and four of five for rear side impact.
In its most recent surveys, which involve model-year 2009 vehicles, J.D. Power and Associates ranked Toyota about average among all car brands for overall quality during the first 90 days of ownership. J.D Power (jdpower.com) is the leading automotive consumer survey firm. The 2009 Corolla also was rated about average in initial quality by owners surveyed.
For overall dependability measured as problems encountered by owners of three year old vehicles the Toyota brand received the highest possible marks in J.D. Power’s survey. The 2010 Corolla is too new to be included in the J.D. Power dependability survey, but the 2006 model from Corolla’s previous design generation was rated above average for reliability during the first three years of ownership.
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