Car Stuff

I received my Motor Trend magazine in the mail today. One article that caught my eye was a writeup about the 2009 Toyota Corolla. Model years tend to come early for Toyota products i.e. the 2007 Camry was introduced in the Spring of 2006. I've been interested to see what Toyota would do to the Corolla in order to keep it competitive with the Honda Civic. The Civic is a formidable competitor that has won several awards since its 2007 introduction. Styling-wise there is not much change from the previous Corolla. In fact, the interior is also not that much different. However, you can now get a navigation system in the 2009 model and a larger engine. The new engine is the same four cylinder that is used in the Camry. I like that change - that's a good engine and it is paired with a five speed automatic in the SE version. You can see a picture of the 09 Corolla to the right and at the bottom of the blog page.

I'd like to test drive the new Corolla sometime. Or better yet, rent one. Maybe I can do that during an outing to Vegas. I'm renting a Chrysler Sebring next week for CES. The reviews have not been good for the Sebring, but I'm still curious. More on CES later...