By James Bergeron
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2009 Toyota Corolla S
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Hot on the heels of the Autos 50-litre Challenge, where a Corolla in CE automatic trim was the cream of the crop (achieving an amazing 1017km traveled on just 50 litres of fuel), this week I’ll be driving the Corolla S with manual transmission.
It turns out the Corolla S is not that much different than the CE; a few odds and ends here and there, such as sport fabric seats instead of regular fabric (although I’m not sure I could tell the difference without a side-by-side comparison); stainless steel scuff plates; a few little interior touches; standard power door locks and windows and air conditioning.
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On the outside the Corolla S gets 16-inch aluminum wheels, a coloured skirt package to give that sporty/lowered look to the vehicle and body-coloured door handles and mirrors.
The Corolla S is powered by a 1.8 Litre, 16-valve, dual overhead cam engine generating a respectable 132 hp and 128 lb-ft of torque. As previously mentioned, my tester is equipped with a manual transmission — a five-speed.
Fairly well-equipped basic transportation is the theme here. This car has everything you would ever need, including cruise control, at a reasonable price of only $18,930.
My pocket book is hurting a little from last week, so here is hoping for excellent fuel economy to save myself a few pennies at the pumps.
2009 Toyota Corolla S
MSRP as tested (excluding destination): $18,930
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