« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2019, 05:47:44 pm »
I'm old school. Regardless of the fact that I prefer the looks and pricing of the Corolla, the thing that makes it the clear winner for me is the NA engine.
But you also have to go with the manual transmission to avoid the CVT. To me Corolla Hatch is the winner here with the looks and reliability. The Rolla hatch is as far as I am concerned a winner when mated with the manual transmission. I would take a NA engine versus a turbo engine any day.
No need to avoid the CVT. Toyota uses the first gear that solves the "pulling away drone' issue. It's one of the best CVTs on the market.
In theory... yes. (and I was called out on that elsewhere). The reality is, the torque deficit (if not the transmission), makes the Corolla's throttle response feel like hot mush compared to the Civic when pulling away from a stop.
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