2023 Toyota Corolla: Japan updates detailed, Australia’s come quickly

Toyota has detailed some updates for its Japan-market Corolla, shortly earlier than the facelifted Australian model arrives later in 2022.

The MY23 Corolla in its house market will get a freshened 1.8-litre hybrid engine with an up to date electrical motor. Toyota Australia has confirmed native Corolla hybrids will get an 8kW enhance bringing peak energy to 98kW.

Up to date Japan-market 2.0-litre petrol fashions get claimed effectivity enhancements, and a tiny torque bump from 200Nm to 202Nm (energy stays 125kW).

Design-wise it seems to be a case of spot the distinction, although Toyota says there are new headlights and a brand new decrease grille, and a few new colors. Australian fashions can even get new wheel designs.

Inside, Japanese Corollas get new ‘T-Join’ infotainment choices: Base grades get an 8.0-inch touchscreen, however the headline is the brand new 10.5-inch show with linked satellite-navigation, in addition to wi-fi Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto.

Anticipate native fashions to additionally get USB-C level/s.

Whereas not explicitly talked about, the pictures clearly present a extra superior digital instrument cluster too, which we’d expect for no less than some Australian Corolla variants.

JDM (Japan Home market) Corollas get an inbuilt drive recorder, however don’t essentially count on this for Australia.

Nevertheless, we do know native Corolla fashions for 2023 will get Toyota Linked Providers enabled by means of an in-built information communication module, bringing automated collision notification, SOS emergency name, and stolen automobile monitoring.

Additional driver-assist options listed on the Japan mannequin embody an expanded autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system that works at junctions for each different automobiles and crossing pedestrians.

Toyota additionally revealed the up to date Corolla vary in Europe in June, however that mannequin is made within the UK and Turkey, whereas each the JDM and Australian fashions come from Japan.

The Corolla is Australia’s top-selling passenger automobile forward of the Hyundai i30, with 17,251 gross sales to the top of August.