Toyota Hybrids

Daveysgingerlovechild · 2025-02-27T19:42:20+0000

Yup, a thread for the Grandolddadsnet.com side of the forum.

Anyone got a Toyota hybrid? Long story short, my commute has got a hell of a lot shorter and my big heavy DPF burdened diesel ain't the machine for it. So considering a Corolla estate (touring sports or whatever you call them).

I would need to do the odd longer run, so curious to know if they can cope and provide decent economy if driven at 70 (or slightly over)? I'm forever seeing them doing 55-65 on the motorways and pissing everyone off.

Rita_Poon · 2025-02-27T19:45:09+0000

Loved Sainz in the Toyota in the McRae era. I believe the Corolla has an image issue, in that it's the elder gentlemans slow moving vehicle of choice (and an outright best seller?). That's all the input I have.

Daveysgingerlovechild · 2025-02-27T19:47:46+0000

Rita_Poon said:
Loved Sainz in the Toyota in the McRae era. I believe the Corolla has an image issue, in that it's the elder gentlemans slow moving vehicle of choice (and an outright best seller?). That's all the input I have.

That and being beloved of user drivers.

Tbf, the private hire guys normally know a bulletproof motor.

ArtetaMagic · 2025-02-27T20:17:13+0000

Daveysgingerlovechild said:
Yup, a thread for the Grandolddadsnet.com side of the forum.

Anyone got a Toyota hybrid? Long story short, my commute has got a hell of a lot shorter and my big heavy DPF burdened diesel ain't the machine for it. So considering a Corolla estate (touring sports or whatever you call them).

I would need to do the odd longer run, so curious to know if they can cope and provide decent economy if driven at 70 (or slightly over)? I'm forever seeing them doing 55-65 on the motorways and pissing everyone off.

I have a touring sports and I love it. I wouldn't slow down on a motorway just to get a bit of extra mpg tho.

Daveysgingerlovechild · 2025-02-27T20:24:48+0000

ArtetaMagic said:
I have a touring sports and I love it. I wouldn't slow down on a motorway just to get a bit of extra mpg tho.

What do you get on average on the mway? Have you got the 1.8 or 2.0?

Rita_Poon · 2025-02-27T20:25:29+0000

A quick search... "Highest selling car of all time"...

. Toyota Corolla

Models Sold: 47,500,000+
Debut Year: 1966.
Country First Released: Japan.
Top Speed: 124mph.
The Corolla was the first car to introduce white reversing or lights as well as being the first mass produced car to employ twin-cam multi-valve engine technology.

PITA · 2025-02-27T20:29:18+0000

Rita_Poon said:
A quick search... "Highest selling car of all time"...

. Toyota Corolla

Models Sold: 47,500,000+

Debut Year: 1966.

Country First Released: Japan.

Top Speed: 124mph.

The Corolla was the first car to introduce white reversing or lights as well as being the first mass produced car to employ twin-cam multi-valve engine technology.

There's about 50 different body shapes though.

ArtetaMagic · 2025-02-27T20:30:46+0000

Daveysgingerlovechild said:
What do you get on average on the mway? Have you got the 1.8 or 2.0?

1.8
Not sure, used to do a lot of miles on and off motorway and I'd usually be just short of 60mpg overall. Now I do school runs and little else. Sport mode or whatever its called is fun tho

Bryan+ · 2025-02-27T20:34:39+0000

CHR is amazing

ArtetaMagic · 2025-02-27T20:36:51+0000

PITA said:
There's about 50 different body shapes though.

The nicest shape tho...

Blue 1 · 2025-02-27T20:37:20+0000

I had an 2015 Auris Hybrid and then a 2017 Corolla Touring Sport Hybrid for work at my last job. They were nice, if fairly dull. The Corolla was pretty good, economy-wise. The Auris was more economical for urban driving than a diesel but wasn't so good on the motorway. The Corolla was good for both, Hybrid technology seemed to improve a bit over those couple of years and the Corolla made much more use of the electric motor.

The Corolla is tiny for an "estate" though, the boot is pathetic and there's not a lot of room in the back.