国外网站近日发布了新一代2020款丰田卡罗拉合成图，新车不仅改款幅度大，而且采用了丰田的TNGA平台。丰田最近在日内瓦车展发布的基于该平台的Auris掀背车，而这张合成图就是以Auris为基础绘制的。从图片看，这辆车基本上就是Auris的轿车版车型。最近谍照记者拍到的下一代卡罗拉照片由于车身进行了重度伪装，因此无法看清细节。或许，新一代卡罗拉是缩水版凯美瑞，也有可能就是轿车版的Auris。而新车内装也有可能与Auris一样，毕竟在日内瓦车展发布的Auris车窗全部为黑色，让人无法看清内部情况。至于新车动力系统，很可能是1.8升混动系统或2.0升汽油引擎。由于新车采用了新的模块化平台，因此车身尺寸进一步扩大，而车重则更低。因此新车内部空间更宽敞，燃油经济性更突出。新车还将提供更多安全设备和最新一代信息娱乐系统。新车将作为2020款车型于明年发布。
2020 Toyota Corolla Rendered With New Auris Influences
The undisputed best-selling car in the world and at the same time one of the oldest nameplates in the business is getting ready for its twelfth generation. Spy shots (like the ones attached at the end) have shown Toyota is hard at work prepping the all-new Corolla, which will be more than just a subtle evolution of the current model taking into account it will ride on the Toyota New Global Architecture.
Speaking of which, the TNGA-based Auris hatchback recently unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show has served as a source of inspiration for this digital exercise attempting to see into the future of the hugely popular compact model. The rendering proposes what is essentially an Auris sedan and it actually might not be that far off the mark.
The prototypes that have been spotted so far by the spy camera were all wearing a significant amount of camouflage, so we still don’t know how the new one will end up looking. Maybe like a downsized Camry, maybe like a sedan Auris – your guess is as good as ours. It’s a similar story with the interior since it hasn’t been caught on camera at all, while the Auris unveiled in Geneva had all the windows blacked-out to hide the cabin.
Beyond the styling, the aforementioned TNGA underpinnings should bring improvements on all fronts. If the Auris is any indication (and it probably is), the Corolla will be offered with hybridized 1.8- and 2.0-liter gasoline engines. A conventional 1.2-liter turbocharged mill powers the base Auris, but it seems highly unlikely such a small engine will be offered in the U.S.-spec Corolla. By the way, the latter is set to be built at a new $1.6-billion factory in Huntsville, Alabama as part of a tie-up with Mazda.
An increased footprint and a weight loss could be granted by the new modular platform, thus bringing a more spacious interior and better fuel economy. More safety kit is on the agenda, as is the latest and greatest infotainment system Toyota has to offer.
Considering the new Corolla is expected to arrive for the 2020 model year, logic tells us we will get to see the next generation in production metal at some point in 2019.