2019款丰田卡罗拉掀背车近日亮相纽约车展，该车基本上就是本月初在日内瓦车展亮相的欧规Auris的美版车型。与老款车相比，新车长度增加了1.5英寸至172英寸，轴距也增至103.9英寸，宽度增加1.2英寸至70.5英寸，高度降低1英寸至56.6英寸。与Auris一样，新车同样基于丰田TNGA平台，由于车身面板缝线增加了密封条，因此车型行驶时内部更安静。虽然欧规车在日内瓦车展亮相期间并未展示内部情况，但这次丰田开放了美规车型内部。该车内部拥有更宽敞的储物空间，包括中控台上硕大的储物箱，足以容纳5.5英寸触控屏智能手机。内装采用抛光和哑光混搭风格，前排座椅设置了非常大的杯架，可放置24盎司杯子和A4尺寸文件，后排车门则可放置16盎司杯子。该车搭载一台2.0升汽油引擎，它替代了老款车搭载的1.8升引擎。丰田并未透露引擎功率，但它铁定将超过1.8升引擎，后者功率为137马力，扭矩126磅-英尺（约合171牛米）。与引擎搭配的是前轮驱动和新的更轻的六速手动变速器（重量降低7公斤）或全新CVT变速器。该车在纽约车展发布后将于夏季在美国上市。
2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Gets Sharper Looks, New Platform
Originally offered in the United States as the Scion iM before being rebranded as the Toyota Corolla iM, the compact five-door model is getting a new name for its next generation. Prepare to meet the 2019 Corolla Hatchback, essentially a North American version of the Euro-spec Auris we saw earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show. Compared to the model it replaces, it has been elongated by 1.5 inches (at 172 inches) and all of that stretch has gone into the wheelbase, now measuring 103.9 inches. It’s also 1.2 inches wider (at 70.5 inches) and has been lowered by an inch (56.6 inches).
Like the Auris, the new Corolla Hatchback is switching to the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform and that comes along with a quieter cabin thanks to additional seals in the body panel gaps as well as more sound-deadening material. While its European cousin was a bit shy and refused to show its cabin during Geneva (the windows were all blacked out), we finally get to see the revamped cabin in the U.S.-spec model.
It features more spacious stowage areas, including a center console box big enough to accommodate a smartphone with a 5.5-inch touchscreen. The interior brings a mix of glossy and matte surfaces, along with very large cup holders on the front doors (can hold 24-ounce bottles and A4-sized documents) as well as in the back where the rear doors can carry 16-ounce bottles.
More important is the new 2.0-liter gasoline engine that comes to replace the old 1.8-liter unit.Toyota isn’t saying anything for the moment regarding output, but we do know it’s more powerful than the 1.8-liter, which was rated at 137 horsepower and 126 pound-feet of torque. The undisclosed amount of power will be channeled to the front wheels through either a new and lighter six-speed manual (weight is down by 15 pounds / 7 kilograms to 88 lbs / 40 kg) or a completely new continuously variable transmission.
The new Corolla Hatchback will celebrate its public debut next week at the New York Auto Show before going on sale this summer.