#2015AutoShanghai: Toyota Reveals Corolla Hybrid

Toyota has revealed Corolla Hybrid for the first time outside Japan at the on-going 2015 Auto Shanghai in China. The vehicle will be manufactured by Toyota FAW joint venture and will be launched in the Chinese market by second half of this year.

The new Corolla Hybrid offers subtle changes over the current Corolla Altis/Corolla. At the outset, the vehicle gets refreshed headlamps flanked around new dual-slat grille which integrates with headlight graphics. The bumper of the hybrid is also spruced-up compared to the stock Corolla.

Hybrid version features larger air dams and the bumpers use plenty of chrome add-ons. And it has the regular hybrid logo - Blue Toyota badge - indicating it returns more than the stock Corolla! At the rear, things remained unaltered, except for the chrome garnish running through the LED taillights, the vehicle lot of chrome applique throughout the body. Moreover, the vehicle rides on new diamond finish alloys and adorns a new blue color specific to it.

Toyota did not reveal much about the specification of the Corolla Hybrid, but according to the Chinese media - the vehicle is powered by a 1.5-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline motor coupled to an electric motor. The setup extracts maximum power close to 100bhp, consuming nearly 4.9 liters to 100 km in the Chinese driving cycle.

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