2009 Toyota Corolla Reviews

The '09 has better safety features then the '07, 6 air bags in front and rear.  Anti lock breaks (all of the new corollas now require to have the anti lock breaks).  Steering is nice and smooth.  This car has more room then the '07 and is better in the comfort area.  The build of this car is almost like the build of a Toyota Camery.  I love how this car no longer has an antenna sticking up and how the mirrors fold in.  I love how the seats have a unique sport fabric. These seats look so easy to clean up if you or your children were to make a mess.  
But what I really love about this car is that not only does it have that sporty look to it, but it is great on gas mileage and that is always a plus.  Toyota cars have always been great and I would continally buy from the Toyota company.

The new 2009 Corolla is a car I just can't like. It to me is a symbol of all the things that are wrong with Toyota now. I gave it an average style rating because truthfully its just a downgraded Camry so its not pretty nor ugly, pretty boring actually.

So why is the rating so low, is it the reliability? No since none of these have given me a problem. Fuel economy? Definitely not, its actually very good. Quality? Not exactly since the build quality on the cars at least coming from Cambridge is excellent. I must say though the quality of the plastics in this car are quite cheap, scratch easily and feel cheap despite being coloured nicely.

Its actually how the car drives which really turned me off. The power on this car...slightly better than the 2003-2008 version but not noticeable. The handling...same problem as last time not too good and still has a lot of body roll. The worst thing from this car is...the electronic power steering. The system put into this 2009 Corolla is so overboosted, there is no feel to it. You cannot sense whether your going straight or drifting off into another lane. Buicks normally have this problem but even they have not designed a steering system so lifeless. This is definitely not a drivers car, it will never be fun. The problems from the last car still occur, only this time the car is far more boring to drive.

This might be a great car for people who only think dollars when it comes to cars but I suggest a Yaris if your stick with Toyota. I love driving...but if all cars drove like this...I'd find my commutes the least fun part of my day instead of being the most fun.

I am in love with my new Toyota!!  I actually label it as my new boyfriend.  He rides really smooth, efficient, and fast.  He is a little pricy, but what guy isn't?  I love the feel when i can ride him around town and know that he's mine for at least the next 5 years... Haha!!!

Good fun car, plenty of power for its size but still gets really good gas millage.

Extremely responsive, great gas mileage, averaging about 30.5 to 33 MPG. Not bad interior. No need to replace the seats, already pretty sporty. Sound system is okay, needed to get the JBL package, but not availabe on the S, you have to get the XLE. A bit on the heavy side, but the 1.8L actually moves it pretty good.