With hybrid electric boost, the engine spends more time not running in the first place. A CVT and lack of power meant the engine was spinning at high RPMs much of the time in average driving. In the gas model, the 2.0L engine was constantly adding to that noise.
This isn’t a quiet crossover, with road and wind noise aplenty in the cabin. The first is that the driveline is smoother. It makes highway merges and lane changes less stressful.Įven if you never plan on using the power, there are two big benefits of the hybrid drive system. Acceleration makes driving up mountain roads less harrowing. More Power About More Than Going Quickly (Photo/Evan Williams)Īcceleration is about more than going fast and the need for speed. More torque and more power more often means more acceleration. More importantly, the Corolla Cross Hybrid feels much quicker than the gas model most of the time. Eight seconds to hit highway speeds isn’t fast by modern standards, but it is a heck of a lot better than the gas model. Toyota says it cuts the 0-60 miles per hour time by a couple of seconds. The Hybrid makes figures close to its max at more speeds than a gas engine alone can. This is a good thing, because power peaks at different speeds and gear ratios give you more power more of the time. No, that math doesn’t work, but that’s because the power peaks don’t arrive at the same time. Then there’s the electric motor, which adds 111 horses of its own, bringing total power output to 196 horsepower. The 2.0L four used here makes 150 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque all by itself - almost as much power as the gas Corolla Cross. So, that’s the one that got the nod here.
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Plus it has a brand new fifth-generation hybrid system in the parts bin, the one that launched in the 2023 Prius. Instead of the hybrid system offered in the Corolla, Toyota has recognized that this bigger vehicle needs a bigger system. Corolla Cross Hybrid System Borrowed From Prius There’s snow in Southern California, but Corolla Cross Hybrid offers standard AWD (photo/Evan Williams) Now, like its sedan sibling, the Corolla Cross is offered as a hybrid, and the experience is much better for it. And that was before it was installed in the heavier AWD Cross. The same engine offered in the Corolla sedan and hatch, it felt much weaker than its power figures suggested. Unfortunately, it was saddled with Toyota’s anemic 2.0L four-cylinder. It was smaller outside but not much smaller inside. Almost as pricey as a larger model but with less power, similar fuel economy, and less space.Ĭorolla Cross fixed that. About the size of a second-generation RAV4, it was one thing compact crossovers aren’t anymore: Compact.Ĭompact crossovers (like almost every segment) have grown so much over the years that they started to make less sense in the market.
I liked the Corolla Cross when I first drove it. Toyota Corolla Cross Small Outside, Big Inside (Photo/Evan Williams)
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