2014 Toyota Corolla Review: Ascent, Ascent Sport, ZR, Levin SX, Levin ZR

The Toyota Corolla has somewhat of a rock star status here in Australia. Ask anyone what they know about the Japanese brand and it’s likely they will The ZR hybrid is the current flagship of the Corolla hatch range, so is it worth its higher asking price?

This could be the most sensible car on earth. First of all it’s a Toyota Corolla, the best-selling car in history, and thus the equivalent of automotive The Corolla Sedan Hybrid may be an Uber-driver’s fantasy ride, but the entry-level Ascent Sport proves itself a worthy family car too

Is the flagship ZR hybrid variant the best 2022 Corolla hatch that money can buy? Read our expert review to find out

Does the Ascent Sport hybrid combine a silky smooth ride with low running costs, or is this base model best suited to rental bookings?

Should you buy the Toyota Corolla ZR? Find out with our expert review, including Australian price, handling, comfort, and practicality.

Should you buy a Toyota Corolla hybrid sedan? Read our expert review of the new Corolla to find out, including video, price, and specifications.

Read Jake Williams' expert review of the Toyota Corolla ZR Hybrid hatch, including fuel economy, technology, comfort, boot space and value for money.

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Since when did a Toyota Yaris cost $40,000? From a mid-2025 lifecycle update, to be exact. At least in its highest ZR trim level, with fancy two-tone Frugal hybrid city car struggles to keep up with the times and prove prudent value in its pricey $40K flagship ZR guise.

The extremely limited Toyota GR Corolla Morizo, and its less-exclusive if milder GTS garage mates, are so late to the Japanese-bred, rally-infused, The hardcore, extremely limited Morizo version of the GR Corolla mostly lives up to lofty expectations as Toyota’s ultimate track-focussed hot hatch

Just 500 examples of Toyota’s latest track-ready hot hatch – the 2023 GR Corolla – were slated to come to Australia this year amidst strong global demand We take to a wet Sydney Motorsport Park to test the new GR Corolla’s capabilities in track and motorkhana driving – and we walk away impressed

On the July morning that our newest long termer, the 2026 RAV4 GXL AWD, landed in the Chasing Cars garage, Toyota’s medium SUV was about to celebrate its Australia’s most popular SUV, in desirable yet affordable GXL trim, has rolled into the Chasing Cars garage for a proper long-term test. Can it live up to the hype?

If you judge everything on face value, the Hilux BEV (for Battery Electric Vehicle) is an easy vehicle to dismiss. Glance over its stats and you might An electric version of our long-time favourite diesel dual-cab isn’t here to win over tradies – it’s a specialist ute designed for mine sites, with obvious real-world limitations

Despite the obvious fuel-economy benefits of running a turbo-diesel engine in a large 4WD, not everyone wants diesel. Sticky, stinky and increasingly If the Tundra’s ‘performance hybrid’ twin-turbo V6 powertrain in a LandCruiser 300 series sounds like a match made in heaven, your prayers have been answered.

Toyota’s electric BZ4X SUV-of-sorts has so far barely caused a ripple in the Australian sales charts. For two years running, it's achieved roughly 1000 For those who’d prefer a car-like vehicle instead of a bulky SUV, Toyota’s roomy, rapid, retuned bZ4X Touring proves that challenging urban motoring is more enjoyable at lower elevations.

The concept of a plug-in hybrid RAV4 (as opposed to a series-parallel one) isn’t new – the North Americans, Japanese and Europeans have been able to buy a Plug-in-hybrid RAV4 finally joins its regular hybrid sibling, bringing a GR Sport flagship, an upgraded powertrain and up to 122km of electric range.

Chery Australia has today announced a new, series-parallel hybrid drivetrain for its C5 small SUV, intended to bridge the gap between the existing Chery New C5 plugless hybrid from Chery lobs at a competitive price, some $5000 beneath mainstream rivals from Korea and Japan

Australian Renault importer, Ateco, has confirmed it will launch a mild- and plugless-hybrid rival to the Mazda CX-30 and Toyota Corolla Cross, known as

The global launch of the 2026 Kia Seltos occurred last week and more details have come to light about the Hyundai Kona and Haval Jolion rival that will be Kia has confirmed more details of the new Seltos ahead of its Australian arrival — including how it plans to sell more

Starting with the new-generation Hilux in December ’25, the next 12 months will see tech changes across most of Toyota’s line-up, with by far the biggest Your guide to every new Toyota model coming to Australia this year

A new Toyota Corolla sedan has recently debuted at the Guangzhou Motor Show, sporting a bold new look which better aligns the seven-year-old, Facelifted Toyota Corolla debuts in Guangzhou, with styling to match its bZ4X, RAV4 and Camry siblings. Reports suggest a Chinese-market launch as early as December

Kia Australia has priced its updated MY26 K4, set to arrive by the end of November 2025. The revised model will finally offer a hatchback body, available Tweaked MY26 Kia K4 adds a hatchback body style and ditches entry grade six-speed auto for new CVT paired with fuel-efficient 2.0-litre four

Toyota used this year’s Japan Mobility Show to present overhauled interior technology concepts that are set to filter through new models for Toyota, Lexus Fewer distractions, a focus on important driving data, and cleaner and more minimal interior design will inform future Toyota group cabin technology

Toyota has previewed the next-generation Corolla with a futuristic concept car at this year’s Japan Mobility Show, and it has confirmed the incoming Thirteenth-gen Toyota small car will respond to changing powertrain demands by supporting wide array of buyer preferences within a radical design

Toyota Australia has confirmed it will improve the performance of the 2026 GR Corolla “when driving at its limits” by improving engine cooling and Staple GR Corolla hot hatchback gains improved sound system, greater engine cooling, and improved rigidity for MY26

After six months of intensive research and unwavering dedication, the most accurate and detailed report on the world’s top ten cars last year has been The 10 best-selling vehicles in the world in 2024, from the iconic Toyota Hilux ute to the BYD Qin plug-in sedan.

It was a record year for Australian new-car deliveries in 2024, if only just sneaking past 2023 by less than half a per cent with 1,220,607 units. The The 100 best-selling vehicles in Australia in 2024, from the Ford Ranger ute to the BYD Dolphin electric hatchback.

Thanks for joining us this Friday 2 August 2024. Notably in car news today: new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado orders are set to open by the end of the month, In car news: Toyota Land Cruiser Prado orders set to open within weeks, updated GR Corolla revealed, and more.

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Thanks for joining us this Wednesday March 13th 2024. Notably in car news today: Toyota Australia has announced it will only sell hybrid Corolla and Yaris Every important car news story breaking today, one convenient read

Although battery-electric vehicles are the talk of the town at the moment, hybrids and plug-in hybrids continue to be an option Australian buyers continue Chasing Cars puts the soon-to-be-released i30 Sedan hybrid against a prominent figure in the hybrid motoring industry, the Toyota Corolla sedan hybrid

Chery Australia has announced local pricing, specifications and safety features for its new Omoda 5 small SUV. The model in entry-level guise has Chery’s first model for Australia will start from $31,990 driveaway and is now available to order