Narrated by Alan Partridge 🤓

The three tory boys always looked down on the poors who buy Toyota because the poor dont have thousands and thousands of pounds to keep a car running just to go to work. The tory boys don't need to think about money.

I have owned and driven various Toyotas. The lack of repair bills very exciting and my current 2006 Avensis is called Elspeth.

The BEST corolla generation EVER made.

Now corolla is estate version or hatchback hard to get sedan in United Kingdom

Fascinating to see bits of Luton from back then, its basically unrecognisable now, I would of been 4 years old then.

I wouldn't have associated the Toyota Corolla with Adam and the Ants and I am sure they wouldn't be thrilled by it. Jezza putting in some mild snipes here but nothing like what he would have in more recent years.....old Top Gear used to play nice...usually.

Yea commenter on here a few of the old corrollas are still smoking around and their not worth much tho in uk about £500 for a good one...spares are rare now

Escort would have rotted through by now

Of course it handled well: Toyota was using Chris Amon to do their suspension tuning/development back then. A nice retirement gig for the former Formula 1 driver.

One airbag. The start of something new. 🙂

This makes me feel old. I remeber as a teenager seeing this episode for the first time and loving that car. It sucks to get old

I had a Corolla, next generation. Once got me from Brighton to Dover in one hour. Averaged just under 100mph. Never let me down, never liked it.

Brilliant car. I have a 1994, hatch, 1.8, 7A-FE, 5 speed. Just maintain as per schedule and drive. Automotive engineering at its best.

745Nm of torque, that is still a huge figure even today, 32 years ago it was out of this world. I love the fact it still wears all is thermocouples from testing.

"it's a very capable all-rounder" That's all you need. That sells.

Had a saloon 1.6 CD bullet proof

Toyota cars are built to last forever

Two years ago I bought a 2005 Corolla. It felt as tight as a new car and it just felt so solid. It was as quiet as a church mouse and as reliable as time. Comfortable too. Was it sporty? Not really but that was good because it made me just want to cruise. It's not and exciter, it's a relaxer. Great car!

The first car i bought in my life is a corolla. Trading it in for a rav4 this month. Mininum service payment and everything works all the time. Once i hit the jackpot i will be buying a lexus haha.

Glad we never got that hideous hatch version in the states

Yeah, driving a rental Camry from New York to Memphis was the most boring driving experience I have ever had. It’s just a brown bag with wheels. Definitely not a car for people who like to drive. It got me there, safely, but I would never do that again. Life is too short

God, i miss these cars. Now it´s electric, electric, hybrid, electric........... What happend??

Before the much needed HGV speed limiters.

16 valve affair, what what

I have one...respect it or die

Clarkson should check on this Corollas now

Mine is still driving well ULZ complainant

This is almost the exact Car (same Engine, same Interior, same color Hydroactive 2 but no AC) which was my first Car when I turned 18. I did not really know what I had then…

Best car in the world, except for the Hilux and the Landcruiser ! 😁

It’s more than Beautiful

and yeat i do find it wastly more exciting then any modern car made in 2024.

The 90s were the 80s trying too hard.

Sales dictate Economy and reliability is more important

This was so long ago that Clarkson was actually paying tax

Bulbus backside ey? I guess Jezza predicted the GR Yaris

Of course, what Clarkson didn't know then, is that buying a Corolla means ownership for a lifetime. They simply didn't (and still don't) break down or fall apart.

I can't unhear Alan partridge

Asian countries now started forcing european car manufacturers to build cars on their countries or get huge tariffs on them. Karma!

Astra still has the style, but toyota hasnt even replaced anything more than a drop link by 2024, possibly an audio upgrade, but thats optional.

The panel gaps are amazing

Old Top Gear - so much better than post 2004 Top Gear.

It looks better and more practical than the one that came to usa

😂 32 years from there and still the same boring as hell

Oh really, a real car not a Toyota?!

My first car was this gen Corolla, 1.3 litre. It was absolutely bomb proof as my sister had run it with an oil light on for months 😂 it had no tachometer but I knew the redline for each gear

Thank goodness ten years later Clarkson and Wilman reformatted that show. Which attracted a 350 million worldwide viewership. And actually made revenue for the BBC.

😂😂. Coincidence that I was born a day earlier! 30/06/04! So this video is nearly as old as me! 😂😂😂

If he knew anything about car reliability, he woukd not be belittling these humble tpyotas like that.

I had the facelift model zetec s and though the engine drank oil practically, it was so much fun to drive