Toyota Corolla Hybrid Hatchback Review | CarsIreland.ie

Sinead McCann reviews the new Toyota Corolla Hybrid Hatchback for Carsireland.ie
The 12th generation Toyota Corolla Hatchback is back with a sharp new look and some new high-tech Hybrid technology
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Presented by Sinead McCann @smcani / Instagram: WhatSheDrives
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[@michaelewert9038]

A good looking car, well presented. You are really doing a great job.

[@ErrolMortland]

After a zillion North American KZbins on this car, this was a refreshingly pleasant & informative presentation. Maybe it was the accent too. Looking forward to more of them.

[@saloninegi147]

Excellent review. Very professional, beautifully filmed, with all the info I need, and I know it's very hard work to make a video look and sound so effortlessly polished. Thank you, Sinead.

[@SarahJonestoo]

Classy video. Thank you. I really like the high production values. I really enjoy Sinead's presentation - excellent communication, useful facts and well crafted comments.

[@trillbo]

Finally! Been dying for reviews to come out for this one. I test drove one a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. But as a taller person there would be no chance of anybody fitting in the back seat behind me.

[@Golo1949]

Great review as always, love the reference to Matt.

[@lachezarlazarov2656]

Owner of this car, and i tell you its worth every cent.

[@SA-do9me]

Great review as always and congratulations on 10000 subscribers well deserved.

[@rickevans33050]

Nice review. Totally agree about the touch screen location.

[@johnspecht72]

The excellent production quality and p.resenter convinced me to subscribe, Also Ireland. I look forward to more videos Sinead.

[@averagejoe2028]

She has the voice of an angel

[@nikvee6330]

Great video review, you just got a new subscriber all the way down from Greece! P.S. I love your Irish accent, Sinead!

[@cybertroy2]

the video and presentation is outstanding. subscribed

[@sungsoolee2595]

Great review. Wonderful!

[@pinkdagger]

Europe is so luck to get practical cars like hatchbacks and wagons. North America seems to favour sedans, so our 2020 models are either Corolla hatchback or Corolla hybrid sedan - looking forward to seeing the two great features combined in Canada in the future. *fingers crossed*

[@anthonylynch4168]

Thank you Sinead, finally someone reviewing cars who dislike the infotainment system in that position, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai seem to be going down that road, it really puts me off, much better integrated into the dash as you say, it’s like an Aldi or Lidl special buy for car accessories. Enjoy your reviews followed you over from Bob Flavin great to see the Irish market reviewed so well, keep up the good work

[@FloydFlannigan]

I really liked your review. Good job!

[@BSina78]

Ok. Just a quick comment about a few points: 1. Your videos are very well made, informative and free from lame jokes (eg. Matt Watson) 2. Sinead is a very capable presenter 3. She is also gorgeous and has one of the most beautiful smiles I’ve ever seen. It’s good that she uses that a lot :) 4. I love her Irish accent too Keep up the good job guys. Wanted to leave this comment for quite a long time but I usually watch KZbin on my TV

[@jamiep61]

Great Video Review and the best Irish Car Video Reviewer

[@joecovey2235]

Hey, I see you made 10K. Congrats!!!

[@danjackson2669]

Really enjoyed your concise review. Well done as always.

[@alixrashid]

Brilliant vid! Well presented by a wonderfully articulate presenter.

[@Hassan-jp1bg]

I have one for more than one year now , love it a great solid& silent car, great on fuel and surprisingly practical, only issue is rare door don't open fully wildly!

[@hmm2928]

succint review, very well versed presenter. And the best part that irish accent :P Hope you get more subs this year. :) All the best for 100k subs this year!

[@DougsCars]

Congrats on the first review!

[@carsirelanddotie]

🙌

[@Turbosaunderground]

Very good review Btw, hello Sinead!!

[@trailsetter]

Fist time watching this show and I have to admit that you guys rock. Sinead knows what is she doing so thumbs up. You have thumbs up and subscribe from me.

[@liktbukl]

Thank you for that I am also impressed! Oh, and the car is not bad as well.

[@art322]

Thank you for defending the cvt, I am a fan too. For normal people doing normal driving they are great and very relaxing. One myth that needs busting about hybrids, it’s not just the electric subsystem that saves you fuel. On a long journey the aerodynamics, light weight, Atkins cycle, reduced accessory drain, and cvt all combine to give excellent long range fuel economy and low engine revs at 120km/h. I generally average better fuel economy on a long journey than around town. The early Prius (pre 2009, mk2) had to rev a lot at high speed causing high fuel use (about 35 mpg) but from 2010 (mk3), a reduction gear was added and raised the fuel economy into the 60s at high speed.

[@Callusny]

And regenerative braking saves our brakes!

[@RigiLiquid945]

Hoping the hybrid hatch 2.0L comes to Canada soon. We're just getting the sedan with 1.8L now.

[@battoman.99]

Happy Valentine's day Sinead McCann 🥰🥰 🥰 I love you

[@OdinMMA]

Very well presented video, the reviewer is concise and clear.

[@Axeolli]

That was epic gold when you demonstrated the mat watson's wiggle test. You should also do the mat Watson stick of truth test to check for real exhaust vents on the Corolla. lol Someone ages ago said in a caradvice review site that Corollas is like whitegoods on wheels.

[@georgefecomics98]

Great video loving the matt watson reference hahaha

[@AntJoseph_]

The blood successor of the E12!! FINALLY!

[@TheBlueCorolla]

And like the E12 it's got a good sized boot thanks to the clever suspension set up, a lot of hybrid cars suffer in the boot space due to battery pack size but this is a good car. Spacious interior too at 6ft 3in I set the driver seat to my driving position and then got in the back and had good leg room and my head didn't hit the roof.

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

The touch screen and other controls are in the eye line of the driver well done Toyota.

[@rabbc007]

New sub, Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jerseyforhawks]

Love my SE hatchback, smokin and fun, in USA .

[@samirrahmani9616]

Great review, Sinead and a great car.

[@octavianpopescu5254]

She’s amazing 😍great review

[@ahmadwali5583]

That Irish accent 👌👌👌❤️

[@AndrejGobec]

Nice! This may be one of the most interesting hatchbacks on the market now. Also, I think this is your best review, yet! 👍

[@ayhanbolat5372]

I am impressed from Toyota's new model and presenter. I will be following your channel anymore.

[@LVTwinturbo]

Car wow center consol shake test ✌🏻✌🏻

[@thomasatanto]

You done a great review of the new toyota corolla. I think the new corolla is well able to take on its main rivals, [ the focus and golf] . It ticks all the right boxes for me: - Good amount of standard equipment. - Excellent reliability reputation. - Enough space for all my needs. - Good fuel economy and lower emissions than most other diesel rivals. Some people may argue that the corolla isnt as fun to drive as the Focus, to some people, thats very important and its essential to them. On the other hand, alot of people like a calm and relaxing driving experience which the corolla delivers. It may not have the perfect comfort levels of the golf but it is certainly better than other rivals like the kia ceed and honda civic. But most importantly, the most important thing when owning a car is how reliable it is, when it comes to reliabiltiy, it sure is where toyota is best in class. The focus and golf doesnt even come close to the reputation of the corolla. The only other car in its class that comes to the same reputation is the honda civic and the mazda 3.

[@pao44445]

Buy this car, save money Sell this car, buy a Lexus Life is completed

[@johnquinn1836]

Whisper it, I think that’s actually quite good looking.

[@TheLifeEvents]

Ireland always gets a better choice with Toyota than we do in the UK, that's why I got my New Camry from Dublin in 98 (Carroll & Kinsella). Hope our UK Corollas are as good as these in spec. D. Wakefield

[@android1617]

You're much more attractive than Jeremy Clarkson.

[@thelesls]

That was an electrifying test! Since the Beetle is history now, I believe that, eventually, at least one of the various cabins of the Corolla will surpass the old "People Car"...

[@carholic-sz3qv]

The VW beetle count keep up with the market and was essentially a failure for Volkswagen sorry for them they couldn't manage to make it survive

[@scenicdepictionsofchicagolife]

Is the hybrid version coming to the US? We already have the standard hatch and the hybrid Corolla sedan - just saw it at the Chicago international auto show but nothing about the hatch hybrid. Plus we've lost the Lexus CT hatchback hybrid,.. so I'm assuming they'd fill that void with this car?? I'm honestly hoping so!

[@saloninegi147]

It's almost 2023 and I'm still hoping to see the Corolla hatchback hybrid in Canada!

[@Safety1stDrivingSchoolDublin]

Does the Sol model have blindspot monitoring? On the list as my next driving school car, moving away from diesel. Infotainment system sounds painful to live with:-(

[@Giardintek]

I've seen this car when I was in the EU this year, In Canada we also have the Corolla Hybrid in sedan and the Hatchback in Non Hybrid. Thanks

[@dstevens518]

Please hire a sound person to adjust audio levels, make your spoken review louder, and the interlude music less so. Nothing more annoying than having to turn up the volume to hear you, then get assaulted by your musical interludes, or ads inserted on your reviews. Otherwise, charming and informative, as usual.

[@theranjithjay]

Lovely presentation

[@funnycomments6081]

Its beautiful on every color

[@johnnywires943]

Do you not get the Corolla as a saloon?Maybe boot space and other specs are different than the hatchback.

[@AttainingExcellence1]

That car look so big with you inside.

[@ojiefaye]

Please do a review on the new Toyota RAV4 and make comparison video between the RAV4, CRV & CX5

[@stavrou45]

+1

[@marktuyet]

I wonder if this will be coming to the USA ? Love it !

[@uponthischain]

I wish Toyota offered the two-tone roof in America 😢

[@Benderswe1]

the only one to complain about lumps in the road, all the other reviers say that it handels bumps really well due to the independent suspension

[@jdmguy44]

Got to hand it to Toyota. The new Corolla is striking.

[@cigersuz]

Elegant and beautiful. Both car and presenter

[@Ali-jabbar]

I started to like the car because of you.

[@tanashostnutsai]

love corola

[@chillout1109]

Is this really Sinead McCann or is it just Olivia Thirlby masquerading as Sinead. The resemblance of these two is just astonishing. And I'm loving the Irish accent.

[@byrnedes]

My dad had a K20 Corolla which I detested. This is very different & I can see how it’s a good car (but not for me). Why now do we need the Prius?

[@Voltuss5]

great presentation

[@wiederneu77]

Very gorgeos review😁

[@brendanflynn5778]

which is the best selling car vw or corolla

[@tatilbury]

When are you gonna do the camery?

[@josefonseca1028]

i want a touch screen but not keen on digital instrument cluster.. how do you solve that?!

[@marc6652]

Great review : much of the time showing the car. And only few minutes driving while speaking. Thanks from Paris. By the way, my favorite car...

[@victorcocut528]

Corolla Hybrid,The best car ever!

[@shawn4917]

She did a great job, love her accent;)

[@pegleggreg3627]

This is exactly the car I and so many in the NA markets want. We only get the sedans here

[@peterchess01]

Very nice video. I like the humor, and the top information presented by a beautiful woman. A top model in a top car. Ik think about it to buy this Toyota Corolla. At the end of march 2019 we can see him at the dealer here in Holland. I prefer the sedan.

[@rpatel9901]

did the 1.8vvt struggle to get up to motorway speed as its only 121 BHP?

[@donkeysunited]

So the Sol version has everything . . . except Android Auto. Does anyone know if Toyota will add that as a software update or if we'd need to wait and buy a car with it?

[@gregmartyn1976]

The car comes with mirror link so no need for Android auto or apple play which cost extra for the manufacturer to include. Mirror link works perfectly well for me

[@brucekendall52]

Thks.

[@suserman7775]

Can some explain why European pricing is so high, compared to the USA? 30k Euro equals 33.9k dollars. That kind of money gets you a WRX. A Corolla in the US is probably like 23k.

[@MrAshishphilip]

Anyone not from Ireland watching Sinead’s review?

[@stevemarroquin9766]

Love her Karrrrrrrrrrrr

[@JackKing12.]

Centre console ‘wiggle’ test lol....so funny

[@wb3891]

Hey S.B. you beat me to it :) i agree.

[@tomic0ie]

i think im gettingn one tomorrow ....

[@dfgatorfan]

I hope they bring this one to America!

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

Best smile, In the world

[@jurdi13]

Love your accent :)

[@Neukem1]

Does it include wireless phone charging? Thanks, nice review.

[@swigga69]

Yes, It's an option on the dynamic, it's standard for the style en for the premium. (in Belgium, maybe somewhere else it's different)

[@jenpe007]

That lady Knew my comment before I put in words

[@bernadettenasfi9644]

I picked up a focus st line in April BIG MISTAKE! So many problems already..it's going back and I'll be looking at the corolla sport probably 2litre

[@bdeithrick]

I don’t know who matt Watson is , this is a good thing. Bit must pull cars apart in his reviews

[@actorsreels1]

Very expensive for a Corolla. In the US the top of the range is a 2.0 automatic. Costs $24,090. Compare that in Euros and it's just insane.

[@dazsid100]

Nice car

[@mickaldinho]

Great review again Sinead but why have you not uploaded it at higher quality than 360p?

[@carsirelanddotie]

Thanks Mick - we did, I think we just need to wait for KZbin to catch up. Maybe try again in a few minutes

[@nicovega1831]

now, it is available in 1080p :)

[@mickaldinho]

Perfect now maybe I should turn off notifications and wait for the hd versions 😜

[@carsirelanddotie]

Definitely don't turn off notifications :D

[@geo5106]

Her lisp is pretty cute

[@cain3272]

Just went into a Toyota garage in Donegal got quoted 30,000 euro for the base model. Nearly passed out when the salesman said it.