Toyota has taken the wraps off the new 12th generation Corolla sedan at the 2018 Guangzhou motor show ahead of its launch in international markets, early next year. As with other newer Toyotas, the new Corolla switches to the automaker’s TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform along with featuring a more aggressive design language as seen with the new Prius and Camry.
The shift to the TNGA platform has allowed Toyota to lower the centre of gravity of the new Corolla along with widening the front and rear tracks, though the wheelbase remains unchanged from its predecessor at 2,700mm. Toyota says that the new underpinnings have also improved the car’s agility.
While bearing stylistic similarities to its hatchback and estate siblings, the sedan features a different front bumper and headlamps. Styling, otherwise, is more or less the same as its siblings up to the B-pillar. The roof line rakes to neatly merge with the boot around the C-pillar with the window line receding around the rear quarter glass. The tail lamp units are exclusive to the sedan with the J-shaped units from the estate and hatchback making way for sleek more conventional looking units.
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