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2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 1 (Exterior)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 2 (Interior)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 3 (Interior – Electronic Features)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 4 (Powertrain)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 5 Chassis and Suspension)

At a glance, it gives you an impression that the whole Corolla family only offers one sole choice of a 1.8L 4-cylinder engine, for the US market. But please pay attention that there are actually two different engines, even though they both has 1.8L displacement.

The one on our LE trim test car is the Toyota 2ZR-FE engine, making 132hp at 6,000rpm and 128 lb-ft of torque at 4,400rpm; on the other hand,...

When you are considering to buy a luxury-brand car, I bet most of you will not think Volvo has the same prestige image as the three German brands (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi).

The reasons for this is quite complicated, but one of them is the fact that, Volvo does not has a “real” full-size sedan in its product line at this moment. There is an implicit rule in the industry that, a brand that does not has a full size large luxury sedan, cannot be considered to be a “real” luxury brand (of cause there is always exceptions like the Bugatti – but even it is considering a sedan model now, please read our previous report).

The largest sedan in Volvo’s product line is the S80...

Review Index

2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 1 (Exterior)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 2 (Interior)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 3 (Interior – Electronic Features)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 4 (Powertrain)
2014 Toyota Corolla LE – Part 5 Chassis and Suspension)

For customers who are buying cars like the Corolla, interior feature plays a more important role in their decision making process.

The first impression when you get into the Corolla cabin is its spacious interior volume. When you are sitting inside it, you will feel it is more roomy than many mid-size luxury sedan such as the Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class etc...

At this moment, the cheapest Jaguar you can buy is the XF, which is a midsize sedan targeting at the same market as the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and also the Lexus GS, Infiniti Q70.

Following the latest trend that most luxury brands start to develop new and lower-end products, such as BMW is making a front-wheel-drive 1-Series, Mercedes-Benz is making the CLA which you can buy at less than $30k; Jaguar is now doing something similar – introducing the XE sedan, to compete in the entry-level compact sports sedan market.

Below are some highlights:

– Car body is made from aluminum in many places
– Double-wishbone aluminum front suspension, integral link re...

The next 2 years is not a good time for shopping a European luxury mid-size sedan, because most of the boys on street are going to undergo a major redesigned. For example the current BMW 5-series and the Mercedes-Benz E-class, will be replaced by a new generation very soon (of course, if buying a car that will be soon/immediately outdated is not an issue to you, please ignore what I have written here).

The 2015 Audi A6 is a very good choice for those of you who are in the market for a luxury sedan...