Toyota's first japanese new generation of Corolla series, which was first announced in September 2019, provides a fairly complete sales lineup, including the Corolla four-door sedan, Corolla Sport five-door hatchback and Corolla Touring five-door station wagon, and has a Corolla four-door sedan and a Corolla Touring five-door station wagon with a Japanese-exclusive body size setting, which is different from the model configuration sold in other overseas markets.
Recently, the Japanese media has revealed the information about the small modification of the Japanese Corolla series, the new car will be expected to be launched in the Japanese market in October 2022, of which the focus of the redesign of the Japanese standard small modification model will focus on the comprehensive update of the power system, and it is expected to switch to the new generation of 1.5-liter three-cylinder Dynamic Force direct injection gasoline engines that are now configured in the Yaris car series, thereby replacing the existing 1.8-liter naturally aspirated engine and the 1.2-liter four-cylinder turbo engine configuration. The petro-electric model will also be converted to the new-generation 1.8-liter petro-electric power configuration currently installed in the Noah/Voxy series to enhance the energy-saving performance of the car's power.
In terms of appearance settings, the Japanese standard small modification of the Corolla series will mainly be modified for the water tank shroud, headlamp group, front bumper shape, corolla Touring five-door station wagon will be further modified after the bar line, and the new styling headlight design first seen in the GR Corolla series may also become the Japanese standard small modification model configuration. As for the changes in the interior configuration, according to Japanese media reports, the small-modified high-end model will be expected to introduce a new 12.3-inch digital LCD instrument, and the touch screen above the center console will also be enlarged to 10.5 inches on the high-end model, and provide richer navigation functions.