Toyota Updates Corolla Altis, There Is A Sporty GR Sport HEV Variant

Toyota Corolla GR Sport HEV (Doc. Toyota Motor Thailand)

Toyota has officially announced an update to one of its sedan models, Corolla Altis for the Thai market. Not only that, the manufacturer presented the GR Sport variant to this car equipped with a fuel-efficient hybrid powertrain (HEV).

Launching Paultan, Friday, November 8, the GR Sport type is redesigned with a wide lower grip with a rectangular trim, taking inspiration from GR Yaris facelift.

In addition, the sedan now has an LED back light and a black coating on the roof. To beautify its appearance, the latest Corolla Altis also presents a spoiler in the trunk cap and 17-inch multi-spoke rim.

Moving to the inside, the Corolla Altis version of GR Sport now has a new red seat belt with a GR- PLANned steering wheel. In addition, there is a Smoked Silver trim door and additional waist adjustments to the front seat that can be adjusted 8-way.

Her cabin is coated with imitation and suede skin with contrasted red stitches and head support with an emboss 'GR' logo that is characteristic of this type.

Another aspect that has changed in this model is the presence of electric power steering which has been reset along with damping and anti-roll-bar springs.

Another new element in the Corolla Altis HEV is the presence of lithium-ion battery packages replacing old nickel-metal batteries. Toyota also increased its capacity from 3.6 Ah to 4 Ah which is claimed to produce fuel efficiency from 23.3 km/l to 23.8 km/l.

Furthermore, the engine in Corolla Altis has no change which is still equipped with 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle Dual VVT-I 2ZR-FXE 1.8 liter with 98 ps of power and 142 Nm torque combined with 72 ps of electric motor and 163 Nm of torque.

Thus, this sedan is capable of producing a total combined force of up to 122 ps, assisted by sophisticated eCVT transmission.

Toyota Motor Thailand offers Corolla Altis in two variants, namely HEV Premium and GR Sport HEV which are priced from 1,009,000 baht to 1,129,000 (around Rp463.1 million to Rp518.2 million).