Toyota Nigeria Limited unveiled its elegant and exquisite 2014 Toyota Corolla at its ultra-modern showroom in Lekki. Also inaugurated was the company’s body and paint repair workshop that is equipped with high tech instruments and gadgets made available for use to repair damaged Toyota vehicles according to the manufacturer’s standards.
The MD, Toyota Nigeria Limited, Chandrasheker Thampy said the 2014 Toyota Corolla is in high demand in Nigeria and that the company ran out of the old stock of the Corolla and had to start selling its new model. Toyota Nigeria used feedback from a research conducted on the outgoing model to develop the new Corolla and it was discovered that customers wanted more aesthetics and increased comfort. Therefore, the vehicle length has been increased by 80mm, its width by 15mm and its luggage compartment by 27mm. The model has a 4-cylinder 16valve dual VVT-I with electronic fuel injection (EFI) which grants the vehicle top level fuel efficiency. It has Macpherson suspension for its front suspension system and a Torsion beam for its rear suspension.
The 2014 series comes with either manual or continuous variable transmission (CVT) system which replaces the automatic transmission. Toyota says that the CVT helps in maximizing the performance of a vehicle by allowing the engine to run at its most efficient revolutions per minute (RPM) which leads to improved fuel efficiency.
Its newly designed light weight highly efficient air conditioning system which gives top level cooling performance has also been adopted for the comfort of its passengers. One of the main features of the air conditioning system is the clean air filter which removes dust and pollen. A new display audio system equipped with a back monitor or reverse camera has also been introduced which is made especially for the top of the range which come with leather seats. Additional safety feature belonging to the 2014 Corolla series include anti-lock braking system (ABS) Electronic brake force distribution (EBD) and brake assist which has been adopted too to compensate for failure to depress the brake pedal deep enough during an emergency.
