All-new Toyota Corolla Altis set to arrive in the ASEAN

MANILA: There is this strange thing about the Japanese automakers that they all launch their vehicles in the Western countries before making them available in the nearby ASEAN markets. What wrong have we done? Anyway, following its global debut, the Toyota Corolla Altis was recently launched in Taiwan. And, succeeding the Taiwan launch will be the entry of the revisited sedan in the ASEAN. Moreover, Thailand will be the first realm from the ASEAN to have a taste of the highly anticipated Japanese sedan.

Come August 2019, and the all-new Toyota Corolla Altis will finally be in the ASEAN region. It will be the Prestige variant that will land on the Thai shores. It is the same model that Toyota offers in the European market. The US, on the other hand, gets the Sporty avatar of the sedan. Don't wonder, Toyota has not announced the official launch date yet.

Addressing the attractive sedan, the 11th-generation model is both bigger and better than the current-gen sedan. Standing at 4,630 mm long, 1,780 mm wide, and 1,435 mm tall, the updated sedan is 10 mm longer and 5 mm wider than the outgoing Corolla Altis. While the wheelbase stays the same as before at 2,700mm, the overall height of the new Corolla Altis is lower than before at 25 mm.

Powering the all-new Toyota Corolla Altis in Thailand will be three different powertrains. There will be a1.6-litre and 1.8-litre engine. While the automaker will also be offering a hybrid powertrain in Thailand, we do not expect it to arrive in the Philippines. The power figures for the 1.6-litre and 1.8-litre mills are expected to read 132 PS / 159 Nm and 140 PS / 173 Nm, respectively. A six-speed manual and a CVT will make up the transmission options on the sedan.

Soon after the launch in Thailand, Toyota Philippines should bring the all-new Corolla Altis in the country sooner than later. We hope for the automaker to start offering the rejuvenated sedan in the Philippines by the end of 2019.

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