Toyota brings 2019 Corolla Touring Sports wagon

MANILA: After Toyota unveiled the Corolla Hatchback earlier this year, the wagon body style has followed the suit soon after. The company has now officially brought the 2019 Corolla wagon, which is called Touring Sports.

 

Despite being a wagon body style of the hatchback counterpart, the company has managed to keep it distinctly different and not just a tossed up extended version. The Touring Sports has been developed as a completely new model based on the TNGA platform.

At the front, the wagon has a very aggressive styling that is enticed by the wide grille and angular design of the headlamps. However, this seems to be the same as seen on the hatchback counterpart. While the only change comes at the rear end where there is a sporty sloping roofline.

The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is just as spacious as any proper wagon and has a wheelbase of 2,700 mm, which means the cabin would have ample legroom. Even the cargo capacity is huge and measures 598 litres. However, other bits inside the cabin have been taken over from the hatchback version. A few additional features on the list include - a JBL audio system, wireless smartphone charging, and a head-up display.

Mechanically, it gets the same engine options as the Toyota Corolla Hatchback where the base model is powered by a 1.2-litre turbocharged motor which makes 116 PS of power. The other trims would be given either a 1.8-litre or a 2.0-litre unit that would make 122 PS and 180 PS respectively, along with the hybrid mechanism.

At the time of the launch, the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports would be offered in four color options along with optional two-tone paint job. The dual-tone models would be having a black roof, pillars and lower front grille along with either of the four colour options as the base paint. It will debut at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.