A magazine in the Philippines puts its zero to 100 km/h time at 11.2 seconds although most sources, including Toyota SA, opt to remain silent. Some writers have in fact been downright rude. The above figures, combined with the CVT gearbox and kerb weight around 1400 kg, do not promise electrifying performance. All use a CVT transmission without any manual override apart from the B (braking) option mentioned earlier. Rated power of the combination is 90 kilowatts and 142 Nm. Two, in grades Xs and Xr, are fitted with a lower-output, Atkinson Cycle, version of the same engine supplemented by a 53 kW, 163 Nm electric motor. Three, in grades Xi, Xs and Xr, share a plain 1.8-litre petrol powerplant developing 103 kW and 173 Nm. Moving on: There are five Corolla Cross models available here. Note: This car does not plug into one’s household mains supply hybrid battery charging is all “in-car” via power from the engine and regeneration while coasting and braking. On the other hand, one can attain decent averages almost accidentally because power delivery switches, continuously and seamlessly, between engine alone, battery alone and sometimes both together. First reports claimed that, with a full battery, the car’s all-electric range could be 50 km. It's also the speed at which any attempt to drive in purely electric mode is abandoned because the fuel engine kicks in automatically. Around 40 km/h is when the engine complains that you’re moving too quickly for the ratio automatically chosen. But let’s not go there.įorty is also the speed at which two things happen in the Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8 Hybrid: There’s a B (Braking) position on the CVT’s gear selector that slows the vehicle when coasting down hills against compression. Things happen at forty: We start wondering where Life’s excitement got to, we lose patience with juvenile bosses, we consider changing careers, some buy impractical “toys” and others wonder whether they’re in the right relationships. Hybrid battery warranty: Eight years, 195 000 km Service plan: Six services, 90 000 km at annual or 15 000 km intervals Real life fuel consumption: About 5.1 l/100 km It’s about economy: 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Xs Hybrid We do not accept paid editorial content or ads of any kind. Judgments and opinions expressed on this site are our own. This is common in the motor industry, as it's more economical to ship journalists to cars than to ship cars to journalists. All vehicle reviews are conducted on our turf and on our terms.įor out-of-province vehicle launch features however, travel costs are covered by the manufacturer concerned. Hover your cursor over a heading or manufacturer's name and search through the drop-down menu that appears.Įditor's note: SA Roadtests accepts multi-day vehicle loans from manufacturers in order to provide editorial reviews. Archived reviews and opinion pieces are in the active list down the left side. My most recent drive is on the home page. Many of the vehicles driven are world cars as well, so what you read here possibly applies to the models you get where you live. I drive South African cars, SUVs and LCVs under real-world South African conditions. This is the home of automobile road tests in South Africa.
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