2020 Toyota Corolla LE sedan up for grab with discount price (Dodgertown, CA)

2020 Toyota Corolla LE sedan up for grab with discount price

The safest Corolla (figuratively) is the familiar L LE and XLE trims. Each of these cars features a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine matched up to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). Current Corolla owners will recognize this pairing as it features in the last-gen car although Toyota blessed the engine with a smidge more power for 2020 (and a negligible fall in torque). The old tune netted 132 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque while the new car enjoys 139 hp with torque dropping to 126 lb-ft and fuel economy stats of at least 29 miles per gallon city 37 highway and 32 combined (that s for the XLE L and LE add a point to each of those figures).If you re feeling a bit spicy the Corolla SE and XSE promise the most power a Corolla Sedan has offered in years. The new 2.0-liter engine pumps out 169 hp and 151 lb-ft and is available alongside either the hum-drum CVT or a six-speed manual transmission. This is a significant increase over the last-generation car which boasted the same 132-hp 1.8-liter four-cylinder as less sporting models. Look for EPA-estimated fuel economy figures of 29 city 36 highway and 32 combined with the manual trans 31 city 40 highway and 34 combined for the SE CVT and 31 38 34 for the XSE.But I recommend ignoring power figures with the Corolla if you re looking for a sense of urgency or vigor you re in the wrong place. Even the six-speed manual and its rubbery gates longish throws and rev-matching system can t make the Corolla feel enthusiastic. Neither the 1.8-liter nor the 2.0-liter wants to rev (a particular problem for the six-speed stick) and with peak torque for the smaller engine at 3 900 rpm and the larger one at 4 400 that s a problem. In short both of these engines feel old fashioned in a day and age where effortless turbocharged torque is so readily available in other compacts.