The new Corolla Altis is a completely built-up (CBU) unit, manufactured in Thailand and is available in four variants such as the Altis 1.6E, Altis 1.8E, Altis 1.8G and the new variant – Altis 2.0V. The 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre variants now fitted with Super CVT-i gearbox while the 1.6-litre remain using the same 4-speed auto gearbox. The Super CVT-i with 7 speed sports sequential shift provides improved fuel efficiency, as well as smooth and responsive gear shifts like the one fitted on Toyota Estima 2.4 ACR50 and Toyota Vellfire 2.4.The previous ZZ series of VVT-i engines have been replaced by the ZR series with Dual VVT-i across all variants of the Corolla Altis. Therefore, now the 1.6-litre and 1.8-litre engine have gained more horsepower with the new Dual VVT-i engine.
- 1.6-litre has 120PS and 154Nm of torque @ 5,200rpm
- 1.8-litre has 140PS and 173Nm of torque @ 4,000rpm
- New 2.0-litre gets 147PS and 187Nm of torque @ 3,600rpm
With the advantage of torque at low rpm, the 2.0V gives good performance on the road compare to other car at the same segment.
Apart from the 1.6E and 1.8E/G variants, the 2.0V gets a single bar grille in dark grey and HID headlamps with smoked lenses. Interior-wise, it comes with dark-coloured wood trim with matte finishing on 1.8G and 2.0V.
2011 Toyota Corolla Altis Photos :
