Potentially the most boring car in the world, and yet it's so important to so many and supremely well executed. As a result it's tremendous.

Ah yes - this right here is why you guys are SO good at reviews; instead of crapping all over the car for not having a 500 hp engine, leather interior and handling like a 911, you applaud the car for what it's MEANT to be. That's awfully bad about dealers though - yet given how slimy many are, not hard to imagine them doing that.

I have a 2003 Corolla and can confirm, it is without a doubt one of the cars of all time.

"This is car."- Thomas, 2023

The fact that you chose to review a base model vehicle makes me happy. While exotic and high powered expensive cars are fun to watch, most of us can't afford to own them. Please keep including cars that real people can actually afford in your reviews. We need your level of expertise to help us make the right choices. You two have really built the best channel out here. Thank you.

Dealerships have really ruined it for buyers with their mark ups, but the manufacturers also don’t make enough of certain cars, resulting in prices sky rocketing like the GR Corolla / Type R, where they were marketed as affordable performance cars, but are all marked way over msrp

You guys nailed the value proposition of the Corolla Hybrid. I own 3 of them for my driving school business. I bought the first in 2020 (now has over 100K trouble-free miles), and another in 2022 and one more this January. They are the perfect mix of “normal” for teaching new drivers, excellent mpg with a transparent hybrid system, spacious enough, and should be as reliable as a legacy Prius that donated its powertrain. I’ve owned several makes of cars in my 10-car fleet, and the Corolla Hybrids are the best. Now, on weekends when I want to have fun, I have an M2 6-spd like Thomas’, but the “boring” cars pay for the BMW. Sensible cars have their place!

This car deserved a track review

I love that you guys called out the dealers marking up cars. Especially the ones doing it to daily drivers. More car reviewers should do that, call them evil for making new cars unaffordable for working class people. A lot of times people review cars and talk about the price, but totally ignore that we will never see those msrps.

10:21 magnificent speech Thomas. Awesome job and amazing job James love you both

You know, people say that Corollas can’t have soul. Drive one of these for a week and I swear that you will fall in love with its simplicity. They have a soul and a good one at that.

This is the automotive equivalent to a yawn. It's so incredibly boring, but everything is so "fine" that it's the perfect recommendation to anybody who needs a car in a place where it snows

I appreciate your rants on dealer markups. Mini ended up being my first choice in my search for a car last fall because of the markup practices by Mazda (3 HBs), VW (new and used GTIs), Chevy (Bolts), Hyundai (Kona EVs) etc, as well as my local Acura dealer refusing to let me test drive new Integras on the highway.

I love that you didn't trash this car! I would also love to see a corolla/mazda3/forte5 track battle! don't even pick a winner, just enjoy the meatloaf.

I have rented one. It's a great little car. In a way it's very exciting. I was trying to use as little throttle as possible to keep up with traffic without using the gas engine and that was super exciting. Who knew hypermiling can be this fun. The power and CVT is well calibrated for highway driving if you can ignore the screaming from the engine. It even has very good adaptive cruise control for stop and go traffic stuff. I was able to get 52mpg where my 2021 Passport would only get 24mpg on the same stretch of road.

Your point about the dealers giving the cars to sales reps for a weekend so they can sell them as pre owned is so important. People don't realize that dealerships are doing that. It's insane seeing Corolla's and Camry's pushing $50 - $60k respectively just because of availability and wait times.

That e-CVT is a thing of beauty. Base hybrid Toyota's are the best value out there if you're looking for an appliance you'll keep for a long time. The lane centering assist on highway is actually pretty damn decent and included in base models.

OMG THANK YOU for saying what you guys said at the end! The car market in Canada is crazy, I am priced out from even buying a damn corolla! 38 to 40k for a corolla is just criminal. Please make a dedicated video on your thoughts about the used / new car market prices, its much needed and more so than ever we need your opinions on the matter. Us regular folk work hard and don’t deserve to be priced out of a basic commuter car. 10/10 video btw as always you guys are awesome! 🎉

I helped my Daughter out getting a new 2022 Corolla LE last May. She thought she only could afford a used car however, I said she would be better off with a new car. Since used car prices were so out of touch last year getting a new car made a lot more sense. $22K and change for a Corolla is a fair deal. We paid MRSP too. Only waited a month for it to come in. (Plus we got it before the loan rates went up, up, up) It has NO option packages on it but even as a gas only car it still gets up to 38mpg. You cannot beat that and I told her to make sure she does the preventive maintenance on it and it should last her 15 years or so.

I drive the base model AWD Sienna hybrid. Also awesome. Think of it as a Corolla Pro Max. That small AWD motor in the back is a killer feature, not because it occasionally provides AWD service, but because it provides additional regenerative braking on every coast and brake. I think thats why the AWD is standard on these hybrid corollas. It does way more for fuel economy than it does for traction/safety.

Only Throttle House can make me click and/or watch a Corolla video

You guys nailed the review. There is no point to bash the Corolla. It is a driving appliance, and works when you need it to go somewhere. Purchased a Matrix after college, still own it today as my 2nd car. It just never dies.

Wanna add myself to those appreciative of y'all reviewing this car based on what it's MEANT to be. Keep up the great work, team!

I bought a 2015 Corolla S several years ago because I just needed something easy. I'm glad that I went for the S for the sense that this is a *nice* place to be vs. a place I *have* to be and am glad I did, though I'm sure the base features now cover most of the bases from years past. I have averaged just over 40mpg lifetime and it's even decently easy to work on. No complaints.

One of my favorite cars. I really think the Corolla is a great car. I just love the solidity, ride and general feel of it. This is the base model and it delivers. Sorry about the dealers but you gave them an appropriate message.

You hear the words "Toyota Corolla" and you just know everything's gonna be fine.

Well done. Thank you for calling out the dealers 🙏🏻

One of the best reviews I’ve seen in a long time. don’t get me wrong I like the crazy stuff but this was clean, concise, honest, raw … perfect.

I think you could do a mini series of reviews where you review just the base trims of cars like this one, I’ve seen some people say the cross trek and the new Impreza, and so on. Would be very interesting to see how much car you’re really getting for all that money.

Excellent review. That part about the dealers in Canada is spot on. They will take advantage of whatever loophole they can find to mark these cars up.

Why I love you guys. Your funny and see each car for what is was design for. I work with so many people that will poop poop a car cause its not cool. I tell them as a car enthusiast I see the value in all car and what they were built for. I don't even buy into name brands cause they all have there faults. You just pick what works for you and your family. Also here in the US they are marking used cars way higher than a new one its crazy.

Thanks you two! Got the 24 cross hybrid bc of you guys. Keep making videos for the common people!

I can’t tell this apart from an RS3

This was the top of our list, & like you said the dealers made it way too expensive with their markups. I ended up with a one owner 46k mile 2010 Camaro instead, since the Chevy dealer happily sold it to us with a 4 year bumper to bumper warranty, 2 years of complimentary maintenance, & brand new tires for under $14k.

I've always been a Corolla guy. I learned to drive on a Corolla as a little kid. We had a couple of them as our family car over the years. I've had quite a few old ones in my adulthood. It's always been my go-to rental car for work travel (though I recently started branching out and trying to drive stuff I've never driven.) I've lived in a Corolla. I've only bought 2 brand new cars in my life. A 2016 Civic T, and a 2023 Civic Sport Touring... I loved 2016. And I love my 23... but I do miss some Toyota stuff. This time I was trying to buy the new Prius, but I couldn't even test drive one within 400 miles of me. I couldn't wait 6 months or longer. I needed a car. The civic is nice. But the lack of torque off-the-line and the rough, stiff ride make me miss all the $800-2500 Corollas I've had that were infinitely reliable, handled like a dream, and had surprisingly comfortable suspension. And all of them were quick. More than quick enough for normal driving, and quick enough to have a little fun. I only ever drove one (a coworker's) that had no torque. Idk if I just got lucky with models and trims, or if there was something wrong with his car. But I hate stepping on the pedal and having to wait for the car to respond. Idc about 0-60. I care about 0-40, and 30-100. Because those are the things that matter in daily driving, and avoiding wrecks.

been waiting for this review all year

Bought one of these for my wife, she loves it. She just wanted a reliable car that is easy to use and get's good fuel mileage. Here in Seattle we were on a 7 month waiting list with one of the few dealers that doesn't markup cars. Most dealers markup at least 10%, or at least did when we ordered it.

It looks like a 30k car but suits James perfectly, lol

thanks guys for always do a true and honest review. I drive the same road where you guys are doing the testing every day to work, what take me 1 hour and 40 minute. my first car ever in canada was a corolla and I drove that faithful friend for 550.000 kl until she just can't go any longer. Yes is a simple car but a very good one.

I bought the 2021 version of this car, I.E, no all wheel drive and no heated steering wheel. Honestly, it is a fanstatic car. I average about 4.2-4.5l/100 Km per tank of gas in the summer, even with my slightly heavy foot. The best I've done is 3.9l/100 km on a drive from Sarnia, ON to Ottawa ON which is about 700 km and i didnt stop for up until I actually reached Ottawa. The entire drive was incredibly relaxing thanks to the seats, the radar cruise and lane keep. I put some decent tires on for the winters here in Ottawa, and it did incredible too, averaging about 5.5-6L /100 KM per tank of gas with the heat on and everything. I do want to buy a second 'fun' car for the summers sometime soon, but for work, my side gig and for trips with my friends, this truly is car, and i wouldn't have it any other way.

Certainly one of the cars of all times. My dad has one (but the 1.6L petrol) and it’s just car, the appliance. It’s just nice, but nothing to get excited about, while still being good to drive.

Picked up a Corolla Hybrid SE AWD this past February in the States for MSRP, but it took some shopping around. $2-5k markups everywhere. Wish heated seats came standard down here but still a great little car. Like y'all said, it's just easy.

Loved the rant at the end, some dealers are so low down. Great review guys!

I agree wholeheartedly there are no cheap cars. We suffer the same price markups here in Australia. Disgusting. Thanks for the great review

I don’t drive enough to need a hybrid so I got the gas LE and absolutely love it. Utilitarian, simple, perfect.

Toyota is in a league of their own right now! They have like 7 vehicles that I think I need or want or could fit into my lifestyle... simultaneously.

This is a great review. Especially the calling out dealers part. They seem to have NO limit to how low they can go.

Why I love these quick reviews: no music. You can really hear the car while driving.

You don't need a truck or an SUV. You need a Corolla.

Put the hybrid system and AWD into the Corolla hatchback and that would be the most sensible car in the world.

Dont ever question my loyalty to you guys ever ! I just watched you guys review a COROLLA lol on extra throttle house 😂

Lmao I have one of these coming from Japan. Can't wait to get it!!!!! Got it right at msrp too. Super surprised. Thanks for the early view! Your beef with the auto dealers is so true it hurts. Greed is killing the sales of not just these cars, but all great value cars. That's why I was so surprised to get one for msrp. Unheard of in today's economy. Not all dealers are bad. There are just soo many that are. P.S. Unseasoned meatloaf. 2nd P.S. The car came in and is great. Averaging 61 mpg atm. Crazy.

watching you roasting the dealers is just something else😂😂 carry on TH❤‍🔥

James and Thomas, I love your fair assessment of the new Corolla and also the rant about the unscrupulous practices of the dealers in Canada. At todays prices especially, anyone who marks up a car above its MSRP should have to smell a bowl of farts everyday for the rest of their life. 😂

I drive a lot of new cars w my job and I have a 2022 Corolla at home. My brain works 30% driving the corolla compared to other premium cars!!! The B position is fantastic to “ downshift” and hold gear and get instant throttle response before curves!!!

neat quick review

The Corolla still excels at what it’s good at. And I’m pretty damn sure that the Corolla sedan still continues to outsell the Corolla crossover or whatever that thing is because it’s still very appealing for the price, it’s fuel efficiency and it’s simplicity.

James emotions were so spot on. He literally cared for the viewers and people who buy these cars.

These two compliment each other very well. Great duo to watch interact

Awesome review!!!

Thank you for that review! This is unexpected, very Strange nowadays to find reliable simple cars, without any bells and whisles and without breaking the bank. Forget about those shitty turn off dealers that selling used cars more than the price for new ones. Report them!!!

It's not boring, it's perfect.

Excellent review

What a great and honest review.

cannot wait until all brands just skip dealerships entirely and sell cars online the way Tesla is doing. Absolutely hate everything about car salespeople, they are grimmy and will take advantage of anyone they can

I recommend the hell out of these, I liked driving the loaner I had, in a more sensible world millions more of these would be sold and GM and Ford would make competitors to it. But people need Explorers and Silverados because they have a child and it snows sometimes.

Just paid off our 2017 Corolla SE absolutely Love it! It has never broke down no check engine lights etc. it also has about 90k miles without having to change brake pads even. They are original. Might make it 100k? So worth it. I’m in my 50s and don’t need to race people just want to get back n forth and this car does it every day effortlessly and it’s cheap on gas.

you made an entertaining video about the most boring car in the world. It's great. Also, thanks for calling out the snakes at the dealerships.

They need to make this configuration available as a hatch

Throttle house for the people 👏🏽 best in the industry

89 White Corolla DX was my first car.......she took me everywhere I needed to go.

This is without question one of the cars of all time.

This is what should be going on your main channel. Not high end luxury/exotic cars you've been falling in love lately.

I love it. Drove luxury cars in my 20 and 30’, then standard cars in my 40’s, now I just want most efficient way to get from point a to point b.

Bravo. Intelligent and honest review

I have NEVER understood why somebody would want larger wheels.. they cost more initially, and to replace the rubber cost more.. plus, less sidewall and rougher ride. Give me 15 or 16" wheels and I'll be happy.

Hands down, absolutely the car of all time.

great video, love the commentary on dealer markups , they can suck it!

I've worked in the auto industry for 10 years, and despite all this I bought myself the most car "car", a 2023 Corolla Hybrid SE AWD. In that time I've come to realize how expensive cars are to maintain over a lengthened ownership period. I very nearly went for a new Golf R but decided I wanted a purely economical vehicle. Low cost of ownership, economical, and importantly AWD (live in Alberta). I was then mostly looking at an Impreza, but caught wind of the 2023 Hybrid AWD on press release. I placed an order before I could even officially do so. At the time lightly used cars made little sense because prices were so inflated. I was able to get my Corolla at MSRP. I did splurge for some creature comforts. As this is my daily A to B and I want to keep it for a long time I think it was worth it for the SE trim, I would strongly recommend NOT going for the XSE, you only get leather and 10 years of Navigation subscription, which is negated with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto. Not all upgrades were mentioned in this review. Over the LE you get upgraded exterior styling, much nicer 18" alloys, wireless charging, and 5-years of remote connect (very nice for winter), along with the mentioned upgraded interior package and seats, dual exhaust, and sunroof. Since I got my car in early March I have been very happy. I'm averaging 5.0L/100km and it does exactly what I wanted and need it to do. It's just reliable and economical. I can highly recommend "The most sensible car in the world"!

This is a car of all time

Love the high end cars you guys do but it's nice to get your take on cars for the average Joe

I loved the dealer rant! Tell ‘em guys!

I had a 2020 Corolla as a long term rental last year. My consensus was it's a perfectly adequate car. That's it. The CVT with the clutch pack first gear was... Not great. It wasn't very quick. But it was perfectly happy with the cheapest crap gas I could feed it. Decent economy too while treating the throttle like a light switch here in NYC. The audio system was terrible. But it did have a ton of features. Even though it had steel wheels and wheel covers. Active radar cruise control / Lane keep assist / all that stuff which I found strange in that price category. It was an car.

This seems like an equivalence to how James May describes a Dacia Sandero, the essence of a car.

My first and current car is a 2021 corolla. It's not fast but I don't need it to be, it's comfortable, has good mpg, the trunk is big enough. It's a car that does everything i need it to. I got it for 17k€ - discounted from 23k€ with extra trim. Love it.

I just want to say that I love you guys

Dealerships business models should be phased out. They no longer serve their purpose.

Love the car and the price, unfortunately it will be a 35k car in the US with the dealer markups

Extra Extra Extra Throttle House. When was this shot? I'm in Ontario and it's most definitely not puffy weather.

I paid msrp for a 23 Camry Se from the Toyota dealer in Belleville Ont. There was no pressure to buy any packages or warranties as well. I refer them to anyone looking to purchase a Toyota in my area.

The child is grown The dream is gone I have become comfortably numb

Such an amazingly boring and average car, and I have loved every corolla I have owned because it serves its purpose as a daily better than anything else I could get for the money. I was just looking at the new hybrid for my wife yesterday.

Love y'all, go get those dealers :). Appreciate your videos so much!

Thx for doing a regular car that most people are actually going to be looking for

Toyota keeps the "car recommendation for people who don't like cars" crown.

I just checked Toyota's website and, it should be noted, that in the U.S. you *have* to get the SE trim in order to get the on-demand AWD, otherwise you just get FWD.

Hey guys, I just came across this video and I must say I loved the dialogue of you two. Also, I must say that seeing dealer mark-ups is a thing in the global car market, I am genuinely shocked. I live in Istanbul, and we have those bowl farting and smelling people all around. But did not think that they also exist in Canada. I hope this chip shortage then dealership mark-ups just ends till the end of the world. It is very sad to see that people need to spend their hard earned money to these bastards, just to have the most normal cars in the world. It is ridiculous. Anyway, I subscribed and wishing you guys the best 🎉

I took one look at the window sticker at the dealer, and instantly knew this was a great purchase. Didn’t even need to open the door or test drive it. It was $28,000, $2000 mark up, 30 grand US dollars total

There’s a reason they’ve sold nearly 50 Million corollas worldwide

They definitely waited to throw this episode out there. Note their clothes and snow on the ground. As far as the car is concerned, if you need to get from A to B it’s hard to find better.