Wow! times has really change. I remember when manual transmissions was standard in most cars.

I got my Apex for the price of a regular SE lol out the door 27 with fees and taxes included, it wasn't until after I sealed the deal that the floor managers and finance department realized they sold me an Apex edition. They didn't even know what an Apex was!

I really love that final pricing segment with all the comparisons to calculate the true value of the car. I think a lot of people really appreciate your insight on such a topic. Great video, Matt!

As always, a fair and honest review, along with a comparison of the competitors in this class. Thanks Matt.

7:11 That hitchhiking leaf is probably super stoked to be part of Matt's video for a good 5 seconds

Great review and I must say I REALLY appreciate the shots of the car driving. So many car reviewers never show the car actually in motion. Always a shot of the exterior while parked, then interior shot while driving. So kiddos to you for sure.

I remember I use to watch this dude all the time but I thought he stopped making videos haven’t got notified until today

Just picked up my '22 SE Apex 6spd 3 days ago and it has surprised me for sure. I've only ever driven a Camry and an RS 8.0 Scion TC, and the Corolla is surprisingly aggressive in it's stearing segment. It's definitely not a fast car, but it feels quick if that makes sense. Not only is it a fun car to drive as Matt has stated, but it's also extremely reliable, and very good on gas. Rated at almost 40mpg highway. Can't ask for a better car for the price point. Great reviews Matt. Thanks for everything you do!

I think this is a nice looking car, it looks better as a hatchback. This vehicle should have at least 175 horsepower and be sold for $22,000. With the manual transmission, of course. It is way overpriced as it is.

Really wish this was RWD. Apex badge reminds me of the AE86 Apex Sprinter Trueno

I got the Kia Forte GT GT2 DCT fully loaded for 25k. Best decision I made. If you like manuals, you can find a Forte GT for around 21k-24k.

Great review Matt!

Good review and good video but how are you sustaining the channel with no views? Looking back on past videos, 10-30K views is all that can be expected. Harsh. I do enjoy the videos!

This is an excellent and thorough review.

im so glad i got the veloster n last week for less price

Toyota needs to throw their V6 in there and this will be a tremendous game changer

27k is a bad price point. however.... apex manuals are coming down to around 24k which is a more enticing option

Another “sporty” marketing stunt from Toyota🤦🏼‍♂️ This was a huge missed opportunity.

Thanks Matt Keep up the good work

You were trying to hold back from laughing at the pathetic acceleration....be honest.

I'm South African, and I must tell you, I love this car to bits, especially in manual transmission. I hope they are being imported in South Africa soon. Much love for this car

This car is not worth the price in my opinion. Just gives you an idea of how much toyota will want to charge when the GR corolla goes on sale though. Expect that to cost $35k

26k! Outrageous. That's civic si money and the civic si is a real sport compact.

Cute little car if you could find a manual and it was able to get 35+ miles to the gallon. For the money and performance I’d be looking at the other options he mentions in the video. Great review!

Avalon TRD= ricer grandpa Camary TRD = younger ricer Corolla TRD= teenager ricer

Making a performance version that doesn't increase power at all is silly. Even if it had a whopping 10HP more it would make a bit more sense. Same as with the TRD Camry/Avalon.

Awesome and fair review 👍

Wow! times has really change.

Neat car, problem is the Civic Si exists in the same price bracket and a wrx isn’t far off

Had Toyota had the vision to put in a more powerful engine, with only 120 manual examples built, this would have been a collectors car (perhaps!) one day. Unfortunately the Civic Si is still the better bargain for many reasons, although the Apex does look better in my opinion. Toyota phoned it in on this.

Expensive, no engine upgrade, rough ride. Only thing I like is the exterior look.

Dude I have that same shirt AND that same car! Yes sir have very good taste!

You know something's up when it's slower with the automatic lol considering that's almost never the case anymore

Good lookin corolla no dout, i have a 2017 LE and still looks modern but mostly just the interior and front grill

Toyota offer the Corolla in a couple of models that let you choose a manual transmission, IMHO this is the silliest and I can't imagine anyone buying it. When you go to the official Toyota website you see a SE trim Corolla sedan with a manual transmission is priced about $2,000 HIGHER than the SE Corolla hatchback. Admittedly, there is no Apex Edition hatchback (AFAIK), but to me, if you MUST have a Corolla with a 2 liter engine (there are still models with the OLD, REALLY OLD 1.8 liter engine) an SE or XSE hatchback makes a better value proposition. BTW, Really liked the split screen that showed the road you were one while keeping you " in the picture ".

Not my cup of tea but the effort counts in my book. Keep improving Corolla

19:39 Leaf sticks on the front when he says if youre scared of turbochargers

I agree the pricing is too high I have a XSE manual hatchback and I paid $23,000 for it fully loaded digital tachometer etc.

I love this car I owned a 99 corolla ce I put coil overs on it an 18 inch wheels I loved the way it drive I always said if it was a manual it would of been the best road trip car that's perfect just need a turbo

Nice review. Especially for the 1% of buyers who'll get the Corolla with a manual trans. (Not being sarcastic. Just being honest.) Do wish it came with remote engine start though. Especially since you can get that on the Honda Civic, integrated into the key-fob.

I really like the light colored interior. Much better than all black.

The acceleration really isn’t that bad. I daily drive a Corolla. It just takes a second or two for the acceleration to kick in after you mash the throttle. This guy literally tried for like a half second then let off. In other words, throttle response isn’t instant, but once it kicks in it gets going

You can get a base WRX for this money any day of the week...

The hatch looks so much better

They’re making them look sick and better.. but I’m still waiting for Toyota to make this Sedan and the hatchback RWD!!!.. they already made the Camry AWD which is prefect, but would love to see both corollas hatch/sedan RWD!!

I love the look

I like the manual transmission for this type of car. I prefer the looks of the Civic. Korean cars are typically good value, however the advantage is less than it used to me.

You can get the 2018+ camrys for around 15k with only 40k miles or less.

That price seems correct for a car that's going to out last its competition. Others might be quicker yes. Better ride comfort. More luxurious. But they're not a toyota.

Those seats look comfy

Honestly you really do have to step on the gas for these manual corollas. On my 2020 SE, I average like 26 mpg in the city. I’m not driving aggressively either but that first gear requires so much throttle.

Does Toyota charge more because it’s so reliable ?? Or is the Toyota Corolla just a good chasis ???

Exterior of the car is so attractive.

The real question is are they foreshadowing what’s to come?

Holy shit that's a good looking Corolla in black.

I work at a toyota dealership in California. Every single Corolla has a 3k markup at my dealership. Nuts! People paying almost 30k for a basic Corolla!

You are so lucky in US. I paid 36k euros for a hybrid Corolla.......and now they sell a GR Yaris for 39.900 euros

This looks nice but the GR Corolla is where it’s at

This is not an enthusiast's car- and that's ok. This is a Toyota Corolla... except its the SPORTY ONE! Nobody is gonna cross-shop this with a Civic Si. I can say with certainty that this car was NOT designed for enthusiasts, or really people who know anything about cars at all. Example: Stacey just graduated college. She's been driving around in a '99 Nissan Sentra with 115 horsepower since she was in high school. Now, Stacey has her nursing degree and wants a cool car, but she doesn't have CRAZY money to burn on a Porsche, and Toyotas are more reliable anyway, right? So she goes to the dealer, looks for a small car. She doesn't know much about the corolla, other than it's inexpensive, reliable, and made by Toyota so it's automatically better than anything else on the market. But Stacey doesn't want just the REGULAR corolla.. she's a nurse now! So, she treats herself to the sporty one- the Apex Edition. Compared to the '99 sentra it's more comfy, rides better, and is WAY nicer on the inside. It also has nearly 170 horsepower, 54 more than the sentra to be exact. And it looks so badass with its bodykit and blacked out badging. So she leaves the lot happy as a clam, driving the fastest, nicest, newest car she's ever owned. Stacey doesn't really care about pushing the car to its limits. She doesn't care about how high it revs or how many camshafts the engine uses. It's an engine- it moves the car and that's it. This is a badass Toyota Corolla built for people like Stacey. Someone who criticizes it for lacking power or steering feel or WHATEVER is gonna go buy a used Civic Si like everybody else and never look back. This is not the car built for that person and it really shouldn't be viewed as such.

It makes you wonder what the Corrola would have been if they offered the Camry's 2.5, 4 cylinder. At least that has 200+ hp. Tq will still be wanting, but turbo lag will be nonexistent. Albeit turbos are fairly good nowadays that most won't notice. Thats what they should have offered. Honda utilizes the 1.5t in both the Accord and Civic. So Toyota could have followed through and made it so that the Carolla and Camry shared the base Camry engine. Maybe even save some money along the way and throw out the 1.8 and made the 2.0 standard across the board and the 2.5 optional.

That is one nice looking Corolla.

The manual trans is a $390 option so it's not more to get the auto. And the Civic SI is auto only for 2021 only the type R has the manual and it starts at 38k

I really wish toyota would have put a bit more engine performance into the apex line. It looks sporty, sounds sporty and I imagine it's rides pretty sporty too but in the end it's just a basic corolla engine.

I actually want this you can have fun with manual, look good and gets great gas mileage.

Interesting that Toyota resurrected the Corolla Apex name. A few of my friends had AE92 and AE101 Apex Corolla GT Levins and Truenos. Matt instead of a fully load Apex I'd get the turbo Mazda 3 AWD.

This car's only downfall is the price! Although if you think about it, how much would it cost you to do all the mods to make a normal SE into an Apex SE? Let's see: one exclusive color (cement grey) a body kit, wing, lighter and harder wheels that cool pads and rotors better, exhaust, stiffer sway bars and lowering springs. (Let's not forget, these are all genuine TRD parts, plus installation.)

Swap out the engine for the 2.5 from the Camry and this would be an amazing deal and super fun car. Dreamers gotta keep dreaming.

What is the HP?

I test drove one felt a little cheap compared to my 2018 Tacoma TRD pro

You know what is awesome about a Corolla, they come in a hatcback. Corolla, Hybrid, Sport/Apex, Manual, Hatchback. Unicorn. Not available in the US. =)

Honestly they should've just made a rwd corolla hatch or made the gt86 into a hatchback and made that the corolla apex

With 220H.P. it would be a fun car.

Who would this car be for?

Had this car for a year and yup just like people said, it needs a v6 or even 200 hp like the camry abd this will zoom!

So this is the Elantra's competition?

So to make a long story short, just get a forte gt and call it a day

This is the bs manufacturers pull to make you buy expensive automatic transmissions. They're fast and work ok but are more complex than automatics with fewer gears and you'll be stuck with the cost out of warranty. They say we dont buy manuals but you cant find any cause people bought then all up. For example if youre looking to buy a 2016 accord v6 manual, I doubt you could find one so easily and whoever does have one to sell will know what they have

$27K for a Corolla? It doesn't even measure up to an Si. Seriously Toyota, WTF are you thinking?

Great momentum car for the twisties.

I deliver to the Toyota proving grounds in the middle of no where , and they have cars they are working on wrapped of coursed .. all mostly trucks and SUVs but i do see one small hot hatch with big ass exhaust on it, prob the GR corrola.

I checked it out at my local dealer, it was an automatic since it’s limited.... it looks great, but the price is too high. I can buy a Camry instead.

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When we hear we either accept or reject or we translate what we hear according to our knowledge or we compare what is being said to what is already known or we oppose one idea with another. All these characteristics deny the act of listening and that act of listening puts away anything that is not true.

I feel like with the 2.5 they could have positioned this as a Civic Si competitor.

I have said this is the bes tlooking corolla in years and looks miles ahead the civic and those claw taillights.

Corolla looks the best for me

🔥🔥

Probably will just get the SE and wait for the GR Corolla to come out

I was gonna buy this.. but the forte gt was worth it 🥰

Any of the 1.6T for 22k-26k are far more loaded and more fun than this body kit Corolla. Also one can easily spend 500$, put in 93, and easily gain 50hp/75tq.

I'd get the hatch...

Take a shot every time he says “sporty”

Man beautiful car! But if it had 200hp and all wheel drive it would have been even better.

I cant see any reason for this thing. The competition blow it out of the water. It either needs more performance or cost 5k less

"I'm worried that a Corolla GR is gonna end up being $30,000" Oh boy

If you are car enthusiasts, you probably won’t care for this, absolutely reliable we already know but...😒

Should’ve made the hatchback apex missed oppertunity.

This should be named corolla eBay edition. Most parts looks like bought from eBay by Toyota.

Matt do a video teaching your wife how to drive stick

In profile it actually looks exactly like a 2006-2010 Civic Si!!!!