Corolla Altis is having a bold and sophisticated body style. It designed in a way so it gives more upper class look. It’s aerodynamic and advance design doesn’t let you to take your eyes off. Headlamps are very classic and well integrated in the body. Headlamp washer is another good feature. I was trying to use it but there was no water in my testing car Altis. Corolla Altis grills almost same as you will get in Camry and it makes car little bigger. But I have no issue with this look.

Interior is very wide and spacious. It gives enough leg and head room for driver and passengers. I really like the curved style centre console design and silver finishing edge that gives an up market feeling. Tilt able Steering wheel is well designed with audio control on it. Toyota also added the cruise control in it for more comfort driving. The only thing I don’t like in interiors is the quality of wood used. Wood finishing looks little cheap and fake. It has inbuilt 6 CD changer music system with remote control. Seats are really very comfortable and electric adjustable. It has lot of small storage space like 2 layer glove box and armrest that opens in two layers. Gear box feels glossy and decent.

Corolla Altis is powered by a good engine; it is 16 valve 1794 cc VVTi (Variable Valve Timing) that generates 132PS. This engine is old corolla engine and I hope from the next model they bring the new one as they are giving in other new Corolla’s. Still performance and efficiency is unmatched. This car cruises gently and delivers excellent performance. It gives close to 12.2 kmpl in city and 19.1 kmpl for highway. Indian customers always look for efficiency and reliability and this car delivers both.

Ride and handling is very good and you can still feel small bumps in Indian roads. This car is having excellent safety features as well. It comes with front dual SRS airbags for extra safety. ABS with EBD gives a smooth stopping in case of sudden braking.

Price tag is also very reasonable around 12.79 lakh for Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8 VL. I think it’s more suitable for mature car buyer.