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For me, I test drove the 1.8 , but bought the 2 ltr. So not enough time to evaluate the 1.8, which I found totally acceptable. I had a powerful car before, enjoyed that, so didn't want to take a big step down in power. There is a difference between the 2 engines. For me, I get about 20 mpg more than I did in my previous 2 ltr, and I have not lost the fun to drive element, so the 2 ltr ticks the boxes for me. If maximum economy had been my new goal, the 1.8 would have delivered 28 or even 30 mpg better than my previous car, judging from what other owners have said. As my mileage is not that great per year, the extra power is more important to me than the few extra mpg's. So, it is down to you to work out what is more important to you, economy or power. But which ever engine you choose, I doubt you will be disappointed.

I had a test drive with both engine sizes before ordering the 2.0 (well SWMBO told the salesman the engine size, colour and spec we were having when he asked me and I was not arguing with her as I was getting what I actually wanted plus additional brownie points for it looking like it being her choice!). I'm also a fairly relaxed driver but the 2.0 was chosen mainly due to the longer distance touring we like to do with bikes on the tow bar and a boot full of luggage. There is definitely more poke when the need arises with the 2.0, and the mpg is hovering around 55 with the engine yet to be run in. Both are an excellent choice and I don't think either will disappoint, just test drive both over the same route/roads before making your mind up (we had a couple of hours with each car so got a realistic comparison on various road types).

I have driven the Corolla on test drives with both engines, but don't own either. As well as all the above, which I agree with, here are some other thoughts: At least initially, drivers often comment that during spirited acceleration, all the previous Toyota hybrids to varying degrees, have allowed the engine revs to climb quite high and the engine to be quite vocal (some have described this as 'mooing'). Some find this off-putting, at least at first. This is quite a contrast to 'normal' driving where the engine is very, very refined. The 1.8 engine an improvement over the older 1.8 engine that preceded it in the Auris, in this 'mooing' respect. But the 2.0 is sufficiently brawny that, even if this hybrid characteristic is at odds with the civilised character of the car, you won't be hearing so much of the noise, because the car will just get to your desired speed much faster, at which point you back off the throttle and peaceful progress is resumed. If you are well-used to driving a turbo diesel or turbo petrol car, then the extra urge of the 2.0 helps to make up for some of the effortless torque that you have given up when deciding not to buy another one. Having said that, the 1.8 is unquestionably enough, and as Autocar magazine highlighted in their long term test, getting good mpg out the car can be a very addictive game to engage in, and the car may change the way you drive and your attitude to driving in the future. Perhaps to the extent that you will no longer really need the performance that the 2.0 gives, because your driving has changed! This is all extremely subjective, and the road tests were a while back.....

I have the 1.8 and it's just alright, fortunately with the electric motor you get a pretty good acceleration from a stand still but as you accelerate more and more the less power you get. I would suggest to do a test drive with both engines and see which one you like most. However the consensus is this, if most of your driving is in the city and you're usually stuck in traffic and you don't go on the motorway all that often go for the 1.8. If you do go on the motorway a lot (and you don't want a diesel) you go for the 2.0 for the added power that you get. The 2.0 gets similar consumtion figures in town but in general i'd say the figures are usually 1 - 2 liters higher consumtion (this is of the top of my head, other members with the 2.0 engine can correct me).

In a owners prospective what is the better hybrid 1.8 or 2.0 As I want one as my next car as touring sports but stuck on what engine to go for?

The Honda Fit is called a Jazz in Europe because Fitta is a very rude word in Swedish.

I assume you have 17" alloys on your GR TS. Mine is pretty much whisper quiet with the Falken tyres, have you double checked your tyre pressures?

The 1.0 and 1.3 like to rev, the 1.33 even more so, open it and let the vvti loose 30mph in 5th is a bit like getting a piggyback ride from an asthmatic up a steep hill

...And this morning June 23 I see in My Toyota portal that the status is "Arrived at Retailer"! Looking forward to discussing with dealer re collection date! Aiming for this weekend so they'll have good time to inspect it, check it, fit the accessories, get it all beautiful 😊

1.8 or 2.0 for M-Way driving? All depends what driving style you prefer. I didnt have a choice 1.8 or 2.0 because I got a Prius, but even on MWay journeys I very happy. I can cruise comfortablly at 70mph, but dont like being in a cluster of vehicles at that spped (or any really) so if I get a safe opportunity i will acceterate away easily until their is a reasonable gap between me and the rest. So a 1.8 Corolla would be absolutely fine with me.

In my humble opinion the 2l hybrid is a better choice but is not as stingy on mpg as the 1.8. More horses and 0-60 times are a considerable improvement on the 1.8.( 7.8 for the 2l and 10. something for the 1.8) The handing on the 2L Hybrid is OK but can be considerably improved by chucking away the dreadful Falken tyres which are noisy and exhibit poor braking in the wet. I have owned the GR Sport version since January and prefer it to the MK7 Golf GTD i used to own why 1. more comfy ride 2. handles better round corners 3. easier to get in and out of than the golf 4. very smooth power delivery which when compared to the Golf. Straight line handling on the VW is better as the Corolla is prone to poor handling during strong crosswinds but then it is a bigger vehicle than the Golf and presents a larger side profile. The CVS box can get slightly noisy under hard acceleration but is not really intrusive. On the whole what is not to like after you get used to the totally silent electric motor when its driving you up the road and people staring trying to figure out why you are not pushing the car but it still has momentum. 😉

In the 70s/80/90s sunroofs were thought to be a peculiar British consumer must-have. The names of models can also have quite different meanings dependant on country e.g. the original UK Vauxhall Nova was called the Corsa in Spain, not Nova as No Va(yas) is Spanish for NO GO😀

You can throw a blanket on top and make it unrecognisable, they usually wants the hybrid ones, but it seems like all that are easy to get are potential targets. That is not a good news though. They can still run the number plate check but the point is that if they don’t see hybrid they may well just drive past it. 👍

I test drove the 1.8 and ended up buying the 2 litre. The 2l definately has more power / less revy but also a thicker windscreen and better sound dampening under the bonnet making for less wind and engine noise in the cabin. But road noise from the Falkens provided is rather load on both.

It seemed to die down what with lockdown but now increasing. I have an Auris Hybrid and will de-badge it soon! Thieving scum. Need more police enforcement and some bait cars in known hotspots! Hope you get your car sorted soon and at least cost. There are lots of threads on cat theft on here. James.

Sorry, no. My assumption is that it has something to do with the alert you get when you leave a key fob in the car and the car beeps when you shut the door or try to lock them in the car, or if you have keyless entry, switches that off?

Hi everyone, I like to add that the oil burners are very often poorly maintained cars with low mileage and they do so due to the stuck piston rings where the high mileage cars may start little use of oil due to the wear and tear of the engine components. Any gen 3 Prius or Auris older than 8 years or 80k miles would benefit of cleaning procedure as include throttle body and intake manifold cleaning, this soothes that you see inside the pipe also accumulates inside the manifold and restrict the air flows from the egr into the combustion chamber via tiny holes build onto the intake main air channels, those needs to be cleaned too. I am adding following pictures of my cooler at 136k miles, the pipe is only at 36k miles because I did cleaned at 100k. It might looks ok on pics but it took me two days and cleaning using jet wash, metal spoke, egr cleaner spray similar to oven cleaner. Regards

Oh, bad luck. Yes, it must be the system hidden under the front badge, also used for variable cruise control. I wonder why there is such variance on specs from country to country? I understand that "fashion" might vary, thus the difference in upholstery colour and specs etc, but safety is a fairly universal requirement, I would have thought.

I have the 2.0, and for me it's the best choice. I agree with the fact, that the engine goes up to 4000 rpm, but only above if you push hard. Acceleration is very power full, and still very economical. For my ears, the sound of the 2.0 has a deeper tone than the 1.8. It can give the feeling, that it's more quiet.

Breaking Bad The last thing to do was to bleed the brakes. I'd never done this before... My repair manual told me something along the lines of 'spin the bleed nipple firmly half a turn': I immediately sheered the threads in the wheel cylinder. The quest for a new one would last all of two days. In the meantime, a local hot-rod mechanic gave us some sage advice: Eggs in the radiator. Fairy Liquid as brake fluid. Pour water in your battery. Listen to your heart.

I say give the old girl some grief with your right foot. Cars need to be thrashed sometimes! 30mph in 5th gear is not going to help anything at all, quite the reverse.

As others have said the 1.8 is perfectly adequate for all types of journey and it is more efficient than the 2.0 in overall terms ...but the 2.0 gets my vote for a few reasons. The main reason is that because there’s more power, there’s more of a feeling of effortlessness in the driving. The revs rarely will go above 2500 in normal driving and it settles to 1500 -2000 on the motorway. Plus the ‘rubber band’ effect is a bit more pronounced in the 1.8 too - even though it’s much improved. The 2.0 seems to have ‘fixed’ points in the Rev range rather than just revving up when you put your foot down. Indeed, it will only go above 4000 when you really floor it. So it’s quieter for more of the time. I really like the paddle shifters as they allow a bit more control over the drive, I mainly use them for adjusting the engine braking effect but they can be used when driving across country with limited effect but to me it makes the drive a little more involving and less one dimensional than not having them. Lastly the power is probably going to be appreciated when loaded up with clobber and family stuff. As for fuel efficiency mine has improved more than I thought it would now warm weather is here. The trip say 56.5 for this month and 58.4 on the tank which is mainly around town but been on the motorway a bit recently too. The 1.8 would beat this though I’m sure. Hope this helps.

Yes, I would agree with you. Perhaps a way to put that to the test might be to check an an engine that has not started burning oil, and see if the EGR carbon build up is proportionately (by mileage) less, or even barely existent at all. My spare EGR cooler allegedly came off a written-off Prius with 55,000 miles from a small, local breaker's yard, and it was a long way from blocking up, but it wasn't that clean either. I might have a picture of it somewhere, taken before I cleaned it. But the car breaker was able to quote the mileage of the car so quickly, you might question the accuracy of that mileage figure! On a bit of a whim, I have just contacted Shell UK technical department (now in Singapore, actually) about the use of V-power fuel, to see their opinions on it cleaning piston rings, especially oil control rings (they say they wouldn't expect it to, it's too far away from the combustion area), and also, if engine oil burned in an engine suffering poor oil control would be any less likely to produce soot if was using synthetic oil (over mineral or semi-synthetic), they wouldn't expect to see any difference in that, either. I also asked if using their V-power fuel would have any beneficial effect on EGR cleanliness at all, in a modern petrol engine, they said it would not help. The answers were what I was expecting, I was just interested to see the Shell official view on this. The chap was very friendly and patient with his answers, he was in no rush to 'get me off the line'. There were one or two questions he was a little hesitant on (but there was some time-lag on the line anyway) - he suggested I might like to try emailing - productinfo-uk@shell.com, I think this may have been because of his potentially overstepping the mark in some answers. He would not be drawn on answering model-specific queries, as he said that it was not for Shell to comment on other company's designs.

Just found out that the system for stopping the car while parking backwards (or forwards if you have front sensors) is called ICS(Intelligence Clearance Sonar), it works beyond the scope of the parking sensors and will stop when there is no more to space. And it's not even available for any trim here in greece, yay.

I will have to check mine now...Anyway I was never a fan of this piano black scratch magnet piece of trim. Another potential "look we've improved in face lift so please buy" type thing no doubt.

Lol, that’s look bad. It is only cosmetic but for some people might be an eye sore including me. If Toyota replaces for someone and you want to protect you may look at some tuning garages that offers a protective foil wrapping on exterior, clear foil that may work well on your interior parts particularly buttons and for the panels a few clear coat sprays may help against new scratches. There is another option to try to buff out the scratches using this compound : polyWatch Watch Face Scratch Remover and Repair Polish https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E3T237C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_RwI6Eb3KBKHDA I bought one to use on electric scooter dashboard, it’s just unbelievable easy to get scratches on those too. Haven’t use yet so can’t comment if any good. 👍

Just a reminder that catalytic converter thefts are at all all time high right now. I just had mine stolen on Friday in broad daylight in about 2 minutes flat at around 6pm in the evening. They ripped off all the o2 sensors too which I had only just replaced last year with genuine denso ones. I'm gutted. Local police said they are primarily targeting Honda and Toyota, especially the Prius, Auris and Jazz. Even more so if it's hybrid. However they must be running out of Priuses as they are turning to just about anything with a Toyota badge on it irrelevant of the age of the car. Apparently a car auction got hit overnight recently with over 150 catalytic converters stolen. My local garage said they will weld some steel rods along the top of the new cat, strap it with steel cable and weld in a metal sheet / cage. I can't even source an OEM cat for my car either so I'm going to have to get a sports cat from a name brand like magnaflow as I don't trust any of the cheap compatible cats on the internet. My garage says that sports cats are a lot less desirable to thieves too as there is hardly anything in them. My car just doesn't feel the same ever since. We've all heard of catalytic converter thefts but I guess I didn't see any major news about it and had no idea that I was at risk with a targeted vehicle. If I had of known I would have done something preventative sooner. Here's hoping I can save someone else the nightmare. Stay safe out there, the scumbags are out there looking.

It helps that since the virus hit I've not had to do any urban driving (not been into Banbury for three months!). This tank has been almost entirely 20 minute trips to golf courses and trips to Tesco on the way back from golf. Before the recent wet/cool spell the car was showing 69 and I thought I might get it to show 70 but sadly not. Maybe next tank since I should probably fill up tomorrow night. No chance of any long trips just yet either. My Dad is in North Wales so I'm still not allowed to visit him 😞