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The Corolla shares its powertrain bits with the Toyota Prius and is available in the U.S. for the first time.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The highly efficient 2020 Toyota Corolla hybrid marks the first time a hybrid variant of the Corolla is available in the United States. Read the full story here.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

The entire Corolla sedan lineup was redesigned for the 2020 model year, with cleaner lines and a less-unusual front-end design than in the outgoing model.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The Corolla hybrid shares the basics of its architecture with the rest of the Corolla family but borrows its hybrid powertrain from the Toyota Prius.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The hybrid is available only in the Corolla's LE trim, which includes an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system, cloth seats, and LED headlights and taillights.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The Corolla’s back seat offers much more legroom than you’d expect, but the seats are low to the floor and limited in shoulder room.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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Every Corolla comes standard with adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning, automatic high beams, and automated emergency braking.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The Corolla hybrid is estimated by the EPA to earn 53 mpg in the city and 52 mpg on the highway.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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Like the Prius with which it shares a powertrain, the Corolla hybrid is slow to accelerate, requiring 10.7 seconds to reach 60 mph.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

The Corolla hybrid starts at a reasonable $23,880, or $3450 more than the non-hybrid Corolla LE sedan.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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The hybrid’s battery is stored beneath the rear seats, so it doesn’t impinge on trunk space versus non-hybrid Corolla sedans.

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

The 2020 redesign that brought the Corolla hybrid to the U.S. also placed the Corolla on the Toyota New Global Architecture, the same platform that underpins the Avalon, Camry, Prius, and Yaris.

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
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2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

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2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

2019 Toyota Corolla Sedan Hybrid
Michael Simari|Car and Driver

2019 Toyota Corolla hybrid

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