The Corolla Cross moves at the speed of continental drift, and even a modest incline will send the buzzy 2.0-liter screaming as the engine speed climbs into the stratosphere. The Corolla Cross moves at the speed of continental drift. But with the all-wheel-drive system adding anywhere from 280 to 380 pounds depending on trim, the four-cylinder, which already feels overwhelmed in the Corolla sedan, can't cope in this crossover. The 2.0-liter engine produces 169 horsepower and 150 pound-feet of torque regardless of which Corolla you buy.

More importantly, it's far less polarizing than the C-HR. Featuring a scowly fascia with an imposing grille, strong front and rear character lines that curve over the over the fenders, and a softly styled rear with pleasant taillights, the design of the Corolla Cross is as anonymous as any other Corolla, but it's also immediately identifiable as a Toyota CUV. In fact, the automaker deserves credit for pairing the interior with body styling that fits so naturally into the RAV4/ Highlander hierarchy.

Give up? Slide all the way to the left to reveal the Corolla Cross' interior, which as you can see is almost a direct port from the sedan.Дespite the strikingly similar cabins, Toyota wisely avoided taking the Corolla's exterior design language and applying it to a crossover. We won't waste words describing the dash вЂ“ just play with the slider below and see if you can tell which cabin belongs to the sedan and which is from the Corolla Cross. The similarities abound in the cabin too. The suspension geometry is different by necessity (how else would you get 8.2 inches of ground clearance?), but the overall layout of a McPherson-strut type in front and a multi-link arrangement in the rear remains the same (unless you get a front-drive model, which has an inferior torsion-beam setup). It has the same naturally aspirated 2.0-liter engine, while the shared continuously variable transmission has an identical ratio spread. Instead, the Corolla Cross rides atop the same modular TNGA-C platform as the Corolla. This is not some loose affiliation where an automaker slaps a badge on an unrelated product and says that even though it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's actually a Mustang. And we're sure to have far more details and photos then.A big part of that is because the Corolla Cross is, well, a Corolla. It's a more rounded design overall, and it has a more upright greenhouse, but the creased lines on the fenders match up nicely with the teaser. That's where the second possibility, the Corolla Cross comes in. The raked hatchback and angular design fit the shape of the teaser well. The first possibility is the bZ4X electric crossover. reveal of one of two previously shown Toyota models. While it's possible it's for an unannounced model, the shape has us thinking it could be the U.S. It has a hatchback and pronounced fenders that we would associate with many crossovers, including Toyota's own, such as the RAV4. We're at least pretty sure it will be for some sort of crossover. The company said nothing else about it besides a reveal date, which is why we're a bit vague. Toyota released a teaser today for something.

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