2019 Corolla hatchback

Elysian said:
The capacitive touch buttons in the MK8 GTI/Golf R make it a 100% never buy for me. Looks aren't good either, but they really goofed it up where it matters most besides handling for me, inside the car.
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I hate the trend towards touch screens...and the fact that they put every damn function on the screen....

plus the design is a bit limited because every manufacturer seems to be moving towards that double/triple wide ipad screen that spans the entire drivers cockpit and the center stack area.....

Almost every car is starting to look identical from the inside in that regard.....
 
Elysian said:
The capacitive touch buttons in the MK8 GTI/Golf R make it a 100% never buy for me. Looks aren't good either, but they really goofed it up where it matters most besides handling for me, inside the car.
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Yeah the infotainment system is total trash too. They destroyed that car, I will be keeping my MK7.
 
With how **** the used market is, it's not even worth looking at 2021 GTI's. I could buy a 2022 for nearly how much it would cost :lol:
 
Elysian said:
The capacitive touch buttons in the MK8 GTI/Golf R make it a 100% never buy for me. Looks aren't good either, but they really goofed it up where it matters most besides handling for me, inside the car.
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:yes:

ice said:
Yeah the infotainment system is total trash too. They destroyed that car, I will be keeping my MK7.
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With how **** the used market is, it's not even worth looking at MK7/2021 GTI's. I could buy a 2022 for nearly how much it would cost :lol:
 
logical said:
Carbon roof looks pretty cool


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from these shots i'm really wondering how f*ed up the rear visibility might be. Looks terrible. That aside it's a nice looking lil car.
 
Nunz said:
Eh. You still have Mazda putting out an excellent hatch. I won't lie, the new GTI/Golf R front-end really doesn't do it for me, and they've kinda lost me as a future buyer with the new body. I've been looking more and more into the Mazda 3.
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Looks and drives great. Wish Mazda would bring back the RX series.
 
1.6 L 3 cyl 300 hp? That engine will blow at 150k kms if not sooner. Nissan made a 1.5 L 3 cyl about 200 hp thats more interesting in that it can burn diesel and has a much stronger block to be able to do that. They added 40lbs of metal to the engine block.

If they all want to go that route I suggest they make their engine blocks a lot stronger. Turbo and GDI is a lot of pressure thrown in there.

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It won't blow. Look at the pics leaked of the block.. that bitch is THICC. 200hp out of a 3cyl 1.5L is not interesting.
 
Nunz said:
It won't blow. Look at the pics leaked of the block.. that bitch is THICC. 200hp out of a 3cyl 1.5L is not interesting.
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Apparently the motor can handle up to around 465hp before needing some help.

Ive been trying to find out how much boost the motor is using stock but i cant find any numbers.....the aformentioned 465ish hp (i dont remember the exact number) is i think with 31psi.
 
pax said:
1.6 L 3 cyl 300 hp? That engine will blow at 150k kms if not sooner. Nissan made a 1.5 L 3 cyl about 200 hp thats more interesting in that it can burn diesel and has a much stronger block to be able to do that. They added 40lbs of metal to the engine block.

If they all want to go that route I suggest they make their engine blocks a lot stronger. Turbo and GDI is a lot of pressure thrown in there.

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I work at a Nissan dealer, the variable compression engines are pretty neat.

But boy are they expensive to work on.

That actuator assembly alone is $2800.
 
CurrentlyPissed said:
I work at a Nissan dealer, the variable compression engines are pretty neat.

But boy are they expensive to work on.

That actuator assembly alone is $2800.
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So are they reliable? I was thinking at least on the engine front that Nissan is usually pretty reliable and with the reinforced diesel class block and modest 200hp output it could stand the pressures...
 
Sasquach said:
Apparently the motor can handle up to around 465hp before needing some help.

Ive been trying to find out how much boost the motor is using stock but i cant find any numbers.....the aformentioned 465ish hp (i dont remember the exact number) is i think with 31psi.
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Seriously Im sure it can handle it just not for a long time. Its starting to look like engines made for sports cars and longevity isnt in ther cards.

Id rather see this 3 cyl gen mated to an electric motor that adds a good ~100 hp like the Rav4 prime. Would be all around good perf and good mileage and better longevity.
 
pax said:
Seriously Im sure it can handle it just not for a long time. Its starting to look like engines made for sports cars and longevity isnt in ther cards.

Id rather see this 3 cyl gen mated to an electric motor that adds a good ~100 hp like the Rav4 prime. Would be all around good perf and good mileage and better longevity.
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Might not be long before it happens.

Toyota's new Rally Yaris has paired a hybrid motor to the engine.
https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/2022-toyota-gr-yaris-rally1-hybrid-wrc/

With that said, Toyota's 1.6L 3cyl turbo engine has been designed, built and used in Rally competition. How much stress does that application provide vs more general racing?
 
Sasquach said:
Might not be long before it happens.

Toyota's new Rally Yaris has paired a hybrid motor to the engine.
https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/2022-toyota-gr-yaris-rally1-hybrid-wrc/

With that said, Toyota's 1.6L 3cyl turbo engine has been designed, built and used in Rally competition. How much stress does that application provide vs more general racing?
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Ya in any racing community they might not care about an engine that might last 30-40 000 miles considering they might run those cars only a few thousand miles a year. Those could still end up lasting a decade or more at that rate. Im just wondering about using those engines in regular vehicles running a lot higher mileage like Nissan and Honda have done and Toyota I can imagine soon will as well. Tho maybe not in a 300 hp version.
 
pax said:
So are they reliable? I was thinking at least on the engine front that Nissan is usually pretty reliable and with the reinforced diesel class block and modest 200hp output it could stand the pressures...
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'Typically' Nissan motors are pretty reliable.

But more moving parts just creates more points of failure, we haven't really seen enough of them yet with enough miles to really give you an idea yet.
 
from my personal experience Nissan cars (a highly modded 240SX)_can_ be reliable, i somehow ended up with the biggest lemon i've ever owned. From the 4 years ownership the car was literally 2 years at the dealership with various problems. After they "fixed" it the car started to eat more oil than fuel. Which led to an "awesome" engine failure on a highway while we were on our way back from berlin. Basically totalled the car. Of course that's just my very personal experience.
 
So apparently the 1.6L is pushing 22lbs of boost to reach 300hp. (about 20psi for the GR Yaris spec of 267hp)

Seems high, dont larger turbo motors kind of hover around the 5-10psi range for OEM spec?
 
Sasquach said:
So apparently the 1.6L is pushing 22lbs of boost to reach 300hp. (about 20psi for the GR Yaris spec of 267hp)

Seems high, dont larger turbo motors kind of hover around the 5-10psi range for OEM spec?
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No, depends entirely on the manufacturer and their power goals. The stock MK7.5 Golf R pushed 18psi. Similar story for the STi. Focus RS is hitting 23psi stock.
 
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