Toyota Corolla and RAV 4 upgraded for optimum performance

Well, apart from adding yet another arbitrary marketing buzz word to our dictionary, Optimal Drive technology basically means minimizing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, while maximizing power and engine responsiveness. Optimal Drive was first presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008 and Toyota hopes it will take them a step closer to meeting their long term emissions goal of an average CO2 target of below 140g/km across its passenger vehicle range during 2009. According to a Toyota spokesperson, Optimal Drive will be rolled out into other new models as they are released, but some - like 1.3 Corolla - will feature  just the six-speed manual transmission, not the CVT transmission and ‘Stop & Start’ technology that is available in Europe. The length of the 1.3 is 54mm shorter and the 127mm narrower compared to the 1.4 liter engine that it replaces, dropping the weight by 13 kg. At the vehicle's local launch in Stellen Bosch the 1.3 was very quiet, refined and economical, achieving a combined consumption average of 5.4L/100km on the 400km test route.

This car is really fun to drive and what differs most is the fuel efficiency on other car brands which is so amazing. This is the best car that Toyota could offer. They may have lots of recall issues but now consumers are rest assured they will be driving state of the art car with the combination of acceleration from a sports car but still maintaining its fuel efficiency. What i don't like in this car is the interior design but if you will be talking about performance of the engine over all it is 10 out of 10.

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