Toyota Corolla Verso 2.2 D-4D

Press Release

Exterior design

 

The Toyota Corolla Verso is a compact C segment MPV (C-MPV) that has been designed for the modern era, providing a stylish, youthful and dynamic drive that is packed with clever design solutions.

 

Designed by Toyota’s European design centre, ED2, based in the south of France, the exterior incorporates powerful and dynamic exterior lines with design cues from other Toyota car. Strong exterior lines help create an athletic structure that feels robust yet at the same time hints at a dynamic drive.

 

The Toyota Corolla Verso is a challenge to the way the consumer views cars in this segment. The old notion that practicality should automatically mean pragmatic and “boxy� design has been challenged with this car. “Solid, sporty, urban and dynamic� are words which best describe the Corolla Verso. This thoroughly modern car is unmistakably a Toyota.

 

Interior design and comfort

 

The interior of the Toyota Corolla Verso represents a big step forward in car design. Although form follows function in this car, touch and sound have been tuned to the highest quality. The centre console occupies the focal position from whence the car’s interior has been designed.

 

Subtle colours and stylish metallic inserts allow for a sense of harmony and balance in the cabin space. The use of fine new fabrics that hint at a higher degree of quality, the sheer attention to detail and a flush finish all make the Toyota Corolla Verso a truly desirable vehicle to drive.

 

For a compact MPV, the Toyota Corolla Verso offers outstanding interior space and a class­leading storage area, thanks to clever packaging. The car is in fact packed with innovative design solutions allowing for seven people to sit extremely comfortably in this compact car.

 

Thanks to Toyota’s Easy Flat-7 systemTM, the new Corolla Verso is the only MPV in the world that allows for all five rear seats to be folded flat. Added to this, the folding system is the easiest to operate in this segment. It is possible to fold each rear seat down with only one simple operation. Toyota engineers and designers worked together to truly understand the Corolla Verso customer’s needs, and the result is an ingenious array of storage compartments which can house all sorts of objects.

 

The Toyota Corolla Verso has been fitted with the most advanced navigation system available in this segment. The highly accurate DVD-based system has the added benefit of traffic information in the route search1. Additionally, the system includes country guides and border displays, motorway entry/exit search. A high-quality Panasonic audio system, comprising of a built-in radio, CD, amplifier, and steering controls, allows for top-quality sounds for both driver and passengers during journeys.

 

Rear-seat passengers can opt for the Toyota In-Car Entertainment System. In this case, 5-inch LCD screens are installed in the back of the front headrests and are connected to a DVD player. The best DVD film can be enjoyed via two infrared headphones. The system can also be connected to the most common game consoles as well as play several disc formats, such as VCD, audio CDs and even MP3 files.

 

The Toyota Corolla Verso provides a stylish cabin. Clever packaging has resulted in a class­beating driving position, coupled with a comfortable steering wheel and numerous innovative ideas that combine to create a serene yet pragmatic interior space.

 

Safety

 

• Equipped with Minimal Intrusion Cabin System
• Maximum five-star rating and class-leading four stars for child safety by Euro NCAP
• Seven airbags as standard, including a segment-first knee airbag
• Cornering Assist Monitor represents a major breakthrough in active safety

 

The Toyota Corolla Verso is one of the top players in its segment when it comes to safety. The car has been fitted with Minimal Intrusion Cabin System (MICS), which is the same structure used in the Toyota Avensis. The impact absorbing structure of the Corolla Verso can help reduce the impact in the event of a front or side collision. It also helps to protect driver and passengers thanks to reinforcements made to the front bumper, underfloor, dash panel, floor tunnel, rockers, front pillars and door inners that minimise cabin deformation. The Corolla Verso lives up to Toyota’s reputation for safety having won a maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP, as well as an additional four stars for child safety.

 

The car features some segment-firsts such as the innovative Cornering Assist Monitor (CAM), which helps the driver see around blind corners. A total of seven airbags, including a segment­first knee airbag, and a two-stage visual and audio seatbelt warning system come as standard.

1 Available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,

the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom

 

Top braking performance, usually associated with upper-segment cars, comes courtesy of a system borrowed from the Toyota Avensis. Four discs bring the car to rest safely with the help of anti-lock brakes (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Toyota’s own Brake Assist. Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRC) are available throughout the range.