KARACHI:
Indus Motor Company Limited (IMC) – Pakistan’s second largest carmaker – has announced that booking of its new Toyota Corolla model would get under way on Wednesday (today).
This is the fourth model of the globally acclaimed sedan to be manufactured by IMC, as per Toyota’s Global Quality Standards.
“With the new Corolla, we aim to excite our customers on a whole new level. For this, we have invested around $100 million in technology transfer and production facility improvements,” IMC Chief Executive Parvez Ghias said.
The new Corolla Altis is powered by a 1,800cc, Dual VVTI engine with a seven-speed Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) that ensures seamless gear shifting, smooth acceleration, and low RPM while accelerating, resulting in a better performance and fuel efficiency.
Corolla Altis Grande, the 11th generation Corolla, has been completely redesigned.
The shape and the aerodynamics provide greater agility and reduced air resistance. The new front and rear lamps provide an aesthetic appeal along with a sport type, Paddle gear shifting to enhance driving thrill are also provided. The lower stance reduces air drag, resulting in improved road grip and greater fuel economy and a softer suspension system ensuring a comfortable and smooth ride.
The interior has been designed with a view to offer a spacious cabin and a larger trunk area. The wheelbase has been expanded to provide maximum comfort and convenience. The seats have been redesigned to improve comfort and increased legroom, while the dual tone beige and black interior, leather trimmings along with chrome accents provide a feeling of grandeur and luxury.
In order to maximize the ride comfort and utility, several unique features have been introduced such as the auto adjustable drive seat, rear reclining seats, intelligent Android-based touch screen audio and steering switches to access the in-car entertainment system with convenience. The centre cluster, with all major controls is ergonomically placed to allow intuitive interaction.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 16th, 2014.
Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.
COMMENTS (27)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
Pakistan is far behind in automotive technology. Still no mazda cars in Pakistan I really love to see the entry of mazda in Pakistan officially. If any body compare new mazda 3 2015 with corolla 2015 they will come to know the difference of technologies.
At least Toyota should provide Pakistanis with airbags.Why do standards differ for us.
Saw the car, interior reminds me of corolla 1976 ... Big disappointment when it comes to the interior
quility is not mantained by indus motors. there is difference in the rods . body and grom onit is nott installed as per specification and is needed to be properly supervised
Guys! No one is to be blamed here for having such a poor quality car with almost half of the features not available as compared to the standard features being offered in int'l market at a considerably low price. The question remains whom to blame? I think all of us who buy such cars are a good reason for the companies like Toyota, honda and suzuki to make a product which is worth well below our money and still be able to sell them on very high prices, premiums and customers awaiting months and months while having deposited a full amount as advance in millions.
What if for a month or two we all decide not to buy such lousy cars with such sky high prices, I think that would at least give the manufacturers a little push to review their marketing strategies and who knows they will probably stop making us fools in the future.
any idea about prices?
can anybody tell me...are they launching any diesel version? I have heard a rumor that toyota will launch 1400 cc diesel version with a great fuel economy..
Everything is very excellent why you not included climate control system in Grandy cvt as well as push start . Who can pay 23 lac for Grandy with these as above mentioned features can also pay more price for this .........
I agree with @turbo. He is totally right all car makers in this country run mafia in an organized manner. They are profiteers with strong roots in government. They are the ones get policies changed. Government must curb such activities and give relief to public in this regard by lowering the tax on imported vehicles as they are far better than mehran, alto and cultus.
@Munir Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense. I have an Audi which is 5 speed automatic but has a manual mode called "Tiptronic". I was not aware that "manual" option is available in CVTs as well.
@farrukhdubai Can please elaborate. As I understand, idea behind CVT is to keep car at most fuel efficient RPM (which is generally around 2000-3000) regardless of speed of the car. So 2000-3000 rpm can be reached with any number of gears, not just with a 7 speed.
no dual airbags, no immobilizer, no crash test certification, euro 2 emissions while in other countries the same car is euro 5 Altis might be a good car in other countries but the pakistani variant sucks.
@MK:
they mean the rpm is equal to 7 speed transmission
All over the world corolla launched with new CVT transmission = 7 speed but in UAE Dubai we have ancient 4speed transmission in this new model so Pakistan got a better technology than UAE.
Well i hope they have improved the brakes of this model which is a problem in all toyota models throughout the century.
Any Idea when Honda is launching 2014 Model of City
@MK, it is true that CVTs are without gears but to dial-in some excitement manufacturers do offer the manual option where you CVT acts like a manual with paddles or rocker switches to shift gears. Remember the Honda City Steermatic from 2006-08.
waiting Gli,Xli 1300 cc how is new modl spcification of new corrola modle -2014.and prices of these two modle cars
"a seven-speed Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) "
This is wrong. CVT cannot have a a number of "speed" or "Gears". It is variable all the time and does not lock into any gear.
Readers should realize that the government is to blame for this not the car companies in the same way the government is responsible for checking corruption..if we are abusing it on a daily basis by paying rishwat to cops for not having complete documents etc then who is to blame??? The auto manufacturers should be driven towards lower prices by increasing local assembly and manufacture..the truth is that alot of parts are still not manufactured locally because the bureaucracy and ministers in charge for engineering and development have not done any work causing the technology gap to increase to such a level that now a very strong effort is required to convince new companies to come and work in Pakistan.companies like Honda PSMC and IMC have learnt the market and can make whatever they want...I will wait to see quality of Corolla now which has always improved with each model...PSMC is bad and Honda is basically imported car assembled here...
I think we need to be more patient and understanding of the true situation
GLI and XLI are launching on August 2.
can you imagine...Honda Accord and Toyota Camry are priced over 1 crore rupees in Pakistan...check their website...same cars cost like 25000 dollars (roughly 25 lac rupees) in US.
suzuki, honda and toyota and all over priced...these are the only options unfortunate Pakistanis have in a world where you have so many other brands with their sub-brands lined up...where's ford, volkswagon, renault, mazda, peugoet, etc...they all make small cars and sedans...they're all selling cars in India...why not in Pakistan? rich can import...poor can't buy...and middle class have 1980 design suzuki mehran...such a shame!
Now something new for theives and car lifters of Pakistan.
Is this a news report or an advert for Toyota?!?!
Any idea when r new corolla xli and gli going to be launched?
Wow the article talks about corolla as if it is Ferrari
corolla still lacks an immobilizer making it a thief candy,in a hostile country such as ours immobilizer-less cars are much more likely to be stolen,i can't imagine what were people at indus motors thinking even the bad looking wagon R has immobilizer at half the price altis is selling at