3 WORST And 8 BEST Things About The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Toyota Corolla Cross or Honda HRV? - Get your lids and eyewear here...20% off everything! Blenders Eyewear: https://glnk.io/vy905/matthew20 Code: DOWNSHIFT Melin Headwear: The above links are affiliate links where Downshift will receive a kick-back from your order -- Follow Downshift to see what's coming next! FB:   / dwnshftmke   IG: https://www.instagram.com/downshiftme... TT:   / downshift_media   Website: https://downshiftmedia.us/ -- 0:00 - Intro BAD: 0:30 - The ride I’ll preface this point by saying, the ride here is objectively fine..especially considering the price point and segment Ultimately, it’s just the steering, a little springyness from the ride, and some road noise that aren’t quite perfect here 1:32 - Interior is meh. This SE is the middle trim for the hybrid and its interior is a mixed bag It’s all cloth upholstery, which actually isn’t bad It’s black, but with blue and white contrasting accents which is kinda cool Weirdly though you do get leather for the steering wheel and the armrests in the doors Even in the rear seats You can get Softex on the XSE trim and abigger screen But here we have optioned the $940 moonroof package No pano here no matter how much you spend And then here’s a weird thing The dash and door cards are a hard scratchy plastic..except for the passenger side And finally, only the driver’s window is auto up/down 2:40 - Price And lastly is price, which is kind of a double edged sword SE starts $29,290 options - 2,240 total - 32,865 HRV starts 24,100 Top trim EXL - starts 27,650 Cosstrek starts 25,000 Top trim limited - 30,895 CX30 starts 23,000 Turbo prem plus 35,400 So the Corolla Cross hybrid is generally more expensive BUT none of the others offer a hybrid…so it’s value that you’ll recoup pretty quickly - GOOD: 3:56 - The hybrid Well as we just touched on, we gotta talk about the hybrid…this is the only hybrid in the segment and it’s a great system..it’s toyota’s 5th gen system that we’ve seen in the sexy new Prius 2.0 4 cylinder 139 lbft (151 electric torque) 196 total hp 38 mpg comb EV mode won’t last long or go quickly less than 1 kWh battery So decent power, punch, and efficiency…im impressed 4:37 - Looks I think this thing looks pretty good, but the hybrid has a totally different face than the non-hybrid The hybrid looks cooler than the non-hybrid Bigger grille wirth texas longhorn inlays 17 in wheels Two tone paint blue crush metallic & jet black roof surfing movie 2002 Chrome window runner on top Flared shoulders and hips are aggressive for a cheap hybrid AWD on rear door Chrome corolla cross embossed in C pillar Blacked out badges on back Plus there’s a bunch of easter eggs that I show you in the feature tour video 5:27 - AWD Then we have to talk AWD…because every Corolla Cross hybrid comes standard with eAWD It’s actually eAWD which means it’s just a small electric motor on the back that kicks in when needed…like at launch or loss of traction The thing about that rear motor is that it’s only packing 40 hp so it’s helpful but if you’re expecting to drift corners, you probably wont Still cool that all the hybrids get AWD 5:58 - Quick So it’s a small cheap hybrid from Toyota - it’ gotta be super slow and boring right? WRONG This thing has smoe serious punch! 0-60 in about 7 sec Hybrid is 3 seconds faster to 60 than gas It feels nimble on its feet, at least at low speeds and around town! 6:22 - Safety TSS 3.0 is great 6:54 - Tech Even though this is the cheapest SUV and not even the top trim, you still get some really great kit here 8 in screen - can upgrade to the 9in screen Wireless ACP and AA Wireless charger avail Full digital cluster avail on XSE Remote connect w/ alexa, phone app, etc Wifi enabled Dual bluetooth connection I mean, honestly, aside from heated seats, this thing kinda has all the stuff I really need 7:33 - rear seats And then there’s the rear seats, which aren’t huge, but actually, I can fit back there without origami-ing myself There’s also a couple cool features back here like Air vents STANDARD which is impressive USB-Cs No center cupholder, but door ones And a map pocket So for the size and segment i’m impressed with this! 8:02 - Trunk 8:39 - Outro