An Overview Of The 2024 Toyota Corolla Model Lineup

Summary

• The 2024 Toyota Corolla boasts multiple hybrid options, a Nightshade grade, and various upgrades to appeal to all modern buyers.
• The Corolla comes in sedan, hatchback and crossover body styles, maximizing space and power for an efficient and people-friendly vehicle.
• Although not the fastest, the Corolla offers a fun driving experience with refined features, ensuring the model’s lasting legacy.

The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling cars on the planet, boasting year after year of affordable, efficient, and rather sporty iterations through the generations since the 1970s. Because of its popularity among mainstream consumers, Toyota has begun adding more additions to the Corolla lineup, including a CVT model and multiple hybrid options, that make it a streamlined, versatile, vehicle for drivers of any background and experience level.

Moving into the 2024 model year sees the Corolla retain most of the fan favorite features and functions, including sporty exterior accents, modern interior, and up-to-date safety and driver assist functions. Also, the stealthy Nightshade grade returns to spice up the offering and gain the attention of those seeking for a good-looking economy vehicle. With various optional upgrades that enhance appearance and entertainment, the 2024 Corolla aims to satisfy your itch for an efficient and affordable modern sedan.

Available in both sedan and hatchback body styles for most models, the Corolla makes the best use of space and power while keeping a grip on modern buyers’ needs and lifestyles. This translates to being one of the most people-friendly vehicles on the road. Toyota plans on keeping the Corolla name strong in today’s media, seeing as the performance version, i.e the GR Corolla, and the crossover variant, the versatile Corolla Cross, keep pushing the envelope in terms of what can be done with a solid model.

In order to give you the most up-to-date and accurate information possible, the data used to compile this article was sourced from various manufacturer websites and other authoritative sources, including Toyota, Toyota Newsroom, IIHS, and NHTSA.

The 2024 Corolla Offers A Trim For Every Driver

The Corolla offers eight different grades, some with multiple driveline options, for the 2024 model year. These include an economy base model, a sleek Nightshade model, and multiple hybrid options. The price for the base LE starts at $22,050 and goes up from there, with each model taking a step-up in terms of features and premium details.

2024 Toyota Corolla Trims And Starting MSRP

• LE – $22,050
• SE – $24,490
• Nightshade – $25,490
• XSE – $27,150
• Hybrid LE – $22,500
• Hybrid SE – $25,940
• Hybrid Nightshade – $26,940
• Hybrid XLE – $27,250
• Hybrid LE AWD – $24,900
• Hybrid SE AWD – $27,340
• Hybrid Nightshade AWD – $28,340

The gas-powered 2024 Corolla can be had in sedan form or hatchback form, except for the base LE model, which only comes in sedan form. The LE model features the bare minimum in terms of flair and amenities, as one would expect from the base model. Though the base LE does include the standard Toyota Safety Sense 3.0, an 8-inch touchscreen, and the uber-efficient 2.0-liter four-cylinder, as its higher grade brethren do.

Upping The Level Of Standard Features With The Nightshade Grade

Moving up to the SE unlocks the hatchback options, as well as a few drive modes, a sporty exterior appearance, and 18-inch alloy wheels. The SE is essentially the base LE with a dash of sportiness. Next, in the order of upgrading trims, is the returning Nightshade model. The blacked-out appearance is an immediate eye-catcher, as are the bronze-finished alloy wheels, while the extra Sport drive mode allows for even more front-wheel drive shenanigans. Sport mode is reserved for the top trims in the 2024 Corolla line-up.

2024 Corolla’s Drive Modes

• Normal
• Eco
• Sport (Nightshade, XSE, Nightshade Hybrid, XLE Hybrid)

An available premium JBL sound system upgrade elevates the entertainment and immersive quality of the Nightshade’s cabin. Aside from the visual impact and available options, the Nightshade grade is essentially the SE grade with a unique coat of paint and Sport mode, as their standard features mirror each other.

The Top Of The List Gas Model Includes Premium Features

Making our way to the end of the gas-powered models, Corolla introduces the XSE. The XSE includes a leather-wrapped steering wheel, advanced driver assist features, and a wireless charging pad. The exterior boasts sporty body features, including gray metallic side rockers and a spoiler, while the interior of the XSE features SofTex-trimmed heated and powered seating with fabric inserts. A fully digital gauge cluster sits behind the steering wheel and is customizable where one can select the standard Sport driving mode.

A Frugal Powerplant Equates To Dividends At The Pumps

We all know that words like “hybrid” and “affordable” all but entail a slow vehicle with little emphasis on performance, and we’d be accurate. However, that doesn’t mean the experience can’t be fun. Toyota lives and breathes engaging, refined, driving experiences, as observed in the exceptional performance models generated by the iconic Japanese automaker. So, why would they leave the Corolla out of the trend? They didn’t.

The Corolla, though directed toward economy and affordability nowadays, features components like MacPherson strut front suspension and multi-link rear suspension with stabilizing bars to ensure the Corolla retains that sporty, fun-to-drive attitude that it has long been known for. On top of that, Toyota’s TNGA-C platform offers a super-rigid structure with a low center of gravity, which adds to the stability and control of the Corolla.

Speed Isn’t The Mission, But The Corolla Doesn’t Mind Trying

The gas-powered 2024 Corolla’s 2.0-liter four-cylinder DOHC engine doesn’t boast the grunt its performance brethren do, needing 9.0 seconds to reach 60 MPH from a standstill. However, when paired with the stellar handling and agility provided by the suspension and platform, the Corolla can definitely get your heart pumping with just how fun it is to drive.

2024 Toyota Corolla Specs

(Source: Toyota)

The Hybrid Powertrain That Powers All 2024 Corolla Hybrids

Toyota is no stranger to the hybrid business, as their hybrid and EV offerings have grown more and more in the past decade. The Corolla benefits from the level of refinement that comes from a company that pioneered the mainstream acceptance of hybrid power. A 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine paired with two electric motor generators powers the 2024 Corolla hybrids.

2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Specs

(Source: Toyota)

Toyota’s Hybrid Efforts Provide The Corolla With Impressive Performance And Up To 50 MPG

The 2024 Corolla offers a hybrid variant of all gas-powered trims except the hatchback variants. The hybrid model’s features are almost identical to their gasoline counterparts, save for the powertrain and drivetrain. The hybrid models are powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with two electric motor generators, making a total of 138 horses. Though not very brawny at all, the hybrid models boast an impressive combined 47 MPG.

Another key part of the hybrid Corolla experience is the optional AWD, something that isn’t offered on the gas-powered models. The electric on-demand all-wheel drive system employs a separate rear-mounted electric motor to power the rear wheels. The only drawback to the hybrid Corolla is that it cannot be had in hatchback form.

The Hybrid Grades Add Incredible Efficiency To The Affordability And Versatility Of The 2024 Corolla

As mentioned before, the hybrid trims closely mirror their gas-powered counterparts in terms of amenities and standard features. This means that the hybrid LE will include the same exterior body cues and interior features as the non-hybrid LE, the same goes for the hybrid Nightshade. This standard holds true until we reach the top trim hybrid, the Corolla XLE hybrid. Though the name receives a slight change, the XLE is the hybrid equivalent of the top trim non-hybrid Corolla XSE.

The XLE hybrid includes heated and powered SofTex front seats, advanced driver assist features, and a fully digital gauge cluster, as the XSE does. It also features a standard wireless charging pad and the option to upgrade to a premium JBL sound system. Exterior-wise, you can expect the same level of visual impact from the XLE hybrid as the non-hybrid XSE, which includes the sporty side rockers and spoiler combo with 18-inch alloy wheels.

The Corolla’s Legacy Shall Live On For The Foreseeable Future

Unsurprisingly, Toyota isn’t ready to retire the Corolla and doesn’t plan on ending the legendary nameplate any time soon. This is evident in the continuous stride made to keep the Corolla relevant, which includes the before-mentioned GR Corolla and Corolla Cross, both of which are home runs in their own right. This is good news for those bargain-minded buyers, as the ever-advancing automotive market will surely unlock even more levels of affordable quality, as they have thus far.

2024 Toyota Corolla Model Lineup

(Source: Toyota)

Another shining light in the future of the Corolla is the wide variety of hybrid and non-hybrid options, as well as sedan, hatchback, and even crossover variants of those models. From base model to top grade, there is an option to suit nearly all lifestyles and hobbies. Suffice to say, the Corolla has a special place in everyone’s heart and will likely stay there for many years to come in some way, shape, or form.