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Good Times
01-26-2008, 01:33 AM
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Toyota has finally announced pricing for the 2009 Matrix and Corolla that made their unceremonious debut back in November at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Both models get a bump in their sticker, with the Corolla costing $845 more than the outgoing 2008 model, while the Matrix increases by $680.

The base Corolla, whose nomenclature has been changed from CE to "Standard", starts at $15,250 sporting a five-speed manual, while an automatic model will set you back another $800. The LE and XLE models start at $16,650 and $17,550, respectively, both equipped with an automatic tranny and the 132-hp, 1.8-liter four. Care to upgrade a bit? You can now get the new 2.4-liter four producing 158 hp and 162 lb.-ft. of torque in the XRS version starting at $18,760 with a manual or $19,950 with an automatic that Toyota notes can be "shift sequentially."

The Matrix, which Toyota claims redesigned the crossover segment, but in reality is just a five-door Corolla, comes in three flavors: Standard, S and XRS. You can equip the warmed-over hatch with either the same 1.8-liter or 2.4-liter four found in the Corolla, mated to either a five-speed manual or a four- or five-speed automatic. All-wheel-drive will be an option on S-trim models that will come standard with the 2.4-liter four-pot and "Super ECT" four-speed gearbox. Pricing for the standard matrix starts at $16,190 if you row the gears yourself, while the max'd out XRS models shoots up to $21,850 with an auto 'box. None of the prices listed above include the $650 destination fee.

All the details and trim levels are available in Toyota's press release after the jump.

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Not bad for Corolla considering it'll come with either the 1.8L (4 speed auto) or the 2.4L (5 speed auto). The 1.8L will have 132hp @ 6,000rpm and 128 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400rpm.

The 2.4L will pump out 158hp @ 6,000rpm and 162 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000rpm. O yeah the 2.4 will come with an optional manual tranny too! Not too shabby! the mpg isn't that bad either! 21/

Price: $15,250-19,950

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Matrix shares the same motor fyi. It would be nice to have a peppy v6 and they don't look that bad either!

Price: $16,190-21,850

MPG for the matrix:
1.8L is 26/32 for manual and 25/31 for auto.
2.4L is 21/28 for manual and 21/29 for auto.

Full Article Here (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/25/toyota-releases-prices-on-2009-corolla-and-matrix/)

4LowLocked
01-26-2008, 07:27 AM
Ha - these are made in my backyard and many of my friends actually build them at the plant. They say the Matrix looks even better in person!
http://www.toyota.ca/tmmc.html

4runnerchevy
01-26-2008, 07:30 AM
Do you know what the dealer invoice price is ? I realize what you posted is the actual sticker. I get a good discount and my wife would love a new car.

DHC6twinotter
01-26-2008, 11:08 AM
Wow...the Carolla now makes more hp than my 3.0. :chair:

arjan
03-03-2008, 01:16 PM
Here in Canada they dropped the prices significantly to match our dollar. It's been floating around the same value as the US dollar for a while now.