Model Year | 2014 | 2018 | |
Model | Toyota Corolla | Subaru BRZ | |
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Body | 4dr Sedan | 2dr Coupe | |
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Wheelbase | 106.3 in | 101.2 in | 5.1 in |
Length | 182.6 in | 166.7 in | 15.9 in |
Width | 69.9 in | 69.9 in | 0 in |
Height | 57.3 in | 50.6 in | 6.7 in |
Curb Weight | 2800 lb. | 2762 lb. | 38 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 13.2 gal. | 13.2 gal. | 0 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 38.3 in | 37.1 in | 1.2 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 54.8 in | 54.5 in | 0.3 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.0 in | 53.1 in | -0.1 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 40.2 in | 41.9 in | -1.7 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 37.1 in | 35.0 in | 2.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 54.8 in | 51.7 in | 3.1 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 43.9 in | 45.3 in | -1.4 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 41.3 in | 29.9 in | 11.4 in |
Total Legroom | 81.5 in (over 2 rows) | 71.8 in (over 2 rows) | 9.7 in |
Cargo Volume | 13.0 ft3 | 6.9 ft3 | 6.1 ft3 |
2014 Toyota Corolla Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | The Corolla's specs indicate rear legroom worthy of a large sedan, 41.3 inches, a substantial four more than in the Sentra and five more than in last year's Corolla. To provide this increase, Toyota stretched the car's wheelbase by four inches, taking it from the shortest in the segment to the 106.3-inch dimension shared by the Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, and Nissan. The Ford Focus, with a 104.3-inch wheelbase, is now the briefest of the bunch. The Corolla's overall length has also grown by four inches, to 182.6. Subjectively, the Corolla's advantage over the Sentra seems about half as large. Still a lot of legroom for a compact, especially in conjunction with a more comfortably positioned seat. Rear seat headroom is in much shorter supply in both cars. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2014 Toyota Corolla Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Sedan 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
This is a very comfortable car for driver and passengers. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2018 Subaru BRZ Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2017 | 2dr Coupe 205-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed manual RWD |
The seat heaters are an absolute joke. We thought they were broken. No, they're just terrible. If you live in regular -10c weather you will want a a plug-in seat warmer.
The seats themselves are fantastic for driving.
Driver's seat does not slide forward when you move the seatback to access the back seat. Seems fine, who wants to reset their seat position every time.
The passenger seat does get loose when you pop the seat back up, but the chair slides around loose and left to gravity, will sit at the rearmost spot. Might be nice if it could sit in a divot at the full frontmost position.
see full Subaru BRZ review |