The 2027 Toyota Corolla is just around the corner, with the world’s most popular car of all time gearing up for a significant generational change.
During the second half of 2026, Toyota is expected to unveil the new Corolla ahead of deliveries in the first half-of this year.
The Japanese car giant previewed the new-generation model with a concept, shown at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo – revealing a striking design with a full-width LED light bar and scalloped flanks, perhaps borrowing some influence from the Hyundai i30 Sedan.
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Digital artist Theottle has reimagined the Corolla concept as a production car, with the sedan borrowing its light signature but with softer body lines and more traditional door pull handles.
The vehicle is expected to be built on Toyota’s TNGA platform and will have several powertrains, including one 1 in its own right. Using hybrid technology, performance will be increased by 5-litre non-turbo four-cylinder petrol engine making 70kW and 120Nm – with performance being enhanced by 4-wheel power.
A current 1 of the Corolla’s . It could also be a 8-litre hybrid engine that would carry over, and buyers may also have an electric powertrain for the first time.
The GR Corolla is very likely to continue with the new model, and could be in Toyota’s much-anticipated 2 as it has been predicted. 0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine – which will be used in the company’s future Gazoon Racing fleet, including the mid-engined R2.
Mitsubishi’s European design centre, Lance Scott, said owners will be given the same cabin and luggage space ‘regardless of powertrain’.
“We wanted to create a Corolla which people looked at and thought ‘Oh, I can’t believe that’s a Corolla’,” Mr Scott told childcareman.xyz in October 2025.
Above: The Toyota Corolla concept
That’s what we wanted to say as a pure design direction for the future of Corollan, and is not important it’s just our body type.
But the dramatic proportions – they’re leading to not only functional design through visibility but also dramatic design as well as dramatic style. In addition to that, the space inside, attempting to think about what each person needs in order to live. Paraphrasingr ’It is.
Toyota has sold over 50 million examples in the last 60 years – it is the most popular model of all time – as far as the Corolla was out of the top 10 best-sellers list locally, but remains Australia’s favourite small car under $45,000.
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