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economist suntribune wheels tliursday june 6 2002 17 i markham k1a kla its about time everyone had a well made car 347 main st markham 9054711818 by malcolm gunn wheelbase communicat nntie arrival of any new f toyota is usually anticipat- m ed with the same degree h of excitement as a solar m eclipse however when that car is a new corolla its always cause for an even more tumultuous celebration amazingly the corolla has been around for more than 35 years and has been the most popular car in japan for 33 of those more than 28 million have been churned out from a variety of plants 1 4 at last count and sold in 142 countries this makes it the bestselling passenger car on the planet easily surpassing such mass- produced notables as the vw beetle and the model t ford now a new ninthgeneration model has made its appearance promising to add to toyotas already impressive sales lustre to underscore the cars growing importance for toyota on the north american stage consider that 39 per cent of all corolla sales occur on this continent five years ago that num ber was 30 per cent consider too that its the fullsize camry and not the corolla thats toyotas biggest seller here a fact that makes those numbers even more impressive in designing the 2003 corolla toyota took the longer wider and taller route to create a more spacious cabin but the new size tells only part of the story the cars exterior sheet- metal now has some badlyneeded pizazz something that has been lack ing in corollas for some time as an added bonus the corollas coeffi cient of drag has been reduced to 0296 down from last years 031 toyota claims to have recognized at long last that corolla buyers tend to be older than the segment average as a result the company is deter mined to reach a more youthful audi ence that tends to stray into honda or mazda territory from almost any angle the corolla is reminiscent of the restyled 2002 camry which means it has risen several notches on the attractiveness scale on the inside corollas design ers used toyotas upscale lexus divi- sion as their benchmark its doubtful that anyone will ever really confuse the two but the seat fabrics have been upgraded compared to the 2002 corolla and the materials used to finish the dashboard and door pan els now have a richer and more invit ing look under the corollas newly- formed hood sits a 18litre dohc fourcylinder engine with variable valve timing thats similar to the previ ousgeneration powerplant however a more efficient intake manifold has increased output to 1 30 horsepower a gain of five over last years car as before you can choose your corolla with a fivespeed manual transmission or go with an optional fourspeed automatic corolla for 03 is available in three distinct levels of trim base ce sport and luxurylike le the ce real ly shouldnt be considered a base model at all since it arrives with fea tures such as a fourspeaker sound system with cd player tilt steering 6040 split rear seat outside temper ature gauge and 1 5inch wheels the s adds air conditioning aluminum alloy wheels special bodyside mold ing and front and rear spoilers while the le includes power windows key less remote entry upgraded cloth interior and a height adjustment for the drivers seat that still leaves an array of options to be considered including abs sunroof sideimpact airbags and for the first time on a corolla a leathertrimmed interior like the beetle and the model t before it the corolla has succeeded because of toyotas unflinching deter mination to produce a rocksolid auto mobile at an affordable price you cant ask for much more than that in a small car a sentiment echoed by 28 million corolla owners the world over 239month lease for 48 months 5 spd air power group t jj li comfort group stk 221416 v6 auto air dual media audio mags limited slip two tone paint and more stk 221844 lease for 48 months month j 2002 taurus wafloh fifil 1down keyless entry auto headlamps electronic climate control stk 228583 v6 air 7 pass quadruple 5 5i4lclmnh star safety rating tv stk 221797 j aoofl wlmmtjuijinhtt 4 down keyless entry pad air tilt ctuise pwr fvlme grp mags mpe- antitheft stk 207344 premium sport group leather interior audiophile system keyless remote auto lamp much much more stk 255883 lease for 48 months month 4 down 459 freight administration iocs and all taxes extra 0 leasing oac cap cost leassee guaranteed lease and values focus sedan 19978 a 48480 focus wagon 21122 ft 8650 f150 supercab 30693 a 14420 taurus sedan 26770 a 9995 taurus wagon 28723 a 10995 wlndstar ix 26770 a 9995 wlndttar sport 31687 a 12995 explorer sport 34767 a12720 spring bomis has been applied see dealer for details y jw jsgfiftsi z main street unionville aa1 m hh m j v j markvjile lord kennedy road 9qsmlt lm 1 3511 rlfllt korphinrfdimsrf 1 block north of hwy 407 ww tit i www i 1 wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom