It changes from the COROLLA into
PREMIO and the model at the 2nd generation debuts in June, 2007.
Following the compact car standard of Japan, it aimed at a finished
form of five number sedan. A large headlight that diagonally arrange
lamps make the front view with a sense of existence, and a big cabin
associates the size of spaciousness as for the side view. The design
around the driver's seat emphasizes the indoor area and the operation
systems such as various switches are brought close at hand and easiness
to use has been improved. Right and left width of an instrumental panel
is expanded by 40mm compared with a past model, and the area of a soft
pad has been expanded as for the epidermal. The shift lever adopts a
certain, high gate type of the operation. The rear seat adopts the
reclining type of seven stages, and has improved the loading of luggage
as double folding type of division into 6:4.
The installing
engine is 2ZR-FE type of 1.8L and 1NZ-FE type of 1.5L. It provides with
both VVT-i of the changeable valve timing mechanism with a high
mechanism twin cam. Super-CVT-i of the no steps shifting is combined
with all cars. As for the drive type, FF is basic, and there is the
setting of the 4WD car to 1.8 liters car. The GOA body by the latest
standard is adopted. It equips normally with ABS with the
electronically controlled brake distribution and the supplemental
restraint system airbag . Side & curtain air bag is an option. The
low-end model of 1.5L and 1.8L was set besides the installing car of
3ZR-FAE type of 2.0L that adopted the Valvematic mechanism was added in
January, 2008.
