UMW Toyota Launched The All New Altis, Price Starts From RM114,000!!

UMW Toyota Motors today has officially launched the 2014 Toyota Corolla Altis which comes with three variants mainly the baseline model of 1.8E, 2.0G and the range topper 2.0V. The Thai sourced 11 generation Altis looks much more sharper and sportier compared from its predecessor and the most obvious look will be the front end design which is has carried the new design language of the current Toyota cars.

The new Altis is longer by 80mm, wider by 16mm and wheelbase has been increased by 100mm as compared to its predecessor thus, this new Altis has more than 30mm longer wheelbase as compared to its closest rival which is the Honda Civic. In terms of boot space, the new Altis features 470liters of boot space with using VDA calculation.  Based on the presentation done by the Chief Engineer of the new Altis, Mr Shinichi Yasui, besides the increase of wheelbase, the rear seat knee clearance has also been upped by 92mm thus giving a class leading space to the rear passenger.

As for the seats, the 2.0G and the 1.8E variants is equipped with a six way manual adjustment front seat while the range topper the 2.0V comes with driver eight way powered seat. The design of the seat has been improved in this model with a more enhance support and grip to the body thus makes the seat a very comfortable place to rest your body and based on my experience sitting in this car, it is very comfortable and would be great for a long journey drive. As for the rear seat, it comes with 60:40 split foldable thus make it easier to carry long items with this car.

Standard kit across the range of this new Altis includes front and rear fog lamps, a three spoke leather wrapped steering wheel which to me feels rather cheap and not so nice to touch also comes with audio controls, a leather wrapped gearshift, a front and rear parking sensors, automatic air conditioning and also acoustic glass for a quieter ride inside the cabin. 

In terms of powertrain choices, the engine and transmission was a carried over as per previous generation except the 1.8E now sports the same CVT transmission with seven speed sequential shift with the range topper the 2.0V comes with paddle shift as standard features. As for the engine, the 1.8 litre engine comes with 139PS at 6,400 rpm and 173Nm of torque at 4,000rpm while the 2.0 litre variants propels the car with its 145PS of power at 6,200 rpm and 187Nm of torque at 3,600 rpm.

As for the new Altis, the interior theme of the car features an all black interior with chrome and matter silver accent with the chief engineer stated it embodies a bold, modern, clean and functional design and the differentiator will be at the center console where the 2.0V is finished with a “Cyber-Carbon” effect while the 1.8E and 2.0G features a Piano Black design. In terms of upholstery, only the range topper comes with leather seats with fine white stitching, while the 2.0G and 1.8E comes with only fabric seat in two shades of black and dark grey pattern.

The other exclusive features which is only standard on the ranger topper includes LED projector type headlamps with DRL and automatic levelling, a 17 inch shod with 215/45 rubbers, push start button, auto electro chromic rear view mirror, cruise control and VSC and also optional “Additional Safety Package” which adds the airbag count to seven for an additional cost of RM 3,900.

As for the 1.8E and 2.0G it only comes with halogen headlamps with manual levelling, a 16inch alloy wheel shod with 205/55 tyres and also a regular keyed ignition starting system.

In terms of audio equipement,all variants comes with six speakers system with two DIN radio where the 1.8E only comes with normal CD player while the 2.0G and V variants comes with DVD-AVX seven inch touch based display with smartphone link with reverse camera. All variants also can opt for an optional seven inch touchscreen DVD player with built in navigation that can pre equipped with Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei maps.

Five colours are available for the new Altis which is the White Pearl CV, Silver Metallic, Attitude Black and two new colours Grey Metallic and Dark Brown Mica Metallic. 

The 2014 Toyota Corolla Altis is priced at RM114,000 for the 1.8E , RM123,000 for the 2.0G and RM136,000 for the range topper 2.0V, all on-the-road with insurance and comes a three-year or 100,000 km warranty.