Being Strategic with the 2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback – DM Review Test Drive

I bought a 22 corolla hatch manual transmission…. SAD THEY DISCONTINUED the manual I will NEVER BUY A CVT
I WILL NEVER BUY A TURBO… TOYOTA JUST does not get it.
Toyota does have a problem with the RAV and corolla the “ BYPASS COOLANT VALVE” has a defect and TOYOTA REFUSES
to recall it.. so when your service engine light come on and it is not for a oil change..bad coolant valve

Honda and Mazda are 2K higher, Corolla is the way to go.

My between the corolla hatchback XSE and the Mazda 3 Carbon edition AWD... I wish the Corolla hb had more HP. Because where I live I need some pick up speed to merge to places.

My only issue is that it needs more hp. At least a 190hp would be the sweet sot. or increase the torque so it makes up for it. that's just my thoughts.

Hey! Thank you for the review. Do you remember if you drove this with the accoustic glass on the doors?

Good video on the Toyota and Other cars you talked bout

You have to get the fully loaded Mazda or Honda to get satellite radio

Civic could probably be three or four grand more

Thank you a lot for this nice review. I get my new Corolla hatchback tomorrow with the 2.0 engine. Greetings from Germany :)

When I was in the market for a hatchback almost 2 years ago I was really considering the Corolla but ended up with a 22 civic LX mainly because it and more cargo space and rear seat room than basically anything in its class and with the 2.0 n/a engine it should be plenty reliable for me, but if someone that isn’t too concerned about leg room or cargo space then I’d also definitely recommend the Corolla

The whole reason (for me) to consider a Toyota…the BIG selling point, is the brands’ track record for reliability. To see the video start with a maintenance light on a 2023 car is a little discouraging.

I dont get why they dont just scrap the prius and make the corolla hatch a hybrid... corollas hold up to depreciation so people wont be affraid to keep buying a new on every 2-5 years. The prius gets terrible depreciation losses

Watching these videos on the Corolla Hatchback and comparing it to my EcoSport makes me a little bit envious, not gonna lie. Definitely going to trade in and try to get a Corolla hatch when I pay off more of it

I got the Corolla XSE HB 3 weeks ago and I couldn’t be happier! The civic was 5k more expensive for the same configuration but civic doesn’t have light interior and this is something I really want it, so I got the Corolla with light interior. It’s just me and my husband so we don’t really need space, and for road trip the trunk fit our luggage just fine. Costco grocery for 1 to 2 weeks for 2 people it’s totally okay as well. My only complaints is the center console that close really harsh and the cabin noise (I wish it was a little bit quieter). But besides that it’s a very pretty car, comfortable, practical and I just love it! Thank you for the review!

Kia Rio, comes in a hatchback

Thanks for the video! Being made in Japan is a main plus for Corolla hatch vas Corolla sedan and it certainly contributes to the quiet and comfortable ride.

Hello😊 according your experiance please help me. When night time drive new led light enough for short and long distance. Or need to upgrade with diffferent led for example photon milestone led series?

Jetta? Worse reliability poorly constructed

Charly is cute😍

Its pathetic that if a manufacturer wants to sell a small hatchback in the U.S. they have to tart it up as a hot hatch.

Charlie, here in Dallas, new 2023 Corollas (gasoline or hybrid, sedan or hatch) have a 5k markup over MSRP. Demand for Corollas are very high and supply is very low. On the other hand, I can buy a new 2023 Mazda 3 for MSRP or even $1000 under MSRP. So that new Mazda 3 is actually cheaper than that new Corolla.

"Dodge won't give you a Dart anymore and that's probably for the best" 🤣🤣

Two--tone with black roof looks odd here...seems like it'd just make the car hotter while baking in the sun. 🥵
This is one of the remaining (if not last) compact that doesn't skimp out on the driver's seat rear-pocket! 🥳

It's pretty cool to see the same streets I drive through everyday pop up on Charlie's videos.

Why did you skip over a base model, Gti? It's the king of the hatchbacks.

I don’t know why Toyota can’t design a decent dash that has the head unit built in and integrated instead of looking like it’s just stuck on and added.

I know you have had the car short time, but have you had any issues with Android Auto? I have a new 23 Corolla hatchback SE. When I use wireless Android Auto something happens with the signal and I get a chattering and slow down of the feed coming from the phone. It seems to be a new issue out there. Any thoughts?

Civic has gotten absolutely huge. At 5 foot nothing, the seats in the Honda products don’t even adjust for me anymore.

How can a Japanese brand produce cars that don’t even adjust enough for petite folks?

It doesn’t even make sense.

Base trim GTI is cheaper than XSE Toyota Hatch once you take into account mark ups on Toyota.

I know, because I wanted an XSE hatch Toyota. When every dealer within 200 miles of me wanted mark ups, I switched to Mini. Then I finally decided on VW GTI once I finally test drive one & bought it the same day.

If Toyota brought the hatch hybrid to America, that would be the one.

Does the base trim Toyota have blind spot?

The 22 didn’t

Ignore that 600lt that drove by😂

Charlie, How dare Toyota send you a test car with 5,000 miles!!!!! The Subscriber boycott starts today and lasts until Toyota shows you some overdue respect. 🤣 My personal boycott of Corolla hatches will only end when they restore the 4 inches of headroom they deducted from the Matrix. 😉