 What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Gold Pony, I'm the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the new 2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback courtesy of Hanover Toyota and Hanover PA for more information on their inventory. Please refer to check out the link in the description box below. And so of course, why don't you check this one out today, not only because of the absolute stellar reliability as we have all come to know at this point, but this one is actually also available with a six-speed manual transmission. If you wanted to have some fun, there are actually several changes for the 2021 Corolla hatchback as well. Not to mention you also get two years or 25,000 miles of free maintenance actually on a new Corolla hatchback now as well. All of these reasons definitely make me want to check this one out. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. I'd say there will be a few different trim levels for the 2021 Corolla hatchback. First one being the SE starting at $21,390. SE Night Shade Edition for $22,465. And lastly, the XSE starting at $24,340. And so regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant on this one is going to be the same. Power in the Corolla hatchback is going to be a two-liter naturally aspirated inline four-cylinder engine putting out 168 horsepower at 6,600 RPM, 151 pound-feet of torque, fell below at 4,800 RPM. Power sent to the front wheels again through your choice of either a six-speed manual which actually comes standard on the SE and XSE trim levels, or a CVT which is the one we have today that is going to come on the SE Night Shade. It is going to be optional on the SE and XSE trim levels. Zero to 60 overall comes in at around 7.5 seconds for the manual, 8.5 seconds for the CVT. With MPG numbers coming in at 28 city, 37 highway for the manual, 32 in the city, 41 on the highway for the CVT. That's quite an impressive highway amount for found numbers. Even in a compact car like the Corolla, so well done Toyota for that. And so before we do any kind of paddle shifter test or acceleration test in the Corolla hatch here, do what I mentioned, there is a sport driving mode that sport driving mode is located just in front of the shifter, that button I should say, that is going to adjust things like the shift points and throttle response. So now having said that, when you say let's go ahead and press it, it did immediately downshift for me so it is going to hold the RPMs at a much higher level, giving you more power on demand. I'm going to test out the paddle shifters here first. So what I'm going to do is slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left. That is going to give me full control over the shifting. I am looking at my simulated gear, I guess you could say on the digital portion of the gauges up here, it's in, I'm in fifth gear. So keep in mind this is a CVT, so it is all simulated shifting, but let's see how well it actually does and how well it actually feels like a traditional automatic, at least in that manual shift mode that I have been in now. So let's give it a shot. All right, I'll keep it in first here. Here we go. There we go. There it is. Oh my goodness. Wow. All right, I'm going to say something really weird right now. Those shifts, those simulated shifts actually reminded me of Mercedes Benz. Here's why. When I actually hit the paddle shifter, it kind of lunged you forward all of a sudden when you hit it. I love that experience. I absolutely love when cars do that and the Corolla hatchback does it. So that is freaking cool. It did pretty well at simulated shifts. I mean, you can still tell it's a CVT, but it is definitely fun. It kind of lunges you forward. I absolutely love that about the paddle shifters, but to give back full control to the Corolla hatchback, what I'm going to do is simply slide the shifter all the way to the back into the right that is going to give back full control to this one. What do you guys say? Let's find yet another straightaway and let's see how quickly the Corolla hatch here is going to get us up to speed. All right, from a standstill in three, two, one. Get it up. Yeah, you're not going to have any issues emerging onto the highway. It actually did feel a bit quicker than 60 in 8.5 seconds. It's not bad, not the quickest thing in the world. It's definitely loud when you really get on the gas there, we'll say that. But anyways, it was fine to go along with that acceleration as always. Braking is equally important. And so upfront you will find 11.5 inch ventilated front discs in the back, 10.5 inch solid rear discs. As far as that 60 to zero stopping distance goes, it's actually going to differ depending upon the transmission setup that you go with, believe it or not. For example, the manual transmission comes in at 131 feet from 60, CVT comes in at 120. That is a very substantial difference when it comes to that 60 to zero braking distance. Kind of surprised me there. But having said that, braking feel is perfectly fine. There's no brake pedal delay. It's not really soft braking feel either. It feels fine immediately. So I've personally had no issues with it, but touching on suspension and handling upfront, you're going to get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back, independent multi-link rear suspension. As far as the ride quality goes, it's pretty much as expected for a car like the Corolla. No issues there for me. As far as the steering feel goes, it's actually really, really nice. Not quite as nice as a Mazda 3, but definitely a very nice feel to it. Wouldn't of minded a bit heavier of a steering feel. Maybe they can add a steering feel adjustment to that sport driving that they currently have. That would be pretty cool as well, but it's pretty much on par for the Corsaire. As far as cabin noise goes, it's a little bit noisier. I will say that, especially when you get on the gas. That's actually not a bad thing for me. I love hearing the sound of the engine, but you can really hear the sound of the engine when you're hitting the gas in the Corolla hatch, which for a lot of people, buying this car isn't going to be a bad thing. Including myself. Anyways, that's perfectly fine in the end. It's such a good visibility. I can see perfectly fine out the back. And typically with smaller cars like the Corolla hatch, you're not going to have any issues there. Anyways, but that about rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of this brand new 2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback. Couple new changes for the 2021 model year. Mainly just the colors. So as far as the colors go, there's actually two new colors for the 2021 Corolla hatchback and they will include magnetic, gray, metallic and windchill pearl. In the case you guys were curious, this color you were looking at right now is super white. So it is not one of those new colors, but I wanted to mention that. Each available with a two-tone black roof should mention that as well. Anyways, let's go ahead and start up front on the Corolla hatchback here. LED headlights come standard across the board. Every single trim level will get them. Automatic feature also standard, meaning when it starts to get dark out at night, those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. So one less thing you have to worry about. LED daytime running lights also coming standard along with automatic high beams as well. That is a definite cool feature you're gonna love once you get used to it. Essentially, if you have your high beams on at night and there's a car coming in the opposite direction, it will automatically dim them down for you. So you don't have to worry about putting back on the low beams. And then when that car is gone, it will turn back on the high beams automatically. So essentially, you never have to touch them. It is a pretty dang cool feature there. Integrated LED fog lights only for the XS e-trim levels. If you wanted that, adaptive front lighting system that is going to be optional for the XSC. And that is pretty cool too. Essentially what that is is when you're going around the bend at night, the headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle. Better help illuminating what is around that bend. So that is definitely a very nice feature there as well. Then when it comes to that front grille, you will get dark gray front grille surrounds if you were to go with the SE or SE Nightshade. And then chrome front grille surrounds if you were to go with the XSC. And by the way, in case I haven't mentioned it yet to you guys, this is the SE Nightshade trim level that we do have here today. And speaking of, you will also get a black front lip specific to the SE Nightshade trim level. So that is of course what you guys are looking at right now. But anyways, let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the Corolla hatch here. It's open now since we are around to the side. Black window surrounds do come standard, body colored power adjustable side mirrors with integrated turd signals coming with the SE and XSE trim levels. And they will of course be heated as well. And then with the SE Nightshade, they will actually be gloss black side mirrors. So a little bit of a difference there. And actually with this SE Nightshade just gonna be a lot of black accents. You guys can see the door handles there as well. Rear spoiler, really the list goes on. So I'll touch on all of that as we go along here. Black side skirts with the SE Nightshade as well. Then taking a look at the wheels, set up 16 inch double five spoke alloys with the SE, 18 inch black alloys for the SE Nightshade and 18 inch machine finished alloys if you were to go with that XSE trim level. So that about rounds out the side. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back of the Corolla hatch here. It's open now making our way to the back. Let's go ahead and start up top. You do have a gloss black shark fin antenna. Just blow that gloss black rear spoiler as well. And by the way, that rear spoiler is gonna come on all trim levels. It's gonna be with an integrated brake light as well. Just below that rear window waper. Also pleasantly surprised, LED tail lights coming standard on the Corolla hatch as well. You don't always get that with compact cars. I wanted to emphasize that. Black badging only with the SE Nightshade trim level that we of course have here today. But one thing I think I do not like with the Corolla hatchback, I'm just gonna be honest. There's a single exhaust outlet tucked away on this one. However, it would make it appear that there are dual exhaust outlets with gloss black tips. That is definitely not the case. It is hidden away on this one. Unfortunately, it would have been so cool if there were dual exhaust outlets on this one. But anyways, I still believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around back of the Corolla hatch, when it comes to opening that rear hatch, there is a button on the actual hatch itself. That is how you're gonna go ahead and open that one up. But once opened up, the cargo capacity comes in at 17.8 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, there is a 60-40 split, meaning the rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space then if you needed it. The maker way to the rear leg room that comes in at 29.9 inches. So for reference, I'm an even six feet tall. This is how much space I had in the back there. Definitely not the most space in the world. I will say that for reference again, my old Ford Mustang had 29 inches, so it's right around there. So not a whole lot of space for the rear passengers. So they wouldn't have mentioned that, but nonetheless, there is a rear center armrest with cup holders, which was actually kind of nice to say back there. Also a little bit of storage if there's rear passengers looked forward. And there are some cup holders in the rear doors as well back there. But then making our way to the front seats, manually adjustable claw seating with the SE and SE night shade, that of course is what you guys are looking at right now. Eight-way power driver seat with the XSE, and by the way, the XSE, also gives you leather seating, which will be heated for the seating as well. So I wouldn't have mentioned that. As far as the seat comfort goes, it's plenty fine. Certainly as expected. So no issues there for me. Then take a look at the steering wheel, there's tilt and telescoping, and it is leather wrapped by the way as well. You don't always get that. So that was pretty cool to say. When it comes to the startup, let me first start by showing you guys the key. You do have a Toyota Corolla logo on the one side. Now when you flip it over, lock and unlock, probably one of the more basic keys I've seen in quite a while, which is good and bad. I mean, it's kind of boring, but at the same time, if you lose it in Ocean City, Maryland, in the ocean or something, it's gonna cost a lot less to replay. So we'll say that. Not that I've done that before at all. But anyways, it is all actually keyless entry with the push button starts. All I'm going to do here is simply put my foot of the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee there. I tip it then once started up, tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is front and center. And there is a small digital display all the way to the right, which can be controlled by using the steering wheel mounted controls all the way to your left. Anyways, you're gonna find things like your outside temperature, how many miles you have left until you hit empty. There's also a digital speedometer up there. If you wanted, there's your average miles per gallon at any given time. It's also some safety information. Trip A, trip B, when you need your next oil change, the list goes on. It's pretty much everything you could possibly want within that small portion of the digital gauges there. But now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality on the Corolla hatchback. Automatic climate control does come standard on all trim levels, meaning just set the temperature and it's gonna automatically bring the Corolla hatch up to that temperature. Also, there is dual zoom climate control if you were to go with the XSE trim level only. So I wouldn't mention that as well, but overall it's pretty basic. It's pretty much as expected for the Corolla hatch. There isn't a lecture mechanical parking brake, which is pretty cool. It's found just behind the shifter there. Of course you got your dual cup holders just behind that and a little bit teeny tiny amount actually of storage within that center armrest, but you do actually have a USB charging port within there and a 12-volt power outlet within that center armrest as well. So overall it's pretty much as expected for a car like the Corolla hatch, very basic, very minimal. There is a little bit of storage in front of the shifter. I should mention that as well, maybe to put yourself in, I would imagine. So yeah, it's pretty basic essentially. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the tech display, which is really not that bad quite honestly. It's an eight-inch color touch screen display. Bluetooth and audio streaming does come standard on this one. Android Auto Apple CarPlay as well, meaning if you have a smartphone, simply hook it up to the Corolla hatch via USB cable and you have free navigation displayed up on that text screen as well as the ability to like and dislike your Pandora songs and there's a couple other compatible apps as well. Factory navigation system is going to be optional on the XSE, although you don't really need it if you have a smartphone anyways. But continuing on, you can of course adjust your radio settings up there as well. And by the way, when it comes to the sound systems, there are two of them that are going to come with the Corolla hatchback. One of them being a six speaker sound system coming with the SE and SE Nightshade. Then there is the eight speaker JBL sound system coming with the XSE. But we do have that six speaker sound system of course here today. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn the radio and see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one. It's actually got plenty of loudness and no issues there for me but definitely not a whole lot of bass going on. It's pretty much as you would expect a six speaker sound system to be but for the size of the Corolla hatch, it kind of works actually. It's not that bad because this is such a smaller vehicle. So really not all that bad. Of course, the JBL sound system is going to be better though. But honestly, I wanted to mention to you guys on that tech display is when you do put this one in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so first thing I wanted to mention when it comes to safety, the Corolla hatch actually is an IIHS top safety pick which you don't always find with compact cars. So that's a pretty cool start right there. Front side, side curtain airbags do come standard. Driver's knee airbag as well. Passenger seat cushion airbag. You don't always get that either and actually new for 2021. You also get rear seat side impact airbags. That's something that's usually like a, I don't know, a $300 option on BMW's I know. It's going to come standard on the Corolla hatch in the back. That is pretty cool. And again, that's a new feature for the 2021 Corolla hatch. So I like that. In the back, you're also going to have latch AKA lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats. Rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system. That's all pretty basic stuff at this point. But the Corolla hatch also does give you a bunch of advanced safety features labeled Toyota Safety Sense 2.0. This is going to include a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure alert with steering assist, dynamic radar cruise control, road sign assist and lane tracing assist as well. In addition to that, if you were to go with the XS-E trim level, you will also get a blind spot monitoring system. And then yet another new feature for the 2021 Corolla hatch, you also get rear cross traffic alert with the XS-E. And by the way, this is going to be optional for the SE if you wanted that rear cross traffic alert as well. But overall, when it comes to my final thoughts of the Corolla hatch, if you wanted a car that is going to last 200,000, even 300,000 plus miles, this is definitely going to be on that list. Cause this thing will last an eternity. Just look at any Consumer Reports magazine for that. But anyways, very impressive safety features, especially a lot of the new stuff for the 2021 Corolla hatch as well. It's priced very well. I love that this thing still offers a six-speed manual transmission as well. That's wonderful. Rear leg room, of course, is not going to be as good as the sedan, let's say. So if you want a little bit more leg room, maybe go with the Corolla sedan, as opposed to the Corolla hatchback. Also, an all-wheel drive option for this one would be really, really nice as well. I don't know, I feel like I always say that just because I live in Pennsylvania and I'm looking at snow right now and we do get it quite often here. So all-wheel drive is something I look for personally. Also, the steering feel, if they could improve upon the steering feel a little bit better in a car, especially like the Corolla hatchback, it is a little bit more sporty in nature. Maybe have it be a little more responsive, a little heavier of a steering feel, kind of like the Honda Civic and kind of like the Mazda 3, which would be the best one in this particular class, in my opinion at least. But anyways, that is about it for this one. You guys, thank you so much for watching. Let me know what you think of the Corolla hatchback in the comment section below. If you're free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there, if you wanted to see what's coming next on the channel, be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button. If you're in the new car reviews, that is what we do here on this channel. After all, do appreciate you guys watching more than you know, and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay Gold.