2021 Toyota Corolla XSE Sedan Review: Ambition meets reality

The 2021 Toyota Corolla isn’t satisfied with being a reliable, sensible, popular sedan – it wants to be beloved by driving enthusiasts, too. That’s a big ask for a model that has traditionally been seen more as an appliance than something aspirational, but in XSE trim and with a fancy “Dynamic Shift” transmission, Toyota thinks it has the answer.

Having spent time in the 2021 Corolla XSE 2.0 hatchback, I do find I prefer the hatch’s lines to those of the sedan.

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