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A darn nice car.
- I tested a 2020 $29,189 Toyota Corolla XSE, the 12th generation of a car that's been on sale in the US since the 1960s.
- The Corolla has long been thought of as great, affordable, entry-level
transportation , but this four-door has actually become more than that. - My test car combined excellent fuel-economy with peppy driving and decent interior appointments.
- The bottom line is that the Corolla is still a tough sedan to beat.
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We take the Toyota Corolla for granted.
For decades, the sedan has furnished reliable transportation. Sure, it could also be called staid, vanilla, basic, boring.
But decades of execution - not to mention millions of satisfied owners - should count for something.
And as I recently discovered when Toyota let me borrow a 2020 Corolla XSE for a week, the car maker isn't resting on its many accolades. It's keeping the Corolla fresh.
Read on to find out why: