The king till the civic came along , the corolla is the perfect executive saloon with it's safe looks , good fuel economy , interior space & reliability . Performance is very good & so is fuel economy but now since the civic has come along ,it looks plain in & is not as exciting as the civic but now toyota has tried to lower the price to make it attractive again , equipment levels are good , but build quality isn't . There has been a new version launched , expect it in 2008space , mileage , reliability, performanceplain looks, under equipped base version , flimsy build quality