Collected my new Corolla XSE last Monday after my wife purchased the Corolla Hybrid last July and was really happy. My Corolla XSE came with 157km at delivery and I added 50km in the past week. We live in Victoria, BC so for the winter months it's normally, wet, cold icy road conditions.
Last Friday I was just turning off a newly surfaced highway at no more than 40km, the car slid and jerked... making me very hesitant and nervous about the handling of the car. Having driven my wife's Corolla Hybrid over the same road under same conditions her car performed very well and her car is fitted with Yokohama tyres.
My Corolla XSE is fitted with Dunlop 5000 Sport tyres which have been described by the dealership parts manager as dry performance tyres.
Had I known the Corolla is only useful for 6 months of the year in the dry, I would not have purchased the car!!
Why are Toyota selling cars into the Canada market with tyres best suited for high performance in the dry? It's crazy and irresponsible. I am making this review and complaint to warn others of the dangers of the Corolla set up in Dunlop 5000 sport tyres. Also, not evident in the test drive perhaps with a different brand of tyre is the incredible road noise from the Dunlop tyres, you have to play the music to enjoy the ride - its that noisy!!!
Collected my new Corolla XSE last Monday after my wife purchased the Corolla Hybrid last July and was really happy. My Corolla XSE came with 157km at delivery and I added 50km in the past week. We live in Victoria, BC so for the winter months it's normally, wet, cold icy road conditions.
Last Friday I was just turning off a newly surfaced highway at no more than 40km, the car slid and jerked... making me very hesitant and nervous about the handling of the car. Having driven my wife's Corolla Hybrid over the same road under same conditions her car performed very well and her car is fitted with Yokohama tyres.
My Corolla XSE is fitted with Dunlop 5000 Sport tyres which have been described by the dealership parts manager as dry performance tyres.
Had I known the Corolla is only useful for 6 months of the year in the dry, I would not have purchased the car!!
Why are Toyota selling cars into the Canada market with tyres best suited for high performance in the dry? It's crazy and irresponsible. I am making this review and complaint to warn others of the dangers of the Corolla set up in Dunlop 5000 sport tyres. Also, not evident in the test drive perhaps with a different brand of tyre is the incredible road noise from the Dunlop tyres, you have to play the music to enjoy the ride - its that noisy!!!
- Andrew M., Victoria, BC, Canada