We put our recent used car purchase, a pristine 2016 low mileage Toyota Corolla S, to a real world highway fuel economy test. With 132 horsepower and a CVT, you would expect great fuel mileage. The S trim comes with seven simulated gears and paddle shifters which does help with the typical CVT drone. Surprisingly, the Corolla is actually pretty peppy around down and the CVT is very responsive. Only full throttle acceleration reveals the low horsepower and torque numbers.
Rated at 36 on the highway, how did ours do?
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