Shocked by Honda's radical new Euro Civic, Toyota has ordered a major restyle for its 10th generation Corolla. Insiders tell us that when Toyota bosses saw the new Civic at March's Geneva Show, they insisted the proposed new Corolla be restyled in an attempt to inject some much-needed excitement. Don't expect to see Corolla Mk10 here until early 2007.

Toyota will premiere the 2009 Toyota Corolla and the 2009 Toyota Matrix at the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)

In the ‘Master G’ version of the Blade, happy new owners will find the same 3.5 Litre V6 that powers the Lexus RX 350 nestled between the strut towers and mated to an intelligent 6 speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

Although its rumored that the 2007 - 2008 Model Year Toyota Corolla will be officially revealed in Japan in mid October (some even say that we might see a concept version at the Paris International Motor Show this month), we've been seeing quite a lot of scanned pics lately.

Along with the details for the 2009 Corolla Toyota also released a few renderings of the 2009 Toyota Corolla S3.

The 2009 Toyota Corolla was also unveiled at SEMA this year. For the 2009 Toyota Corolla there is a choice between two engines. The first one is a 1.8cliter four-cylinder engine that

"As a Toyota Corolla owner I sometimes find myself thinking whether I should change my car for a Toyota Prius, the gas/hybrid model that has won a many accolades for its efficiency and \223economic value.\224 I understand and sympathize with all the political reasons out there to drive a hybrid car. I also would like to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and narrow the foreign trade deficit. But how much economic sense does a Prius really make over a Corolla?"

Toyota revealed a Toyota Genuine Accessories Aerokit and Wing Mirrors with built-in signal indicators for the Toyota Corrola Altis.

If like us you think that most cars wearing the Toyota badge are snooze worthy then the following news may be of interest. We are not doubting for a moment that Toyota know how to build a good car but only the most staunch ‘Toyota-head’ would ever think they built interesting cars.

Toyota Australia celebrates as Corolla hits 40th anniversary and reaches 1 million sales