2021 Toyota Corolla vs 2020 Toyota Prius

2020 Toyota Prius
2020 Toyota Prius
$24,325MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota Corolla
2021 Toyota Corolla
$20,025MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2020 Toyota Prius
$24,325MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota Corolla
$20,025MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

MSRP

$24,325

MSRP

$20,025

Average price

$26,623

Average price

$23,636

Listings

3

Listings

253

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

Expert reviews

7.8 out of 10

2020 Toyota Prius Reviews Summary

2021 Toyota Corolla Reviews Summary

Everybody knows somebody who owns or has owned a Toyota Corolla. Thanks to a deserved reputation for affordability, reliability, and efficiency, the Corolla is what comes to mind when all you want is a cheap, dependable, and thrifty set of wheels.

Over the nameplate’s 55-year history, Toyota built a handful of Corollas that were anything but rolling appliances. But those fun-to-drive gems were relative rarities. Under the tenure of Akio Toyoda, the automaker’s current president and a man who loves to drive, the Corolla has become something more than a bore. It’s a car that makes you want to cruise instead of snooze.

We’re talking about the Corolla SE and XSE, of course. Toyota still makes dull and duller versions of its compact car, but the SE and XSE trim levels add some spice to the basic commuter-car recipe.

This model year, the 2021 Toyota Corolla SE is available in a new limited-production Apex Edition flavour. It’s got a track-tuned sport suspension, a lowered ride height, revised steering calibration, a sport exhaust system, and lightweight 18-inch gloss black aluminum alloy wheels. Unfortunately, it also comes with a “Lookit me, Officer, I like to go fast!” body kit.

Fearing this would be the example Toyota sent to us for review, we instead happily accepted the key fob to a Barcelona Red Corolla XSE and discovered that you don’t need the Apex Edition treatment to enjoy driving this car.

No video found

Popular Features & Specs

Engine

1.8L 121 hp I4 Hybrid

Engine

1.8L 139 hp I4

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

FWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

5

EV Battery Capacity

0.7 kWh

EV Battery Capacity

MPG City

58

MPG City

30

MPG Highway

53

MPG Highway

38
2020 Toyota Prius
2020 Toyota Prius
$24,325MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota Corolla
2021 Toyota Corolla
$20,025MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2020 Toyota Prius
$24,325MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota Corolla
$20,025MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

MSRP
$24,325
$20,025
Average price
$26,623
$23,636
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews
4.9
4.3
Expert reviews

7.8 out of 10

Read full review
Pros & cons
Summary

Everybody knows somebody who owns or has owned a Toyota Corolla. Thanks to a deserved reputation for affordability, reliability, and efficiency, the Corolla is what comes to mind when all you want is a cheap, dependable, and thrifty set of wheels.

Over the nameplate’s 55-year history, Toyota built a handful of Corollas that were anything but rolling appliances. But those fun-to-drive gems were relative rarities. Under the tenure of Akio Toyoda, the automaker’s current president and a man who loves to drive, the Corolla has become something more than a bore. It’s a car that makes you want to cruise instead of snooze.

We’re talking about the Corolla SE and XSE, of course. Toyota still makes dull and duller versions of its compact car, but the SE and XSE trim levels add some spice to the basic commuter-car recipe.

This model year, the 2021 Toyota Corolla SE is available in a new limited-production Apex Edition flavour. It’s got a track-tuned sport suspension, a lowered ride height, revised steering calibration, a sport exhaust system, and lightweight 18-inch gloss black aluminum alloy wheels. Unfortunately, it also comes with a “Lookit me, Officer, I like to go fast!” body kit.

Fearing this would be the example Toyota sent to us for review, we instead happily accepted the key fob to a Barcelona Red Corolla XSE and discovered that you don’t need the Apex Edition treatment to enjoy driving this car.

Video
No video found

Popular Features & Specs

Engine
1.8L 121 hp I4 Hybrid
1.8L 139 hp I4
Drive Train
FWD
FWD
Seating Capacity
5
5
EV Battery Capacity
0.7 kWh
MPG City
58
30
MPG Highway
53
38
CarGurus logo

By: CarGurus + AI

At CarGurus, our team of experienced automotive writers remain at the heart of our content operation, conducting hands-on car tests and writing insightful guides that are backed by years of industry experience. To complement this, we are harnessing AI to make our content offering more diverse and more helpful to shoppers than ever. To achieve this, our AI systems are based exclusively on CarGurus content, ratings and data, so that what we produce is both unique to CarGurus, and uniquely helpful to car shoppers.

Popular vehicle comparisons

2022 Honda Civic Hatchback vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Hyundai Elantra vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback2022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Volkswagen Jetta2022 MINI Cooper vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Chrysler 3002022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class2022 Chrysler 300 vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Honda Accord vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Honda Civic vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Subaru Impreza2022 Mercedes-Benz S-Class vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 MINI Cooper vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2022 Honda Civic vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Toyota Corolla vs 2022 Honda Accord2022 Subaru Impreza vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2022 Hyundai Elantra vs 2023 Toyota Corolla2021 Toyota Prius vs 2021 Honda Civic Hatchback2021 Hyundai Elantra vs 2022 Toyota Prius2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Lexus ES vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 MINI Cooper vs 2021 Toyota Prius2021 Chrysler 300 vs 2021 Toyota Prius2021 Audi A4 vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI vs 2022 Toyota Prius2021 Chevrolet Malibu vs 2022 Toyota Prius2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vs 2021 Toyota Prius2021 Hyundai Elantra vs 2021 Toyota Prius2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Subaru Impreza vs 2022 Toyota Prius2021 Honda Accord vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Honda Civic Hatchback vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vs 2022 Toyota Prius2021 Hyundai Sonata vs 2022 Toyota Corolla2020 Toyota Corolla vs 2021 Lexus ES2020 Honda Civic vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Honda Accord vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Chevrolet Malibu vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Audi A4 vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Toyota Corolla vs 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Chrysler 300 vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 MINI Cooper vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Toyota Prius vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Chevrolet Impala vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Toyota Corolla vs 2021 BMW 5 Series2020 Toyota Corolla vs 2021 Chrysler 3002020 Toyota Corolla vs 2021 Subaru Impreza2020 Hyundai Sonata vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Honda Civic Hatchback vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 BMW 5 Series vs 2021 Toyota Prius2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI vs 2021 Toyota Prius2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI2019 Toyota Prius vs 2020 Kia Optima2019 MINI Cooper vs 2019 Toyota Corolla2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Chevrolet Impala2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Chrysler 3002019 Toyota Prius vs 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Honda Civic2019 Chevrolet Impala vs 2020 Toyota Corolla2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class2019 Toyota Prius vs 2020 MINI Cooper2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Hyundai Elantra2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class vs 2020 Toyota Corolla2019 Toyota Corolla vs 2019 Subaru Impreza2019 Hyundai Sonata vs 2020 Toyota Corolla2019 Audi A4 vs 2020 Toyota Corolla2019 Toyota Prius vs 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class2019 Kia Optima vs 2020 Toyota Corolla2019 Subaru Impreza vs 2020 Toyota Corolla