2023 Toyota Corolla Cross: Is This Worth Buying?

Today I drive and review a 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross XLE!

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[dtremethick]

I bought a 2024 Cross L two weeks ago. It's an amazing car. My wife and I love it!

[Fubbles]

This reminds me a lot of my 2014 RAV4 in terms of size and interior. It really wasn’t a bad SUV. I also like the styling of the Corolla Cross.

[ALxdCrftPlays]

It's definitely worth it!! Reliable brand high ride cheap to service Toyota is the king of hybrids. Worth the investment especially if your 1st or 2nd car and since EVs remain far too expensive because manufacturers put too much emphasis into making EVs luxurious.

[benjaminmeza]

These smaller imitation Toyota cross models are the future of replacing the RAV4 as far as affordability goes. So if you're not rich enough to afford a RAV4 or a Highlander, now you have the Toyota cross. This is to assure that Toyota keeps selling cars even after they slow down on the sales of RAV4s because nobody can afford them anymore. Just like Ford made the Ford ranger and Chevy made the Colorado truck. They need a car to sell for every financial class of people out there. This is the same when you go buy gas, furniture, what grocery shop you choose to shop at or price of house. Every corporation needs to sell a product priced for the poor, the middle class and the rich. Or they could have just did one thing, lower the price on the RAV4s and never make the Toyota cross in the first place.

[thomasward]

Our 2020 Toyota CHR bought new, dealer serviced.. Developed a slight whine at 66K miles... Had dealer diagnose, needed a new CVT Transmission, $10, 500 plus tax... We sold the next morning to Carmax for a very good price.. Last week we bought a new Mazda CX30 with a Automatic tranny.

Be very, very careful with CVT Transmission, they cost a fortune to replace when they fail and they all fail.

[Akecherfd]

Looking at pricing online, dealers charge way above msrp for these. That (I know what I got) mentality of dealers makes these vehicles undesirable to consider buying. They are not worth paying thousands above msrp and having thousands of miles on them as well.

[CampingGuy]

I bought my corolla cross 2023 and the Air-condition system is sucky. It's not too cold in the summer

[AmboyChamblis]

Definitely worth it, great for around town, and some camping trips, test drove a Honda, Nissan, Huyndai, Kia. Liked the cross over all those brands except for for the Subaru Forester...

[druryd]

Good buy if you don't have to deal with a stealership.

[aplusmerchant]

My favorite thing about the car is the ride quality. It rides like a luxury vehicle

[tingokuman]

It's worth buying if it's not marked up 50%. I recall the msrp started in the low 20k

[reeb]

Short people like me would give the back seater rider much more room.

[justpaws]

I saw one on the road today for the first time and it's pretty neat!

[enriquet]

I would consider it, but not paying over MSRP.

[ALxdCrftPlays]

Toyota New Zealand has increased the price on all trims by NZ$1, 000. Due to Supply&Demand.

[seltzered]

So the non-hybrid Corolla Cross is a CVT, the Corolla Cross Hybrid is an eCVT, seems like a substantial difference.

[saiket]

Give it another generation or two and the back seats will have enough leg room like a limo, may be 3rd row seats too.

[Steve_in_NJ]

I currently drive a 2022 Kona Limited (FWD ICE) SUV. The Corolla Cross looks very similar both outside and inside like my Kona. Yes, there are differences, but when my lease is up next year, I will definitely look at the 2025 CC Hybrid versus 2025 Kona.

[mojavedesertsonorandesert]

Absolutely well worth it! This vehicle is overbuily compared to anything in its class! As the Car Care Nut guy pointed out, not the fastest but simple and overbuilt to last! Dont even try to compare a Kia or Huyndai, when you get into the details the quality overall is poor. Honda & Subaru are faster and very well built but the Cross will last longer! Its almost a Sherman Tank!

[jeffkoe]

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