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Crash Course: 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Review

The 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross is a reliable, fuel-efficient option.

The Corolla offers plenty of space for its size.

While it?s unexciting to drive, this model is reassuringly practical. 

Simple, frugal, and practical, the best surprise of the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross is that there?s no surprise ? this sensible option continues to please.

2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Look and Feel

Our team checked out every detail of the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross, looking at the dimensions, sitting in every seat, and opening each storage compartment. Along the way, we gained an appreciation of not just how this model looks close-up, but also what you can expect when you get behind the wheel.
Exterior

While some Toyotas may wear an aggressive, scowling face, the Corolla Cross?s simple frowning expression is a welcome respite. This modest box of a vehicle lacks ostentation, except for its metallic trim that starts at the base of the windshield and runs along the side of the vehicle. That said, you can add a bit of a splash with one of four optional two-tone paint combinations, finished with a black roof.

Opting for the SE or XSE instead of the base S trim brings with it privacy glass and roof rails. And being a Corolla, it?s 5 inches shorter than the Toyota RAV4. At 176.8 inches long, it?s most definitely a...