IN AUGUST last year, Toyota launched its all-new Corolla hatch, replacing the top-selling small car with a sportier version built on the brand’s TNGA platform, with Toyota promising a return to a fun and exciting driving experience for Corolla buyers.

More than 12 months later, the hatch is joined by the larger and arguably more practical sedan version, headlined by the availability of a hybrid powertrain for the first time in Australia for the four-door version.

Toyota expects the sedan to make up only about 30 per cent of Corolla sales, but after a day driving the new-generation version around Melbourne’s Yarra Valley, we are wonder if Toyota should be aiming higher.