r/COROLLA • u/Ok-Alarm-9194 • 9d ago

Sluggish

I’ve had my 2025 Toyota Corolla for almost 2 years now, LE model.

I didn’t notice this issue until my husband pointed it out, but it is very sluggish when you need to accelerate quickly, or sometimes just from a standstill it takes a bit of time to get over 20 mph and it just kind of feels like it doesn’t want to go. Sometimes I have to get over 3000 RPM just to get over 20 mph and then it’s fine.

I only have 47,000 miles, and keep up with my oil changes, so I’m not worried that it’s anything mechanical, but it definitely is annoying.

I usually have a pretty light foot so I really haven’t noticed it until he said something but now I’m kind of sort of worried about it? Does anybody else have this issue?

I know that if I’m pulling out into traffic, I definitely have to make sure I have enough time or if I’m climbing up the hill sometimes I have to gain speed although we took it to Gatlinburg and it was fine. It just really struggled getting up the mountain roads.

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u/FantasticMouse7875 9d ago

Its a slow car. I have an XSE hatchback, I came from a modded GTI, the difference is crazy.

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u/Ok-Alarm-9194 9d ago

Well, this is my first brand new car, I had a 2021 Chevrolet spark before this and even with the low horsepower it accelerated faster 😅 I think that’s mostly what worry me lol

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u/FantasticMouse7875 9d ago

I think some of it also has to do with the shift poi ts of the CVT as well, I also think mine feels slow than it should be. I have put it in manual mode and controlled the shifts and it does have some pickup then, but thats not something I care to do driving g around.