Toyota Corolla Drops Manual Transmission, Gets New Touchscreen for 2023

Raise your hand if you learned to drive stick in a Toyota Corolla.

You can’t see them from here, but trust us – that’s a lot of hands.

No one will be able to repeat the experience soon.

The Corolla is the only car in history to have sold more than 50 million copies. It’s been on the market since 1966 and offered a manual every one of those 56 years. The Corolla survived from an era when most American cars came with manual transmissions into a period when the stick was quite rare.

And it may outlive the third pedal. For 2023, Toyota will not build its legendary affordable compact car equipped with a manual transmission. [Note that we’re not counting the extraordinary, track-focused GR Corolla. Of course, that’s offered with a stick. But it carries a starting price over $36,000 on paper, and scarcity means it’s likely to sell for much more in practice. No one considers it a Corolla.]

Other changes for 2023 include a new touchscreen – still 8 inches, but with higher resolution and upgraded graphics. Both sedan and hatchback Corolla models have seen a slight bumper restyle, and the best-selling LE model gets a more powerful 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine making 169 horsepower as standard equipment.

Other 2023 Corolla upgrades

2023 Toyota Corolla Pricing:

Toyota has increased prices for the 2023 model year, but the increases were mostly kept to three figures depending on trim level. The company also charges a mandatory $1,095 destination fee on all Corollas.