I' ve taken a 24 hour test drive on a corolla and an xb, but I don't see anything worth giving up my 01 camry for. The corolla is smaller yet burns more gas, is louder (road noise) and has less room to haul things in.
The xb is terrible on gas for a 3k pound vehicle. And fuel economy is important to me as I've gotten spoiled by my 4cy. that gets 27 constantly in the city and 35-38 on trips. It has an 18 gal tank as well, so I rarely have to stop on trips. I can go 1200 miles and just stop twice for gas..
The new camrys are just too big to me..The Yaris looks like a cool car. Edmunds says the hatch is 20 inches shorter than the sedan..? That sounds like a big difference....I'm just picturing the Yaris not riding as good as the xb or the corolla. Yet another reason to stay put..
"Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" -Groucho Marx