2025 Toyota Corolla Cross

Toyota’s Corolla Cross suggests that maybe there is a type of car buyer who is immune to SUV mania. Sharing much of its mechanical package with the sedan and hatchback from which it derives its name, the subcompact SUV is outsold by the regular Corolla nearly 3 to 1. Or maybe it’s just that the Corolla Cross’ nearly $2,000 premium over the Corolla is more daunting to buyers on a strict budget. Regardless, the Corolla Cross remains one of the most affordable new vehicles on the market, and Toyota is leaving it alone for the 2025 model year. New paint options and standard black exterior trim are the only changes. Accordingly, the cost increases just $175 from 2024 to a starting price of $25,385 (all prices include $1,350 destination fee).

Powertrain Specs and MPG
The Corolla Cross is available with a regular gas engine or a hybrid powertrain. The gas engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 169 horsepower and 150 pounds-feet of torque; it’s paired with a continuously variable automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive available for $1,300 on every trim level. With FWD, the Corolla Cross for 2024 returned an EPA-rated 31/33/32 mpg city/highway/combined, and AWD versions got 29/31/30 mpg; neither is expected to change for 2025.

Every Corolla Cross Hybrid is AWD, as two electric motors help drive the front wheels and a third powers the rear when needed. Also employing a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, the hybrid generates 196 hp combined and was rated at 45/38/32 mpg for 2024.

Availability and Pricing
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross will go on sale at the end of December 2024. Full pricing is as follows:

Corolla Cross

• L: $25,385
• LE: $27,715
• XLE: $29,610

Corolla Cross Hybrid

• S: $29,745
• SE: $31,065
• Nightshade: $31,990
• XSE: $32,930

Safety Features and Trim Levels
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard across the 2025 Corolla Cross lineup. This safety suite includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and steering assist, lane-centering steering, road-sign recognition and automatic high beams.

In addition, the entry-level Corolla Cross L features 17-inch steel wheels, LED headlights and taillights, heated side mirrors, cloth upholstery, manually adjustable front seats, and an 8-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The safety suite gets a boost in the LE trim, adding blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert. The LE also adds 17-inch aluminum wheels, keyless entry and start, automatic climate control and wireless phone charging.

The XLE sits at the top of the gas-only pecking order, sporting 18-inch wheels, front and rear parking sensors, and LED daytime running lights and foglamps. It also boasts a litany of interior upgrades: synthetic leather, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, a 7-inch digital gauge cluster and ambient lighting.

There’s more to the Corolla Cross Hybrid than just its additional power and tremendous gains in fuel economy. In Toyota parlance, trim levels starting with an S are the sporty ones, and every Corolla Cross Hybrid rides on a sport-tuned suspension. Hybrid trim levels parallel those of the gas-only Corolla Cross (S to L, SE to LE, XSE to XLE), with the Nightshade being the only exception. Slotting between the SE and XSE, this hybrid-exclusive package includes black 18-inch wheels and exterior trim, plus a black and red interior with red contrast stitching.