2026 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Priced From $25,375, New FX Edition Rolls on White Wheels
For the 2025 model year, Toyota expanded the Corolla sedan lineup with a throwback FX Edition that paid homage to one of the earliest hot hatches from any automaker, the late-’80s Corolla FX16. For 2026, the FX Edition sedan joins its inspiration in the past as the package migrates to the more historically accurate Corolla Hatchback.
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Available in just three colors (white, orange and blue), the 2026 Corolla FX Edition sports white 18-inch wheels, a black roof-mounted spoiler (instead of the body-color piece on other Corolla Hatchbacks) and sport seats with orange stitching. Orange stitching also adds some pop to the door panels, steering wheel and shifter boot. Only 1,600 such examples will come to the U.S.
Release Date and Pricing
The 2026 Toyota Corolla Hatchback will go on sale in the fall. The Corolla hatch’s base price increases $400 from the 2025 model’s, but the extra coin nets blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert, which are now standard across the line. Full pricing (including the $1,195 destination charge) is as follows:
- SE: $25,375
- FX: $27,975
- XSE: $28,370
Trim Levels
The entry-level Corolla Hatchback SE starts out with 16-inch wheels, LED headlights and taillights, heated side mirrors, a body-color roof spoiler, remote keyless entry and push-button start. It’s upholstered in cloth and has manually adjustable front seats, automatic climate control, six speakers, and an 8-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard on every 2026 Corolla Hatchback. This suite of driver-assist tech includes forward collision warning with pedestrian and bicyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-centering steering, lane departure steering assist, road-sign recognition and automatic high beams. As previously noted, blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert are also standard for 2026.
The SE and XSE are available with a black roof in combination with certain body colors, but the FX Edition relies on its white wheels for visual flair. In addition to the orange stitching, it also includes heated front seats and a 7-inch digital gauge cluster.
The Corolla with the mostest, the XSE rides on dark-gray 18-inch wheels and features LED foglights, heated synthetic leather front seats with fabric inserts, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, dual-zone automatic climate control and eight speakers. Like the FX Edition, it also gets the digital instrument panel.
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Powertrain Specs and MPG
Except for the 300-horsepower turbocharged GR Corolla hot hatch, every 2026 Corolla Hatchback is fitted with a 169-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 151 pounds-feet of torque and is mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission. While all-wheel drive is standard on the GR, the standard hatchback is front-wheel drive only. Toyota says the SE is rated at 32/41/35 mpg city/highway/combined, while the XSE and FX Edition return 30/38/33 mpg, the former two trims the same as 2025 (official EPA estimates for 2026 are not yet available).
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