My tester came outfitted with such amenities as an outside temperature readout and a separate clock. The gauges are well placed and instrumentation is easy to read. One neat feature in my S model were road cone orange numbers on the speedometer and tachometer. They may be the most readable of any car I've driven. Maybe that's why road cones are orange.
Seats are comfortable, but leg and knee room are a bit tight in back.
If front seaters can live with their seats about half way up on the tracks, the back seat is livable for two adults. With the Corolla, add ons are a necessity to make the car livable. Options included antilock brakes, side impact airbags, aluminum wheels, cruise control, power window and doorlocks, air conditioning, deluxe stereo with CD player and power moonroof. The competition is tough and there are more good choices than ever. But the Corolla holds its ground well against these newcomers.