1 Oct 2026, Thu
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We never recommend fleeing police, but we’d especially advise against doing it in something like a Toyota Corolla. While these compacts will run reliably for ages under normal use, they’re hardly engineered to outrun pursuing cruisers.

Despite taking a real beating, this Corolla stubbornly kept going. Its dogged persistence was almost impressive, even if the escape attempt was doomed from the start.