man i had a rental 2001 corolla, and during the week i had it i beat a 94 integra ls 4 door, an 89 prelude si, a 96ish accord lx, and a 350 chevy truck (but it was raining for that one) so now we have this joke around here "dont mess with a corolla".
have u looked in the engine bay of the new ones? its mounted backwards, with the intake manifold on the front. we were looking at it and i was like "wtf the exhaust runs into the air filter" and right after i said that i figured it out.