When a Corolla is not a Corolla

[RVREVO]

My Mark X Zi0 is lumped in with the Corolla range. It really baffles me as wheelbase, width, height, are much larger than a same year Corolla.

It also has a Camry 2.4, and also can have a V6. Strangely no Hybrid was produced, but it does have ample space for the system. 

When researching reviews on my car read the Dog And Lemon review where the Mk X was lumped in with the Corolla. Review on all the Corolla range was brutal, but the Mark X was exempt. 

Again I do not understand the reasoning why a Mk X is lumped with Corolla when it has absolutely nothing in common with the range.

(Yes, do know about the Wish, but looks like a mini version of the Previa)

Richard K

[FROSTYBALLS]

In the past when models shared a platform and before the modular platforms were introduced, the platforms were a similar size (eg. the earlier Golf/Leon/Octavia/A3). However, according to Wikipedia, Toyota's definition of platform is more about shared development rather than common hardware. For example the Mark X ZiO has the MC platform, which in different sizes is also used by the following:

• Toyota Allion/Premio — T240 (2001–2007), T260 (2007–present)^[2]
• Toyota Avensis — T250 (2003–2008)
• Toyota Caldina — T240 (2002–2007)
• Toyota Celica — T230 (1999–2006)
• Toyota Corolla — E120/E130 (2000–2006), E140 (2006–2013)^[2]
• Toyota Corolla Verso — E120 (2001–2007), AR10 (2004–2009)
• Toyota Ipsum — XM20 (2001–2009)
• Toyota Isis — AM10 (2004–present)^[2]
• Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe — E130 (2002–2008), E140 (2008–2014)
• Toyota Opa — XT10 (2000–2005)
• Toyota Prius — XW10 (1997–2003), XW20 (2003–2009)
• Toyota RAV4 — XA20 (2000–2005)
• Toyota Vista — V50 (1998–2003)
• Toyota WiLL VS — E120 (2001–2004)
• Toyota WISH — AE10 (2003–2009), AE20 (2009–present)^[2]
• Scion tC — AT10 (2004–2010)

So given Toyota's different defininition, presumably  this is where your motoring press has got it wrong.