Combining wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto barely nets a positive charge rate with a Qi pad, but that's not a problem here, as the Corolla Cross only offers wired smartphone mirroring. Considering the speed (or lack thereof) of current in-car wireless chargers, I wish Toyota would've left that extra USB port alone. Moving up to the LE and XLE variants removes that center armrest USB port in favor of a Qi device up front and two USB ports for rear passengers. The base L model has two USB ports in the front, one under the climate controls and one in the center armrest. That brings me to what is perhaps the oddest part of the Toyota Corolla Cross: its charging situation. Cabin storage is ample, with sufficiently deep door pockets, a cubby under the armrest and additional space ahead of the shifter that, on some models, is occupied by a Qi wireless charger. The trunk offers about 26 cubic feet of cargo space, which is about on par with a Chevy Trailblazer and ahead of a Hyundai Kona, but a fair bit behind a Ford Bronco Sport. My 6-foot-tall Gumby body has no issues front or rear, although I probably wouldn't run three grown adults abreast in the back seat for hours at a time. Whether carrying humans or groceries, there's a good amount of space in the Corolla Cross. I fear that Toyota may have cheaped out too much on the headliner quality, but as this is a preproduction model, all I can do is hope something nicer shows up when the Corolla Cross lands at dealers in October. The touch points on my top-trim XLE tester are soft, but this is a value-oriented car at heart, so there are still plenty of hard plastics.
The dashboard is low, providing for some excellent forward visibility. The cabin is arranged sensibly, with just the right amount of physical switchgear for the infotainment and climate controls. The Corolla Cross' exterior might be fresh as a daisy, but the interior is pretty much a carbon copy of the Corolla sedan - and that's not a bad thing at all. It still carries a few fun pieces of flair, like the pronounced body work above the wheel wells, but overall it's pretty normcore. With more than 8 inches of ground clearance, it offers a suitably SUV-ish look that's more mainstream than the C-HR.
Coming in 3 inches longer than the C-HR and 5.3 inches shorter than the RAV4, the Corolla Cross is small without feeling claustrophobic. If the diminutive Toyota C-HR was perhaps a bit too quirky, the Corolla Cross should feel much more approachable. Considering the Corolla sedan has long been known for charting safe, sensible paths for the last half-century, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the 2022 Corolla Cross is cut from the same cloth. Making a Toyota Corolla crossover is such a simple idea, one might wonder why it took this long.
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