Luxury vehicle car" features were found on luxury cars as early as 2009. Front mounted longitudinal engines with rear-wheel drive (FR) is a common layout of luxury cars. European marques like Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar have almost never adopted front mounted engines with front-wheel drive (FF) and retained a lineup mostly or entirely made up of FR cars. Japanese brands such as Lexus and Infiniti also have predominantly FR lineups. The FR layout, while more expensive than the FF, has been retained by these luxury manufacturers as it allows for higher performance engines (particularly the straight-6, V8, and other engine
Toyota Corolla (E160) vehicle license levy. In April 2015, Toyota in Hong Kong released the facelift model with the 1.5-liter "2NR-FKE" engine in Luxury and Super Luxury trim levels. The Corolla sold in Hong Kong is made in Japan, although it does vary from the Japanese market model with minor revisions to the interior, such as the inclusion of the tachometer and automatic climate air conditioning control in the Super Luxury variant. The Japanese made Axio is sold in Sri Lanka. The wagon is also sold in New Zealand, aimed primarily at business and fleet customers. Available solely in GX trim, it includes