Middle seat looks like it’s been redone or something cause the adjustable headrest is missing. At least I’ve always seen them with an adjustable middle headrest

The Corolla is their most well known budget car. Any car derived from it is bound to be extremely budget built

I figured it was just a refresh. As I browsed the pictures, it looked the same other than a new front end to keep the looks similar to the Crown, and like a muted version of the Lexus grille. Toyota did the same with the old tC when the FRS came out, and with the RC and IS when the LC came out. Just keeps the design language more uniform, and sometimes, is an improvement.