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I rent a Toyota Corolla sedan. Is it okay for two people to travel on mountain roads in the South Island ?

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No problem.

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Check the indicators online, and I believe it should be fine if the displacement is above 2.0 liters.

QEEQ User

No problem at all. We drove around the South Island by ourselves in August this year, and the car we rented was a Corolla. The road conditions in New Zealand are very good.

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