All Auris models are certified as having emissions levels 75 % lower than the 2005 standards under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Approval System for Low - emission Vehicles.
Toyota plans to sell 101,000
Auris models in 2010 and, in 2011 — the first full year of sales with all engine variants available — 130,000 units.
Like other
Auris models, there's little feel through the steering, and while it's possible to travel quickly on a challenging road, you're not likely to derive a great deal of pleasure from doing so.
This is the first time when Toyota's
Auris model receives an estate / wagon variant, a version which is 285 mm longer than the five - door hatchback.
Air - conditioning is offered a standard on the entry - level T2
Auris model, along with front electric windows, remote locking and a CD player.
Not exact matches
For example, the Toyota
Auris Touring Sports hybrid
model has 375 kg trailer towing capacity (unbraked + braked) whereas the non-hybrid
model has 450 kg unbraked and much higher braked towing capacity.
The
Auris non-Touring-Sports
model in the hybrid variant can not tow a trailer, and Gen1 - Gen3 Priuses also can not tow a trailer.
Officially called the Toyota
Auris Touring Sports, this
model is simply an
Auris with a much bigger boot, which has a surprising number of rivals.
The new generation of the Toyota
Auris is 4275 mm long, 1760 mm wide and 1460 mm high, making it 30 mm longer and 55 mm lower than the
model it replaces, while the width has remained the same.
The
Auris has low claimed CO2 emissions, too, and this means it stacks up well as a company car — the Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) bracket is lower than for the petrol or diesel
model and compares well against rival hatchbacks and small estates.
Hybrid
models come in the form of the Toyota
Auris Touring Sports Hybrid and Kia Optima SW, while the plug - in Volkswagen Passat GTE and Volvo V - Series hybrids deliver low running costs, albeit with a minor impact on overall boot space.
New Corolla's mug is marked by Lexus - style, J - shaped LED headlights and a dose of aggressiveness we're seeing more and more on Toyota's
models, including the new 2018
Auris heading to Europe which displays the same styling cues as the new Corolla.
Both are rebadged versions of other
models; the iA is a sedan version of the Mazda 2, and the iM is a Toyota
Auris.
Besides showcasing the five custom Lexus
models at the Tokyo Auto Salon, The Japanese company has also brought three «pumped - up» Toyota variations based on the iQ, the Prius and the
Auris.
The company explained increasingly strong fleet sales are a major contributor to its success, led by the Yaris Hybrid and the British - built
Auris Hybrid
models.
The lower weight and smaller size could make the
Auris hybrid Toyota's cleanest
model when it is launched at this autumn's Frankfurt show, undercutting the new Prius's 87g / km of CO2.
The Japanese automaker Toyota is planning on unveiling the
Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, the
Auris will introduce the world to the automaker's latest advancements in their Hybrid Synergy Drive technology that will be applied across the company's entire
model range in the near future.
In 2007, Toyota released an all - new hatchback
model that was based on the Toyota Corolla and dubbed it the
Auris, in most markets.
Now, for the 2019
model year, Toyota introduces the third - gen
Auris and a whole new line up of powertrains to go with it.
The Toyota
Auris Touring Sports unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show is not only the first station wagon
model in the
Auris line - up, but it is also the first estate version in the family car market with a full hybrid powertrain.
Not only does everything feel more upmarket in this
model than in its predecessor, but it also puts rivals like the Ford Focus Estate, Kia Cee'd SW and Toyota
Auris Touring Sports in the shade when it comes to design and the quality of materials used.
The third generation
Auris was based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform for the 2019
model year.
Auris Hybrid
models benefit from a repackaging of the battery pack under the rear seat, and luggage capacity is now equivalent to that of other
models in the range.
Even at Life level, the new Toyota
Auris» improved standard equipment specification has been carefully considered to simplify and enhance life on board, with the addition of cruise control and an adjustable speed limiter (for CVT
models), a Follow Me Home headlamp function and Hill Start Assist.
Thanks to the improved aerodynamic performance and lighter weight of this next generation
model the
Auris Hybrid's remarkably low, highly tax - efficient CO2 emissions have improved to below 89 g / km (with 15» wheels).
Auris Hybrid
models feature a Metallic ice grey finish for the Active grade and genuine ice grey or black leather for Lounge grade
models.
Significantly, the frontal projected surface area of Toyota
Auris has been reduced by 4 % over the current
model and, without impacting on passenger accommodation, its overall height lowered by 55 mm (the cabin by 45 mm and the ride height by 10 mm), making it one of the lowestvehicle in the segment.
Toyota says that it will no longer sell the last three remaining diesel
models: the Yaris,
Auris and RAV4.
Even the fastest
model takes over 10 seconds to reach 62mph from rest, so the
Auris isn't a car for those with a taste for speed.
No diesel option will be offered because Toyota removed both
Auris diesel
models from sale at the end of last year, having delivered just 651 examples in 2017.
Given the level of standard equipment each
model provides and the soft - touch quality of the plastics, the
Auris feels keenly priced.
Except for the entry - level Toyota
Auris, all
models come with a 7 - inch touchscreen infotainment system.
Compared to the
model it replaced, the new
Auris could be easily distinguished thanks to its lower stance and strong resemblance with the Corolla (E170) both in terms of outside and inside styling cues.
Toyota is gearing up its core European lineup for the 2017
model year with a hushed refresh targeting the likes of Avensis,
Auris, Yaris and Verso.
As far as the 2015 Toyota
Auris Hybrid is concerned, the Japanese manufacturer fitted this eco-friendly
model with a powertrain made of a 136 - horsepower, 1.8 - liter petrol engine and an electric motor.
If we take into consideration the overall package offered by the
Auris, you could be looking at a bargain on some
models, when you take into consideration that the base
Auris comes with air - con, nine airbags and front power windows.
In 2010, the first generation
Auris became the first high - volume, core Toyota
model in Europe to benefit from hybrid drive; now it will be the first core
model in the region to offer a choice of hybrid electric powertrains.
As announced by Toyota Motor Europe on 28 February, Toyota Manufacturing UK's Burnaston plant will be the exclusive centre for European new
Auris production, with TMUK's Deeside factory supplying the majority of engines for the
model.
However, it is possible to have longer cover with
models such as the Kia Cee'd, which has a seven - year / 100, 000 - mile warranty or the Hyundai i30 and Toyota
Auris, both of which have five - year, unlimited mileage warranties.
Safety in the
Auris is also strong — all
models come with the Toyota Safety Sense package as standard.
The next - generation Toyota
Auris will get a bolder exterior and it will also be Toyota's first
model...
In fact, the new
model has much more in common with Europe's latest Toyota
Auris, which was just revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.
The three diesel engines in the
Auris 2010
model range also benefit from the application of Toyota Optimal Drive technologies.
As a result of Toyota Optimal Drive technology, the
Auris will be the first Toyota to comply with Euro 5 emission standards across the entire European
model range by July 2010.
All new Toyota
models will benefit from Toyota Optimal Drive, with new iQ, Avensis and
Auris 1.33 Stop & Start as the first instances.
Preliminary powertrain details for the
Auris in Europe, which will be formally revealed at the Bologna Motor Show on 5 December 2006, differ from those of the Japanese
models.
«Similar to the decision taken in 2016, to introduce Toyota C - HR without a diesel version, the new generation
Auris will only be offered with petrol and HEV powertrains,» it said, before adding that «strong customer demand for HEV versions on its core
models means Toyota will phase out diesel engines from all its passenger cars in 2018.»
The Toyota
Auris HSD builds on the dynamic exterior design changes and extensive interior improvements in quality, materials, ergonomics, driving comfort and visual appeal introduced with the recent launch of the
Auris 2010
model range.
The Toyota Yaris tops the Hybrid segment ahead of the C - HR,
Auris, RAV4 and Kia Niro, the Mitsubishi Outlander is tops among PHEVs ahead of the VW Passat and VW Golf while the Renault Zoe edges past the Nissan Leaf in the EV ladder with the Tesla
Model S at # 5.
The latest addition to the
model line - up, the Toyota
Auris HSD incorporates several unique exterior design features which both improve the car's overall aerodynamic efficiency and indicate the presence of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain.