This concept was a Toyota
Auris sold in Europe, but was all done up with large fenders and wheels.
Not exact matches
Our first look at the Scion iM concept confirms that it will be based on the Toyota
Auris hatchback
sold in Europe, Japan, and Australia.
[35] In some parts of Asia, the sales of the new
Auris was
sold from the second quarter of 2013.
The Toyota
Auris (Japanese: トヨタ オーリス, Toyota Ōrisu) is a compact hatchback derived from the Toyota Corolla, manufactured and
sold by Toyota.
In Australia, the
Auris is
sold as «Corolla» hatchback with «Seca» emblem on the hatch door above the licence plate.
Since its launch some 60,000 full hybrid versions of the Toyota
Auris have been
sold, making it the 2nd most popular full hybrid in Europe, after the Prius.
Toyota says that it will no longer
sell the last three remaining diesel models: the Yaris,
Auris and RAV4.
The Scion iM is a rebadged Toyota
Auris that is
sold in Europe and Japan.
It is rumored that the US version of the Corolla will look similar to the Toyota
Auris that is
sold in Europe (see above pic).
Based on the Toyota
Auris (a nameplate
sold in international markets) the iM fills a gap left by the recently discontinued Toyota Matrix.
The five - door hatchback is a lightly reworked version of Toyota's second - generation
Auris, a European Corolla derivative that's been
sold elsewhere since 2012.
The Corolla iM is essentially a hatchback version of the Toyota Corolla that's
sold overseas as the
Auris; as such, the iM can be considered a spiritual successor to the departed Toyota Matrix compact hatchback.
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.
All of the GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota 4 cylinder engines
sold in the USA need to be upgraded with variable valve lift and stopstart as Toyota has done in the
Auris.
Toyota expects the new 1.6 - liter Valvematic engine, built at Deeside in the UK, to be the largest -
selling unit in the 2009
Auris range.
In Australia, the
Auris is
sold as the Corolla Hatch alongside a Corolla Sedan, but the latter is based on the Japanese market Corolla, a different car from the one we get here in the US.
Toyota
Auris will be manufactured in Europe, emphasising Toyota's commitment to its localisation strategy «of building cars close to where they are
sold».
New engine and transmission technology announced by Toyota in February will make its debut in the Corolla
sold worldwide which, outside Europe, where it will be
sold as the
Auris, will feature a two - litre Dynamic Force direct - injection in - line four - cylinder engine as well as new manual and CVT automatic transmissions.
The Toyota C - HR overtakes the Yaris to become the best -
selling hybrid in Europe this month with the
Auris, RAV4 and Kia Niro in tow, the Volvo XC60 outsells the VW Passat and Mitsubishi Outlander to snap the PHEV pole position and the Nissan Leaf passes the Renault Zoe to become the most popular EV with the BMW i3 and VW Golf following.