Along with the redesigned RAV-4 SUV and the revamped Auris, Toyota's presentation at next month's Geneva Salon will also included the world premiere of the showroom-ready, full hybrid Auris HSD that was first teased through a concept model at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show.
Programmed to be added to the European Auris line-up in July, the HSD will be Toyota's first hybrid model to be built in Europe at the firm's Burnaston factory in the UK.
The latter is fitted with a 98HP 1.8 liter Atkinson cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine coupled to an electric motor that give it an overall rating of 134 horsepower.
And like the Prius hybrid, the Auris HSD will have the ability to run on battery power alone in zero-emissions mode.
The Auris HSD is based on the freshly facelifted version of the conventionally-powered Auris hatchbacks that will also have their first public outing at the Geneva Show next month.
The styling of the production model is less fancy than the concept, with the HSD featuring new bumpers with flat corners and a different grille than the petrol/diesel-only Auris models.
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What is the point exactly? It's not as light as the Prius or as aeroynamic so mpg will certainly suffer, so it's a Prius with a fatter, uglier and heavier body which also loses one of Prius' USPs - eco "trendiness"? It would probably be cheaper though...
Aha! Could it be a halo model for a range that is so mind-numbingly dull and scarely competent that it barely registers with buyers faced with Golfs, Focuses, A3s, 1 series etc.? It even looks funny (ha ha as well as peculiar) seeing "Auris" in the same paragraph as "Golf"!
If folks want a Toyota that must be a hybrid, they'll buy a Prius. If they want a Golf-sized car, they still won't be buying an Auris, hybrid or not.
This word explains the whole purpose of this car:"Cheaper"
itll probably get recalled
I dig it. Looks a smooth.
The Auris is just as good as the competitors that you mentioned and is far from dull looking especially when you compare it to the golf.
When the Auris came out 3 years ago, Autobild German magazine pitched against the Golf and bought it out on top.
The fact is that its roomier, quieter, more fuel efficient per bhp and more modern looking especially inside than the new generation ("Category Benchmark") Golf. Don't get me started on reliability and running costs compared to its German rivals either, so don't knock it till you have tried it!
Summary of AUTO BILD editor Dirk Branke
Dirk Branke
It's actually happened: The VW Golf loses a comparison, this makes the Toyota Auris. Is this changing of the guard in the compact? No, not yet, to the result is too tight. It is for this comparison, ie for the two-liter diesel engine in basic facilities - in a different combination may be different. Nevertheless, the Auris is very close to the Gulf on the track, as closely as hardly a car before. And then just the lower price is the decisive factor. We are beneficiaries of the buyer.. Know competition is good for business.
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This is a more recent test. Look at the over placement!
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