· The new Auris will debut at the
Paris Motor Show as the first step in Toyota’s product offensive in the C-segment · Planned 1/3rd full
hybrid, 1/3rd petrol, 1/3rd diesel engine mix meets a
wide variety of customer needs and usage profiles · Bolder, more confident design
highlights new face of Toyota · Smart packaging and high-quality
materials deliver a spacious and appealing interior
· Focus on weight management,
chassis design and aerodynamics to improve dynamic performance and reduce fuel
consumption & emissions · Built in the UK and key to
Toyota’s continued growth in Europe
Representing the first step in Toyota’s product
offensive in the European C-segment, the new Auris is bolder, more dynamic,
better equipped and cheaper to run than ever before.
The new Auris reflects Toyota’s determination to
engineer more appealing, dynamically engaging cars and builds on a
long-established reputation for quality, durability and reliability.
It offers a bolder and more confident design, a
higher quality interior, improved driving dynamics and efficiency enhancements to
its powertrain line-up – including the market-leading technology of its
flagship, full hybrid model.
Featuring all-new exterior and interior designs, the
new Auris is the lowest car in the mainstream C-segment. Its all-new exterior
maximises the benefits of a lower frontal design and an overall height
reduction of 55 mm to give the new Auris an excellent aerodynamic performance
of just Cd 0.28, contributing to both improved handling stability and reduced
fuel consumption.
The front of the new Auris highlights the new face
of Toyota. It combines the company’s Under
Priority grille design style with Keen
Look headlamp and LED Daytime Running Light (DRL) detailing to bring more
dynamism to the Auris range, and a markedly more powerful road presence.
In profile, an equally dramatic styling change sees
a lengthening of the side glazing into three panels, with an available piano
black B pillar and a more dynamic treatment of the rear pillar, above a
stronger, more pronounced, chrome-trimmed rising belt line.
To the rear, a wider opening tailgate features
powerful, convex and concave surfacing, a new, wraparound combination lamp
design and a new bumper design which reinforces the new Auris’ broad, stable
stance.
Enhanced by ‘Skyview’, one of the biggest panoramic
sunroofs in the mainstream C-segment, the new interior design offers more
space, greater comfort, improved sensory quality and -through consistency of
lighting, font, colour and finish- a greater sense of visual unity throughout
the cabin.
The air vent and meter surrounds, centre console
and transmission tunnel trim, air condition and audio controls, and door panel
trim are all finished in a matching, high quality satin silver finish. On
higher grades, the dashboard itself is trimmed in leather.
The tactility of finishes has been improved
throughout the cabin. The steering wheel is clad in the highest quality nappa
leather with single baseball stitching. The instrument panel upper surface and
door trim shoulder areas are finished in soft touch materials. Both assist
grips and door grips are finished in a soft texture grain, the door armrests
are padded, and the cockpit pillars are trimmed with fabric.
Within this practical, versatile new cabin
environment, revised packaging has significantly improved the driving position,
and increased rear seat knee room by 20 mm and loadspace length by 90 mm. All
hatchback versions offer an increased luggage capacity of 360 litres, and the
repackaging of the battery under the rear seat gives the Auris Hybrid loadspace
parity with other models in the range.
The new Auris further benefits from a lower ride
height, driving position and centre of gravity, and revised steering and
suspension – including a wider availability of a double-wishbone system at the
rear, for a more comfortable, responsive and engaging driving experience.
Attention has also been paid to weight management.
The new Auris features an increased use of high-tensile steel – particularly in
the upper part of the body structure. This contributes to a 10% increase in
body stiffness, an overall vehicle weight saving of up to 40kg, depending on
variant, and has a positive impact by helping to lower the car’s centre of
gravity overall.
Toyota was the first company to offer a choice of
three powertrains in the C-segment, and the new Auris’ Hybrid Synergy Drive
system features efficiency and dynamic improvements to the company’s unique,
full hybrid powertrain.
The award-winning 1.8l full hybrid powertrain will
be offered alongside a choice of two diesel engines – 1.4d and 2.0d – and two
petrol engines – 1.33 and 1.6.
Each powertrain type – petrol, diesel or full
hybrid – is expected to represent around 1/3rd of Auris sales
overall, illustrating that full-hybrid is now firmly a mainstream option, not a
niche proposition.
Designed for Europe, its largest volume market, the new
Auris will be built at Toyota
Motor Manufacturing UK alongside the Avensis, reinforcing the company’s
commitment to its European operations.
The new Toyota Auris will make its European premiere
in Petrol, Diesel and Full Hybrid forms on 27th September at the
2012 Paris Motor Show.
Key
Facts
Heritage
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Toyota is the world’s leading
producer of C-segment cars, with over 39 million units sold in over 140
countries since the introduction of the Corolla in 1966.
Toyota is also the world’s leading
producer of full hybrid cars, with over 4.3 millions units sold since the
introduction of the first-generation Prius in 1997
The first generation Auris Hybrid has
sold over 60,000 units since its launch in 2010, making it the second most
successful hybrid model in Europe after the Toyota Prius.
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Dimensions
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- Length 4275mm (+30mm
vs. current Auris)
- Width 1760mm (same)
- Height 1460mm (-55mm)
- Wheelbase 2600mm (same)
- Trunk capacity 360litres (all models, inc.
hybrid)
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Aerodynamics
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Cd from 0.28 (best in class for
mainstream C-segment)
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Powertrain line-up
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Full hybrid (1/3rd of
sales), Diesel – 1.4d & 2.0d (1/3rd), Petrol – 1.33 & 1.6
(1/3rd)
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Production
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Burnaston, UK
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