More Toyota Corolla/Auris/Axio Information
10-23-2006, 07:55 PM
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More Toyota Corolla/Auris/Axio Information
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/e...-toyota-auris/
If you're a European who wasn't a fan of the Toyota Corolla, take heart knowing Toyota's best seller is technically gone and being replaced by this car, the Auris, which was unveiled as a concept not three weeks ago at the Paris Motor Show. Today Toyota has taken the wraps off of the production version of the Auris to give Euro folk a peek at what to expect from the company's new C-segment hatch. Initially available in both three- and five-door hatchback versions, the Auris can be had with one of no less than five engines, two gas and three diesel. The petrol powerplants include a 1.4 VVT-i (97 HP) and 1.6 Dual VVT-i (124 HP), while the oil burners are a 1.4 D-4D (90 HP), 2.4 D-4D (126 HP) and 2.2 D-4D Clean Power (177 HP). With the latter engine, the Auris can hit 62 mph in 8.1 seconds. Euros can swap cogs with the Auris's 6-speed manual transmission or a MultiMode automatic transmission with paddle shifters on select models.
So now Toyota has actually unveiled two new Corollas in the past month, the Auris for Europe and the Axio / Fielder wagon in Japan. Both are two very different cars, and we couldn't find agreement from our sources about which one will be sold in the U.S. From what we gather, the U.S. will get a version of the Axio sold in Japan, though it will wear styling similar to the Auris and, for that matter, the Yaris that's already on sale in the U.S.
If you're a European who wasn't a fan of the Toyota Corolla, take heart knowing Toyota's best seller is technically gone and being replaced by this car, the Auris, which was unveiled as a concept not three weeks ago at the Paris Motor Show. Today Toyota has taken the wraps off of the production version of the Auris to give Euro folk a peek at what to expect from the company's new C-segment hatch. Initially available in both three- and five-door hatchback versions, the Auris can be had with one of no less than five engines, two gas and three diesel. The petrol powerplants include a 1.4 VVT-i (97 HP) and 1.6 Dual VVT-i (124 HP), while the oil burners are a 1.4 D-4D (90 HP), 2.4 D-4D (126 HP) and 2.2 D-4D Clean Power (177 HP). With the latter engine, the Auris can hit 62 mph in 8.1 seconds. Euros can swap cogs with the Auris's 6-speed manual transmission or a MultiMode automatic transmission with paddle shifters on select models.
So now Toyota has actually unveiled two new Corollas in the past month, the Auris for Europe and the Axio / Fielder wagon in Japan. Both are two very different cars, and we couldn't find agreement from our sources about which one will be sold in the U.S. From what we gather, the U.S. will get a version of the Axio sold in Japan, though it will wear styling similar to the Auris and, for that matter, the Yaris that's already on sale in the U.S.
10-23-2006, 08:20 PM
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Looks closer to a possible U.S. Matrix... I like it.
The '08 Corolla I saw looked like azz! This style is much better. Hopefully it will look more like this. But as long as there is a Matrix in the Toyota Line-up, I don't see a Corolla Hatch in our future.
-THE DON
The '08 Corolla I saw looked like azz! This style is much better. Hopefully it will look more like this. But as long as there is a Matrix in the Toyota Line-up, I don't see a Corolla Hatch in our future.
-THE DON
10-23-2006, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by licentiamonachus
Originally Posted by YourNameHere
wow if they didnt rip off the VW GTI porfile then ill wear womens underwear.
Point and match!
10-24-2006, 05:19 PM
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Very, very sharp. I wonder where it will slot into Toyota's lineup here in the states.
Seems like a great replacement for the xA, but I think that that will be the Bbx that is floating around.
I like it a lot.
Seems like a great replacement for the xA, but I think that that will be the Bbx that is floating around.
I like it a lot.
