New Toyota Auris 1.8 Hybrid Design Tss 5Dr Cvt [nav/Leather] Hybrid Estate for Sale

Background

You might well think of the Toyota Auris as a rather sensible but broadly uninteresting thing. If so, you're a little behind the curve. These were sentiments reasonably applicable to the first generation version, but in 2012, Toyota brought us a MK2 design with quite a bit more attitude. Then, just to emphasise the point, they followed this up a year later by launching the estate bodystyle the original design had never offered. And not just any estate. The unconventional name - the Auris Touring Sports - was a clue that this car was trying for a younger, more fashionable audience. People who wanted more from their transport than sense and sensibility. It was a worthy effort, but one slightly hobbled by a rather dull interior and unremarkable driving dynamics. Outside if the top petrol/electric hybrid variant that few could afford, the engine range was a little behind the curve too. So Toyota has had another go. This improved Touring Sports model gets an even sharper look, but the important stuff lies inside and beneath the bonnet in a package that still manages to be one of the most practical choices in its class. Let's check it all out.
Driving Experience

It's all changed beneath the bonnet, with the main news being the introduction of two completely fresh engines, a 1.2-litre turbo petrol unit and a 1.6-litre turbodiesel. These, along with the 1.6-litre Valvematic petrol and 1.8-litre petrol/electric hybrid powerplants the brand has carried over from before, are mated to a more sophisticated double wishbone rear suspension system. Opt for the two feebler carry-over powerplants - the 1.33-litre petrol unit or the 1.4-litre D-4D diesel - and you get a simpler torsion bar suspension set-up. The 1.4-litre D4-D turbodiesel has been heavily revised to make it the cleanest diesel engine in the 90PS class but we'd focus on the two freshly introduced units. The direct injection turbocharged 1.2T petrol engine develops 115PS and a surprising amount of pulling power, something you can improve upon still further with the 111PS 1.6 turbodiesel. Both powerplants are being optionally offered with a Multidrive S automatic CVT transmission delivering two modes - fully automatic, or a sequential, stepped seven-speed Sport setting drivers can control either by the gear lever or shift paddles mounted on the steering column. On the move, existing Auris owners should notice a significantly quieter cabin - and the steering now offers more feedback, building in weight as speed rises.
Design and Build

In the reasonably unlikely event that you happen to be familiar with the way the original version of this car looked, you might notice the updates made to this version. These include a splash more chrome on the grille, plus LEDs for the headlamp clusters and daytime running lights. Otherwise, things are much as before - which means that this remains one of the better looking compact estates. Some of these look a little awkward with the kind of finished shape that brings to mind a hatchback being squired by a uPVC conservatory. There's nothing like that here. In profile, the 'Touring Sports' model shares its hatchback stabemate's steeply raked windscreen, which flows into an extended roofline with aluminium roof rails and an integral rear spoiler. Does such a fashionable approach mean that this car wants for space inside? Not really. The Touring Sports has the same 2,600mm wheelbase and 10.4m turning circle as the Auris hatch, but is 285mm longer overall - all of that extra length dedicated to the extended load space. With the rear seats in place, the load area is 1,115mm long and 1,452mm wide, giving a capacity of 530-litres. With the rear seats folded, the length increases to 2,047mm; with load space height up to 890mm, the maximum capacity is a very class-competitive 1,658-litres. As well as being more capacious than most of its rivals, the Touring Sports offers strong functionality too. There's the one-touch Easy-Flat folding rear seat system, a dual-level load space floor and a two-way tonneau cover (standard on most trim levels). At the wheel, the cabin's of much higher quality these days - much more Golf like, with smarter instruments and a slick 4.2-inch TFT colour touchscreen.

Market and Model

With this improved model, the trim structure has been refined to put a bit more emphasis on the hybrid model that sells well in Europe but less so in the UK. Perhaps that'll change now. Pricing is much as before, with this estate variant commanding a premium of around £1,000 over the hatchback version. Expect to be paying from around £16,000 for the least expensive version. Across the range, equipment levels are strong with features like automatic air conditioning, a four-speaker CD audio system with USB and AUX connection, electrically adjustable, heated, body-coloured door mirrors and electric front windows. Plus there are some interesting options like the Skyview panoramic roof. Measuring 1,553 by 960mm, it is one of the largest in its class and increases the sense of light and space in the new interior. As for safety, well all models get seven airbags, a follow-me-home lighting system, Hill-start Assist Control, Vehicle Stability Control and LED daytime running lights. Optional is Toyota's Safety Sense pack. This comprises a Pre-Collision System, a Lane Departure feature, Automatic High Beam and Road Sign Assist, functions which process information provide by a laser and camera unit mounted on the top of the windscreen.

Cost of Ownership

If the Auris Touring Sports has piqued your interest with its engineering, you're certainly going to like the news when it comes to running costs. Toyota has made a concerted effort to benchmark the best in class here and in the case of the hybrid model, it has a car that emits just 79g/km and delivers 80.7mpg on the combined cycle. Did you ever think you'd get that from green pump motoring? The 1.6-litre diesel can't match that - its figures are 68.9mpg and 104g/km. the revised 1.4-litre D-4D diesel unit can though, delivering 83.1mpg and 89g/km. If you're looking at a conventional petrol variant, then as we've been saying, the one to have is the 114bhp 1.2T Turbo unit. This delivers 52.3mpg on the combined cycle and 109g/km, though you can improve on that further by opting for Multidrive S CVT automatic transmission: do that and the figures are upgraded to 61.4mpg and 106g/km. Against these kinds of returns, the figures delivered by the older petrol engines look very unremarkable. The 1.33-litre unit manages 52.3mpg and 125g/km, while the 1.6-litre Valvematic petrol variant manages only 47.9mpg and 138g/km.

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Specification
Body Glass
Electric front windows
Electric rear windows
Rear wiper
Privacy glass
Brakes
ABS/EBD
Emergency brake assist
Hill start assist
Collision mitigation braking system
Vehicle stability control + traction control + brake assist
Driver Aids
Cruise control
PAS
Rear view camera
Lane departure warning system
Forward collision warning
Driver Convenience
Push button starter
Dusk sensor
Driving Mirrors
Body colour door mirrors
Embellishment Trims
Black instrument panel
Entertainment
6 speakers
Radio/CD + MP3
DAB Digital radio
USB/aux input socket
Bluetooth connectivity including audio streaming
Exterior Body Features
Body colour bumpers
Chrome fog lamp bezel
Chrome bars on lower front grille
Lower grille finisher - Piano black
Exterior Lights
Front fog lights
LED daytime running lights
LED rear lights
Auto high beam
Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
Auto air conditioning
Interior Features
Leather steering wheel
Leather upholstery
Leather gear knob
Safety
Seatbelt warning
Front lateral airbags
Passenger airbag deactivate switch
Front and rear curtain airbags
Driver/Front Passenger airbags
Drivers knee airbag
Road sign information display
Seats
Electric lumbar support
Isofix child seat preparation
Drivers/passenger heated seats
Seatbelt pretensioners and force limiters
Wheels - Spare
Space saver spare wheel

Options
Packs
Protection pack - Auris	£300.00
Parking pack - Auris	£550.00
Chrome pack - Auris	£250.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - iPad holder/DVD	£900.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - master/master DVD	£1,250.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - master/slave DVD	£1,000.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - single DVD	£750.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - single iPad holder	£400.00
Entertainment pack - Auris - twin iPad holders	£500.00
Paint - Metallic
Metallic - Platinum bronze	£545.00
Metallic - Eclipse Black	£545.00
Metallic - Denim blue	£545.00
Metallic - Tyrol silver	£545.00
Metallic - Aspen grey	£545.00
Metallic - Orion blue	£545.00
Metallic - Deep Titanium	£545.00
Paint - Solid
Solid - Lunar Shadow	Standard
Exterior Body Features
Special solid paint	£250.00
Metallic paint	£545.00
Pearlescent paint	£795.00
Solid paint	Standard
Interior Features
Alcantara seat trim	£150.00
Ventura cloth upholstery	Standard
Paint - Pearlescent
Pearl - Tokyo Red	£795.00
Pearl - Pearl white	£795.00
Paint - Special
Special solid - Pure white	£250.00
Trim - Cloth
Ventura cloth - Black	Standard
Trim - Leather
Leather - Black/Grey	Standard
Leather - Black/red	Standard
Leather - Black	Standard
Wheels - Alloy
17" Pitlane II anthracite alloy wheels	£650.00
17" Pitlane II anthracite machined alloy wheels	£650.00
17" Podium II anthracite alloy wheels	£650.00
17" Podium II anthracite machined alloy wheels	£650.00
17" alloy wheels	Standard
Trim - Part Leather
Laguna Cloth/leather - Black/Blue	£150.00

Performance
0 to 60 mph (secs)
0 to 62 mph (secs)	11.2
Engine Power - BHP	136
Engine Power - KW	73
Engine Power - PS
Engine Power - RPM	5200
Engine Torque - LBS.FT	105
Engine Torque - NM	142
Engine Torque - RPM	4000
Top Speed	112

Toyota Auris 1.8 Hybrid Design Tss 5Dr Cvt [nav/Leather] Hybrid Estate

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