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scionlife
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| Posted: 10/23/06 11:55AM Post subject: More Toyota Corolla/Auris/Axio Information |
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Quote: http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/europeans-gets-first-look-at-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. |
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THE_DON
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| Posted: 10/23/06 12:20PM Post subject: |
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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 |
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YourNameHere
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| Posted: 10/23/06 1:25PM Post subject: |
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| wow if they didnt rip off the VW GTI porfile then ill wear womens underwear. |
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licentiamonachus
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Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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| Posted: 10/23/06 2:17PM Post subject: |
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YourNameHere wrote: wow if they didnt rip off the VW GTI porfile then ill wear womens underwear.
I think you're just looking for an excuse to wear women's underwear. |
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hunterUnknown
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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| Posted: 10/23/06 2:36PM Post subject: |
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hahahah
anyway, those gauges are hot. |
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scionofPCFL
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
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Location: Redneck Riveria
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| Posted: 10/23/06 2:41PM Post subject: |
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licentiamonachus wrote: YourNameHere wrote: wow if they didnt rip off the VW GTI porfile then ill wear womens underwear.
I think you're just looking for an excuse to wear women's underwear.
Point and match! :rofl: |
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YourNameHere
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| Posted: 10/23/06 2:51PM Post subject: |
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haha your right...they are just so silcky and smooth in all the right places
are you saying it doesnt look like the GTI? |
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tCheesy
Joined: 23 Feb 2006
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Location: Riverside,Ca.
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| Posted: 10/23/06 3:43PM Post subject: |
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| it looks exactly like the lift-back Yaris to me. |
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JUMBO
Joined: 19 Mar 2004
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| Posted: 10/23/06 4:05PM Post subject: |
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I think that it is great. It's what I had wished the xA to be from day one.
And can I wear women's underwear, too? |
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licentiamonachus
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| Posted: 10/23/06 5:13PM Post subject: |
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| Women's underwear for all! |
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krdshrk
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| Posted: 10/23/06 6:26PM Post subject: |
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Wow... I like that Auris...
If they gave me one for free if I wore women's underwear i would! |
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waupaca11
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| Posted: 10/23/06 9:56PM Post subject: |
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| I'll take the 3 door 1.6 please! |
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SmokingTires
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| Posted: 10/23/06 10:24PM Post subject: |
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| Info on the Axio can be found where? |
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OldYeller
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| Posted: 10/23/06 10:27PM Post subject: |
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| I wish I had that 1.6 in my box! |
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firesquare
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| Posted: 10/23/06 10:52PM Post subject: |
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OldYeller wrote: I wish I had that 1.6 in my box!
Thats what she said :rofl:
anyways i see direct competition to the versa, dont you? |
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YellowSubxB
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
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| Posted: 10/24/06 3:01AM Post subject: Like I said before, they ALL look alike except one! |
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motz
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
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| Posted: 10/24/06 7:56AM Post subject: |
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okay here are some more pics of AURIS
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JUMBO
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| Posted: 10/24/06 9:19AM Post subject: |
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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. |
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YourNameHere
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| Posted: 10/24/06 9:37AM Post subject: |
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| if thats a new scion i am all over that! the front bumper is very "lexus-ish" |
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apexjr
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| Posted: 10/25/06 4:49PM Post subject: |
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| That silver one with the kit and different wheels looks pretty nice, but I still tend to like the xA better. |
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