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Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Toyota Auris Sedan Best CARThe Toyota Auris is a compact 3 door and 5 door hatchback which shares the same E150 platform with the Toyota Corolla. In Europe, Toyota positioned the Auris as the replacement of Corolla hatchback, while the notchback Sedan continued by the Corolla nameplate. The Auris succeeds the Corolla RunX in Japan and the Toyota RunX (no Corolla badging) in South Africa. Toyota Australia and Toyota New Zealand resisted suggestions from Toyota Japan to adopt the new European Auris name for the Corolla. The name "Auris" is based on the Latin word for "gold", aurum. The Auris is now being sold in Japan.
On 26 February 2007, Toyota announced an investment of GBP 100 million in its Deeside engine factory to build a petrol engine for the Auris. In June 2009, the motoring press reported that a hybrid version of the Auris using the same drivetrain as the Prius would launch in the UK in Autumn 2009. In July 2009, Toyota confirmed that a hybrid version would be built at the Burnaston factory from mid-2010
On 26 February 2007, Toyota announced an investment of GBP 100 million in its Deeside engine factory to build a petrol engine for the Auris. In June 2009, the motoring press reported that a hybrid version of the Auris using the same drivetrain as the Prius would launch in the UK in Autumn 2009. In July 2009, Toyota confirmed that a hybrid version would be built at the Burnaston factory from mid-2010
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