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Friday, September 11, 2009
Toyota Cool Auris Hybrid CARThe Auris hatchback hybrid version, which is going to be manufactured in the facility at Burnaston, Derbyshire, UK, will be released by Toyota this coming autumn. Since the gasoline-electric drivetrain of the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive will be shared by the latest Prius, it means that it will come with a 98bhp 1.8L Atkinson-cycle gasoline powerplant and an 80bhp electric power unit.
Toyota’s reluctance to incorporate an oil-burning powerplant in a hybrid vehicle means a diesel-electric powertrain for the Auris Hybrid is unlikely. The current petrol-only Auris also utilises a fuel-saving start-stop system in the European market, however Breen said that start-stop is not a technology that Toyota Australia is looking to include in locally-delivered models any time soon.
Last week we told you about this new hybrid that aims to steal some sales success from the cheap new Honda Insight and mused: is this just Toyota's knee-jerk response to gut-punchingly successful Honda Insight sales in only its first month for sale?
Toyota’s reluctance to incorporate an oil-burning powerplant in a hybrid vehicle means a diesel-electric powertrain for the Auris Hybrid is unlikely. The current petrol-only Auris also utilises a fuel-saving start-stop system in the European market, however Breen said that start-stop is not a technology that Toyota Australia is looking to include in locally-delivered models any time soon.
Last week we told you about this new hybrid that aims to steal some sales success from the cheap new Honda Insight and mused: is this just Toyota's knee-jerk response to gut-punchingly successful Honda Insight sales in only its first month for sale?
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