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Toyota Auris Touring Sports
October 1, 2012
For the first time ever, Toyota has thrown an estate body shape at its Auris and called it a Touring Sports. The estate car is particularly popular in Europe and Toyota is hoping to cash in on some of the segment’s sales.
Auris Touring Sports will be the first in the segment to be available with a full hybrid powertrain.
Like the new Auris hatchback, Auris Touring Sports maximises its aerodynamic performance with a design that gives it a low height and low centre of gravity.
It has the same 2600mm wheelbase as the hatchback but is 285mm longer overall, all of which is accounted for in the extended loadspace.
It also has the same front-end design as the hatch, but in profile the steeply raked windscreen flows into an extended roofline featuring anodised aluminium rails and an integrated rear spoiler. The side glazing extends across three panels, with gloss black B-pillars, and is underscored by a chrome-accented trim above a rising belt line crease.
The bumper and tailgate have a new design, with the sill set 80mm lower than on the hatchback. The height of the licence plate is raised to maintain balanced proportions. The new wraparound rear combination lamps reinforce the shaped of the D-pillars and the rear screen.
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