The all-new Toyota Auris is set to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show later this week, and we’ll be ready and waiting to bring you all the news on Toyota’s latest family car – direct from the motor show floor.
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If you have anything you’d like to know about the newcomer, just ask us a question and we’ll get an answer for you. Take a look at our first images and video of the car here for inspiration.
We’ll start answering questions after the wraps come off the car on Thursday morning.
So don’t be shy, get in contact and give us your questions! Just type them in in the comments box below.
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Hi John,
Unfortunately the leather seats will offer no additional height. We’re terribly sorry this doesn’t work for you however there are other plenty of other options available, for example different models will offer varied seat heights which may well be worth considering. Your Dealer will be able to showcase the full range for you and go through the finer details, should you wish to do so.
Many thanks and kind regards.
Does the new Auris have a temporary spare wheel or a tyre repair kit? Can you have a temp spare wheel instead
Hi Arthur,
The new Auris comes with a Tyre Repair Kit to maximise space and efficiency. A spare wheel is not available as an option. Our product development department are currently looking into the possibility of having a space saver as an option but we are unable to confirm at this stage.
Many thanks for your question and kind regards.
Hi Alfonso,
You can find the offers available for the new Auris in the UK here: http://ow.ly/fQoHm. As previously suggested, you will need to visit Toyota Ireland’s website to view local offers available as these will differ.
Many thanks.
When is the expected launch date for the station wagon model? Auris sports tourer
Hi Frank,
The new Auris Touring Sports will be available in the first half of next year, however exact dates and specifications are as yet to be revealed. We will be updating you here on the Toyota blog as we have further updates, expected early next year, so please do keep a check. You can find our latest post on this new model here: http://ow.ly/fXGXz
Thanks for your interest.
What is the towing capacity of new Auris. I have 1200KG Caravan so which model be suitable? (If any)
Hi Ian,
If you have a 1,200kg caravan then either the 1.6-litre manual or the 1.6-litre Valvematic CVT automatic Auris would be suitable. These have towing capacities of 1,300kg for trailers or caravans with brakes.
The towing capacity of the 1.33-litre petrol or the 1.4-litre diesel Auris is 1,000kg (for trailers or caravans with brakes).
For trailers without brakes, all Auris models (except the Auris Hybrid) have a towing capacity of 450kg. Towing is not recommended with the Auris Hybrid.
Hope that helps and answers your question.
Happy New Year!
Will
Hi,
There are a number of unlit roads where I live, I currently drive a 2010 T Sprit Prius and I have to say the headlights are poor despite being passed o by my local dealer.
I’m considering the Auris Hybrid, but, are the headlights any better than those on the 2010 model Prius?
Hi MW,
The New Auris features new headlamps with integrated Daytime Running Lights and new light clusters with LED strips. This new model is now available in showrooms so your local Dealer will be able to help you with comparisons to other models. You can find their details here: http://ow.ly/gu25a.
Many thanks for your post.
Hi MW,
I know this reply to your feedback request regarding new Auris headlights is somewhat late but may come of some use to other buyers since I found this thread myself before buying my new Auris!!
I have driven MANY cars over the years and now have a 2013 Auris Hybrid. Whilst this car is really really nice (I won’t do a full review as that’s not the point of this post) after 2000miles of driving the headlights are easily the worst feature on the whole car!!
They are “projector” style rather than “reflector” and whilst they look nice from the outside the biggest problem is sideways light, when using the car on unlit country roads you ONLY get light poking STRAIGHT forward. This may not sound bad, and whilst using the car with main beam in a straight line and on main roads it doesn’t seem too bad. However use on unlit roads and come to a tight corner or turn left into another road you get ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHT SIDEWAYS and for a couple of seconds you lose vision of where you are driving and see NOTHING at all. I would challenge someone from Toyota to drive the car in these conditions and tell me the headlights are not verging on dangerous! Last night I was going along a village road bearing slightly to the right and then some pedestrians on the right suddenly jumped into view when almost on top of them due to the light not going even slightly sideways.
If you look at the hedge you can clearly see a vertical line where the light stops very much forward from the front of the car. My guess this isn’t totally the fault of “projector” lights but if you look at the silver surround there is some internal trim in the headlight not allowing the full “bulb” part of the projector to be exposed and therefore stops light going sideways.
This looks fancy, but night time driving on unlit especially small (where you need to be aware of sides clearly) is absolutely terrible. I hate driving this new car at night and my partners Honda Jazz is a dream on such occasions! I am going to be writing to Toyota directly to raise this as a safety complaint. OK this most likely will have no weight at all but if everyone didn’t do the same nothing would happen.
Please try one for yourself, don’t take my word for it. Watch when going round corners and turning left into side-roads especially and you will see for yourself just how you loose ALL VISION for a very brief period of time. My parent’s have a 2007 Yaris (reflector lights) and you get sideways back as far as the wing-mirrors! Come on Toyota, you can do better. You need to make a modification to these or turn the fog lights sideways slightly and turn them into “cornering lights”!!
Hello Andy
Thanks for your post.
We have read your concerns regarding the headlamps on your Auris and understand you will be contacting us directly to raise this further. If you would like us to pass on your email so that Customer Relations can contact you directly then we are more than happy to do so.
Hi David,
Yes please, I’d love you to pass on my email and contact details as it would be nice for them to contact me directly! Thank you 🙂
Kind regards,
Andy
Hi Andy
Just a quick post to confirm that the details have been passed today but may be day or two before you hear.
Best wishes
The Japanese spec Auris has turning foglights. I’ve seen them twirling around in a video online. So someone at Toyota has designed and produced them. I don’t know if they are available to any EU dealers.
Maybe you could put higher power bulbs into the fogs? Also, rejigging the DRLs to stay on full power when the headlamps are on (or, better, to ramp up to full power when the headlights are on full beam) might help too?
Hi Tim
Really interested in what you have found regarding the turning foglights, if you have the video link I’d love to take a look? 🙂
Regarding higher wattage into fogs, the problem with that is that (although I have had to start using these on back roads now) it’s illegal to be using fog lights when not foggy so not an ideal solution and higher wattage ones will only get you pulled over/flashed more often! Plus also one of the reasons I went for a nice new car was so I didn’t have to think about modifications myself, and then it starts to open up can’s of works like “is the wiring thick enough for extra watts?” “What do toyota say when a problem arises?” ….
I totally appreciate your thoughts, and I’d thought them myself but I don’t want to go down that avenue when the manufacturer should do better on a brand new model!
I also looked into same wattage but the “+120%” output type replacements (which I have used with superb results before) into the main beam (then it’s still standard) but the main beam on the new UK Auris (and other new models) uses the “HIR2” bulb, this is still relatively very specialised/rare and typing into Google won’t find much apart from people with Toyotas searching desperately for an upgrade and filing lugs of other types of bulbs to make them fit! (not great!). So contacting a well known UK seller of headlight bulbs had this response:
“Unfortunately, as it is such a new bulb we do not have anything available or have much information on the bulb. I don’t think there is anything out there available at the moment.”
So you’re scuppered on that front with standard Toyota supplied bulbs seeming the only true replacement. This single filament HIR2 bulb does main beam and dipped @ 55W and achieves it (I believe?) by a moving diffuser in light to change light output direction so some other cars when main beam on get 2 x 55/60W poking out the front, the new Auris with this bulb is stuck with the same 55W for the lot which doesn’t help much!
In other markets they get the new Auris with HID lights (probably inside the same light enclosure as HID’s must use projector balls I believe) so why can’t the UK have these? Whatever I believe living in the country as I do, they have to do something and cornering light conversion to fogs would be an ideal solution!
Thanks for info 🙂
Andy
I mislead you slightly, apparently the Japanese can get turning main lights. You have to watch this slightly insane video about a Gundam-themed total conversion, but there’s no way the headlights have come from a bodykit so they must be standard Jap-Toyota equipment.
The shifty headlights are quite early on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROgS7DTcjBs&t=0
As for the bulbs, apparently they are the same as 9012s, which might get you a few more results. Toyota do their “OptiBright” and “OptiBlue” bulbs. I’m living in Turkey*, and here they do offer an official HID kit as an option when you buy the car. The kids all love driving around looking “cool” and blinding me in the rear view mirror…
However, allegedly these fancy HIR2s are among the brightest you can manage without silly HID kits. I wonder, what would it look like if you just popped the lens out of the projector assembly? Probably completely and utterly awful, light spraying all over the shop…
Your illegality of fog lights comment might be valid but you did say it was for empty country roads. Even if a police car happened to go by I would imagine you could explain your way out of it, they’re [mostly] humans after all.
Try asking over here http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/forum/110-auris-club/ there’s a few knowledgeable folk.
* The nutters here drive around with blue/purple(!) main beams and bright blue/white/yellow fog lights. I feel so boring with my stock kit, haha.
Also, aren’t HIDs entirely illegal for road use in the UK?
Hi Tim
Thanks for your posts.
Just to let you know HID headlamps are not illegal in the UK market. Also, the specification of cars will vary according to the different markets which is why these differences occur.
Hope this helps.
Hi Tim,
Thanks for video link, yes turning main beam would be the best option totally and those look absolutely amazing! I suspect (as I also saw them go up and down) it would be in conjunction with HID as I believe they must have an “auto level” function.
HID is fine in UK but only as standard equipment from manufacturer (again I think this is because they must have an auto level function) and it is illegal to refit HID to a car and mess up it’s light output pattern. For that the car won’t pass the yearly MOT test (and it would blind oncoming traffic) and people must steer clear of these aftermarket HID kits here.
Police.. “would listen to such an explanation”.. I like your humour! Sorry Sir, they are foglights, where is the fog, here, have a ticket! 😉
So why can’t the UK market have the HID option! That’s not great, plenty of UK modern cars have HID and this smacks of a “cheapening” element by Toyota.
But also we must not get away from my prime complaint: Yes the halogens are the best they can be and straight on it’s not too much of an issue, I’m not moaning about the light output (more is always nice) but actually the light SPREAD. The fact NOTHING goes sideways and navigating bends and turnings is dangerous. Last night I was crawling along in traffic behind a car whose lights were brightly lighting up the nearside kerb, grass and hedge whereas me, next to no light on the same areas so it’s plain to see the issue and that’s my issue! Turning in that direction gives you no vision until you’ve straightened up and makes driving at night simply very unpleasant indeed.
Toyota have contacted me and I will be sending them vehicle information later today (Thanks David).
Thanks for your info 🙂
Will
Thanks for the response. I will take a look at Toyota Preston.
Cheers