The British-built Toyota Auris Touring Sports will cost from £16,045 when it goes on sale this summer.
The practical estate car will offer a wide choice of engines, including one diesel and two petrols. It’s also the first model in its class to offer a full-hybrid petrol electric powertrain, which delivers class leading CO2 emissions of 85g/km.
Auris Touring Sports is built exclusively by Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) at its factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire, alongside Auris hatchback and Avensis models.
Entry-level Toyota Auris Touring Sports Active models will cost from £16,045, offering drivers the choice of a 1.33 Dual VVT-i petrol engine or a 1.4 D-4D diesel. Both cars are fitted with a six-speed manual transmission, while standard equipment includes roof rails, 15” steel wheels, follow me home headlamps, automatic single-zone air conditioning, seven airbags, vehicle stability control and hill start assist control.
Next up is the £18,745 Toyota Auris Touring Sports Icon. The full range of engines is available with the Icon, including the 1.8-litre petrol electric hybrid. A 1.6-litre Valvematic petrol is also offered, with a choice of six-speed manual or Multidrive S continuously variable transmission. Standard specification includes 16” alloy wheels (15” alloy wheels on hybrid), front fog lamps, double level boot floor and storable tonneau cover, Toyota Touch touchscreen entertainment system, including Bluetooth connectivity, DAB Radio and a rear view camera.
Toyota Touch and Go satellite navigation is available on Icon, Sport and Excel, and is priced at £650.
Toyota’s Intelligent Park Assist system is available as an option for Icon and Sport grades, priced at £350.
A ‘Skyview’ panoramic roof is also available on Excel models, priced at £550.
For more details on the range, please see the tables at the foot of this page.
Auris Touring Sports design and packaging
Auris Touring Sports has the same 2,600mm wheelbase and 10.4m turning circle as its sister hatchback, but is 285mm longer overall – all dedicated to the extended loadspace.
With the rear seats in place the load area is 1,115mm long and 1,452mm wide, giving a capacity of 530 litres. With the rear seats folded the length increases to 2,047mm; with loadspace height up to 890mm, the maximum capacity is a class-leading 1,658 litres.
As well as being more spacious than its rivals, Auris Touring Sports offers better functionality, too. It offers Toyota’s unmatched one-touch Easy-Flat folding rear seat system, a dual-level loadspace floor and a two-way tonneau cover (standard on Icon, Sport and Excel grades), a roller-type luggage net, shopping bag hooks, aluminium roof rails and a 12V power outlet in the boot.
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As witnessed in the new Auris hatchback, the strong and distinctive exterior design maximises the aerodynamic benefits that come with the model’s lower overall height and the dynamic improvements offered by its lower centre of gravity.
It shares the same front-end look as the hatch, displaying key elements from Toyota’s new design language with focus on emphasising the car’s width and low stance in the shape and arrangement of the lower grille, front bumper and fog lights, together with a keen-edged look created by the narrower upper grille and headlamp units.
In profile it also shares the hatchback’s steeply raked windscreen, which flows into an extended roofline with aluminium roof rails and an integral rear spoiler. Some versions of Auris Touring Sports will be available with a Skyview panoramic roof; measuring 1,553 by 960mm, it is one of the largest in its class and increases the sense of light and space in the new interior.
The extended three-panel side glazing is emphasised by blacked out pillars, with a piano-black finish to the central B-pillar. The effect is underscored by a chrome trim above the powerful crease along the car’s rising beltline.
At the rear there is new a bumper and tailgate design, with the loadspace sill set 100mm lower than on the hatchback, and a ‘floating’ chrome-finished spoiler. As on the hatchback models, the design of the rear lamp units reinforces the shape of the rear wing, as well as the new D-pillar design and rear screen.
Auris Touring Sports driving performance
Auris Touring Sports reinforces Toyota’s commitment to improving the dynamic abilities of its vehicles to give customers a more engaging driving experience. To this end, it carries forward all the improvements made in the new Auris hatchback.
These include a more rigid bodyshell, a lower centre of gravity, improved suspension and steering, a better driving position and improved NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) performance.
It will be available in the UK with the same powertrain options as the hatch: 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i and 1.6-litre Valvematic petrol units; the 1.4-litre D-4D diesel; and full hybrid – a first in the compact estate car market.
The full hybrid’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system features a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and an electric motor, giving a maximum power output of 134bhp/100kW. This enables 0-62mph acceleration in 10.9 seconds and a top speed of 112mph.
Conversely the hybrid’s CO2 emissions are a class-leading 85g/km; indeed emissions performance across the range is highly competitive with the 1.33 and 1.6 petrol units rated at 127 and 139g/km respectively and the 1.4 D-4D diesel at 109g/km.
Pricing details
| MODEL | POWERTRAIN | TRANSMISSION | OTR PRICE |
| Active Touring Sports | 1.33 VVT-i | 6MT | £16,045 |
| Active Touring Sports | 1.4 D-4D | 6MT | £17,395 |
| Icon Touring Sports | 1.33 VVT-i | 6MT | £18,745 |
| Icon Touring Sports | 1.4 D-4D | 6MT | £20,095 |
| Icon Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | 6MT | £19,095 |
| Icon Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | Auto (CVT) | £20,095 |
| Icon Touring Sports | 1.8 VVT-i | Auto (CVT) | £21,745 |
| Icon plus Touring Sports | 1.33 VVT-i | 6MT | £19,545 |
| Icon plus Touring Sports | 1.4 D-4D | 6MT | £20,895 |
| Icon plus Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | 6MT | £19,895 |
| Icon plus Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | Auto (CVT) | £20,895 |
| Icon plus Touring Sports | 1.8 VVT-i | Auto (CVT) | £22,645 |
| Excel Touring Sports | 1.4 D-4D | 6MT | £22,595 |
| Excel Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | 6MT | £21,350 |
| Excel Touring Sports | 1.6 V-Matic | Auto (CVT) | £22,350 |
| Excel Touring Sports | 1.8 VVT-i | Auto (CVT) | £23,990 |
The new Auris Hybrid Excel Touring is not listed this list is dated before its launch. The Excel is only available on 17″ LP tyres. My Prius winter tyres are on 15″ rims I did not think anybody made
LP winter tyres and it is not normal in Northern Europe to put winter tyres on ally wheels. If
the car is not homologated for any other wheels and tyres I would not be able to insure it . What technically fits and works is not the issue. I don’t want LP tyres full stop. Toyota will not allow me to buy the new Excel with anything else so if I modify it by fitting other wheels I am stuffed. The April brochure gave 16″ wheels as an option, the June one only lists 17″ for the Hybrid Excel. 15″ & 16 “are available other trim specs so it is not a technical issue just a marketing one.
Regards
Ian Clark
Hi Ian,
The summer tyre for the Auris Hybrid Touring Sports is 225/45 R17 91W, usually a Continental or Dunlop tyre.
The winter tyre that we will be making available through our Centres is, as we currently understand however may be subject to change, a Yokohama 225/45 R17 94V. This winter weather tyre is due to be available in a month and will be available through your Toyota Dealer.
Do hope this helps.
Oliver I do not want 17″ low profile tyres, winter or summer. The problem is I have been told it will be illegal to purchase a Hybrid Excel Tourer on 16″ wheels. The brochure clearly states a 6mpg hit if running on 17″ wheels experience and user reports on What Car tell me they they give a hard ride and I know they are expensive and prone to damage the wheels. On Welsh roads, in my opinion, they are not fit for purpose. The dealer may accept an order for a Hybrid Excel on 16″ but the current brochure does not show any 16″ wheel option. Nobody at Toyota can give me a convincing technical reason why I cannot down spec. it. Are they going to warn potential customers of the top spec Auris that they are not allowed to change the wheels and they are going to get 6 mpg less for the privilege of sponsoring a tyre company? This may be just an idiotic marketing blip but it too late once you get it home and find I cannot insure it. I already have a good set of 15″ wheels and tyres.
Ian,
It is possible to get smaller wheels but on different grades, such as 15″ on Icon grade, but the 17″ comes standard with Excel. The only other option is for you to order smaller accessory alloys and the tyres to go alongside and get it fitted at your Toyota Dealer. We would highly recommend this a they’ll ensure the fitting is done correctly. Please liaise with your Dealer as to the cost associated with this.
Please do let us know if we can help otherwise your Dealer will be able to assist.
Many thanks.
Does the entry level sports tourer have lumber support on the drivers seat?
Hi Steve,
Thanks for getting in touch.
The entry level Auris Touring Sport does not come with Lumbar support, it is only available in the Excel grade.
Hope this helps.
Oliver: My point is the latest brochure Toyota Marketing say the Excel is is not type approved to run on 16″ wheels the Toyota dealer are not allowed to fit 16″ wheels so if you I would have to take a 6 mpg hit or buy the lower spec. I know it is daft and there is not a logical technical reason behind it buts that is my point
I would be grateful for images of the Tamura Leather option in the Auris Sports Tourer Hybrid Excel (Deep Titanium) as soon as possible as I am hoping to finalise the purchase within the next couple of days
Hi David,
Thank you for getting in touch. We have sent the Tamura images over to you this morning.
Hope this helps.
I have just been accepted for finance with cab direct for the icon tourer, very happy with the model but could you give me some idea of the turnaround for this model, how long before delivery. Thanks
Hi Paul,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us.
It’s great to hear you’re soon to be a new and happy Auris Touring Sports owner. Unfortunately we don’t have access to delivery times for vehicles. We advise liaising with the centre that agreed the sale as they should be able to provide you with your estimated delivery time.
Hope this helps.
I see the Toyota web site has been broken again. According to the build your own Auris section on the site the excel is not available as a hybrid.
Not being able to get a simple thing like a web site correct does reflect badly on the company. More importantly from Toyotas point of view how many sales has this mistake cost the company with people genuinely believing that the Excel is not available as a hybrid and so going elsewhere?
Hi
I still can not find out the OEM tyres fitted to the 16″ ICON HSD Touring and the 17″ Excel HSD Touring. The height of the tyre is of importance to ride comfort. There is 6mpg difference in favour of 16″ but low rolling resistance, Energy Savers, tyre width all affect road noise and handling. I have yet to read a report from anybody that had driven both. In principle, based on experience I hate “low profile” tyres but I would like to know technically why Toyota think they are needed,or wanted, on the Excel HSD before mine is delivered. This is an expensive car, I do not want to make a mistake. One would hope these vehicles have been extensively tested on both by Toyota so someone must know. I would hope its not down to Tyre Manufacturers subsidising the OEM fit to sell more high cost replacements?
It’s all about declaring low mpg on the adverts.
I wonder what sort of discounts are available on the smoker?
Hi
the auris sports tourer has roof rails, but I can’t find roof bars that fit it. the toyota website doesn’t seem to have any and other manufacturers don’t either. Can you help?
Hi Gareth,
Thank you for getting in touch.
It is possible to get cross bars fitted on to your Auris Touring Sports. We suggest contacting your local Toyota Dealer who’ll be happy to order this in and fit it for you. To find your Local Dealer please visit: http: //bit.ly/16WmR5P and quote the following part number: PZ403-E5622-00.
Hope this helps.