Toyota Auris Touring Sports: your questions answered

The Toyota Auris range is growing! The Auris Touring Sports, the new wagon version of the popular hatchback, is ready to roll onto UK roads this summer.

We’ve already brought you pricing and equipment details of the car, reports from our UK factory that started building it this month and we’ll be bringing you live coverage of the car’s media launch later this week.

But what we really want is to find out what you want to know about the car.

If you need to know whether the Auris Touring Sports will fit into your garage, exactly how much luggage it can hold or how economical it is, this is the place to ask – no question is too big or small, and we’d love to help you out.

You can leave a question in the comment below. You can also contact us on our Facebook page or via Twitter @ToyotaGB.

 

In the meantime, take a look at our previous blogs on Toyota Auris Touring Sports here:

New Toyota Auris Touring Sports at the Paris Motor Show

New Toyota Auris prices revealed

You can see our Q&A on the hatchback version of new Auris here.

224 comments

  1. Hi. I just received my new Auris Hybrid Tourer Excel and was dismayed to find it doesn’t have the false hard deck in the boot, just a rubbishy piece of carpet. Does anyone know if it should have come with one?

    1. Hi Mark,
      Thank you for your post. The Auris no longer comes with the dual deck board due to customer feedback where a spare wheel was wanted back in the vehicle rather than a tyre repair kit. Unfortunately to be able to fit the spare wheel in the Auris, there is no longer room for a dual deckboard. Hope this helps clarify and if you have any other questions please let us know.

      1. I am afraid you are wrong Charlotte. I had a Mk I Auris hybrid sports from July 2013. I quickly replaced the enormous piece of expanded polystyrene in the spare wheel well and had the dealer fit a “get you home “spare wheel. That vehicle still had its false floor and various underfloor compartments. As of March 2016 I have replaced the Mk 1 Auris with an almost identical Mk II Auris sports. Toyota has removed the hard floor deck and now relies on a piece of fabric covered cardboard to carry heavy luggage loads. The supplied spare wheel and tool tray are exactly the same dimensions as were fitted in the Mk I. The removal of the false is not an engineering problem it is a Toyota economy measure and very disappointing. You have ruined a ship for the sake of a penny worth of tar.

      1. I’ve got a Mk 1 Auris Touring Sports with dual deck AND spare wheel, Paid £500 for a tailor made dog cage which fits nicely on the level floor. Want to upgrade to a MK2 Hybrid Excel but can’t because of your elimination of the top deck. Bearing in mind that in the prevoius MK1 you actually promoted the top deck as a selling point

  2. Is there a way to properly Align the rearview camera parking lines? When I use these to reverse into a parking spot, I find it’s offset the car by some way. This is facelift Auris TS Excel Hybrid.. Wasn’t an issue on my previous (’13) Auris Hatch Excel Hybrid.

  3. Hi, I have an Auris Touring Sport Hybrid. I know that cannot tow with this vehicle but want to fit a tow bar so I can mount a Thule bike carrier on it. Just wondering if I can do this and if the hybrid has all mounting points for the tow bar underneath the car?

  4. Hi Tony,
    Thank you for your post. We have spoken with our accessories department and they have advised that a tow bar cannot be fitted to the Auris Touring Sports. An easy click bicycle holder bracket can be fitted, however this requires a particular bike rack in order to fit. More information can be found here under accessories: https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/auris-touring-sports/index.json. If you require any other assistance with your bike rack please visit your nearest Toyota Dealer: https://www.toyota.co.uk/world-of-toyota/find-your-dealer.json. Hope this helps a little further.

  5. Hi, thanks for your reply. Yes, I know that a roof mounted bike carried can be fitted but I already have a roof fox installed which takes most of the roof space. So is there any other alternative to fit a bike carrier at the back? But I don’t want something like the cheap strap mounted carriers as they always chip the paintwork so prefer anything more solid. Pls let me know if there is an option.

  6. Jeff is correct, I installed a spare wheel in the 2013 Auris and retained the lower and upper boot shelves.

  7. Hi Jeff,
    Thank you for your post and feedback. We are sorry you feel this way, we will pass you comments on to our product department. Many thanks.

  8. Can you tell me why the tow bar is only available in mainland Europe and not the UK please? Is the reason technical or is it legislative? The answer about eco-driving appears to be nonsense given the availability of a tow bar in the rest of Europe.

  9. Hi Mike,
    Thanks for your post. Towing equipment is available in the UK for the Verso, Avensis, RAV4, Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser V8, with prices for a fully fitted tow bar with 7-pin electrics starting from just £450. Upgrading to 13-pin wiring is an extra £50. Unfortunately, if your vehicle is not one of the above, towing equipment is not available. Your Toyota dealer will be able to help if you further with this enquiry. Hope this clears some things up. If you have any other questions please let us know. Many thanks!

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