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.
I have been working up to getting a Auris estate Hybrid, but a towbar is a requirement. It looks like this is not possible. Because of eco-driving and aerodynamics is a nonsense reason, especially when there are roof-rails fitted (also an important part of my vehicle needs). Surely I am mis understanding something?
Tim. The issue is technical. When fitted with a higher spec inverter the Auris hybrid is capable of towing, but this option is only currently offered in certain countries and towing is still limited to 350kg.
I’m looking for a clean green family estate and Auris Touring looks ideal but I need to be able to mount my tow bar mounted four bike carrier to the back and wire up the lighting board – is it really not possible to fit a tow ball for this?
Hi Duncan,
Thanks for getting in touch. You can see all the accessories available on the Auris Touring Sports here: https://www.toyota.co.uk/car-configurator/auris-touring-sports#carconfig/accessories/. Easy click bicycle holder, Rear bicycle holder, Fixed towing hitch and Horizontal detachable towing hitch are just some of the accessories available on this model. We hope this helps.
Hi Ella,
Is there any reason why I cannot get a standard tow ball fitted to the hybrid Auris Touring Sports? I wouldn’t ever use it for towing a trailer, just for mounting my own 4-bike carrier which I already have. I need to be able to carry 4 bikes and the Toyota bike carrier only carries two.
Regards,
Duncan
Hi Duncan,
The Hybrid Auris Touring Sports was not designed to tow and can therefore only have bike holders fitted to the vehicle. However, due to customer feedback towing will now be available on new model Hybrid RAV4 and Prius. We would have to advise contacting your local dealer if you need any more assistance with accessories. They will be able to best advise on this query. Many thanks.
Hi Tim,
Thanks for getting in touch. Unfortunately, the towing accessory is not available on any Auris Hybrids. You are able to tow with the standard Auris models. Many thanks.
Hi ,
I am hoping for some advice. I have just ordered a hybrid Auris Touring Sports and need to have a 3 bike carrier. Do I need the Easy click bicycle holder – 13 pin and Easy click bicycle bracket? Will the Easy click bracket work with Thule towbar mount bicycle carriers (I already hace one)?
Thanks and looking forward to your reply.
Hi David,
You will need three components to hold 3 bikes.
1. Easy click bracket
2. Easy click bike holder (3 bikes)
3. 13 PIN wiring kit
The tow bar mounted bike carrier won’t fit.
Is this true for an Auris Hybrid Estate? I’m trying to figure out a way of getting a back mounted rack for three bikes on ours.
Hi Andrea,
We’ll speak with our accessories team and let you know. Many thanks.
Actually you can fit a carrier on the Auris hybrid. We have the Toyota Thule foldable carrier 500 quid which comes with lighting and wiring. All the parts to mount to the Auris are there and include in effect a detachable towbar. It is just that Toyota do not recommend towing with a hybrid as it can trash the transmission. The carrier fits on the towbar ball just like any other towbar mounted carrier so it is possible. Honestly. I can send pictures but look on the auris hybrid accessories on the Toyota build your car page.
I am planning to order a Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid and like the features of the Excel grade. I am, however, put off by its standard 17″ wheels with low profile tyres. The official figures show that the Icon grade on 16″ wheels has 11% better fuel consumption than the Excel. Why on earth does Toyota compromise their highest grade of this car with wheels and tyres that penalise fuel consumption? Is it possible to order the Excel grade but specify 16″ wheels? I would also expect the 16″ wheels with slightly deeper tyre profile to have a better comfort factor. Am I wrong?
Hi Chris,
Thank you for getting in touch with us. The 17″ wheels for the Auris are standard to that model and you can’t order the car with 16” wheels from factory. However, you may be able to get 16” wheels as accessories and get them fitted by your local Toyota dealer. You can find your local dealer here: https://www.toyota.co.uk/find-your-dealer.json. Replacing the wheels could be relatively expensive so what is saved in fuel consumption, could be spent replacing the wheels. Hope this helps.
I now have a new Excel grade Auris TSS Hybrid and asked my dealer for a price for the 16″ wheels as fitted as standard to most other grades of this car. This is his answer:
“HAVE LOOKED ON AST, EAPM AND EPC……FOR THE CUSTOMERS MODEL THE EPC DOESN’T LIST AN APPLICABLE 16” ALLOY WHEEL……”
I have also been pointed to an earlier Blog comment when in January 2016 Charlotte Mills replied to a similar question as follows: “Hi Robert,
Thank you for getting in touch today. Unfortunately 16″ wheels cannot be fitted due to technical reasons – the steering rack does not allow for 16″ wheels to be fitted safely.”
I am now thoroughly confused. Is the steering on the Excel grade really different to grades such as the Icon that come as standard with 16″ wheels? I would like to fit tyres such as Michelin Cross Climate to make for safer winter driving and would really prefer these to be on 16″ alloys. I don’t wish to compromise the integrity of the car or risk contravening the warranty. Please provide a definitive reasoned answer to this question which I have found asked in other places as well. I consider the 17″ wheel size on the Excel to be a serious disadvantage as the handbook states that snow chains cannot be fitted and the fuel consumption figures show as 11% worse than cars fitted with 16″. I am prepared to pay the cost of new 16″ alloys for my car so why can the dealer not supply them? Can this car have 16″ wheels fitted safely or not?
Hi Chris,
Thank you for your comment and sorry for the delay. Please could you prove your Reg or VIN number so we can look into this in more detail. Thanks.
I’m thinking of getting a hybrid touring sports but the boot’s smaller than my current Octavia Estate and I want to go camping with my wife and two children. Is it safe to load the boot to the roof? I see that the luggage cover can be fixed vertically to roof mounts – is this strong enough to stop luggage coming forward into the passenger compartment? (Obviously I’d put heavy items lower down behind the back seats).
Can you tell me what volume the boot is in this configuration? (I assume 530 litre figure is with luggage cover in horizontal configuration).
If I do need to fit a roof box, can I fit any brand of roof bars / roof box?
Finally do you do a four bike version of your ‘easy click’ mount rear bike rack for the hybrid?
Hi Duncan,
We’ll have a look into this and get back to you. Many thanks for your patience.
Duncan
There is a luggage partition net in addition to the luggage cover and it is this net which clips into the roof (see Toyota GB video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9epLCRyHcB0) . From working on the development of the car I can confirm that the partition net is designed and tested to prevent luggage entering the passenger area.
Thanks. And can you confirm the boot volume when loaded to the roof? Also whether a rear mounted 3 or 4 bike carrier is available?
Hi Duncan,
Thank you for your comment. Please could you provide us with your Reg number so we can help you further.
Hi, reg number would be BG64XNV. (It’s for a car I’m looking at buying).
Hi Duncan,
We can confirm that a rear bike holder is available and we would advise the hybrid bike holder 13 pin, PZ41B-00502-00, for two bicycles and non towing vehicles support bracket, PW962-02005.
With regards to a roof bike holder to fit cross the bars, we’d recommend PZ403E562200. For the right side product PZ403-00632-00, and for the left hand side PZ403-00631-00. One bike per side, again two bikes maximum capacity. This applies for the car reg as above and the car reg BT14VEP. Hope this helps.
I checked with my local Toyota dealer. They said: “regarding the fitting of a tow ball on an auris sports touring hybrid. I can confirm a detachable tow is around £746 and a fixed is around £546. The towing capacity is 75KG”. From your previous reply saying you cannot fit a tow ball to the hybrid, does this mean the dealer is wrong?
Hi – in an earlier reply to ‘David’ (on May 16th) Ella Churchill refers to an “Easy click bike holder (3 bikes)”. Is it possible to get a three bike rear rack? I’ve heard that an adapter to hold a third bike may be available for the two bike rack you mention?
Hi Duncan,
Thank you for your comment. The easy click bike holder is currently unavailable and we do not have a bike holder for 3 bikes.
To transport 3 bikes, we would recommend using the bike holder 13 pin – PZ41B-00502-00 and one of the below:
Roof bike holder – Fits to cross bars (PZ403E562200)
Right side – PZ403-00632-00
Left side – PZ403-00631-00
Hope this helps.
I have contacted a Toyota dealer about the “non towing vehicles support bracket, PW962-02005” and they have told me this is a part for the newer ‘facelifted’ Auris Touring Sports, rather than a 2014 model (such as BG64XNV). I also notice that on your Toyota hybrid towing questions blog you state this part is for November 2016 onwards and warn it may not fit a secondhand car (see https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-hybrid-towing-questions). There you describe it as “a bike holder bracket with a non-towing tow ball” Can you confirm a) whether this bracket would fit a 2014 hybrid touring sports model and b) whether it includes a tow ball (albeit only suitable for mounting a bike rack to, not towing)?
Hi Duncan,
We can confirm that this bracket would fit a 2014 Hybrid Touring Sports model. However, it does not include the tow ball itself. As this product was developed for vehicles without towing capacity it means that the vehicle cannot have a tow ball installed. Hence, no tow ball comes with this bike carrier support. Hope this helps.
Does anyone know what the highest mileage Auris Touring Sports Hybrid is? I’ve been told they’re really reliable and have seen a few being used as taxis, but a bit worried about buying a high mileage one secondhand.
Hi Duncan,
Thank you for your comment. There is no real way of knowing the mileage of individual cars, however the hybrid powertrains in all of our vehicles are designed to last the lifetime of that vehicle. We do offer up to 11 years of warranty with unlimited mileage for Hybrid battery components. To apply for this you would have to complete a free Hybrid Health Check which is completed as part of a service. Here is the link more information on our website: https://www.toyota.co.uk/owners/warranty/toyota-warranty.json.
For piece of mind here is a video of a Toyota Hybrid Prius taxi driver and his high mileage story where he has driven 1 million km: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBeR5pf-eDI.
Hope this helps.
Hi Duncan,
Thank you for your comment. Please could you provide us with your reg or VIN number. Many thanks.
Your blog states: “Every Toyota passenger vehicle* produced for the UK market since November 2012 has been equipped with a TPMS.” https://mag.toyota.co.uk/how-does-tpms-work. I’ve bought an Auris Touring Sports hybrid (Excel grade) first registered in December 2013, but it doesn’t appear to have tyre pressure monitoring. Why is this?
Hi Duncan,
Thanks for getting in touch. Your vehicle should have tyre pressure monitoring. Please could you provide a Reg and VIN number so we can look in to this further for you. Many thanks.
Hi Duncan,
Thank you for providing your car information. Unfortunately, your vehicle does not come with the special valves that include the transmitters for the tire pressure warning system. Therefore, this vehicle does not feature TPMS.
Hope this helps.
I’ve bought a toyota auris touring sports 64 plate but i can’t seem to find the digital speedometer, could anyone help?
Hi Unal,
Thanks for getting in touch. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that your vehicle has a digital speedometer, however, it may have a “DISP” button on the combination meter which will cycle through different displays, such as average fuel consumption etc. The “DISP” button will show all the information that is available to you.
We’d advise looking in your Owners Manual as that will give you further information.
Thanks.