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 love the looks of the new auris tourer,will it be available soon with a decent sized diesel engine,say 1.6 or 2.0
Hi Jim,
Thanks for your comments. We’re glad you like the look of the new Auris Touring Sports, it’s really embracing the ‘new look’ for Toyota!
There are currently no plans to introduce more diesel options in the range however there is a decent offering through petrol, diesel an hybrid. We highly recommend a test drive! Find your nearest Toyota Dealer here: http://ow.ly/oABvh. Many thanks.
Hi have just order new auris touring hybrid just wondering why I could not spec black leather interior I have specced most extras just thought I would mention it
Many thanks
Hi Stuart
Leather seats are only available as an option on our Excel grade for Auris Touring Sports at the moment however I will pass on your comments to our product team for you.
Hi Oliver,
As you are aware, i just bought my Auris and the owner’s manual is missing. Will you be able to tell me what is the recommended tire pressure? I have not contacted my local dealer yet but i am planning to visit them on Monday. But I am travelling to London tonight so I need to make sure that i have the correct tire pressure. The model of my car is Auris TR VVT-I S-A. Thank you
Hi Randy
Thanks for the post.
Without knowing the exact model it is difficult to confirm however if you open the drivers door, the tyre pressures would normally be on a sticker near the bottom of the middle pillar. Have you checked there?
Just bought Auris Sports Tourer. I live in Finland, but don’t speak Finnish ( manual is in Finnish)
Any ideas where I can download a manual in English?
The Toyota owner’ site doesn’t work for me as it’s US based. Thanks…….
Hello Iain
Thanks for post and we hope you are enjoying driving your new Auris Touring Sports.
We do not have a site where vehicle handbooks can be downloaded but you can order a handbook in English via your local Toyota Dealer in Finland. They will need the chassis (or VIN number) to make sure that the correct book is ordered for you. If you have any problems though please let us know and we can try and help identify the part number. We would need to know the exact model (also whether petrol, diesel or hybrid).
Hope this helps.
thanks for response .have ordered through dealer
Is it still the case that a towbar cannot be fitted on an Auris Sports Tourer please?
Hi Dave
Thanks for your post.
It is not possible to fit a towbar on the hybrid model but is can be fitted on the other petrol and diesel powertrains.
Hope this helps.
It can be fitted to a Hybrid if the car is purchased in Europe or in fact the ROW, its only the UK that will not fit a towbar to the Hybrid.
Hoping to take delivery of my touring hybrid excel next week. Can’t wait! One question I have that my dealer can’t answer just now is about the dog guard accessory. Do you know if the additional divider is fixed, or can it be moved to say provide 23 at one side and 13 at the other?
Hi Graham,
Great news about your Auris Touring Sports! It’s a fantastic car which we wish you many happy miles in.
The dog divider doesn’t split side by side. However, it is one of the best dog guards we’ve made and there are several functions it can perform, beyond simply keeping a guard from the front two seats and the rear of the car. Your Dealer will happily give you a demonstration of the several ways it works, just ask them when you pick it up! Do hope this helps and may we take this opportunity to thank you for your loyalty to Toyota. Kind regards.
Thanks Oliwer for your reply. Do you have any literature on the dog guard? I have spoken to the dealer and their parts department, but they know very little about the dog guard hence I thought of posting here. At almost £400 for the guard and the divider, I’d like to know more before I purchase it!
Alternatively, are there any particularly “big” Toyota dealers that might have this type of item instock?
My Auris is 1.6 petrol 2013 model
The open door warning buzzer (for key still in ignition and headlights on) is barely audible. How
can the volume be turned up ?
Hi Robert
Thanks for your post.
The open door warning buzzer volume cannot be adjusted unfortunately. I will however feedback this point to our product team for future consideration though when they review specification and features.
Thanks for your reply David. The warning buzzer on my 2013 1.6 Petrol/Manual Auris works but is so faint it can hardly be heard which seems to defeat the whole purpose of this feature. Do you know precisely where the ,I presume, the loudspeaker is located? I am wondering if a small ,external amplifier could be placed in the vicinity to bring the buzzer up to a useful level artificially! Sounds bizarre idea for a brand new car but on my earlier Auris the buzzer – doing the same job – was at a perfectly suitable sound level. It seems to me that the design of the chip which provides the buzzer warning is not up to the job on this new model!
Hello Robert
Thanks for your further post.
I have found out from technical that this is located behind the main instrument panel (speedo etc) and I am sorry to say they would not recommend accessing this or modifying in any way. This specification is built into the car during production. We are sorry that the reply cannot be more positive and I can assure you that our product team do listen to the feedback that we receive from owners. I have passed on your comments regarding the current noise level.
Thank you for your further comments David. Please be assured I have no intention of any ‘home made’ modifications to my Auris !! Guess I will just have to live with the extreme low level audibility of this warning buzzer. This is , I hope, my final comment on this matter!!
This Blog is extremely useful I should add, when useful and helpful advice can be found. Many thanks and kind regards
Robert
Thanks for your post Robert and we do appreciate the comments and feedback we receive from owners.
We are glad you find the Blog useful and hope to see you on it again soon. Sorry again that we were unable to adjust the buzzer volume but keep us posted on how you get on with your Auris.
Hello David. By way of a brief reply, I am getting along fine with my new Auris Icon – apart from the lack of an audible door buzzer which we have previously exchanged views. I recently sent a blog that you may not have seen mentioning that I had invested 550 pounds in having my local franchise fit front and rear sensors. (I had rear sensors in my other Auris and found them invaluable). Although photographs in catalogues and advertising – also the schematic in the manual – show 6 sensors fitted to the front of an Auris, only 4 were fitted for me purchased as an accessory’ . Is this standard when bought as an extra but 2 extra just for the Excel model ?
Regards
Robert
Good Morning!
Have just had the sensor pack accessory fitted front and rear to my new Auris Icon 1.6 petrol/manual. 2013 Model.
The manual schematic refers to and clearly shows 6 sensors at the front – referred to as centre, corner and side. Photographs of the Auris in handbooks, catalogues and other advertising also clearly show 6 sensors at the front.
My local franchise fitted the, expected, 4 at the rear but only 4 (and not 6) at the front. At well over 500 pounds this accessory is not cheap so is there a lower standard when purchased as an accessory (relative to factory fitting) ? I seem to be 2 sensors light !! Look forward to your comments.
Regards
Robert
Hi Robert
Thanks for your post.
Happy to help resolve this for you.
The reason is due to the brochures featuring the Auris in Excel specification. In this grade the vehicle features Intelligent Parking Assist as standard, (a type of self park feature) and as a result requires 2 additional sensors on the front. The accessory Toyota Park Assist kits which we offer to owners as a dealer fit item, use 4 sensors each on the front and the rear of the vehicle. Thanks for checking this with us and hope this has helped clarify.
David, Many thanks for your answer re the parking assist sensors. Your reply answered my question perfectly. Thanks again.
Rgds Robert
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I have just passed the first 1000 m in my new Auris Excel TS HSD. Great car, having had Gen 3 and Gen 2 Prius I can compare them. I had to accept 17″ wheels as the insurance cost to modify it down to 16″ wheels would have been prohibitive. My Gen 3 Prius averaged 55.8 mpg over the last 4 years use. The Auris is currently showing 50.2 average. This is wholly down to the tyres.
It feels better to drive than the Prius and for me the space and layout are much better, but I do miss the HUD. Not being able to see when its at 30 mph or 50 with our speed limits is real problem. Can the firmware for the digital driving monitor be upgraded to show speed? I do not need average speed, and have no idea what average fuel consumption after hybrid system on shows, but I would like to know when I am speeding. As there is no 30 or 50 marking on the speedo, this is essential.
My space saver kit arrived last week are there any fitting instructions on line?
Best Hybrid yet but if Toyota could incorporate the good bits from other models it would be even better and stop fitting stupid LP tyres.
Hi Ian
Thanks for your post.
Appreciate your comments and feedback regarding the Auris Touring Sports hybrid, particularly in view of your previous hybrid ownership. We do have close liaison with our product team about the comments we receive regarding vehicle specification. Some items are fixed specification from manufacture (such as the digital driving monitor/speed unfortunately) but others such as the HUD can be passed back to product for consideration in future product reviews. With regard to the space saver kit, we produced a video regarding how they work and it can be viewed from the attached link. http://bit.ly/11lpHvZ
Finally we take on board your point regarding the wheel size. We often have to compromise when factoring in emissions, comfort level, economy, grade line-up and aesthetics and appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks again and keep us posted how you get on.
Best wishes