Toyota's Swagger Back?! 323HP Toyota TRD Aurion
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Toyota's Swagger Back?! 323HP Toyota TRD Aurion 56K Warning.
Toyota Australia launches TRD Aurion with 323 HP
Damn, did not Toyota could put it down like that, well not atleast on our US shores. Everything looks fresh as hell, than you look at the interior dash and are reminded that your driving a Camry on steroids,
Toyota needs to bring this here, but that'll be the day when hell freezes over and pigs start flying,
P.S. Dammit TRD, where is my 6speed,
The engine:
This is the same engine in my Camry, without the supercharger.
A year after it was initially shown in Sydney as the Toyota Aurion Sports Concept, and a few months after a closer-to-production version was displayed in Melbourne, Toyota Australia has officially launched the long-awaited TRD Aurion. While TRD-editions of existing Toyota vehicles have been available in many markets over the years, the TRD Aurion is the first vehicle worldwide to be sold as a TRD -- now established as a new, separate brand under Toyota, like AMG is worldwide for Mercedes, and HSV and FPV are for GM and Ford in Australia.
Viewed as a step up from the Toyota Aurion Sportivo in terms of both equipment, appearance, and performance, the TRD Aurion's greatest asset is its Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) Supercharger, which sees its first production car application here. The blower gives the TRD Aurion over 323 horsepower and a torque peak of 296 lb-ft, which is channeled forward via a six-speed automatic with sequential shift. 0-100km/h (62 mph) takes 6.1 seconds, and the car is limited to a top speed of 155 mph. Neither number is particularly earth-shattering compared to other specialty models, but TRD says that the goal was to achieve all-around balance rather than all-out performance. Combined-cycle fuel economy for the TRD Aurion is 21.5 US MPG.
Viewed as a step up from the Toyota Aurion Sportivo in terms of both equipment, appearance, and performance, the TRD Aurion's greatest asset is its Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) Supercharger, which sees its first production car application here. The blower gives the TRD Aurion over 323 horsepower and a torque peak of 296 lb-ft, which is channeled forward via a six-speed automatic with sequential shift. 0-100km/h (62 mph) takes 6.1 seconds, and the car is limited to a top speed of 155 mph. Neither number is particularly earth-shattering compared to other specialty models, but TRD says that the goal was to achieve all-around balance rather than all-out performance. Combined-cycle fuel economy for the TRD Aurion is 21.5 US MPG.
Damn, did not Toyota could put it down like that, well not atleast on our US shores. Everything looks fresh as hell, than you look at the interior dash and are reminded that your driving a Camry on steroids,
Toyota needs to bring this here, but that'll be the day when hell freezes over and pigs start flying,
P.S. Dammit TRD, where is my 6speed,
The engine:
This is the same engine in my Camry, without the supercharger.
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Looks very nice. It would be great if they brought it here, but there is only one problem with doing that for Toyota and that is it would compete with the Lexus IS250/IS350 for sales. So I don't see this car ever making it to the states, but you never know.
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Besides I think the IS350 is nicer, this car looks more aggressive and sporty, but the IS350 has a very nice classy look to it and it has equal to better performance. The Aurion also looks like it is gonna be very heavy, like 3800Lbs, that probably exlains its 0-62mph of 6.1 Seconds.
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This Toyota is in a totally class. It's too heavy, lacks power for it's size, and it's too slow. Comparing this car to an Evo or STI is not a fair comparison.