Just_me

I like it, very much. This what the Lexus IS-f should look like.

323hp and FWD is no good combination, I hope LSD /diff/ is available?

rev

And against any AWD car with less power.

Maserati

The problem isn't being front engined, its the front wheel drive

Merc1

Interesting car. U.S. Toyota execs would never try to sell this car here. I'm surprised by the hp number though in a FWD, surely Toyota knows this is a raggedy combination. Then again maybe they've done something different up front suspension/steering wise?

M

cawimmer430

Something tells me that this 323-horsepower FWD car will be bought by Australian soccer moms who'll use it to drive from their home down the block to the local grocery store and will on average only use about 75-horsepower out of those 323-horsepower.

monster

Not at all, soccer moms down here cruise around in pointless, massive 4WD as well, I wish they will buy one of these Toyota so at least I can see where i am going on the road without these fat 4WD blocking my vision.

I have no idea what Toyota is thinking when they were developiog the TRD Aurion. The standard Aurion with the 200Kw engine doesn't handle that well when compare to the local sedans, and I really have no idea how 323hp going through the front wheels appear to be a great idea during their initial developing stage. Does anyone know how much torque does the engine produce?

cawimmer430

Same here. Except here most SUV's are at least diesel powered.

Centurion

Ops, made a mistake.

siko

Toyota Australia Suspends Aurion TRD Sales

Toyota has withdrawn its all-new high-performance sports sedan Aurion TRD from the Australian market due to an engine failure of a dealer vehicle. The top version of the Camry based Aurion was developed by Toyota Racing Developments (TRD) and it’s equipped with a supercharged 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 329 Hp (details & pics here). According to Toyota Australia, the incident that sparked the suspension of sales stemmed from a single Aurion that had an issue in the hands of a dealer salesperson. ''The issue appears unrelated to the supercharger or the engine power output. At the moment, we believe this is a one-off issue”, commented Toyota Australia spokesman Mike Breen.

According to Breen, Toyota Australia has circulated about 150 Aurion TRD’s in dealerships or for marketing purposes. ''We expect it will take about two hours per car, and about one week to run through the process,'' Mr Breen says.

''A handful of cars have already gone out to customers, who we believe have no reason to be concerned. If they would like to speak to their Toyota dealer we encourage that and the dealer will take the appropriate steps.''

[Source: Drive.com]

monster

I saw a silver one in the city 2 days ago, it looks and sounds pretty good. It is a shame that after all that testing and design work, the engineers still could not solve the problem. The Aurion TRD runs a new, more efficient supercharger, which does not require an intercooler to get the sufficient power at the engine, maybe that is the problem.