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A year after it was initially shown in Sydney as the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER, and a few months after a - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 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.

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The Artist

wow.. im impressed..
i would seriously pick that S version over the Lexus IS-F...

the SL version is not as hot as a regular IS though..

Bruce

Uhh..what the hell. Even as Toyota/Lexus enthusiast I honestly have never heard of this vehicle before.

I like it though.

Tycoon

323hp on the front wheels???

Fy, Toyota, FY!

rev

^^It's a ricer, what did you expect?

siko

Torque steer anyone ?

monster

The "Aurion" is an Australian only model. Basically it is a Camry with the V6 engine and a different front and rear end styling, with a more luxerious interior, i think other Asian market get this version of the Camry as well, and they are baged Camry, not Aurion. To make things confusing, Toyota Australia also sells the regular Camry as the Camry. Toyota is trying to sell the Aurion as a large car and compete in the large car segment while the exact same sized Camry is competing in the "medium sized" segment.

Typical Toyota marketing.

As for the car, it looks nice, with a good engine but it has no chance against rear wheel drive competitors in the local market.

Bruce

I see, thanks for filling me in Derek.

Yep.

I presume you're talking about the Monaro and company? If so, I most certainly agree.

monster

No problem Bruce

Offically Toyota is denying that the new Aurion is competing against the likes of the Holden SSV, Ford XR8 or even the HSV and the FPV (check my aussie muscle car thread for more details). Toyota is saying they are aiming at and I quote " “sophisticated” performance cars, such as the Volkswagen Golf R32 and Subaru Liberty GT" This ofcourse is a lie. I cannot see a Golf R32 or the Liberty GT buyer picking up an Aurion TRD.


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Centurion

325hp in a front engined car? hell no.