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TOYOTA Auris Touring Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

Generations: 2
First production year: 2013
Engines: Gasoline, Diesel, Hybrid, Hybrid gasoline
Body style: Wagon (station wagon, estate, combi, touring)
TOYOTA Auris Touring photo gallery

Toyota introduced a facelift for its compact-segment contender Auris in 2015 that affected both the hatchback and the station wagon, known as Touring Sports.

The Japanese carmaker had to update its entire lineup, preparing for the 2015 Euro 6b emission standards. While for other carmakers, that was a very difficult task, for Toyota, things went smoother thanks to its extensive research in environmental protection. Thus, the Auris Touring Sports was the only compact station wagon offered with a choice of gasoline, turbo-diesel, and hybrid powertrains. The carmaker also refreshed the vehicle's look along with the upgraded engines.

At the front, the car received a new bumper that sported a redesigned, broader, lower grille extended from side to side. That complemented the cooling area offered by the narrower main grille above the bumper. Moreover, the headlights were redesigned and incorporated LED Daytime Running Lights. The back of the car also received substantial changes, such as the new LED taillights that sported bigger reversing lights. Finally, the bumper was fitted with lower, horizontal reflector lamps flanked a slim, chromed line.

Inside, the 2015 Auris Touring Sports featured a redesigned dashboard. Thus, the carmaker installed a new color TFT display between the tachometer and speedometer in the instrument cluster. On the center stack, the infotainment unit was upgraded, while the controls for the HVAC system received a new layout for the buttons. Last but not least, the materials' quality was improved with softer materials. Like the non-facelifted version, the Auris Touring Sports offered a split-folding rear bench that increased the trunk size from 530 liters (18.7 cu-ft) to 1,658 liters (58.5 cu-ft) when folded flat.

Under the hood, there was a new range of engines, starting with the 1.2-liter turbocharged unit. The 2.0-liter turbo-diesel was ditched in favor of an upgraded 1.6-liter unit. The hybrid version remained the same.

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TOYOTA Auris Touring photo gallery

With the 2013 Touring Sports, Toyota entered a market where younger customers are more active. The market where design meets function and not the other way around. The carmaker took the popular hatchback body of the Auris and made it longer, in the form of a station wagon. The older Corolla station wagon is out and that old-style looking bodywork was replaced with this fresh one, fit for the new generation Touring Sports.

The length has been increased compared with the Auris by 285 mm (11.22 in), but Toyota kept the same wheelbase of 2600 mm (1917.6 in). This distance between the axles is typical for a medium-sized sedan more than for a compact-car. The result is a big trunk, fit to take 530 liters (18.7 cu-ft) with rear seats up, or up to 1658 liters (58.5 cu-ft) of space when the rear seats are folded down.

Moreover, when the bench-seat is folded, the length of the platform is more than 2 meters (6.7 ft) long, which means that if the passengers go camping they can leave their tent at home. And with the optional Skyview panoramic sunroof they might enjoy it better.

Under the hood, Toyota offers five engines variants: two gasolines ones (a 1.33-liter and a 1.6-liter), two turbodiesel (a 1.4-liter and a 2.0-liter), and a 1.8-liter hybrid, which is the same as the one found in the Prius.

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