EDITORIAL � 01303 817100 www.carsforkent.co.uk WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 2010 motoring I 47
TOYOTA hasn't exactly struck the
gold implied by the name of its
Ford Focus challenger, the Auris.
Perhaps punters tumbled that it was really
just a name change for the ultra-reliable
Corolla; the latter may have helped make
Toyota the world's number one carmaker, but
it scored zero for personality and so gave way
in the UK to the Auris in 2007.
Three years on though and not much has
changed, so the Auris has had a shake-up.
Along with a `Made in the UK' label � it is
produced at Toyota's Derbyshire plant � the
three and five-door line-up (from �14,463) now
has sharper lines, handling and ride, says
Toyota.
Work on the last is a direct result of cus-
tomer feedback and, possibly, whinging motor
writers like this one. The work should be most
noticeable on T2 and TR models.
The speed-sensitive Electric Power Steering
(EPS) has also been refined for better feedback
and vehicle agility.
All of this will better support a sportier new
look. The front end has a new deep bumper
with integrated fog lamps for upmarket TR
and SR models, swept-back headlamps, plus a
new bonnet and a grille.
The makeover continues inside where less
hard plastic and a smarter dashboard are
the changes to note, while the new motoring
`must have' iPod/MP3 USB port/aux-in socket
also makes its debut.
So much for getting buyers to look again at
the Auris; once they are paying attention, the
real benefits are more obvious for the car also
now gains Toyota Optimal Drive powertrain
technology that has revolutionised other mod-
els in the brand line-up, notably the Yaris
supermini.
More than just marketing gloss, Optimal
Drive brings the seemingly contradictory
benefits of more power with improved fuel
efficiency and CO2 emission levels.
The most frugal model in the petrol line-up,
the 1.33-litre with stop/start should average
nearly 50mpg and emits just 135g/km of CO2,
while the 1.4-litre diesel can average at least
60mpg yet emit 125g/km.
The brand's `war on emissions' has helped it
top of a new `green league' that will become
increasingly important as the global warming
debate heats up.
The league is compiled by independent
industry analysts at Clean Green Cars, using
a sales-weighted calculation (the CO2 output
of each model multiplied by the number of
those models sold in 2009) to produce the
rankings by brand.
Toyota showed one of the highest improve-
ments over 2008, despite a line-up that still
includes 4x4s and SUVs such as the Land
Cruiser and RAV4.
Not surprisingly, the brand claims that its
Optimal Drive technology has been a key rea-
son for its green halo though its hybrid star,
the Prius, is another contributing factor.
The Prius will also soon be joined by a
UK-built hybrid version of the Auris, further
High hopes of new
gold strike for Auris
STEVELOADER
by
ECO-FRIENDLY: Toyota took an environmental lead in 2009, with its war on car emissions
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