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Old 29-08-2006, 11:39 PM   #1
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Damn... the toyota aurion will have 204kw and return 9.9 litres per 100ks

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm...r-in-australia

it's still FWD tho which sux. :
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Old 29-08-2006, 11:41 PM   #2
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Interesting!

Can only be a good thing. Not the car, the competition.
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Old 29-08-2006, 11:43 PM   #3
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it's still FWD tho which sux. :
yes but dont forget they've got the supercharged sports model in the works thats 240kw or so and AWD...
thats the one i want to see.......
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Old 29-08-2006, 11:44 PM   #4
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As far as I know, TRD Aurion will be available in January 07.

Not sure of any further specs, and it doesn't come with a manual transmission.
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Old 29-08-2006, 11:49 PM   #5
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Whats the specs when thing needs torque, like driving a full car load or towing??
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Old 30-08-2006, 12:09 AM   #6
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Its still a toyota!!!!!!
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Old 30-08-2006, 07:49 AM   #7
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Despite what everyone says, i think this thing will be a serious threat and will probably be in the end of the 380.

If the interior and fuel economy are up to scratch with 204 kw- it will sell no doubt about it
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Hey if the usual Toyota quality is there unlike Ford/Holden then I would buy one as a family hack over another Falcon. Stuff going to the dealer twice a month to fix warranty issues...

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Old 30-08-2006, 10:12 AM   #9
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Despite what everyone says, i think this thing will be a serious threat and will probably be in the end of the 380.

If the interior and fuel economy are up to scratch with 204 kw- it will sell no doubt about it
i agree and even though it is a toyota they make pretty strong motors and i think the TRD version will be the one that breaks into the prefomance market and breaks up the ford/holdon domanation HOWEVER they would wanna make sure the gearbox is tough as nails and can haddle some power because i can see people buying these and wanting to run more boost/ feed more power though them and thats what i base my descion on when i buy an AWD car is can the box handle the power?
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Old 30-08-2006, 10:26 AM   #10
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Damn... the toyota aurion will have 204kw and return 9.9 litres per 100ks

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm...r-in-australia

it's still FWD tho which sux. :
wow.......i've got 290kw and return 11 litres/100kms. let me see, a 500 km road trip costs an extra $5.85 in the GT :
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Old 30-08-2006, 10:42 AM   #11
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yes but dont forget they've got the supercharged sports model in the works thats 240kw or so and AWD...
thats the one i want to see.......
Me too.

I think we can almost safely say that the 380 will be no more if this thing sells well.
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Old 30-08-2006, 01:14 PM   #12
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Maybe the turbo Aurion AWD will become the new Civic for "ricers." There would be a large export market there.
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Old 30-08-2006, 01:23 PM   #13
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Not sure of any further specs, and it doesn't come with a manual transmission.
that would be to safe guard the awd driveline from high rpm launches id say.
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Me too.

I think we can almost safely say that the 380 will be no more if this thing sells well.
You can almost bet the 380 will be no more even if the Aurion doesn't sell well, if current sales are anything to go by.
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Old 30-08-2006, 02:53 PM   #15
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thats the one i want to see.......
Where have you heard that its AWD? Everything i have read thus far says nothing about AWD...
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i am with bucket, i have heard the same, would be good if they were AWD though.
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Old 30-08-2006, 03:40 PM   #17
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Where have you heard that its AWD? Everything i have read thus far says nothing about AWD...
That article only talks about the Toyota Aurion, which will be FWD with an N/A V6.
The TRD Aurion will be AWD, with a Supercharger bolted on to the same V6. I'd say that power will be in the vincinity of 250KW or more, given that bolting a turbo to the Barra I6 took power from 182KW to 240KW.

This article was written in July, and basically tells you what I just did. Haven't heard any more since.

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Old 30-08-2006, 03:43 PM   #18
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its a new camry with a 6 cylinder and a different nose


BIG DEAL........
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BIG DEAL........
your an idiot, the new VE its a bubbled up vz ... BIG DEAL
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Hey if the usual Toyota quality is there unlike Ford/Holden then I would buy one as a family hack over another Falcon. Stuff going to the dealer twice a month to fix warranty issues...

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I with you Merlin... When I am in the market for a new family car, I would chose the Toyota over a Ford any day for the same reason as you mention.. poor after market service...

If I were the CO of Ford I would be very nerveses of the Aurion.. It has a body shape that would appeal to the majority as it's not a in your face look like the Commodore... Most buyers don't give 2 hoots whether is a FWD or RWD. So being a FWD will not affect the sales.. And it has exellant fuel economy, which at the moment with the cost of fuel and the fear of petrol hitting $2 ltr, it makes the Aurion look more attractive to new car buyers
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If it's going to compete with FPV it will have to be light and be AWD, because I'd say it will only be around 250kw at most, but i could be wrong, does anyboody know anything. It will compete with the XR6T probably though it does look good, what is FWD like compared to RWD in performance cars?
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It will be AWD... pretty sure it's the same running gear from the Toyota Kluger.

260kw is the rumoured power limit.

I'm pretty certain it will be unveiled at SMS this year
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It doesnt matter what they call it or how well it goes, its still a boring bland toyota attempt at a big aussie sedan!!
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It doesnt matter what they call it or how well it goes, its still a boring bland toyota attempt at a big aussie sedan!!
boring and bland????? i think you're a bit one eyed there.........

your car got 200kw???? i know mine hasnt
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It doesnt matter what they call it or how well it goes, its still a boring bland toyota attempt at a big aussie sedan!!
Thats it, just keep telling yourself that, and everything will be fine.

Oh wait, Ford and GM already tried that, and now they're going down the gurgler while Toyota takes over the world...
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Dude, blackahcdx is right, it's just a Camry with a different nose on it & V6 engine. They are obviously fooling some people into thinking that it's not a V6 Camry.
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3.5L V6 with 204KW? Not impressed... I'm still waiting for the new honda legend. That will have 225KW from only a 3.5V6. That's amazing for such a small capacity...
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204kw on standard ULPis nothing to turn you nose up.. remember 5 years ago the 5ltr V8's only had 185kw
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It's still FWD. Toyota just dosn't get it..
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Anyone know the kerb weight of the aurion?
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