Toyota Auris Optimal Drive
Toyota car review
Five-door versions of Auris, around two-thirds of all production, are built at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s factory at Burnaston, Derbyshire, alongside the Avensis range.
Three-door variants are built at the Toyota Manufacturing plant in Turkey, which also builds the Verso models.
In theory the Auris, (pronounced ow-ris), the replacement model for the Toyota Corolla which was the world’s best selling car, ticks all the right boxes for the politically correct.
In Government speak it meets the targets for users and environmentally friendly motoring, it creates jobs for Britain, it is fuel efficient, Euro NCAP five star safe and it will not offend anyone or make anyone envious.
Put even more plainly it does the job efficiently. But in reality, whilst it is well made, drives pretty well and is a sound package overall, it is not very inspiring.
It is likely that pride of ownership just isn’t there with this product for a great deal of customers. Some motorists are still independent thinkers and like to be independent rather than having a ‘buy a politically correct car’ policy thrust at them via the taxation channels.
Those who loved the Corolla will love the Auris. Being a Toyota you just know it will go on forever, totally reliable and a functional three or five-door hatchback with two petrol and three diesel engine options.
