TRD Aurion Pro-Factory Xtreme (Pro-FX) drag car
June 6, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
After all three reviews of the TRD Aurion and days of heated discussions here at CarAdvice, the supercharged Aurion remains one of those cars that we have agreed to disagree on. But there is no disagreement about this:
The TRD Aurion Pro-Factory Xtreme (Pro-FX) drag car was finally unveiled today at Queensland’s Willowbank Raceway and it’s a seriously quick car.
The 350km/h dragster is heading out to the 2008 Winter nationals (Australia’s biggest drag racing event) soon, where it will put all 1300kW to use. Yes that’s not a typo, 1300kW of power push the Aurion from 0-100km/h in less than one second!
Although you might question the relation between the Pro-FX and the actual TRD Aurion, given the drag car is rear-wheel drive while the Supercharged road going version is driven via the front, Toyota Australia motorsport manager Todd Connolly believes the Pro-FX “perfectly complements” Toyota Australia’s new range of performance-bred TRD-branded road cars.
“Toyota is synonymous with quality, durability and reliability, while TRD has added style, passion and performance to our line-up, today’s unveiling of the Ultimate Motorsport TRD Aurion Pro-FX takes us to a whole new level – this car has performance and excitement by the bucket-load.” Connolly said.
CarAdvice is currently road testing the TRD HiLux, stay tuned for a full review next week.
Print it: 
QUOTE: if you dont like drag racing you should not be on this site!!
I believe that the initial purpose of this website was for fellow car enthusiasts to hold civil discussions about a wide range of vehicles both past present and future as well as other automotive related topics such as V8 Supercars etc. It’s NOT a site specifically or exclusively dedicated to Drag Racing
Yet the fact that there are 150 comments so far and less than 20 comments which actually refer to the Pro Extreme Drag Racer should give you an idea how much people on this site are interested in the car or the sport…. Not many
Therefore; I suggest that if you are interested in Drag Racing so much.. that its you who shouldn’t be on this site.
Toyota Rules NOT,
Surely you aren’t silly enough to think that tests done by a magazine on a dusty country tack/airstrip can be compared to times on a gripped up drag strip in the middle of a competition? Then again, given your obvious blinkered vision, maybe you are.
wheelnut i am not talking about caradvice.com.au i am referring to the artical about tony wedlocks dragcar but it seems to me that everyone is just knocking the sport just remember there are all types of motorsports “i dont like v8 super cars” but i dont come on here knocking them everyone has there own motorsport to follow!
That’s not Dingo!
Receieved my much awaited reply (email) from Bob Connolly today (Manager of TRD Australia) and learn’t more about the groups current and future endevours in Australian Motorsport.
For those who are interested, i will quote a sentance from his reply …
quote ” Peter Kittles Off-road buggy uses a 2GR-FE engine (V6 Aurion)and we have learn’t alot about this engine in the process. As a result, we are now looking at a development of this engine to use in Drag Racing” unquote
Peter Kittle participates in the Australian Off Road Championships (buggies) and just won his category in last weekends Fynke Desert Endurance Challenge.
For more info onthe sport visit … offroad.com.au
Bob also confirmed that Neal Bates is playing a large part in the development of TRD in Australia not to mention they received valuable data about the TRD Aurion’s participation in Targa Tasmania while utilising the supercharged 2GR-FE engine in a variety of motorsport events is proving an excellenat R&D tool for current and future development.
Cheers
GO TRD next time you send bob or todd(are they the same person) an email ask him has he heard of V8 Supercars.And how exactly a imported camry dragcar with a stright 6,the drivetrain changed to RWD and topped off with a moulded Aurion body shell relate to the road going Aurion?Oh it must be the 4 wheels
Phill and how does a V8 super relate to a Falceon or Commodore? ITS JUST A SHELL. Oops I may have just destroyed your little fairy world, Im guessing you still think they actually have similarities to production vehicles!
There’s no love like Toyota love!
OUT COME THE FAIRIES
You reaily have no idea do you TP just useless speel.
I agree Phil. Just another blatant marketing exercise.
Nothing more.
Toyota trying to give the Aurion some bullshit motorsport credibility.
I say bullshit as u have already mentioned this dragcar has nothing at all in common with an Aurion apart from the name.
Sounds like it wont be competing against anything either.
After all is said and done I’d rather cut my own head off with a bread knife than own a Toy-clone-a.
Oh what a zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..
Imagine spending all of your time researching mind numbingly boring Toy-clone-a motorsport facts and figures just to post on blogs…
I mean really, just try for a second to imagine that..
What sort of psycho does that??
Imagine how humiliated his parents must feel..
FACT 1: Toy-clone-a have built a RWD drag car Aurion.
FACT 2: Aurion and it’s TuRD versions are FWD.
FACT 3: Toy-clone-a chose RWD for the drag car.
FACT 4: Toy-clone-a DUMPED FWD for the drag car.
FACT 5: The boffins at TRD just proved to the world that FWD in the Aurion is completely useless and an absolute load of rubbish.
CONCLUSION:
For God’s sake don’t buy one, if the TRD guy’s don’t want FWD why would you?
Gee DOHCV8 u are on the money with the RWD/FWD argument.
That bread knife is going to give me nightmares.
dohcv8 are you for real you wanker!how do you get off on rubbishing the poor guy he was only putting information forward it sound’s like do us all a favour and do your bread knife trick that would be one less wanker to worry about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, you are all fools!!!!!
Lets get some things staight on both sides of the fence.
1) The toyota TRD Aurion is the biggest wank of a pr exercise i have ever seen. Wake up fools, this car was most likely a Toyota celica drag car purchased as a rolling chassis or turn key package from a team in NHRA sport compact. Whilst not taking away from Tony Wedlocks ability as a drag racer and engineer the development work for these engines was done along time ago by a company in the states called Titan Motorsport who have been running 6.4 sec passes for quite some time now.
2) A team called GAS motorsport in conjunction with Titan motorsport have been running a toyota camry and toyota celica in the 6 second zone for well over 18 moths in Australia now no factory support or TRD pr crap.
3) To all the seemingly v8 super car fans bagging drag racing i say the following, v8’s have very few links to there road going brothers. No drag car in this world really closely represents its factory body thanks to the need of aero dynamics. After all the g force applied to these cars in such a short space of time requires aero dynamics to take precedent over looks.
4) If you think a drag car goes striaght and is such an easy thing to do, go down to a drag strip and watch from behind the startline, i’m sure you’ll find they dont rreally go too straight. If you still thinks its easy to “drive a straight line” get behind the wheel of say a 9 second car and do it yourself. My only advice would be get your life insurance in order and save your self some embarrasment and wear a napey