2012 Toyota Aurion prices and specifications

By Tim Beissmann
April 17th, 2012

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The 2012 Toyota Aurion is now on sale in Australia, joining the recently launched Camry and Camry Hybrid to complete the introduction of Toyota’s upgraded range of locally made medium-large sedans.

The price of some models in the new five-variant range is unchanged, while others have increased between $500 and $3500. The entry-level AT-X is now priced from $36,490, while the flagship Presara retains its $49,990 price tag.

The new second-generation Toyota Aurion carries over the 3.5-litre V6 engine from the old model, and continues to produce 200kW of power (at 6200rpm) and 336Nm of torque (at 4700rpm). Despite this, fuel efficiency has improved 6.1 per cent to 9.3 litres per 100km and CO₂ emissions are down 7.7 per cent to 215 grams per kilometre.

Toyota Australia says the efficiency gains have been achieved by paying special attention to engine friction and the gearing of the six-speed automatic transmission.

At 4.8m long and up to 1555kg, the new Aurion is slightly larger and lighter than the model it replaces. Rear knee space and foot room has grown 46-50mm, while Toyota says interior quality and quietness have also improved significantly over the previous model.

Toyota also says the car’s ride and handling characteristics have improved in all areas as a result of extensive local development and testing.

All models are equipped with seven airbags (dual front, side, curtain and driver’s knee), electronic stability control, reversing camera, dual-zone climate control, alloy wheels, 60/40 split-fold rear seats, USB input with iPod connectivity, power driver’s seat with lumbar support and dual exhausts.

The mid-spec Prodigy adds a four-spoke steering wheel, leather upholstery, electrochromatic rear-view mirror, electric rear sunshade, driver’s seat memory, power passenger seat, smart entry and smart start, as well as 17-inch alloys, rain-sensing wipers, front fog lights, front and rear clearance sonar, chrome door handles and free metallic paint.

The range-topping Presara scores a JBL premium audio system with seven-inch display, satellite navigation with live traffic updates, back-guide monitor, digital radio, adaptive front lighting system (AFS) with HID headlamps and auto high beam, blind spot monitor, sunroof and wood-grain trim.

The SX6 and ZR6 models continue as the sports options in the Aurion line-up. Over the AT-X, the SX6 adds 17-inch alloy wheels, sports suspension, front and rear sports bumpers, rear diffuser, front fog lights and metallic paint on the outside, along with paddle shifters, sports pedals, three-spoke steering wheel, sports seats and smart entry and smart start on the inside.

The ZR6 sports flagship scores auto high beam, rain-sensing wipers, HID headlamps with AFS, blind spot monitor, front and rear sonar, sports leather interior, driver’s seat memory, JBL audio system digital radio, sat nav with live updates and back-guide monitor.

Toyota Australia has set its sights on taking a 15 per cent share of the large-car segment with the new Aurion. Last year the local manufacturer sold 8915 Aurions across Australia (down from 11,764 in 2010), giving it a 12.2 per cent share of the market behind the Holden Commodore (40,617 sales, 55.4 per cent share) and the Ford Falcon (18,741 sales, 25.6 per cent share).

Read: Toyota Aurion Review.

2012 Toyota Aurion manufacturer’s list prices (excluding government and dealer charges):

AT-X – $36,490 (+$500)
Prodigy – $41,490 (unchanged)
Sportivo SX6 – $40,990 (+$500)
Sportivo ZR6 – $47,990 (+$3500)
Presara – $49,990 (unchanged)

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bruzzer

boooring, no advancement in style and engine. I had a ZR6 and it was the biggest mistake i made in my 15 years of car ownership…lost so much money. the cosmetic sports kits are tacky too.
they moulded sports bumpers not stick on.

the car it self is not bad, just buy one at the auctions for half the price.
- jj
  
  If you didn’t like the “sports kit” (sic) why did you buy the ZR6?
  people are strange…
- FanBoi
  
  Who cares….
  
  //
http://profile.yahoo.com/LOHEGNJELUC5SEYBUDZJJ2N5BQ Matt

Not real sure about the back end treatment.
OX

The non sporting models look very Lexus like
Jinnzhang

What is electrochromatic rear-view mirror?
- http://profile.yahoo.com/LOHEGNJELUC5SEYBUDZJJ2N5BQ Matt
  
  Auto dimming, it does not reflect light
- 3D4
  
  it automaticaly dimms..
  - aball
    
    I think it automatically dims the driver as well
- Ryan
  
  such an extraordinary name for somth i had in my euro 10 years ago.. wow toyota..
42 = The Answer!

A larger dose of Narcolepsy!
Ima_Hogg

To me the styling of the sportivo looks better than the SV6 Commodore. I don’t see why people give the Aurion heaps. If I was look for a sporty six cylinder family car I would in no doubt buy the Sportivo Aurion. Also much more reliable than A SV6 or Falcon.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Karl-Sass/100000921334936 Karl Sass
  
  I would agree that it’s quite a good choice, very well made, smooth engine etc.
  However I can’t understand how you think it looks better than an SV6 or even an XR6.
  There’s something not quite right about the looks, the body is slightly too wide for the track, it has an aggressive front and rear bumper with a very boring side profile. It just doesn’t flow the way it should.
  - Ima_Hogg
    
    That is a very good way of putting it. One like to you sir.
  - Ruhikhasria
    
    U know the worst thing with aurion is …… Itd front wheel drive. It sucks
- Springvale Boi
  
  “Also much more reliable than A SV6 or Falcon”
  
  Plenty of Falcon taxis done 1 mil+ kms. How many Aurions have you seen with that mileage?
  - Ima_Hogg
    
    Taxis don’t count. If they chose to use Aurions I’m sure they would last just as long as any falcon. To me I think the sportivo is one of the best looking large cars in my eyes. I don’t like the look of the SV6 like the look of the XR6 but it’s not as good as the sportivo. I look forward to see A review to see how it drives.
    - http://profile.yahoo.com/LOHEGNJELUC5SEYBUDZJJ2N5BQ Matt
      
      Taxi companies try everything out, I’ve been in everything from a 520d to a Manual Magna to a Camry wagon and yes even an Aurion. In fairness, there is a reason why majority are Falcons.
      - Ima_Hogg
        
        Yes I do agree there are many reasons why Taxi companys choose falcons. Yes I do believe falcons are reliable. But no and aurion would be more reliable than a falcon.
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Karl-Sass/100000921334936 Karl Sass
        
        There’s a difference between durability and reliability.
        Yep, the Aurion is the more reliable choice, the Falcon more durable.
  - Guest
    
    Falcons are predominantly used as Taxis primarily for one reason only : suitable conversion to LPG use. LPG usage is tough on cylinder heads & engine blocks – Thermal stress, lack of head cooling/lubrication & compression leakage are common issues. LPG cars tend to leak engine oil while park overnight.
    Ford’s inline 6 is an old engine design that was over engineered with an iron block & alloy head. That’s why it could be turbocharged as well.
    I’ve sat in enough Falcon Taxis to know it’s crude transportation at best – rough suspension, rattle & squeaking interior
  - Jas
    
    I m a taxi driver. I agree with u.
- horsie
  
  man you need your eyes tested. the SV6 is in my opionion the best looking four door sedan on the market at the moment.
  - Ima_Hogg
    
    Its just in my eyes it looks better. Thought a SS looks better than a sportivo aurion. But a falcon looks better than any commodore.
    - Jas
      
      Yeh man
      Ford is ford. No one can replace falcon. And its from long time.
      - Ima_Hogg
        
        Exactly
Legnab

More of the same blandness , only highlight is the 80′s hi fi peel off woodgrain tossed liberally around the cabin .
- dsj
  
  I like the wood too.
Shak

Someone let HSV know that Toyota have raided their parts bin and stolen their rear bumpers for the ‘Sports’ models.
- horsie
  
  yea and it looks just as bad on the toyota as it does on the HSV.
Waggaclint

They look better than the old model IMO, its a pitty Toyota doesnt put some decent say 18in wheels on the sportivo models, they would look so much better…
- Estiff95
  
  agree, 17inch wheels in this day and age is so………Toyota!!
  Who in their marketing department is reading this or noticing what the market is doing
Altezza

Sportivo models looks overdone, particularly the rear end look way too busy and the front looks horrible. Non sportivo models do look like Lexus. Overall, new Aurion is a disappointment for Toyota Australia.
- AMG63
  
  Oh the horror … the horror.
  
  What are those things on the “sporty” model. What is their purpose? Hideous oversized plastic boxes to house little fog lights. On a Gallardo OK. But this is a frumpy old family six that by all accounts handles like a boat.
  
  Cheap and cynical stop gap measure until the real new model arrives. Honestly Toyota, your taking us for fools.
  - TG
    
    Huh? This is the new model (50 series), it’s not the same car as the 40 series (2006-2012).
  - Guest
    
    “…frumpy old family six” powers the Lotus Evora FYI. In Supercharged form, it’ll blow off some V8s & still sip fuel like a cultured lady sipping tea, not like an alcoholic binge drinker in a pub. It’s one of the most refined engines in Australia, not some growling, fuel spitting types that most hoons would get.
    - AMG63
      
      But its not supercharged is it!
      
      Oh its a new model. Not much good then if the consumer see that, is it?
    - Tc
      
      Anything supercharged or turbo will give a n/a motor a run its a different league and only the old stock v8 not my commodore try beating 300rwkw with almost 600 nm tque the real world mate cant compare bannanas with apples try same catagory and year model comparison its a dog box
aball

Disappointing. I was hoping there’d be heaps of fake wood in the Presara and ugly body kits on the “sports” models
- aball
  
  How about a handbrake to break up that dining room table-sized peice of plas er wood in the console please Mr Yasuda?
Henry Toussaint

I thought that was a Toyota Camry for a sec…but then i realised!
- nugsdad
  
  No this is a large car
O123

Shame we won’t get the new avalon, much better looking car.
carluva

looks ok to me – wouldnt mind one if they had 2000kg braked towing
Ectomorphian

My goodness, could you be more blatant in the amount of black plastic you use in the front and back of the ZR6 models, Toyota? It’s like the first thing I noticed when I first saw pictures of it!
Chopstar87

I cant believe the ZR6 model is about the same Price as a XR6 Turbo! its on the dear side really! the front of the ZR6 isnt too bad ( first thought lexus looking ),,, but the back end is shocking! very ricer!
Martin

I don’t mind the look of the non sporting range from the front (think it is because of the obvious Lexus design language shining through) but the rear is so ugly – it reminds me of the late 90′s Mazda 626. The sport kit on the sports models look silly – like a back yard job, and those tailights look so dated already. Has Toyota Australia dropped the ball again?
Ght

Interior looks good, exterior is not that great..

Doesn’t look like Lexus to me.. Probably older Lexus models
john

Can this be optioned with a car sized brown paper bag?
Sherwin

The interior is a huge improvement, the exterior is a bit of a disappointment, I don’t think the sport model will do well like it did in the past, it’s exterior is unsuitable and overrated. This car may be all new in design, but the exterior does look newer, but it is conservative, more than the old model, which makes it rather dull and boring to look at, unlike the old model.
Sherwin

But, I think it’s designed more for luxury. And the Presara model on the outside looks quite suitable. If I was to go purely for design, I’d choose that.
Guest

Is it just me or do Toyota’s always look like their sitting on shopping trolley wheels…..
http://www.facebook.com/people/Karl-Sass/100000921334936 Karl Sass

Is it just me or does the body look a fraction too wide for the track?
Blair Waldorf

Overall, like the previous model, the Camry is the better looking of the two cars. The non-sports models do look very Lexus-like. I’m not a huge Toyota fan, but these cars really are highly under rated, they’re cheap to fix/service, decent value and last forever. If you’re not a car person, you cant go wrong with one.
atd

Are they trying to close down local manufacturing? Yuk
mick

Been waiting for this…..tomorrow I will place an order for a SV6 commodore.
Springvale Boi

Fleets are getting it for much much less. When it comes to resale, the private buyers are screwed.
- Springvale Boi
  
  I would like to add that it’s not only the Aurion, pretty much most of the Toyota range have massive fleet discounts. That’s why Toyota and fleets are best friends.
  
  Toyota also structure the warranty and service plans to favour the fleets as most of the fleets change cars at or before 60,000km. Toyota defer the large service items like brake line flushes to after 60,000km (many other car companies do it at 40,000km). That’s why they could cap their service price to $160 within the first 60,000km. After that, the servicing costs rocket as there are major service items to be done.
Springvale Boi

Where is the Touring model? It should be $1,000 more than the AT-X.
PM

An even uglier version of Camry…yuk!
bad

Boxy, Boring and Bland
Sam

Their sales would have dropped even further if it wasn’t for the Police buying them.
Gus

…. no thanks….
Ian

Can we have the US Avalon instead please?
Ryan

what the f…. this looks like s….
would not buy a toyota until next generation (y)
everything seems disjointed and seems like different teams designed the front rears and sides and jst stuck them on at the end.. honestly… yuck,
GIG

I just dunt think that sport model with a set of ugly kits is a must.
James Cortez

Read car & driver, road and track and you’ll notice their overall impression is positive. Those who critize this new Aurion by saying it’s bland, whitegoods on wheel, yuk.. etc must be jealous as their “Oz” products generate lower sale volume in overseas market. Oh.. commodore V6 engine is a Northstar engine not even made in Australia.
- Thrillhouse
  
  That’s nice, but I don’t need other people to tell me what I like. Justin Bieber is pretty popular but that doesn’t mean he’s not a boring turd. Just like the Aurion.
- Thrillhouse
  
  That’s nice, but I don’t need other people to tell me what I like. Justin Bieber is pretty popular but that doesn’t mean he’s not a boring turd. Just like the Aurion.
Bob.

If they are going to put over the top add ons to the sports models (which is disgusting and can’t believe people would buy it) why do they still have 17s. They look small as a result. It really needs 18s which the US Camry SE V6 gets.

I personally think they should ditch Sportivo models in the Aurion line up.
http://profile.yahoo.com/FFLU42DZJ4E23NZKHN3UXJU44Q Aazz

Wow… Toyota still persisting with a body kit and undersized wheels.
Heekn

I would buy a wagon version of this.
Dasher

Still a bloody Toyota,perhaps they should stick with Land Cruisers
Dominique Vøn Hütch

They do include DIGITAL RADIO however…
Dominique Vøn Hütch

They do include DIGITAL RADIO however…
tdg

This looks okay but probably not something I would buy but really Toyota please stop with that horrible wood grain.
tdg

This looks okay but probably not something I would buy but really Toyota please stop with that horrible wood grain.
tdg

This looks okay but probably not something I would buy but really Toyota please stop with that horrible wood grain.
Andrew

The sports version looks hideous, trying too hard. The rear end is woeful, the big black sections need something to fill the gaps, like a more aggressive exhaust tip treatment, but then there are these little pee shooter exhaust tips.

It just doesn’t work for me at all, I think the SV6 and XR6 provide a more cleaner stance and better integrated body kit. The Aurion just looks like a Camry (which it is) with stick on bits to make it a Aurion, and then more stick on bit to make a so called sports version???

Inside just looks soooooo boring also, no real change, did I mention boring???

All I know is that this car does NOT tempt me in anyway to even waste my life and make an effort to see this car at a dealership, let alone buy one.

Anyway moving on….
- Legnab
  
  All three you mentioned are boring make believe performance cars and they all look frumpy and so dated , stiil we have to live with them until at least 2016 when the all get buried in the dino cemetary .
  - Captain Nemo
    
    Ahhh Bungel back trolling CA full time i see.
    
    But why Legnab?? why not Spellbound or Bungel or Julia?
    
    Just wondering do you think all large sedans are dino cars VeeDud Passat ,Skoda Mediocre, Mercedes E/S class, BMW 5/7, Jaguars to name a few.
- Sherwin
  
  Agree with Legnab, the Holden Commodore’s and Falcon’s are getting old too. Time’s are changing. I thought this car was good at first, providing it’s main target consumers, but I don’t believe it’s that good now. What Toyota needs to do to stay at the top, is step up their design of cars, Toyota should be concerned with Hyundai and Kia especially with their continuing improvement, with classy, and alluring designs, though sometimes overstated. Maybe it’s time to hire a few of those designers that Hyundai and Kia managed to snatch.
  - Yerpo
    
    kia pinched peter schryder from audi/vw group hence why they are becoming good lookers…..asians never been good designers of cars….euros do it best there
Sebastian, Style Messiah

Great to see the extra $ buys you the rest of the tail lights and lots of plastic wood for the interior. I hope you can also get gold badging and doilies for the headrests for it to look truly fetching.
PoisonEagle

Equipment levels look absolutely brilliant. Would be a good car overall, I’m sure. I wonder if they improved the dismal handling and torque steer of the original. Someone who had a TRD Aurion noted that all it needed as a large rear strut brace. If they’ve reinforced the rear subframe, it could be well improved. Say what you will about Commodore and Falcon but they actually handle, communicate and turn in better than Aurion. They are actually a joy to drive, and thats something I consider a priority over a fridge stacked with fruit.
Guest

Toyota’s marketing of the Aurion is confusing – 5 models; 3 standard & 2 sporty for a market that takes up about 9,000 cars last year and looks like further declining this year with the current economy. The fleet favorite, the AT-X model probably sells 80% of the total output with the rest, 20%. Why bother with 5 different specs, it’s confusing!
Streamlining the Aurion range could see it rationalize down to 3; Base model, Luxury model & Sports model from 5 originally. The Presara and Sportivo ZR6 would probably be the 2 most redundant Aurion models in the range – few people can afford them & probably sold as demo/run-outs in the next model year
hektor

I’d pick this car over failcodores any day, if you wana know which car makers are better just take a look at their sale figure commodore and falcon are such great car that send Holden and Ford to the brink of bankruptcy
Hung Low

Saw one in white and I have to say it is one of the tackiest and ugliest factory fitted body kits to be fitted to any car. Who ever signed off on the cosmetic change saw the car in brail. The base Mosel looks much better than this.