Comments on: Toyota TRD Aurion – would you buy one?

By: Ben M

Ben M — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:35:13 +0000

I think it looks great. The main factor that would sway more towards the toyota is its interior. it looks so much better than the fords and im not too impressed with fords new design. the fpv’s look great but im not crazy about the other models. If the aurion was rear wheel drive id be putting my money down now.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:35:40 +0000

Have to agree that your previous comments sound well informed, unbiased and insightful

By: Abscess

Abscess — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:27:02 +0000

Yea Steve its a better read than some of the Pro Toyota dribble,and more relevant.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:21:12 +0000

I take it you like the sight of your own typing Abscess?

By: Abscess

Abscess — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:07:07 +0000

TRD = Tryhard Racing Division

By: Abscess

Abscess — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Toyota being Tryhard again with there F1 efforts,Very Very Tryhard.

By: Abscess

Abscess — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:03:38 +0000

Just as try hard as backing Aussie racing car series instead of the real thing,Very Tryhard.

By: Abscess

Abscess — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:00:01 +0000

Very Tryhard.

By: Abscess

Abscess — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:54:31 +0000

TRD Aurion = Tryhard,Aussie Muscle Car.

By: Sad1

Sad1 — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:07:41 +0000

One thing’s for sure…

The whole world is saying “no thanks” to General motors with Ford not far behind.

Teaser- i bought one of the TMR380’s and like you the XRT fan boys say WTF was that?

Supercharged off the mark kills the turbos at the lights.

19 inch Yokohamas make the torque steer nonsense just that…nonsense.

I laugh when i see the Commodores smoking the rears as I take of with just a slight squeal from the front.

Sure are a bunch of burger flipping bottle shop attendant losers in this lot….

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:47:25 +0000

Given how poorly TRD Aurion resales are holding up, I’d say the general public says no, they won’t buy a TRD, even at $38k for a year old ex-demonstrator.

By: Teaser

Teaser — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:34:55 +0000

I own 1, and I have owned the holdens and fords, i say for the amount of typhoons/xr6T’s, HSV’s and anything else that wants to have a crack the only one to beat it yet is a VN SS, and for comfort and the feel of driving a real race car at the same time, i dont thing a little bit of tourque steer out weighs how many have seen the ass end of the TRD and thought “F%$k is that a TOYOTA?”. Toyota reliability and finnished of realy nicely, well my black SL is anyway. Its a shame there isnt a follow on model but i think they got it pretty good first time around not like its competitors.

By: Front Slider

Front Slider — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:49:46 +0000

I did buy one what a waste of money should have bought a FPV or HSV,I know now.

By: This TuRD Needed A Good Flush Down The Toyleta

This TuRD Needed A Good Flush Down The Toyleta — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:25:53 +0000

No more Toyleta TuRD Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, they cant compete with RWD muscle, Toybota only attracts ageing masses and girls who don’t mind torque/over steer.

OH WHAT A TeRD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jeeves

Jeeves — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:19:24 +0000

Well they tried and basically it was a big flop.
Suck on it Toybota fans

By: Cupid Stunt aka No Name

Cupid Stunt aka No Name — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:08:42 +0000

Its cold here BM hun. summers gone for us, leaves fallen from the trees just looking forward to skiing again hopefully, France or Italy this year. Guess it warming up there now.

Don’t you just love Andrews Ute. Me want one.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:05:14 +0000

hahahaha………….your up late !You on holidays ?

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:38:31 +0000

You’re right Lexii [plural you know] motto is “in the Pursuit of perfection”…. and that’s where they will remain in terms of design performance handling and technology…. always in pursuit of; trying to surpass BMW – who swept the pool in the international engine of the year awards

BMW not only designed and built the worlds first modern hybrid car in 1991 but they also built a 1.4 engine which produced over 1200hp I’d like to see Toyota/Lexus do that

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:32:01 +0000

The main reason you cant compare a Toyota Aurion to a Commodore or Falcon is because they have such different characteristics.. the main one being the fact that the Toyota is FWD whilst the Ford and Holden are RWD which will inherently affect the way the car performs and handles in different situations. I mean would you really compare a Yaris to a Konigsiegg? – it’s the same thing

And If Toyota wanted to build a V8 that would “smash” its competitors… why the hell didn’t they given that they have more money and more resources than Ford and Holden

Thing is Toyota like to think that the Aurion is Game Changing when in actual fact they wanted to change the game by trying to get AVESCO to change the rules and regulations of V8 Supercars to suit them.. yet they were willing to accept the rules and regulations of F1

By: Houssam

Houssam — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:28:00 +0000

First, you cannot compare a Toyota to a Ford or a Commodore. This is due to the unquestionable fact that over the years Toyota has gained the reputation for selling higher quality vehicles in most classes than any other comparable mass producing manufacturer. The numbers speak for themselves as Toyota Motor Co. was claimed the world’s highest selling car manufacturer for 2008.
Second, if a Toyota provides a car in a certain class that has a lower engine power rating than other cars in the same class it does not mean that they are faster. The first part of the answer is that Toyota follows the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)’ standard codes and tests in determining the HP output of an engine while other manufacturers don’t necessarily, never correlate the published HP values for two vehicles with the performance output if the ratings are not significantly different. The second part of the answer is that Toyota vehicles always have a better overall design. That means the best combination of the involved mechanical parts (engine, axels, wheel base, gear and others), even if the HP rating is less the Toyota might be faster.
Third, Toyota is a differently oriented company than other competitors. Toyota’s soul aim is to sell mass production vehicles this yields more profits. After the reputation they gained over the years they rarely go towards producing customized and more consumer oriented vehicles. They produce vehicles that are practical, durable and have reasonable performance. I.e. Toyota focuses into producing vehicles that provide the best combination for all aspects for the price you pay. Frankly speaking what they offer is much more complex and much harder to design than a “V8 Commodore”, this means that if they needed to design a V8 in the first place they would build a yard stick that would smash all the other cars in range.
Toyota employs expert teams of professional and experienced engineers that aim for that pursue perfection in their work (which is the new Lexus campaign slogan by the way).