Comments on: 2008 Toyota Aurion Touring Special Edition

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:36:26 +0000

Toyota Aurion SE Touring was the only reason I have come into the large car market. Power, luxury, good looks and reliability all were factors in my ultimate decision, coming from a 1.5L to a big 6. I have owned fords in the past and they are great till something goes wrong, then everything seems to go wrong. Holdens, well, don’t get me started but a horse and cart would last longer on the road without all the wheels bouncing off and the rear diff falling out. Toyota has created something spectacular, and those to blind to see it need to go out and buy some glasses!

By: Maurie

Maurie — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:45:03 +0000

Another front wheel drive crapanese car ! Oh what a ricer Toyota !!!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:58:38 +0000

This is great news. A brand you can trust, a car built for Australian conditions and now this edition which is the ultimate compromise between luxury and value (No leather seats, so no need for extra maintenance, wear and tear and slipperyness in seating). Even doesn’t have the sporty body kit etc. so you can take it anywhere. Just would be more complete with rear-drive and probably gear ratios closer to that of the Falcon 6-speed.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:56:23 +0000

Personally I would be considering long term issues, it might seem in the short run to offer value for money but if its one of the 50% of Holden Commodores which have problems within 5 months of sale, its going to become a headache and far from value for money.

By: Eng Seng Teh

Eng Seng Teh — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:36:38 +0000

I had compared the Holden Lumina SE & Toyota Aurion ATX, and my choice is Holden Lumina, in terms of its very competitive pricing and overall features and values for money.

Now with the release of Aurion Touring SE, features wise, it is hard to seperate the two, but I still prefer Holden Lumina SE simply for its pricing and value for money.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:05:17 +0000

Andrew.M Id like to know how I contradicted myself, first comment I said they want to stay competitive, second and last comment I said its a response to Lumina… the point combined is that because of the Lumina, to stay competitive with them, they need to provide more value for money. What you said is they are ‘toyota a scare’. Now maybe I interpreted what you meant wrong but a scare would be far more serious then simply offering a few extra features in response to competition… in fact I would predict they would budget for such a requirement, hardly scared!

By: Dingo

Dingo — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:43:58 +0000

Andrew – the automotive industry is a game of leap frog like any other.

In favour of the Aurion or not, the new addition to the Toyota family has pushed forward the large car market in it’s own rights.

The VE brought space and handling whereas the Aurion brought quality, refinement, performance and a new standard specification list.

In order to remain competitive, the Falcon will have to match each of it’s competitors and then Holden and Toyota will counteract with thier updated models.

And so the game of leap frog begins.

As far as i am concerned, Toyota has introduced a competitive car to the market and no-doubt they will continue to offer appetisers inline with all the other manufactuers especially considering how competitive the Australian market has become.

That said, the days of Holden and Ford domination is well and truely over as they have found themselves having to offer fierce competition just to remain competitive.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:45:36 +0000

paul you have pretty much contradicted yourself mate.

i think you just went into automatic defensive mode with your 2nd last comment because your last comment agrees with what i have said.

toyota have to respond to what holden and ford now offer in the same way holden and ford responded with special editions when the Aurion came out

By: JW

JW — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:38:43 +0000

Yes it only affected the TRD Aurion and it wasn’t a recall, it was a precautionary action.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:45:57 +0000

Dunno if it has anything to do with the TRD, the regular Aurion has had no issus at all… I would think this special edition is more in response to the Commodore Lumina than anything else, maybe for the Orion as well, steal some sales before it comes out.

By: JW

JW — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:27:19 +0000

Good value indeed. Especially if you try to push a few thousand off, like what is common in a lot of the Aussie sixes.

By: Steven A

Steven A — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:03:35 +0000

Toyota are in DAMAGE CONTROL with the Recall of Aurion and are desperate to move on with distractions such as this.
Its a tarted up Camry, one things for sure about the shown photo, the car “is” shinny alright.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:16:13 +0000

Lol Andrew.M you really can twist things, I dont think Toyota are scared, their operations unlike Ford and Holden aernt fully depedent on their large car for survival. They want to stay competitive, they are doing this. Aurion is selling very well in the meantime, its about maintaining that.

By: Me.

Me. — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:28:00 +0000

Toyota came outwith a TRD supercharger making people think they now part of the Ford v Holdenwoo just before a new Ford is about to come out thats even better than this Toyota.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:03:45 +0000

this is now ford and holden giving toyota a scare. i know toyota fans wont like me saying that but its true.

here is how it is.
out comes the aurion with a few more features. right so less than 6 months later both ford and holden release special edition models to top up their specs. suddenly the aurion is fading in peoples minds as jammed packed full of features because it was no longer better featured.
so toyota plays the same game as ford and holden in releasing special models.

By: Baji

Baji — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:56:06 +0000

I’d agree with blinky. Its toyota trying to be competitive. especially with nissan currently pricing its ST-L maxima to match that of the base aurion. I haven’t read any comparisons between the two, but personally i think the Maxima looks a lot more upmarket than the aurion.

By: Adam [aka Mada]

Adam [aka Mada] — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:02:42 +0000

Wasn’t the aurion ahead in feature content anyway…

By: Blinky

Blinky — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:08:13 +0000

NICE !!

It is called being competitive.

The Aurion is a great addition to the Toyota family and i will be seriously contemplating one for my next car.

By: Adam [aka Mada]

Adam [aka Mada] — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:45:28 +0000

Is Toyota trying to boost aurion sales?
I like this edition!