Comments on: 2007 TRD Aurion SL3500 Road Test

By: Evolution

Evolution — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:21:38 +0000

The TRD Aurion was that good. Yes it really WAS that good. It WAS that good that Nobody bought one and now nobody CAN buy one as they are defunct, deceased, shut down, killed off…. In other words – EPIC FAIL!

By: mrxandthexfactor

mrxandthexfactor — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:50:26 +0000

six litre is not really anything.
you can have a brillian figure ‘6′ as engine displacement but the torque and power can be pretty bad.
a 3.5 litre can be brilliant when it gets tuned and charged properly just like the TRD Aurion

By: realcars

realcars — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:38:06 +0000

I can’t make my mind up which colour I would prefer one in.
Perhaps Varicose Blue or Salt n Pepper Silver or even Octarian Orange for a hoot!!!

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Supercharged Toyota Corolla S3 &raquo Australian Car Advice | News Blog — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:16:08 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:03:19 +0000

Whoops – that should read “supercharged” not “naturally aspirated”.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:21:46 +0000

Paul you are such a sad case haha

The bloke says “another dull toyota” and you tell him he doesn’t have a pulse hahahaha. Maybe he finds the idea of a 3.5L naturally aspirated engine dull?

People like other products outside of toyota paul!! you cant tell the man he has no pulse because he finds your choice of car boring!!!

Learn to accept other peoples views and opinions! You cannot control what other people like and dislike!

Geez! How old are you now?? I can guarantee you do NOT have a girlfriend!!!

By: Tonyn

Tonyn — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:10:37 +0000

what are these stats you are talking about? you say there industry stats yet i am in the industry and cant find them…..

What type of car do you drive toyota paul?

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:18:51 +0000

Then you dont have a pulse… and ute with V8… great combination lots of power and no weight over the drive wheels…

Toyota-Hater…Ford and Holden… EQUAL LAST in reliability… the stats do my talking

By: Guido UK Boy

Guido UK Boy — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:04:50 +0000

Another dull toyota…..

can anyone send me ute please with a gurt big 6ltr motor

By: Toyota_Hater

Toyota_Hater — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:50:01 +0000

Hiya Toyo_Paulie.i see youve made a lot of close friends with your nonstop big T marketing. thought i should pop in for a look how things are going.

Top notch point there “Realcars”.i can’t remember who said it, but someone on here said the following:

“idiots buying toyotas thinking theyre flash as a rat with a gold tooth, think they got a better car than a Merc, haha. just listen to out-of-date Lawsie, know what I mean?”

worn out any more keyboards/mice yet Toyo_paulie? looking up your rubbish so-called figures. big T may be on the slide now, hope they like the sudden stop at the end. rofl.

By: realcars

realcars — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:47:01 +0000

Toyota Paul I will think you will find that motoring writers like most of us have far higher expectations of rough or dirt road handling when it comes to the locals like Falcon, Commodore and 380 even and are subconsciously more forgiving of the Japs in this regard as the locals are usually so good in this regard. If you drove a Commodore or Falcon over dirt road corrugations I am sure you would find the ride, handling and body integrity evident far superior to anything with a Jap badge if a direct comparison were to be made.

By: realcars

realcars — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:15:13 +0000

Yes,another half arse offering from the worlds largest auto manufacturer as they know that people will buy anything with their badge on it. Through a concerted and well contrived campaign over the last twenty years they have enlisted the paid support of luminaries in various markets i.e Lawsie in Oz to spread the word about Toyota reliability and quality to the extent now where this mainly perceived reputation has reached mythic proportions.
So now they don’t have to try too hard as the blandness and mediocrity they offer is bought by willing consumers for top dollar without question. I remember reading that Mitsubishi some time ago poached a leading Toyota marketing executive hence the better built better backed campaign.
What really grates is how arrogant Toyota owners are towards other makes. Toyota started out using copies of early british and euro engine designs in the early days and in the late sixes copied most of Mercedes mechanicals for the Toyota Crown. Even today you can see that each new model of Lexus keeps with the latest Mercedes styling to the extent that they are often hard to tell apart. I’ve owned and driven both Japanese and local makes and haven’t experienced a huge difference in reliability. The longer you hold onto a vehicle the more likely ancillary bits will start to fail and need replacing. In my experience Toyota is no exception in this regard. The main advantage with Ford or Holden or even Mitsubishi(local) is that the replacement parts are a quarter or less of the price of the equivalent part for many Japanese models local and import such as Mazda, Subaru or Toyota.

By: Allan D

Allan D — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:00:05 +0000

241kw through the front wheels… this TuRD sounds like a coffin on wheels to me.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:06:20 +0000

That is one reveiwers opinion. I’ve read other comparos that make no mention of this, in fact, they were amazed how close the aging BFII is to the new Aurion and VE, in handling. I’m interested to see how Orion compares.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:54:24 +0000

Andrew.M Im not going to link the handling document for the 1000th time, it was at drive, the comparo between SV6, SX6 and XR6. It was stated that over uneven surfaces, the Falcon got nervous, that isnt good handling.

As for this other BS you Ford fairies are creating, no there is a difference between mistaking a price tag and trying to say a brand, which gets survey after survey, study and study, of good reliability results, is not reliable.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:00:35 +0000

I once or twice get that from other half – I once called it domestic deafness. Better get used to it Andrew M, as seems like you are similar. Must be amnesia or Toyota withdrawal symptons due to reality check as he realises “YES ALL CARS OFFER SOMETHING, NOT JUST ONE SINGLE GOD DAM CAR MANUFACTURER”

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:10:57 +0000

Paul, have you apologised yet?

mate you accuse NM of attacking anything that is remotely wrong with toyotas yet you must forget that you attacked things that werent even wrong with fords and holdens. for eg you called the mondeo too overpriced yet it offered far more than a camry??

mate ive never heard ford of being accused of poor handling where do you get that. ford has lead the handling department until holden (with the VE) learnt how to also make a car handle. before VE came out ford was cleaning up in the handling department. and then you dip into their euro range and the focus has cleaned up there for a while too. and now the mondeo looks to be another leader from the euro stable.

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:57:26 +0000

Tom what the hell are you on mate… I dont recall comparing a Falcon directly to the TRD in this current commenting…………

By: Toyota Paul

Toyota Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:55:18 +0000

Im over the TRD… I expected more. The regular Aurion, you can say what you want… but that lack of fun is as fast as a Ford with half a litres more displacement and has been reviewed as having good handling while the Ford has been criticed for its handling over rough surfaces (ie most public roads).

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:53:52 +0000

toyota paul you have got to stop comparing the TRD Aurion to a falcon. One costs $61k, the other $45k, they are just not comparable.