Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before? Those electric motors are so quiet!
I actually had one before, it was a Toyota Auris. It was really nice for driving in-town.
Was it a first generation? I know they were introduced in 2006 and shared the E150 platform with the Corolla.
I'm actually not sure which generation it was. I don't know much about their history.
sedan continued with the Corolla nameplate. Starting with the "E210" model, the Auris nameplate was discontinued and used the Corolla nameplate instead, except for Taiwan, retained the Auris nameplate for the hatchback version.
For the first generation only, the more luxurious Auris was named Toyota Blade in Japan. The Auris succeeds the Toyota Allex in Japan and the Corolla RunX. Toyota Australia and Toyota New Zealand resisted suggestions from Toyota Japan to adopt the new European Auris name for the Corolla.
The Japanese model went on sale at
Toyota Auris
The is a compact hatchback derived from the Toyota Corolla, manufactured and sold by Toyota. Introduced in 2006, the first generation shared the "E150" platform with the Corolla, while the second generation compact five door hatchback and station wagon called the Touring Sports uses the "E180" platform. The name "Auris" is based on the Latin word for "gold", ""aurum"".
In Europe, Toyota positioned the Auris as the replacement for the Corolla hatchback, while the notchback