2017 Toyota Auris
The current, second generation Toyota
Auris, also sold as the Toyota Corolla and Toyota Corolla iM in some markets,
was introduced in 2012 and given a facelift last year. Last month, the third
generation Toyota Auris was spied testing for the first time, in Europe. Now, a
set of speculative renderings from Kolesa.ru show how the 2017 Toyota Auris may
look like.
The third generation Toyota Auris’s
exterior will likely have some notable similarities to the fourth generation
Toyota Prius introduced last year. Spyshots have revealed boomerang-shaped
headlamps, sleek upper grille and three-slat lower grille to be among the
commonalities.
The third generation Toyota Auris will
be based on the NGA-C version of the company’s new TNGA (Toyota New Global
Architecture) modular platform that currently underpins the fourth generation
Toyota Prius and the upcoming Toyota C-HR. The same platform will likely
underpin the second gneration Lexus CT that will also arrive in 2017.
The 2017 Toyota Auris is expected to be
offered with updated/new petrol and diesel engines with displacements ranging
from 1.2- to 1.6-litre, with the smallest engine being the 8NR-FTS 1.2-litre
turbocharged petrol unit that debuted in the current Auris and is planned to be
offered in the C-HR and the current Corolla sedan. The hybrid variant will
likely share the 2016 Toyota Prius’s powertrain with the 2017 Lexus CT.
