These are the very first images of the 2019 Toyota
Auris Touring Sports, the estate version of the all-new 5-door Auris, which
we’ve come to know as the new Toyota Corolla. So while this
camouflage is wrapped really tight around the Touring version, we can estimate
that it too will be more spacious than the old/current model, utilizing the
same angular front fascia design as its hatchback sibling.
As for the rear, while we can’t see the taillight
cutout, the lights could end up resembling those on the all-new RAV4. Since the
all-new Auris hatchback’s wheelbase has grown by 40 mm compared to its
predecessor, we can expect a similar growth out of the Touring Sports version,
which would put its wheelbase somewhere in the vicinity of 2,640 mm, more than you get on a Golf Variant.
The Auris Touring Sports will ride on the
automaker’s TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform, which was built to
support electrified powertrains such as the 2019 Auris’ 178 HP hybrid
unit, or the 1.8-liter one from the Prius. The rest of the engine range should
be shared by both versions, with no diesels in sight.
The design of the interior will be another thing
that’s shared between the two Auris versions, so expect to see a standard
8-inch touchscreen display, voice recognition, Qi wireless charing, a 7-inch
TFT multi-info display on higher spec models, leather upholstery, climate
control, and a multitude of active safety features.
Tough luck if you’re in America, but in Europe, with
the hatchback version going on sale by the end of the year, the Touring Sports
should follow either shortly after or in 2019. Once it’s out, it will go on to
rival the likes of the VW Golf Variant, Hyundai i30 Tourer, Renault Megane
Sport Tourer, Peugeot 308 SW and the Opel/Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer.
Cr : Carscoops
