Test Toyota Auris Hybrid 136h Style - The Green Compact

Safe and effective, the chassis of the Toyota Auris 2
reveals a good mood

The best-selling new Auris, it should be her, Hybrid versions. This makes sense: sober, very pleasant city and bonus deducted cheaper than diesel, the Japanese compact appears particularly successful than its batteries not reduce the volume of the trunk.

The Prius has changed so much that the image of Toyota, now the Japanese automaker made its butter with hybrid models.
The Prius family ("normal", rechargeable and MPV Plus) knows a decent success as the proportion of hybrids becomes spectacular in conventional ranges: 50% urban Yaris and even 60% on the latest generation Auris first delivered . For the new Auris, which happens in January 2013, Toyota even think that this rate will rise to 70%! Successful first based on the competitive price of the hybrid version that appears at € 22,140 bonus deducted C02 (January 2013 prices) when the first Auris diesel 124 hp € 23,700 calls in the same finish. In addition, the hybrid no longer needed, unlike its predecessor, a smaller box. Displaced under the rear seat allow batteries to provide the same bunker announcing a capacity of 360 dm ³, equipped with adjustable floor on two levels.

Even if it makes efforts to improve quality and
originality, the Auris is still far from the perfection
displayed by a Volkswagen Golf 7

Benefits
    Sweetness and simplicity of use in town
    Cargo identical to the thermal versions
    Effective and safe chassis
Pitfalls of
    Feeling that the engine churns
    Comfort suspension means
    Disappointing legroom in the back

In short, investing in this hybrid not impose any constraint. On the contrary, since the smallness of the shift lever allows it to offer more immediate storage between the front seats in the thermal versions. Moved to the edge of the Auris is to discover a radically different arrangement. The newest made efforts originality and quality including a leather sheath to the passenger on the high-end style finish. But if all that serious, it is far from perfection displayed by the latest Volkswagen Golf. And if the Japanese compact can boast a rather successful ergonomics, spaciousness lost some feathers in the rear seats. Particularly in terms of the space allocated to the legs of passengers disappointing. However, headroom is not suffering too much from the body lowered by 4 cm. Technically, the Auris simply all powertrain of its predecessor. But the body more streamlined, combined with a reduction in weight of 70 kg announced helped further improve the efficiency of the crew, approved, according to Toyota, to 3.8 l/100 km in the combined use.

The hybrid version, the engine "churns" continuously
when power is needed, even though Toyota has
just reduced the phenomenon

The drive is the return to its inherent softness transmission planetary gearset that functions as a continuously variable transmission. No jerk-and therefore, in the city, as soon as the battery allows the Auris glide noiselessly on its electric motor alone. Modes "Eco" and "Power" serving only to modulate the throttle response. In his element in the city, the Japanese is less convincing on the road and the highway: Toyota has just reduced the phenomenon, but the engine "churns" when you need power or simply when the relief gets involved . At a leisurely pace it is very bearable, but followers of driving dynamics will be frustrated. It's a shame, because the chassis reveals a good mood, while braking is more easy to control than before. Yet if the soundproofing proves that looks pretty neat stabilized the suspensions admit moderately comfortable. Small gaps which do not affect the interest of the Auris Hybrid. Accomplished, relevant, it proves an excellent alternative to diesel Auris ... as customers have understood.