Toyota Auris Space Concept
After a few artist’s impressions mostly from Japanese auto magazines, Toyota has revealed to the world the Toyota Auris space concept, which will be the base design for the future Toyota Auris hatchback, the replacement for the Toyota Corolla hatchback in the European market.
“The Auris space concept is tall and spacious. The high waistline, short overhangs and forward balance of the cabin architecture ensure it retains a sense of dynamism and agility, a quality we call perfect imbalance,†says Wahei Hirai, Toyota Global Design Managing Officer, explaining the rationale behind Toyota’s latest interpretation of it’s Vibrant Clarity design philosophy.
The Toyota Auris space concept is equipped with a panoramic glass roof, which helps increase the overall feel of interior space and lighting. The Latin word for gold is Aurum, which is similiar to the Auris name, hence the new Toyota Auris space concept is painted in gold.
More photos after the jump.
September 29, 2006 @ 6:59 pm
Wow ! Fantastic look.. I wish it can be realise soon !
September 29, 2006 @ 7:34 pm
Simply superb !!!. Next generation Corrolla perhaps ?
September 29, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
Wow those dim lightings really teasing my senses. That’s so mentally stimulating.
The overall dimensions look lower (hence sportier) and longer than Yaris!
September 29, 2006 @ 8:35 pm
To me…still looks very “Yarish” in shape…
September 29, 2006 @ 9:01 pm
looks more like the current corolla.
September 29, 2006 @ 10:52 pm
Another Toyota’s new concept car! Good job!
September 29, 2006 @ 11:23 pm
that never end. good car for it self that bring alone it will b
September 30, 2006 @ 12:05 am
For some reason, I hate these stupid concepts…
At first, they look like the bomb, but then, after the production model comes out, they look like shiz…
Plain stupid la…
Walao, gold exterior for what? To attract indians ah?
September 30, 2006 @ 12:37 am
Err… Felt like a bit Yaris… Hei Toyota, are u out of ideas now? I tot u r going to control the world market? Anyway Yaris in Japan is called as Vitz..
September 30, 2006 @ 12:55 am
Looks ugly. Front lights like sutera, rear ugly/outdated. Looks ugly..
September 30, 2006 @ 1:34 am
outdated? I cant understand in which year are you living…
it just looks yarisish
September 30, 2006 @ 3:52 am
Civic still looks better…
September 30, 2006 @ 9:34 am
I think this hatchback will cater for european market. Wonder how does it look like for the sedan, which i believe is a altis replacement model in year 2007. Design looks very promising but yet has some shadow of the current Yaris though…
September 30, 2006 @ 10:57 am
It is a Civic antidote. European pensioners will love the Auris to bits
September 30, 2006 @ 2:25 pm
looks like yaris oni.
September 30, 2006 @ 5:13 pm
Only thing I like about this concept is the dashboard design. Following Honda’s futuristic look in the New Civic, it seems that Toyota is also starting to put a “space design” in their latest models. But if blue is the way to go for Honda (see their latest Civic, CR-V and Stream), will Toyota choose… orange?!
September 30, 2006 @ 8:20 pm
Yaris brother kar?
September 30, 2006 @ 10:00 pm
well… very detailed headlights and cute looking on the metre display and steering wheel…
October 1, 2006 @ 4:18 pm
uglier than the yaris….
October 1, 2006 @ 8:43 pm
Er…good try?. Real interesting color though. But the yaris looks better to me.
October 2, 2006 @ 9:25 am
I like this car, a real HOT HATCH ! Cant compare it to a Civic cus its not really a sedan looking car. I think if the engine specs are good maybe a nice 2 litre supercharged engine / Turbo Charged engine we are really looking at a GTI competitor.
October 3, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
ET designed and came in this!
December 29, 2006 @ 8:23 pm
is it released in m’sia yet?