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.
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Wow ! Fantastic look.. I wish it can be realise soon !
Simply superb !!!. Next generation Corrolla perhaps ?
Wow those dim lightings really teasing my senses. That's so mentally stimulating.
The overall dimensions look lower (hence sportier) and longer than Yaris!
To me…still looks very "Yarish" in shape…
looks more like the current corolla.
Another Toyota's new concept car! Good job!
that never end. good car for it self that bring alone it will b
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?
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..
Looks ugly. Front lights like sutera, rear ugly/outdated. Looks ugly..
outdated? I cant understand in which year are you living…
it just looks yarisish
Civic still looks better…
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…
It is a Civic antidote. European pensioners will love the Auris to bits
looks like yaris oni.
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?!
Yaris brother kar?
well… very detailed headlights and cute looking on the metre display and steering wheel…
uglier than the yaris….
Er…good try?. Real interesting color though. But the yaris looks better to me.
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.
ET designed and came in this!
is it released in m'sia yet?