We're So On Board With The Idea Of A Toyota Auris GRMN
The Toyota Auris was quite a surprise at the Geneva Motor Show, primarily because it’s actually quite interesting to look at. The old one was an unforgivably dull affair which represented all that was wrong with the overtly conservative approach Toyota employed in recent years, but now, the Japanese has its mojo back.
Cool halo cars are back on the agenda thanks to the likes of the Yaris GRMN and incoming Supra, and we have bold styling to enjoy even on the ordinary stuff like the C-HR crossover. And that leads us to the new Auris, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week. It’s a looker, no? It’s even available with a reasonably potent 177bhp 2.0-litre hybrid powertrain. But what if Toyota cranked up the power a little further?
It’s not something we’re expecting, but there’s no harm in dreaming about a hot Auris GRMN. And once again, the facilitator of our dreams is X-Tomi Design, who’s cooked up this render using an official press shot of the new C-segment hatchback.
What’s interesting is the bodywork has been mostly left alone. We have a boot spoiler, new side skirts and bumper intakes, but not a lot else - the front end is already quite aggressive, and just needs a change in colour scheme to bring out the inner rage that’s lurking in the standard car.
What do you think of this creation?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
that does look jdm
Throw a 1.8 Valvematic supercharged powerplant in it, tune it to ~300hp and I’m freaking in! Let the variable valve timing do the magic like in the 2ZZ-GE 1.8 VVTL-i!
8AR-FTS would be the better choice, i guess.
Put a 4AGE in it
An outdated old engine with way less power… I’d rather not
What’s next in Toyota’s lineup of boring daily drivers with some red trim and “enhanced performance”? A Camry GRMN? A Tacoma? A Sienna? Or maybe even a Prius GRMN? 😂
You can already get the camry with a 300 hp v6… And it sounds 👌👌👌
These are the Toyota GR Cars in Japan, so there are quite a few already ;)
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sometimes, so much for performance upgrades if it was all handling and styling upgrades. still look cool though
I’d hardly call the sienna boring, it may be a minivan but it’s a minivan with 300hp and AWD. Put it in sport mode and it can surprise a few people at the stoplight
I wish auto manufactures would get away from the frowning angry catfish look…
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