TRD Aurion comparable to XR6T ?

[SensationFG8]

The engine in the trd is a fire cracker, revs hard and free.

Pity what they wrap it in...

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Whilst I would never buy one, for some reason I have a soft spot for the TRD Aurion and the Ralliart Magna too. They were both over powered and over styled and far far to expensive (they were priced in FPV/HSV territory), but I don't know, they were something a bit different to the usual go-faster Aussie sedan.
The Aurion was also a Prodrive engineering project, ya know, like FPV was....

Only Jap local car I had a spot for was Sigma turbo. It spun the correct wheels and a worked example would make a very embarrassing sleeper. Apparently Toyota had one equivalent the Corona GTT Rwd Turbo, but as usual the cardigans at Toyota australia chose not to import this hideously awesome sleeper...

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by SensationFG8

The engine in the trd is a fire cracker, revs hard and free.

Pity what they wrap it in...

The bodywork looks different significantly but will the ugly square taillight and squinty eyed regular 4cyl camry bodywork fit on an aurion to make it an anonymous sleeper? Suspension work, steelies and hubcaps and in white or beige and it would be the perfect getaway car

[SensationFG8]

I agree it's significantly different, that doesn't make it good though :P

Toyota have only ever made a few good looking cars. Their sedans are not among the list.

[marty351]

Originally Posted by SensationFG8

I agree it's significantly different, that doesn't make it good though :P

Toyota have only ever made a few good looking cars. Their sedans are not among the list.

Agreed.
Even a white 86 looks suspiciously like a fridge in disguise.
But I would love to fang one around.

[Road Games]

MY N/A XR6 had it all over a supercharged aurion at Willowbank raceway.. nice to look at but i would hate to be driving it..

oh yeah and my car ain't STOCK just sayin'

[SensationFG8]

Don't underestimate that scv6 it pulls hard and revs hard (at least in the form I drive it).

Anything over 2.5k rpm and it's going strong. Get to 5.5k and it's screaming with almost another 2k left on the limiter.

This engine really loves to rev too.

Having said that fwd+toyota style is just all sorts of wrong.

[Gothefalcon]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Whilst I would never buy one, for some reason I have a soft spot for the TRD Aurion

Me too... and every time I see one... that spot stays soft !

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[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

The Aurion was also a Prodrive engineering project, ya know, like FPV was....

Umm, no.

Prodrive were contracted to do assembly work on the TRD, adding the bodykit and supercharger etc, not any actual engineering development work.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Umm, no.

Prodrive were contracted to do assembly work on the TRD, adding the bodykit and supercharger etc, not any actual engineering development work.

That's what's what I was getting at.

[FTE]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/towns...dan/1054395636

saw one for sale today

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by FTE

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/towns...dan/1054395636

saw one for sale today

Gee that interior is nasty. Makes an FG FPV interior look like a BMW in comparison

[Road Games]

They look tuff as from the outside but everything else is deplorable :/

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by XR6menace

They look tuff as from the outside but everything else is deplorable :/

New TRD Aurion, interior design by Stevie Wonder.

[XR Martin]

Never realised until now that they have two boot spoilers. A lip style, and a wing style at the same time.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

New TRD Aurion, interior design by Stevie Wonder.

More like interior design by Dame Edna Average

[geckoGT]

We have one.

I have driven many BA and BF turbos and owned a BA XR8, BA GT, BF SP and BF F6 6 speed auto.

Being FWD the TRD is difficult to get off the line, it takes some finesse and not just mashing the pedal. The RWD XR6T and F6 are faster off the line but the TRD is no slouch. Rolling acceleration the TRD is a stunner, it flies. Yes it has torque steer but it is not a lane jumper like some make out. In the corners, it rewards a smooth driver with fast predictable handling and in my well experienced opinion (because I have actually owned these cars and not just read reviews or taken one for a quick spin) is much easier and faster through the corners than both my XR8 and GT. I will give the win to the XR6T and F6 for corners but the TRD is still good.

Interior, hands down to the TRD. Ours now has over 100,000km on it and the dash doesn't rattle, the side bolsters have not collapsed and the doors still close nicely. By the way the front suspension hasn't fallen apart yet and there are no issue with driveline clunks and diff's falling out either. By the way the blower whine is fun.
So my list of car preferences.

The BF F6 is first, the quickest of them all.
Then a tie between the TRD and the GT, TRD is nicer to live with, has less problems (none) which the GT had many (timing chain adjusters, diff bush, speakers, seats collapsing, auto failed, O2 sensors failed etc) and is cheaper to run. Performance there would not be much in it as they are both low 14 second cars with a tendency to understeer through corners when pushed hard. The GT gets extra points for the sound.
The BA XR8 is in last place.

[geckoGT]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

New TRD Aurion, interior design by Stevie Wonder.

Production of the TRD ceased in 2009, there is no such thing as a new TRD.

[geckoGT]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Gee that interior is nasty. Makes an FG FPV interior look like a BMW in comparison

Yes the brown interior sucked, the red looks a lot better.

[strik9]

i had a trd hilux bit off topic, jesus the thing sounded like turning a ice crusher on every time the super charger kicked in . didn't last long in the garage.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by geckoGT

Production of the TRD ceased in 2009, there is no such thing as a new TRD.

I know I was pretending to be the marketing team when it came out.

[Falcman0o7]

Shove ya camry! :p

[Rastas]

TRD...........did the U fall off its badge !

[Crazy Dazz]

The XR6 eats Camrys for breakfast.

And the TRD is what comes out a few hours later.

Also makes me wonder, if you're going to choose 3 random letters to affix to a car,
WHY choose ones that, if pronounced phonetically, spell TERD?

[zilo]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

The XR6 eats Camrys for breakfast.

And the TRD is what comes out a few hours later.

Also makes me wonder, if you're going to choose 3 random letters to affix to a car,
WHY choose ones that, if pronounced phonetically, spell TERD?

You've never driven one so why bother posting?

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

Also makes me wonder, if you're going to choose 3 random letters to affix to a car,
WHY choose ones that, if pronounced phonetically, spell TERD?

Because it's not meant to be pronounced phonetically.

Obviously never heard of Toyota Racing Development.

[XRGhia]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

The quality of the Aurion is all over the XR6T.. Lexus like.

Probably because Toyota own Lexus........

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by zilo

You've never driven one so why bother posting?

Because annoying people like you gives my life purpose.

[Alan D Segal]

Don't start with the 'pronounced phonetically'.

I've seen GTs getting around with number plates that are 'FGT 13' etc. I know it stands for Ford or FPV GT, but what does it sound like when you pronounce the 'FGT' bit phonetically?

[Poetic Justice]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

Because annoying people like you gives my life purpose.

Just validating the fact that you're a bit of a knob then, eh?