So its been revealed on toyota.co.uk - the new Corolla is now the Toyota Auris.
It looks like a pumped up yaris to me.
I guess the so called concept design is exactly the same as the production model to keep up with the Civic.
I do like the 'bridge' design as it is called with the gear lever stuck in it.
But does it have personality ? whatever that is and the other supposedly lacked.
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I'd wager its still going to be called Corolla in Japan.
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Netz. Mind you, the choice of Auris as a name is odd. It means "ear" in latin, unlike the publicity I've seen which thinks Auris is latin for "good taste".
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I can't understand why they are dropping a name with is associated with good value and reliability.
As for Auris I expect that name will soon get mispronounced to sound quite like a backside.
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I can't understand why they are dropping a name with is associated with good value and reliability.
because its now associated with boring & old. Just like escort and cortina became.
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I'd wager its still going to be called Corolla in Japan
I would think in Japan it will be called something written in GobblyGook to us .
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Called Corolla now and has been forever.
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I always thought that 'Corolla' was a daft name anyway, especially when pronounced 'Co-roller' (why?) instead of as in 'corollary'. Mind you, Yaris and Auris are pretty daft too.
Yes, I suspect that the 'Arris (to go with yer Yaris) isn't far away. Actually, it's just gone into my lexicon.
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.... Auris ... >>
it is spelt like that to get past honestjohn's swear filter.
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I always thought that 'Corolla' was a daft name anyway, especially when pronounced 'Co-roller' (why?) instead of as in 'corollary'. Mind you, Yaris and Auris are pretty daft too. Yes, I suspect that the 'Arris (to go with yer Yaris) isn't far away. Actually, it's just gone into my lexicon.
Corolla. I've always associated this with its botanical origins, surely? That part of a flower which are the petals or the decorative part of a flower's structure.
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People might say that you're talking out of you Auris, might they not?
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I remember reading somewhere that it was something to do with being the 13th Corolla model. Superstition and all that.
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Isn't Auris Latin for ear?
Can't see Toyota Ear being a marketing success so I guess that's why they used the Latin.
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>because its now associated with boring & old
Boringly reliable and boringly good resale. There are a lot of cars out there who could do with that sort of boring.
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