Toyota Auris 2.0 D-4D TR Diesel Hatchback...

Toyota decided it was finally time to retire the ‘Corolla’ name in 2007 by renaming the world’s favourite hatch the Auris. Rumour has it despite selling more than 30 million cars Toyota wanted a new name for Britain to spearhead its fresh assault on the small hatch market. The Auris was indeed all-new, but aside from the odd interior quirk, it remains a car you buy with your head rather than your heart. Picking up where the Corolla left off the Auris remained a well built, comfortable, easy-to-drive car with a good level of equipment. Early on there was a wide choice of engines and even a sporty SR180 diesel for those in the market for a quick, but efficient, hot hatch. In 2010 Toyota gave the Auris a subtle facelift. Build quality was improved and the suspension was tweaked for a better drive.

The engine range was also simplified to just two petrols and one diesel. The Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) was introduced in May 2010 and it features a 1.8-litre engine combined with an electric motor and continuous transmission. It's a low CO2, low fuel consumption model aimed at buyers who are interested in eco-friendly cars but do not want to make such a bold statement as Prius owners. It is the first mainstream Toyota to get the HSD powertrain and the Japanese firm says it plans to introduce it to the rest of its model line-up.

Against the clock the 2.0-litre diesel reaches 62mph in 10.3 seconds. The top-of-the-range diesel is faster still with the 180bhp 2.2-litre sprinting to 62mph in 8.1 seconds. In 2009 the remaining engines were all tweaked to improve efficiency as part of Toyota's Optimal Drive technology. The 1.4-litre diesel now delivers 60mpg and 125g/km CO2 with the manual six-speed gearbox

Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Radio/CD, ABS, Front Armrest, Passenger Airbag, Side Airbags, Audio Remote Control, Electric Door Mirrors, Heated Door Mirrors, Isofix Child Seat Anchor Points.

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