New TRD Aurion (Camry)

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:12 am

Toyota has officially launched the long-awaited TRD Aurion in Australia today. While TRD-editions of select Toyota vehicles have been available in several markets for years, the TRD Aurion is the first vehicle worldwide to be sold as a TRD, now established as a separate brand under Toyota. This is similar to the setup that Mercedes has with AMG worldwide. The Aurion is based on the Toyota Camry.

In addition to the changes in equipment, appearance, and performance from the Toyota Aurion Sportivo, the TRD version also uses an Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) Supercharger, a first for a production car. Power from the 3.5 liter V6 is rated at 329 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque and is delivered to the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission. The result is a 6.1 second sprint from 0-62 and a top speed of 155 mph.

The TRD Aurion will compete against the V8 powered Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, with a price stating around $56,990 (Aus).

PJ Aspesi · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:21 pm

330hp FWD

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:21 pm

I'd buy that one. Too bad they will never sell it here.

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:07 pm

If you're willing to settle for a mere 300 FWD horses, here's one you can buy.

BriceJohnson · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:33 am **Posts:** 2230

I thought the production version was only gonna have 280 (the SRT-4). . .

I sure hope the camry has a limited slip, unlike the silly dodge, peg leg burnouts ftw!

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:02 pm

Carl Fisher wrote:

If you're willing to settle for a mere 300 FWD horses, here's one you can buy.

Hopefully it is less crappy than the rental caliber that we had a few weeks back.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:04 pm

Not to mention the Grand Prix GTX and Monte SS, and the Caddy DTS.

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:24 pm

scottjohnson wrote:

Carl Fisher wrote:

If you're willing to settle for a mere 300 FWD horses, here's one you can buy.

Hopefully it is less crappy than the rental caliber that we had a few weeks back.

One has TeRD written on it. On the other it is implied.

MarcusMcRae · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:15 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

scottjohnson wrote:

Carl Fisher wrote:

If you're willing to settle for a mere 300 FWD horses, here's one you can buy.

Hopefully it is less crappy than the rental caliber that we had a few weeks back.

One has TeRD written on it. On the other it is implied.

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