Toyota Auris Touring Sports (2013 - 2019) 1.8 VVTi Hybrid Excel 5d CVT Auto Owner Review

This car is not for a boy-racer. I like the smoothness, the solidity and feeling of weight combined with excellent economy and reliability. Somebody smashed into the back of me the first week I had it and by the sound I thought the whole back door was gone. No, the bumper had taken the hit and just needed replacing. Strong car. I can sit in it all day long on an A road or motorway and get out feeling fine. Everything mechanical and electrical is top class with a Toyota and I go for that.Fantastically smooth automatic gearbox. The seat solved my back problem that the Prius created. Excellent safety features, A/C, radio, music. All that easily outweighs the following limitations: frugal legroom in the back, poor sat-nav and speedo visibility, thick pillars, rather low to get in and out and for packing the boot, weak sound of reversing warning, clearance underneath at the front is low. It revs up surprisingly when overtaking or going up a hill, which I am getting used to. For me the experience of driving a car like this at a reasonable speed safely is a great pleasure. I am just glad there is a company like Toyota that thinks like me. Please, no more Audis, BMWs etc etc.