Toyota Auris Stop&Start

Toyota Auris Stop&Start - on sale now from £12,705

Developed with Toyota Optimal Drive, Toyota’s comprehensive technology for achieving optimum engine efficiency, fuel economy and reduced emissions.

The Toyota Auris gains a competitive advantage in the C-segment hatchback market with the introduction of a new engine that delivers lower emissions, better fuel economy and improved power and torque. And with the benefit of Toyota Stop&Start technology, environmental performance is further enhanced, with particular benefit in urban traffic.

The new Auris 1.33 Dual VVT-i Stop&Start has the distinction of being the first Toyota to go on sale in the UK with the benefit of Toyota Optimal Drive, a breakthrough in powertrain engineering and design technology that will be a feature of all future Toyota models.

Toyota Optimal Drive is not a single solution, it covers a range of different technologies that can be applied to achieve real-world results in environmental performance, making the best use possible of Toyota’s formidable engineering skills. The result is environmental efficiency, but no loss of driving pleasure.

All new Toyota models will benefit from Toyota Optimal Drive, with new iQ, Avensis and Auris 1.33 Stop&Start leading the way. Each provides significant gains in environmental performance and running costs, while maintaining high standards of quality, comfort and driver rewards.

The all-new 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i engine represents the latest in Toyota lightweight powertrain technology. Benefiting from Toyota’s motorsport experience, where compact and powerful engine design is crucial, the new unit is 54mm shorter and 127mm narrower than the previous 1.4-litre VVT-i and weights 13kg less. The result is a four-cylinder engine that is the same size as a three-cylinder 1.0-litre VVT-i. Its small bore and long stroke design gives a narrow block and reduces weight to give a very high power-to-weight ratio.

The new engine gives a solid torque curve that is ideal for everyday driving. Meticulous engineering has brought an output of 100Nm per litre, with a maximum 132Nm developed at 3,800rpm.

The Auris is the first model in Europe to benefit from Toyota Stop&Start technology. When the car is stationary, with the transmission in neutral and the driver’s foot off the clutch pedal, the engine automatically and quietly stops to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. When the driver re-engages the clutch, the engine automatically restarts. This brings particular benefits in urban traffic, with a potential 15 per cent improvement in the amount of fuel used and CO2 emissions.

The engine is matched to newly developed six-speed manual transmission, with ratios calculated to deliver the best possible balance of performance and fuel economy. The twin-shaft unit is 11 per cent smaller and has 15 per cent fewer components than the five-speed unit, but has a higher torque capacity. Friction is reduced and the driver enjoys an improved gear shift feel. Using an extra gear compared to the transmission used in the previous Auris 1.4, VVT-i, it also gives more refinement at high speed.