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Yeah dark grey is graphite right Adamsy? That's what I saw! *shudders at the memory*

Actually i plan to have the car parked inside my work's car park during the day but on the weekends, it will be under car cover to protect from the bird's craps. And has anyone with black car tried to use the car wash drive thru? I plan to do this as it has dryer therefore eliminating the need for hand drying.

and I am getting a 2011 Touring SE in INK colour form. For $31k driveaway! May pick it up in 2-3 weeks depending on the bank and paperwork etc! BTW I am asking my fellow aurion owners who has black ones, what is it like to own it? This is my 1st ever black car!

Think it was a silver or grey colour

Knew you would say that. I agree with you as I just saw one just now on my walks outside work. I nearly puked my lunch out when I saw the new Sportivo driven past me. Dear gods above, the design was so wrong! And it looked smaller than my old car did!

Has anyone bought a new Aurion? I haven't seen a new one on our roads in WA yet!

Adamsy yes that's good for the presara one. What about other variants? Have you had a ride in them?

Had a look at the Aurion website. That is a lot of kit for a base model negating the need for Touring models which was actually a combination of both ATX and SX6 if I remember correctly. Although I really don't know if i like the big gaping fog light surrounds on sportivo variants.... 1st time I have seen AT-X not having fog lights as an option! Plus the rear end...shudders me a lot. And is it me or the new Aurion is wider than the old model? Adamsy can you provide the picture of this Sports Combitron as I haven't heard of it before? Online brochure isn't up yet.

Aurion prices revealed! And pics of the Aurions as well http://www.caradvice.com.au/168316/2012-toyota-aurion-prices-and-specifications/

My old car had the slimline weather shields. I bought it and it improved my car look. I had no trouble with it.

Good question cos this is what I read in car sales for cars in WA (I am from WA) http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/results.aspx?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&N=904+1527+1246+1247+1252+4294962861+4294889509+1216+4294768577+4294739933&silo=Stock&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5&sort=default My previous car before it's write off was Toyota Aurion Touring SE like that one in my profile pic. When I bought it, it was $33 k back in 2010. Now it's $31 k or thereabouts. I expect this to drop a bit more come June/July for EOFYS (End Of Financial Year Sales for those who doesn't know sales talk). Also I saw recently about Sportivo variants price drops!

*shudders at the rear tail lights* That's it! I am not getting an Aurion with THAT rear lights! Although those are in ATX form! I wonder what SX6 and ZR6 lights will be like as well as Touring. Now it is starting to make more sense to go and get the run out Touring Aurions!

http://www.caradvice.com.au/162390/2012-toyota-aurion-first-look-from-new-zealand/ I just saw this and hmmm....i am a bit skeptical when it comes to it being very similar to Honda Accord V6 front styling wise. I really do not like the SX6 front!

Hey wait a min...the one with window buttons on door pic...am I seeing things? Is that a REAR window wiper button underneath the parking sensor switches? Although if that is the new Aurion we are getting, the pictures makes it look smaller?

Yep, they're out. Couple of dealers in Perth already have demonstrators available for test drives and such. Hmm... Looks like I'll need to drive out and have a look. Yeah I will also have a look on the long weekend here in perth. If i don't like it, back to what I had before come June as it is EOFYS that time meaning cheaper prices. They may run out the old MY10/11 models come June this year. Just 4 more months hurry up Father Time!

Huh? Are they out already??? Could have sworn i saw a truck carrying new Aurions that looked slightly different to the current Aurions go past me. I thought they were due out in March?

You made me google on that car! Bland look but a good engine! Now I really wish TRD had that engine!

Admittedly I didn't test drive the Holden SV6 series 2 ones. From what everyone is saying, are you all talking about VE series one models? Yeah I'm talking about the series 1 but seeing the series 1 and 2 side by side I honestly see no difference apart from the front bumper and the wheels. You forgot the Holden (lack of) IQ system. Whoop dee doo.... That, and SiDi. The sportwagons have beautiful lines though. Pity bout the overall build quality :( The sportswagon is what I am aiming for but hmmm maybe I can wait for the VF next year! I have also decided to wait and see what the new Aurion that is due out next year looks like in flesh as well! A pity there isn't an Aurion wagon...oh wait the Klugers but they are thirsty beasts! As someone who was driving a Sportswagon before getting an Aurion, I have to say I miss the ability to carry awkward, large-ish items. If the Aurion had a wagon version, I'd probably have gone for that. As it turns out, I've pretty much made up my mind to look towards getting a wagon as my next car. If there's an Aurion Presara Wagon, I'd probably end up getting that. If there isn't one, I'll probably look at something like a Skoda Superb Wagon 125TDI (about the same price as a Presara atm). Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing the Holden Sportswagons. Great looking, drives great, corners like it's on rails, but build quality, resale and reliability isn't at a level where I'm comfortable with. Thank god a number of people do agree with me - Aurion should get a wagon version. I am surprised the Camry/Aurion managed to last so long without a wagon for a large number of years since they dumped it back in er...late 90's or early 2000's? If Toyota Australia wakes up and offers us the wagons, I would buy it in a heart beat as long as it looks a lot better than Holden Sportswagon! I do agree with the above about the fuel efficiency and the reliability. The Aurion being stuck in a sedan form is well...not right in terms of practicability e.g. transporting 2 dogs in the back seat of Aurion is a receipe for disaster (I should know as I tried to do this with the magna sedan years ago!). I mean look at Holden Sportswagon and Skoda Superb and Mazda 6 wagons (ok not in the same engine category but you get the meaning), they pulled it off well. Ford suffered big time as result of axing of Ford wagons but their Mondeo wagons are making up ground. Also there is no diesel option for the Aurions as well which is a real reason why we haven't been selling in large numbers. But that may change cos I heard recently about BMW and Toyota having partnership, BMW getting the hybrid tech and Toyota getting better diesel engines. That's my 2 cents and if the Aurion does get the diesel engine in V6 form AND have it in wagon, that is the ultimate car for us all Toyota guys right?

Admittedly I didn't test drive the Holden SV6 series 2 ones. From what everyone is saying, are you all talking about VE series one models? Yeah I'm talking about the series 1 but seeing the series 1 and 2 side by side I honestly see no difference apart from the front bumper and the wheels. You forgot the Holden (lack of) IQ system. Whoop dee doo.... That, and SiDi. The sportwagons have beautiful lines though. Pity bout the overall build quality :( The sportswagon is what I am aiming for but hmmm maybe I can wait for the VF next year! I have also decided to wait and see what the new Aurion that is due out next year looks like in flesh as well! A pity there isn't an Aurion wagon...oh wait the Klugers but they are thirsty beasts!

Admittedly I didn't test drive the Holden SV6 series 2 ones. From what everyone is saying, are you all talking about VE series one models?

Hi a couple of weekends ago, I crashed my Aurion which was barely 18 months old. The insurers has written it off (even it does look repairable...it was the steering components that is royally rooted). Right now I am waiting for insurance payout so I can get another car ASAP. Unfortunately my car was bought with car loan the insurance will pay that out and the remaining goes to me. I will of course apply for another loan but only until after my holidays. And of course i will get another Aurion because I can't get enough of fuel economy itself for its power class. But however the Holden Commodore SV6 seems to be winning me over with the 5 year warranty (Holden does them now!) and capped servicing prices. So for now I hope to get a good Aurion. I will be returning to this forum if I got another Aurion.

AH those rear tail lights! I pretty much prefer my own Aurion Touring's rear light (built in 2010 sold as 2011 make).

Thought I share my story on long weekend's drive in W.A. Friday 28th October is Queen's Birthday Public Holiday and also the start of CHOGM in Perth. 9:45am - filled the tank with 91 RON at Gull petrol station in Burswood then hit Graham Farmer Freeway to Mitchell Freeeway north. 10am - picked up mate in Stirling. Tank is still full. 10:05am - hit Mitchell Fwy South to drive all the way to Bunbury for the day 11am thereabouts - exited Kwinana Fwy into Forrest Hwy....tank was still full at this stage despite 140+ driving at 100kmh speed limit. Forrest Hwy goes up to 110kmh so I set cruise control at the point. Also at this point, my car managed to hit 7.l litre per 100km and it stayed that way from Freeway to Highway. 20kms outside Bunbury, the fuel tank needle dipped slightly but still at 7.1 litre per 100km 12pm - arrived Bunbury. Driving around to see if there is any places open for lunch during public holiday. 1pm - Arrived at Mash Brewery near the ports of Bunbury for lunch. Needle dipped a bit more. Avoid this place if you want to have good pub food, go to the Reef pub in the town centre of Bunbury. I got burnt chicken parma!!! 2:30pm - drive around Bunbury and going to look out tower. Fuel needle has hit slightly above 1st quarter mark. 3pm - drive thru Australind then back to Old Coast Hwy which leads back to Forrest Hwy. This section was speed limited to 70kmh so it did eat into the fuel a bit. Hit the 1st quarter mark at this point of time. Fuel economy at this time I remember was about 7.8 litres per 100km 3:30pm - hit Forrest Hwy and the fuel ecconomy dropped back down to 7.4-7.5 litres per 100km 5:30pm - Dropped mate back home at stirling. Fuel needle was well over the half way mark. Fuel economy goes back up to 7.8 litres per 100km 6pm - Arrived back home. Fuel needle just slightly above the half way mark. Fuel economy shot back up to 8.0 litres per 100km From there it stayed like that until this morning when I needed to put in petrol but only put in $30 worth of petrol as it was enough for me until next week. I will upload the photo later tonight when I get home.