After the Prius, Toyota at the golf competitors of Auris relies on the strength of two hearts. Auto examines the concept of 100,000 km motor und sport. A mid-term review after 20,000 km.
The expectations are high: after the previous Toyota Prius in car made motor and sport endurance test directly behind the segment best VW Golf 2.0 TDI rank 2, the editors wanted to know whether the Toyota Auris hybrid comes on the same good result and ordered him a 100,000 kilometre endurance test Marathon. About four months have passed since the four hybrid - started the cycle as 1.8 Executive travel package (plus 1,240 euro) and the additional subject color Mysticblack (490 euro) on 19 November 2010 with a promising conclusion to just under 20,000 driven kilometers: In the chapter workshop accounts so far only the evidence of the oil filter replacement service can be found after 15,000 kilometers. There were no errors, which would have required an unscheduled visit to the workshop.
For the Prius and various Lexus models, it is again so amazing to see how easily it is possible the brand torn least of recalls to bring this technology to the streets. At the VW Golf competitors is a combined 99 PS of strong gasoline engine with a 60-kW electric motor. Up to speed 50 or two kilometres far buzzing the Toyota Auris hybrid so pure electric, supported by a 202-Volt nickel metal hydride battery, which restricts the boot volume to 44 litres.
In practice, it means simply to press the Start button, and to expect no Mucks from the engine. Then make the selector lever on the D or R, and off you go the game. The Auris durchrollt electric small traffic jams in the city or tempo 30 zones, if the battery is well stocked. Otherwise the engine turns fast to and shows his work assignment with powerful music - all combined with the typical backing vocals of the infinitely variable CVT transmission.
"The engine is very noisy from tempo 120", recorded Sportredakteur Tobias green on one of his missions. "And the boot is to use only because the battery there." Test and technology editor Jorn Thomas shows impressed "on which series level is the hybrid technology found.", however "As others must come first".
Who wants to be on the road with pure environmental conscience, pleased with the electrical progress. But the Auris hybrid much on highways and motorways moves, followed by the disillusionment. In direct comparison with a VW, he consumed Golf 1.6 TDI (105 HP) with 6.3 litres per 100 km a liter more - and that a purchase price, which is over 2,000 higher than that of the VW Golf 1.6 TDI blue motion (22.635 euro).
In the endurance test of the Auris is still thirsty: he needs on average 7.4 liter of gasoline per 100 km. The Hybid only in the inner-city traffic sense - do if you purely electrically on the road could be longer.
