Toyota Aurion FAQs

• Is the Toyota Aurion discontinued?

  The Toyota Aurion was a mid-size car produced by Toyota in Australia and parts of Asia from 2006 to 2017. The final iteration of the Aurion was produced in 2015 and was a modest upgrade on the prior generation. In the wake of its retirement, fuelled by subsiding demand for passenger cars, Toyota promoted the V6 Camry range as a suitable replacement. Given its longstanding reputation and recognition as a reliable and dependable mid-size passenger car, the Camry is one of the few cars in this segment still selling well.

• What is the difference between the Toyota Aurion and Camry?

  It was a case of siblings for the Toyota Aurion and Camry, with the duo effectively one and the same. The Aurion was derived from the Camry, with adjustments mostly focusing on the front and rear-end of the car, alongside some tweaks to the interior cabin. Sporting design improvements, you might be forgiven for thinking that was it, but there were some variants of the Aurion that featured an improved performance suite, carrying a greater feeling of prestige to boot.

• What does Aurion mean?

  The name for the Toyota Aurion was derived from the Greek word meaning "tomorrow", with the model at one stage intended as the future of Toyota's mid-size passenger stable. There may be some irony in the fact that the Aurion was retired some time ago, but for its era, this was one well-built car that had a long list of perks and benefits that were arguably ahead of the time. Some might even say it was a glimpse of tomorrow's Camry.