TOYOTA AURIS 1.6 VVTi T Spirit 5dr (2007)

A good successor to the Corolla

For anybody who is unaware, the Auris is essentially the new Corolla. One thing that shocked me was that this is actually quite an engaging drive for what is quite a bog standard car. It feels very agile in the way it handles and despite being a diesel, it pulls away well with quite a nice exhaust note. The only down side to this is that the driver's seat is not very supportive at all but that's a feature I'm willing to accept for a decent drive.

I think the interior is very well laid out and designed, everything is in the right place and I think it all looks really good as a complete package, the quality is very high. Its an airy cabin with plenty of space for four and five at a push.

We get about 30mpg out of our Toyota Auris which I think is reasonable considering it offers you a fairly good drive if you want to take it. If you want to maximise your efficiency, there is a light on the dash which tells you when to change gear but this hasn't made a massive difference to our economy and it can also become quite slow and tedious.

Equipment list is also very good, has a really good hi-fi system.