Toyota replaces Corolla

...in europe. The replacement is named as Auris.

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1154/

It simply say bypass as the title, not replace. It said "dervived from outgoing Corolla". I dun think such a valuable brand name could be replaced by something else, either Toyota would reckless enough to do such thing.


Corolla-ry bypass
It's a new name, but Toyota's Auris is still very recognisable as the successor to the Corolla small hatch.

With styling derived from the outgoing Corolla, the Auris is still very much a traditional five-door small hatch, albeit with a more pronounced snout to help with pedestrian impact crash tests.

The engine range is also drawn from the Corolla, comprising 1.6- and 1.8-litre petrol units and a 2.2-litre turbodiesel.

Toyota insiders tell us a hot hatch version will follow about a year after the Auris goes on sale at the start of 2007 in the UK

[ 本帖最後由 tingcrab 於 2006-10-1 14:12 編輯 ]

Well, it's just like replacing the Corona with Avansis, however, I think it will work in EU, but doesn't mean it will work in Asia, (but It might work in US) because Corolla name is so embedded in consumers' mind.

原帖由 tingcrab 於 2006-10-1 14:09 發表
It simply say bypass as the title, not replace. It said "dervived from outgoing Corolla". I dun think such a valuable brand name could be replaced by something else, either Toyota would ...