Toyota built a supercharged, full-bodykit TRD Aurion for the Australian market — and sold only 537 of them before pulling the plug after a year and a half.
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Lead trim: TRD Aurion 3.5 2GR-FZE supercharged V6 (323 hp)
Toyota Aurion2007–2009
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FactToyota built a supercharged, full-bodykit TRD Aurion for the Australian market — and sold only 537 of them before pulling the plug after a year and a half.
The TRD Aurion was an Australia-only supercharged variant tuned by Toyota Racing Development, released in August 2007 and previewed by the A$8 million Aurion Sports Concept shown at the 2006 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney (TRD's first supercharger experiment was the Camry-based 2005 TS-01 concept). Toyota claimed at its release that it was the world's most powerful front-wheel-drive car, with the supercharged 3.5-litre 2GR-FZE V6 making 241 kW (323 hp) and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft) through the six-speed U660E automatic, upgraded suspension and tyres, a drag coefficient of 0.30 confirmed in Toyota's Japan wind tunnel, exhaust pipes integrated into the bumper, tinted taillights and a unique body kit (exterior design manager Lee Moran, a former Ford Australia designer). It came as the 3500S (performance mufflers, 19-inch alloys, red Alcantara leather seats) and range-topping 3500SL (parking sensors, dual-zone climate control, an eight-way driver's seat and an aluminium rear bumper reinforcement), the first production car in the world with the Eaton twin-vortices supercharger. Toyota planned to sell 50 to 70 a month, but the project was unsuccessful — only 537 were built and sold in its one and a half years — and TRD Australia halted production (and the TRD Hilux) on 31 March 2009 and was shut down.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRD Aurion 3.5 2GR-FZE supercharged V6 (323 hp) | 2007–2009 | 3.5 L V6 | 323 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Toyota built a supercharged, full-bodykit TRD Aurion for the Australian market — and sold only 537 of them before pulling the plug after a year and a half.
Toyota's supercharged TRD Aurion was gone almost as fast as it arrived — just 537 were ever sold before Toyota pulled the plug after a year and a half.
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