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Built in
Britain and now the star of a very British motor
show, Toyota’s Auris Hybrid will mark its
official on-sale date in a new curtain-raising
attraction for the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Five of the full-hybrid family
hatchback models will be taking part in Goodwood’s Moving Motor Show on
1 July, with 100 prospective owners attending the event as Toyota guests
and enjoying an exclusive test drive.
Eighty of the test drives will be drawn
from those expressing early interest in the car via the Toyota customer
web site. They will be among the first motorists in Britain to
experience Auris Hybrid’s smooth and ultra efficient performance. The
driving route through the grounds of Goodwood Park will include the
famous hillclimb course, set to be the arena for high performance action
through the following weekend.
In the wake of an austere budget, the
prospect of a practical family car that offers road tax-free CO2
emissions from 89g/km and an official 74.3mpg has even more appeal.
Built at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in Derbyshire, and with a petrol
engine produced at its Deeside plant in North Wales, Auris Hybrid is the
first Toyota hybrid to be manufactured in Europe.
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