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TRD Australia Aurion sales temporarily suspended

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    1337Rolla oh my

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    TRD Australia Aurion sales temporarily suspended

    [img2="right"]http://trdforums.com/assets/newsimages/07aurion.jpg[/img2]"Toyota just released its performance TRD Aurion, but sales have ceased while the Japanese automaker investigates a potential engine failure issue. According to Toyota, the problem with the 323 HP V6 engine is unrelated to its supercharger or high output, and that the issue is likely a one-off. Toyota has 150 demo vehicles at its dealerships, and the automaker plans on inspecting each of those vehicles over a week's time to verify that a larger issue isn't at play.

    Caution is always key when customer service and safety are at risk, so Toyota is doing the right thing by thoroughly investigating the issue before continuing sales. Assuming the engine problem is no big deal, we do hope that Toyota takes this sales break to consider selling a Camry version of the TRD Aurion here in the States, as the boring midsize sedan is anything but down under."


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    1337Rolla, Nov 6, 2007
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    hopefully the "problem" is that it doesn't have enough sport tuning?
    MovieSTAR, Nov 6, 2007
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    Or that it was supposed to come to the US but didn't, lol. Psssh, I wish.

    It's probably a material strength or tolerance issue. Weak material was what caused the 5.7 cam problem earlier this year. At least they're looking at it even though there's only 150 of them on the road...instead of sweeping it under a rug or letting a bunch of owners find out about it months down the road after something has failed.
    ShallowPockets, Nov 6, 2007
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    well put
    mburket, Nov 6, 2007
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    Hope is all you can get.
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    haha..hope is all you can get,so do I...even here in Australia..keep dreaming of it
    ahmadjkre, Jul 11, 2008
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