
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp on Monday announced the Japan launch of the completely redesigned Auris compact hatchback, a strategic compact model for both Japan and Europe.
The completely redesigned Auris integrates the underlying appeal of  automobiles - styling and performance - and takes them to a new  dimension, based on the vehicle’s aim of establishing a new standard for  sports hatchbacks. Specific improvements include a 55-mm height  reduction for a lower center of gravity, improved driving performance  tempered through extensive drive tests in Europe, and the addition of an  enhanced “RS” sport grade. These changes advance the unique image  established for the first-generation Auris under the “performance you  can feel” concept.
source: japantoday.com
