TOYOTA has stuck to its guns in Australia’s large-car market with its locally built V6-powered Aurion sedan, expanding on the formula it set out with the previous-generation car and aiming to increase its share of a declining segment by offering what it describes as attainable luxury, while cementing its brand hallmarks of quality, durability and reliability.

But is the promise of a whisper-quiet ride and spacious, comfortable interior ambience enough to trouble the locally built large-car establishment?