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THE 1995 Avalon fs a ‘new, six-passenger sedan from Toyota.
Based on a Gamry V6 platform, the well-equipped Avalon has a

~ roomy interior, a big

trunk, a 192 horsepower V6 engine and

four-speed automatic transmission.

Toyota

TAKE ONE Toyota Camry.
LE V6, stretch the wheelbase,
- add an extra seat, wrap it in

anew sheet-metal skin, and

there you have it ... the new
7 Toyota Avalon.

- By Greg Wilson
Contributing Writer

The Avalon is Toyota’ s biggest,
“most luxurious.sedan — the first to
offer s six-passenger seating.

ipped with';'column shifter and
a 30/50 split front bench ‘seat, the

* Avalon can fit three adults across -_.

- the front. However, you'll need to’
"be pretty good friends. A protruding

a dashboard/console and drivetrain *
chump gets in the way of the centre

. .passenger’s legs, and elbow room is

tight. T. wouldn't recommend long ,
-joumeys. with six passengers," !
:<’For four or five passengers
though, the Avalon is extremely
roomy. Compared to the Camry, the
Avalon has:33 mun (1.3 in.) more -
- front legroom, and 58 | mm (2:3 in.)
more rear legroom, and i is slightly.
wider and higher. «: ;
.In addition to increasing interior -
“yoom, the Avalon's longer wheel- i.’
© base helps smooth out the ride. >
Combined witha competent fully.

i independent suspension, the result i is ©

“a “big-car feel”, something the:

"Camry doesn’t have..." °

oe “Also, the Avalon is very quiet."

“even at highway speeds. Its 192 -

horsepower 3.0-litre V6 engine tums °

‘over just 2,100 r.p.m. at a steady «

100 km- h (62 m.p.h.), so there’s
“very little engine noise.”".*?

You might expect the larger,
‘heavier Avalon ic be slower than. the
‘Camry, but the difference in perfor-.;
mance between the two cars is neg-

- ligible: The Avalon weighs just 35
“kg (77.1bs.) more than a | Camry LE’
‘V6, and there’s a slight increase in

; horsepower, so straight-line perfor-

mance is about on par witha

. Camry. !

via. Fuel consumption is surprisingly
; “good for such a big car. Around

* town, consumption is 11.8 litres per
100 kilometres (24 m.p.g.), and on .
the highway-7.6 litres per. 100 kilo-.
metres (37 m.p.g.), according to

: Transport Canada figures. :

The brakes are great. Four wheel
‘disc brakes are standard equipment’
“on the Avalon, but ABS (anti- lock

brakes) are’not standard — a’ sur-'

‘prising omission in # luxury car.
~. > ~ Exterior styling is not a strong.
. point with the Avaton. While well-
finished and reasonably well- -pro-
; portioned, the Avalon's styling is, in
my opinion, very generic. In fact,
his is probably the most inconspic-
uous car I've ever driven. Try as 1°
might. 1 couldn’ t find one e distinctive : %

- ing.

unveils
new six-seater

styling feature on the whole car.
-The Avalon's interior is a little

more distinctive, though still very

conservative. Typically functional

_ Toyota features include large, back-

lit round gauges, centrally mounted
Stereo and a heating/air-conditioning
system with large, well-marked but-.
tons, and sensibly designed stalks
for lights and wipers. Not available
is a fold-down rear seat for access to
the trunk.

Base XL models, which start at

$31,058, include such standard fea- °
_ tures as dual airbags, a premium. . ©

tadio/cassette player, power win-"
dows, power door locks, power
front seats and power mirrors..
Uplevel XLS models, which begin
at $34,458, add ABS, alloy wheels,
automatic climate control, keyless
entry, anti-theft system and a better
” grade of cloth seating. Fully’
equipped Avalons top out at about

$39,000.

The Avalon is builtin.
Georgetown, Kentucky alongside
- the Toyota Camry. This plant has
. won two prestigious awards for ”
quality from J.D. Power &

_. Associates, and the Camry itself has :

“won numerous awards for durability,
from the CAA. .

-_ ; It’s quite likely then, that the ©
Avalon will prove extremely reli-

: able, though not particularly excit-

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