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new variable valve timing
system which continuously
adjusts the air intake into the
cylinders for optimum horse-
power, torque and fuel-efli-
ciency.

The 2000 Avalon also has
re-tuned intake and exhaust
runners which have increased
torque particularly under
low speed and mid-range
conditions.

Fuel consumption is quite
good for 4 car that weighs
1,570 kg (3,461 Ib.).

City mileage is 11.2
per 100 kilometres (25
m.p.g.), and highway con-
sumption is 7.4 litres per
100 kilometres (38 m.p.g.).

2000 Avalons include
standard four wheel disc
brakes with ABS, and a new
vehicle skid control (VSC)
system, traction control, and
electronic brake distribution.

These safety features help
avoid loss of control on slip-
pery surfaces, enhance trac-
tion, and improve emergency
braking response.

The VSC system is
designed so that the driver
does not sense any abnormal
operation.

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Two trim levels : XL and

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THE Avalon’s dash has been moved well forwards, and a new centre console juts
out from it and flows down between the front seats.

XLS

2000 Avalon XL models
start at $37,025, up from a
base price of $36,595 when
it was introduced in October
of 1999, and up from its
1999 price of $35,895.

The increase from 1999
is reasonable when you con-

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sider that side airbags and an
anti-skid system are now
standard.

Standard equipment on
XL models includes the 3.0-
litre V6 engine and four-
speed automatic transmis-
sion, 15-inch tires and alloy
wheels, five- passenger seat-

ing with fabric upholstery,
dual-zone manual tempera-
ture control for the heating

and air conditioning system,

four-way power driver and
Passenger front seats, and
AM/FM/CD /cassette with
six speakers.

Also standard are

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tachometer, clock, and our
side temperature gauge,
remote Keyless entry and
power door locks, power
windows with driver's auto-
down and auto-up, power
heated outside mirrors, vari-
able intermittent wipers,
front armrest with storage,
rear armrest with trunk pass-
through, and front and rear
cupholders.

Top-of-the-line Avalon
XLS models start at
$44,230, up from $42,800
in October of 1999, and up
from $42,805 for last year’s
model.

To the XL’s standard fea-
tures, the XLS adds leather
upholstery, power glass
moonroof with tilt feature
and sliding sunshade, auto-
matic dual zone climate con-
trol, heated front seats,
memory functions on the
tront power seats, automatic
dimming rearview mirror,
premium stereo with 175-
watt amplifier, seven speak-
ers and six-disc in-dash CD
changer, trip computer,
compass and calendar, and
larger 16-inch tires and alloy
wheels.

Both XL and XLS models
include these standard safety
features: dual front airbags
and dual side airbags, five

three-point seatbelts and five
height-adjustable head
restraints, front seatbelt pre-
tensioners and force limiters,

erear child seat tether anchor
points, anti-theft system
with immobilizer, dise
brakes and anti-lock braking
system, Vehicle Skid
Control.

First full-size family car

According to Toyota’s
media information, the
Avalon is Toyota’s interpre-
tation of the American full-
size family sedan, six-passen-
ger sedans lixe the Buick
LeSabre, Pontiac Bonneville,
Chevrolet Impala, and
Chrysler LHS.

The Avalon is not quite
as big on the outside as
these cars, and seats five pas-
sengers not six, but it offers
the interior room, ride, and
comfort of these cars with
the added benefit of Toyota
reliability, quality, and
extremely low levels of noise
and vibration.

Plus it comes with
Toyota’s standard five-
year/100,000-kilometre
powertrain warranty.

Avalons are built in
Georgetown, Kentucky in
the same plant as the Toyota
Camry.

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