2016 Toyota Avalon Debuts

This 2013 Toyota Avalon manufactured big media when it was introduced in 2012 since it seemed to be, well, rather. It confirmed which a big, comfortable front-drive Toyota sedan could possibly indeed always be appealing in addition to, moreover, seemed to be proof which the automaker’s pattern office acquired awoken through their extended slumber. Well, given that they’re wake up, Toyota’s designers simply just couldn’t keep well enough alone, while evidenced from the brand new 2016 Avalon discovered in the 2015 Chi town vehicle present.

The most overt transform may be the bigger grille, which often deals the existing shining grin for a down-turned perma-frown. The current model’s errors table lamps vanish for vertical convert signals, and the headlamp innards are already slightly redesigned, along with dual-wing BROUGHT jogging table lamps added to Touring models. Out and about again, just about all Avalons get brand new taillamps in addition to opera garnishes on the bumper.

The Avalon model line has grown from four to five trim levels for 2016: XLE, new-for-2016 XLE Plus, XLE Premium, Touring, and Limited. Hybrid models will be offered in XLE Plus, XLE Premium, and Limited forms. All Avalons come standard with Toyota’s Entune audio system with a seven-inch touch screen, while XLE Premium models add tech goodies such as navigation and wireless device charging. The Touring model sports a unique front fascia, LED headlamps, and redesigned dark-gray 18-inch wheels. Limited models also get 18-inch wheels—finished in “Super Chrome”!—as well as optional safety stuff such as adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning, and lane-departure warning.

In other news, the suspension has been retuned “to better align with diverse customer preferences.” Basically, all but the Touring model will get a softer, more comfort-oriented ride, while the Touring gets a touch firmer. In a recentcomparison test, which Toyota won, we noted that the current XLE “is sprung too stiffly for being the old guy’s Toyota.” Perhaps enough old guys complained? The lesson here? Don’t mess with the elderly.