The revamped 2013 Toyota Avalon sedan is a far cry from the first Avalon, which debuted for 1995 as a stretched, roomy version of the Toyota Camry with a front bench seat (remember those?) and a column shifter. Toyota called it the “most American of Toyotas,” and it was sort of a Japanese Buick. The [...]
The 2013 Toyota Avalon is a game changer according to Toyota. Toyota hopes to sell 70,000 new Avalons next year which is over twice as many as it will sell this year. To reach that goal Toyota has redesigned the car to make it more modern and up-to-date. Toyota says that it hopes to attacks [...]
The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid is one of the most fuel efficient full-sized sedans that you can purchase today. Toyota says that it gets a combined 40 mile per gallon rating. And while it does share its 2.5L powertrain with the Toyota Camry Hybrid the rest of the car is all new. Just like the [...]
The 2013 Toyota Avalon has been redesigned with a much more youthful buyer in mind. Gone is the old-fashioned and somewhat stogy Avalon replaced by a much sleeker and dare we say sportier model that hopes to sell more to a larger demographic of buyers. We recently had the chance to test, drive and review [...]
A really good slogan sticks in your head long after a commercial ends. A fantastic one sticks long after the whole campaign ends and that’s what Toyota hopes will happen with “Let’s Go Places.” The new Toyota slogan will debut in ads beginning with the 2013 Avalon on December 31st, but will anyone even notice?
Let’s face it there is a little bit of your Dad’s Buick in every car that Toyota builds…except for the Avalon…which could be your Dad’s Buick. Unlike almost any other car on the market today the Toyota Avalon has managed to recapture the classic virtues that made American cars great. It is big, spacious, and [...]
The 2010 Chicago Auto Show features introductions of some of the newest cars and concepts cars from manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, Honda, Toyota and KIA….including the all new Ford Edge, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Avalon, Silverado HD and of course the futuristic KIA Ray. Plus a few special electric and hybrid surprises that will make any [...]
Toyota is perhaps the most conservative automaker in the world, and the Toyota Avalon is certainly the most conservative car that Toyota makes. It defines the terms "old school" or "your father's Buick." On the plus side the Avalon is everything you would want a big luxurious car to be…especially if your definition of a [...]
We picked up the 2010 Toyota Avalon at the airport after return to Denver from the Detroit Auto Show. The shinny black car was glistening in the sun at the park and fly lot with the engine running…ready for the trip back to the office. First impressions are often right on the money and the [...]
