Model Tested: 2018 Toyota Avalon 4-Door Touring
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Engine: 3.5-liter V-6, 268 horsepower, 248 lb-ft torque
Transmission: 6-speed automatic transmission, front-wheel-drive
EPA Rating: 21-mpg city, 30-mpg highway, 24-mpg combined
Base Price: $37,900
As Tested: $39,939
Performance:
Great highway cruiser
Quiet riding experience
Strong V-6
Paddle shifters
Drive modes: Eco, Normal, Sport
Good fuel economy—our best was 25.6 mpg
Blind spot monitor and lane departure control
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Top notch high-tech safety features
Comfort:
Excellent driver and front passenger legroom
Ample headroom
Heated front seats with variable temperature control
Tall, softly padded headrests
Good range for tilt/telescopic column
Comfortable, medium thickness, contoured leather steering wheel
Excellent rear seat room with knee room to spare
OK shoe room under front seats
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Soft, wide rear armrest
Low floor hump
A large adult can fit in the center position
Medium size moonroof
Utility:
Large trunk with a flat floor
Wide trunk opening
Covered hinges
Carpeting inside trunk lid
Small, locking pass-through to rear seat
7-inch touch-screen
Sliding sun visors
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Bright rear dome lamps
Small rear door bins; no bottle notches
Good sized vinyl seatback storage pouches
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Medium to large console bin
Medium size locking glovebox
WOW Factors:
Super spacious interior front and back
Great standard safety suite with latest driver assistance technology
5-star safety rating
Excellent touring sedan
Handsome, conservative styling
High quality fit and finish
Whines:
Rear seats don’t fold down
Not crazy about touch-screen HVAC controls
No water bottle notches in door bins
Bottom Line:
The 2018 Toyota Avalon Touring sedan is a spacious, comfortable, four-door sedan in the traditional sense that’s loaded with high-tech safety features. It’s a great highway car and solidly built. It’s handsome and fits in anywhere. It’s low on excitement, but for many people that’s a plus, not a minus.
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