Comfortable and luxurious interior is best for long distances rides
Toyota Avensis saloon gives perfect long drive with comfort and luxury
Toyota Avensis saloon is a great entry in saloon class. Its
different and stylish shape and look is good and aggressive as well. With some
modifications and refinement latest model of Avensis is more practical and
handy than the previous one.
Its comfortable driving position gives you comfort
apart. It is specially designed for long travelling and it offers great relaxed
driving experience on motorway. Its petrol engines are good in performance but
its diesel engines are frugal, economical and well in performance as well.
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| Toyota Avensis |
Interior is good and handy with nice practical approach
Toyota Avensis saloon is a good car with nice and well knitted
interior which is quiet and smooth on the way. Its dashboard is simple and easy
to read and use. Toyota has installed Touch 2 infotainment system in its latest
Avensis saloon.
Leather seats, LED head and tail lights, DAB digital radio system, rear view
camera and power adjustable seats are fitted in it. Advanced sat nav and 3D
mapping system is also available in this saloon car.
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| Toyota Avensis Interior |
Practicality and boot space
Avensis has a long and large boot storage capacity at its back
that creates problems in parking in tight places but thanks to efficient
parking sensors and rear view camera that help a lot in parking. Its interior
is also very practical and handy. Good head and leg room at front and at rear.
Front seats are with adjustable. Its storage capacity is 509-litres that can be
expanded up to 1320-litres by dropping down rear seats.
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| Toyota Avensis Boot Space |
With some good diesels and efficient petrol engines, Toyota
Avensis Saloon does well
Toyota Avensis Saloon is a good and reasonable choice in luxury
saloon class though not as much luxurious as we have in German brands but with
some good engines under its bonnet it gives comfort and luxury to its occupants
and users. All engines are well refined and efficient in performance. Here we
discuss some of its diesel and petrol engines with deep critical analysis.
Diesel engines for Toyota Avensis saloon are frugal and efficient
Its diesel engine range starts with 1.6litre diesel unit. It is
capable of 110bhp and 199lb/ft torque. It is good in performance. It takes 11.0
seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 115m/h. fuel efficiency is
also good for a big saloon car. This engine gives 67m/g of fuel average along
with 108g/km of Co2 emissions. It is connected with six-speed manual gearbox
and front-wheel drive as standard.
In 2.0litre category there is a 124bhp and 229lb/ft torque version
that is fast and frugal in performance. It takes 9.4 seconds to reach from
0-62m/h. Top speed of this diesel engine is 124m/h. Fuel average is also good
with 62m/g and Co2 emissions of this diesel engine are 119g/km.
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| Toyota Avensis Diesel Engine |
Second version of this 2.0litre
diesel unit is
capable of 140bhp and 236lb/ft torque. It takes 9.2 seconds to get from
0-62m/h. Top speed of this engine is 124m/h. Fuel consumption of this engine is
very economical and it gives 62m/g of fuel average along with 119g/km of Co2
emissions. This diesel engine is equipped with six-speed manual gearbox and
front-wheel drive system as standard.
Toyota Avensis saloon is available with 2.2litre D-CAT diesel
engine that is very good in performance. It takes 9.2 seconds to get from
0-62m/h along with top speed of 127m/h. Fuel average of this diesel engine is
not as good as we have in other diesel engines and the reason is its
combination with six-speed automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive assembly.
Automatic gear transmission consumes some extra fuel than the manual one in
operation. You have to pay some extra money for your relaxed driving.
The second version of this 2.2litre diesel engine is the fastest
engine of the whole engine lineup. It is capable of 174bhp and 295lb/ft torque.
It takes 8.2 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 137m/h. Fuel
average of this diesel engine is not impressive but reasonable with 47m/g along
with high CO2 emissions rate. It is available in both six-speed manual and
six-speed automatic gearboxes and front-wheel drive system as standard.
Petrol engine lineup is also good and performing
Petrol engine line up starts with 1.6litre V-Matic unit. It is
capable of 130bhp and 118lb/ft torque. It is good in performance and takes 10.1
seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 124m/h. Fuel average of
this petrol unit is 43m/g along with 152g/km of Co2 emissions. It is fitted
with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system as standard.
In 1.8litre
petrol engine Toyota
Avensis saloon does very well. It is capable of 144bhp and 133lb/ft torque. it
takes just 9.1 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 124m/h.
its fuel consumption varies from 43m/g to 40m/g. when this petrol unit is
equipped with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive assembly it gives
43m/g along with 153g/km of Co2 emissions and when this petrol engine ifs
fitted with seven speed M-Drive S automatic gear transmission it gives 40m/g
along with 160g/km of Co2 emissions.
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| Toyota Avensis Petrol Engine |
In 2.0litre category there is a 149bhp version available in the
market that is capable of 145lb/f torque force. It is the fastest in petrol
engine line up and takes 8.7 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed
of 127m/h. Fuel consumption is high but reasonable with 40m/g along with 163g/km
of Co2 emissions. It is available in six-speed manual and seven-speed automatic
gear transmissions and front-wheel drive system as standard.
Reliability and safety of Toyota Avensis saloon is out of question
Toyota Avensis saloon is one of the best saloons
as security of the occupant is concerned. It has plenty of safety kits in it
with accurate function. Its score in Euro NCAP crash test is five stars. Its pedestrian
collision system is efficient in civic driving. With nine air bags and side
curtain walls for its occupants, Toyota Avensis saloon gives much importance on
this factor. Anti lock braking system. |
| Euro NCAP Test |
