The all-new, third generation Toyota Avensis delivers more style, higher performance, improved fuel economy and lower emissions. Toyota’s flagship model in Europe, built exclusively at its Burnaston factory in the UK, benefits from athletic, contemporary styling, superb build quality and advanced engineering.
New engines and transmissions have been developed using Toyota Optimal Drive technology to return significantly better fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to the previous generation model. New Valvematic petrol engines and revised D-4D and D-CAT clean diesel units balance driving pleasure with strong environmental performance and reduced running costs. Together they offer the private and company car driver all the power and comfort they are used to as well as the low emissions and fuel consumption they now demand.
New Avensis is available in saloon and tourer body styles with four equipment grades: T2, TR, T4, and T Spirit. All offer a high level of features for safety, comfort and convenience, with advanced features such as a Pre-Crash Safety system (PCS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keep Assist/Lane Departure Warning (LKA/LDW) and premium satellite navigation system with built-in hard drive for storing music files available in the model for the first time.
UK sales of new Avensis start on 1 January with on-the-road prices from £15,760.
TOYOTA OPTIMAL DRIVE POWERTAINS
Toyota Optimal Drive is a new concept in powertrain
engineering and design that is being applied to all new
Toyota models. Toyota Optimal Drive means no compromise on
performance, emissions or specification. On new Avensis, it
brings new engine technologies and advanced transmissions,
with low friction components, lightweight compact design and
enhanced combustion efficiency.
New 1.8 and 2.0-litre Valvematic engines – more
power for less fuel
Valvematic is an innovation based on Toyota’s proven dual
Variable Valve timing – intelligent (dual VVT-i) technology.
In addition to the variable timing of the inlet and outlet
valves, Valvematic adds a lift control system that
continuously varies the lift of the inlet valves to better
control the volume and speed of the intake airflow. This
provides a breakthrough in combustion efficiency that
ultimately delivers more power for less fuel.
Across the range the new 1.8 and 2.0-litre Valvematic petrol engines achieve a reduction in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of between 10 and 26 per cent, while at the same time increasing power by between three and 20 per cent, compared to the VVT-i engines used by the previous generation Avensis.
Revised D-4D and D-CAT diesel engines – up to 10%
lower emissions
New Avensis offers customers one of the most comprehensive
ranges of diesel engines in the D-segment, all of them
benefiting from Toyota Optimal Drive technology. Entry point
is the 2.0-litre D-4D 130, followed by the 2.2-litre D-4D
and D-CAT 150 as mid-power options, and the 2.2 D-CAT 180 as
the higher power unit (the D-CAT 150 engine with automatic
transmission will join the range in spring 2009).
The challenge was to develop these engines to give excellent performance and low CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, while at the same time achieving a substantial reduction in the level of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. Together the new diesel engine technology features deliver a reduction in CO2 and fuel consumption levels between one and 10 per cent compared to the previous generation Avensis; the 2.2-litre D-4D 150 and 2.2-litre 150/180 D-CAT engines all meet Euro V emissions standards.
| PERFORMANCE | |||||||||
| Engine |
1.8 Valvematic |
2.0 Valvematic |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
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| Transmission |
6MT |
MDS |
6MT |
MDS |
6MT |
6MT |
6AT |
6MT |
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| Max speed (mph) |
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| Saloon |
124 |
124 |
127 |
127 |
124 |
131 |
127 |
137 |
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| Tourer |
124 |
124 |
124 |
124 |
124 |
131 |
127 |
137 |
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| 0-62mph (sec) |
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| Saloon |
9.4 |
10.4 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
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| Tourer |
9.7 |
- |
9.3 |
10.7 |
10.0 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
8.8 |
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Fuel consumption (mpg) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban | Saloon |
33.2 |
32.8 |
31.0 |
30.7 |
43.5 |
40.4 |
34.4 |
38.2 |
| Tourer |
32.8 |
- |
30.7 |
30.7 |
42.8 |
39.8 |
33.6 |
37.7 |
|
| Extra-urban | Saloon |
52.3 |
50.4 |
50.4 |
49.6 |
67.3 |
60.1 |
53.3 |
56.5 |
| Tourer |
51.4 |
- |
50.4 |
48.7 |
65.7 |
58.9 |
51.4 |
55.4 |
|
| Combined | Saloon |
43.5 |
42.2 |
40.9 |
40.4 |
55.4 |
51.4 |
44.1 |
47.9 |
| Tourer |
42.8 |
- |
40.9 |
40.4 |
54.3 |
50.4 |
42.8 |
47.1 |
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| Fuel tank capacity (l) |
60 |
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| EMISSIONS |
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| Engine |
1.8 Valvematic |
2.0 Valvematic |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
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| Transmission |
6MT |
MDS |
6MT |
MDS |
6MT |
6MT |
6AT |
6MT |
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| Carbon dioxide (g/km) |
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|
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|
|
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| Urban | Saloon |
199 |
201 |
215 |
215 |
173 |
185 |
216 |
197 |
|
| Tourer |
198 |
N/A |
216 |
216 |
174 |
189 |
223 |
200 |
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| Extra-urban | Saloon |
127 |
131 |
133 |
134 |
111 |
124 |
141 |
134 |
|
| Tourer |
128 |
N/A |
134 |
136 |
115 |
128 |
145 |
136 |
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| Combined | Saloon |
154 |
157 |
163 |
164 |
134 (TR) |
147 |
169 |
157 |
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| Tourer |
155 |
N/A |
164 |
165 |
136 |
150 |
174 |
160 |
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| Carbon monoxide (CO, g/km) |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.34 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
0.161 |
tbc |
0.141 |
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|
Hydrocarbons (HC, g/km) |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Nitrogen oxides (NOx, g/km) |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.14 |
0.162 |
tbc |
0.105 |
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| HC + NOx (g/km) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.16 |
0.171 |
tbc |
0.118 |
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|
Particulates (PM, g/km) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.014 |
0.001 |
tbc |
0.001 |
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| VED Band |
D |
D |
D |
D |
C |
C |
E |
D |
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| Euro Class |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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