Actually, Toyota team has taken the upcoming 2017 season rather seriously. And this is why it does not stop revealing new models that will soon hit the market and the roads. One such model is the fresh new C-HR crossover, strictly followed up by GT86, Auris Verso and Aygo. In fact, Toyota team hasn’t forgotten even the Avensis lineup. Nice.
So, what should we expect from the famous manufacturer? As it comes to the Yaris lineup, Toyota showcases a new body color, indeed the Tokyo Red, and some neat styling changes. These include new black finish for the roof, front pillars, upper front wing sections and door mirrors. Not bad, but we kind of expected more. Hopefully, all these styling changes are the pre-heater before the main action.
What we also know so far is that the 2017 model of the Touring Sports saloon will be available in many new colors, neat 18-inch alloys as part of the standard equipment and overall more aggressive expression. Hopefully the last thing would apply for the drivetrain system.
It looks like there are going to be tons of surprises in the upcoming 2017 model year. Hopefully, if not all, then many of them, would be good ones. And it also looks like Toyota team has taken the idea of delivering both sexy and efficient vehicles pretty seriously. But only time will show brand’s true ambitions and plans, right?
Toyota Toyota Avensis and Auris get new updates or the MY2016, which make the models more desirable and better equipped. Improvements have been made to the Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system, Auris’ hybrid powertrain and there have been added new color choices.
In general Avensis offers prestigious and dynamic styling as well as rich sensory quality inside and out. Its precise chassis and steering have always delivered a rewarding driving experience. After the updates, the customers will enjoy the advantages of the improved CO2 performance. And this is across the range of all drivetrains, including the new 1.6 and 2.0-litre Euro 6-compliant diesel engines.
The famous Toyota Touch 2 has been now fitted with three years’ map and connectivity updates. These upgrades have been actually revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The car will also benefit from the 7-inch touchscreen, which includes revised menu pages for accessing the system’s functions. In addition, the Access to the My Toyota online customer portal has also been improved.
Furthermore, Toyota Touch 2 with Go has been fitted with three years of free map updates and connection to online services. The live information services include fuel prices, weather, parking and traffic conditions local to programmed routes, helping with easier journey planning.
Toyota Auris Hybrid hatchback and Touring Sports wagon are has been made highly efficient due to revised powertrain, which offers increased engine and vehicle speeds.
At last but not least, keeping up with the latest trends, Toyota is equipping the two models with a Platinum Bronze metallic paint. Auris also gets the Solid Blue color. 2016 Toyota Avensis and Auris are currently on sale.
Toyota has released two images of the facelifted Avensis sedan and wagon which are scheduled to make their debut during the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The 2015 facelift attempts to beef up the appearance of the car by delivering innovations in terms of comfort and safety.
Styled at Toyota’s ED2 design studio situated in the South of France and developed by the company’s R&D centre in Brussels, the new model gains a comprehensive makeover that enhances its bodylook and virtues. Very few details have been shared so we know for sure that the revamped Avensis will arrive with an overhaul of the engine range which will offer remarkable efficiency and performance.
The styling at the front end has been tweaked as well and is now brought into line with that of the rest of the most – recently produced cars by Toyota. Now, the silhouette of the 2015 Toyota Avensis is underscored by new and very attractive and more angular headlamps with integrated daytime running lights, more aggressive bumper and well – crafted bonnet. Alterations have been made at the rear too. The updates include new lights and nicely – designed bumper. Additionally, the chases is also expected to receive some cosmetic changes.
Even though we can’t see the interior of this Toyota, fresh touches are said to have been added to the cabin as well. It now features a Safety Sense active safety technology that ensures better driving experience.
Toyota Avensis is expected to go on sale in UK this summer.
Joe Clifford and Andrew Biddle managed to go 1456 km (905 miles) on a single tank of fuel in a brand new Toyota Avensis T-Spirit Tourer D4-D. This is the distance from one end of Britain to the other. This was a long distance economy challenge taken up by two journalists for Banzai magazine.
The superb efficiency of the engine and 6-speed manual transmission, and the pair’s eco-conscious driving style helped the Avensis to achieve whopping 71.5 mpg, which is just 3.95 litres per 100 km. This is just a shade less than the car’s official extra urban consumption figure.
The journey included a stop-off at Toyota’s Burnaston plant – home of the Avensis – where they saw first hand the attention to quality and the commitment to the environment throughout the manufacturing process.
At the beginning, the two drivers filled the Avensis’s 60 litre tank and programmed their route on the car’s Touch & Go navigation system. The on-board computer calculated a driving range of just 580 miles, but that limit was comprehensively smashed: the car covered more than 170 miles on the last bar of the fuel gauge alone, in spite of having to tackle mountain climbs, pouring rain and high winds.
“The Toyota shrugged off the mileage with ease and showed such frugality for fuel that we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it highly. That it is also comfortable, roomy, tax-friendly for business users, bursting with kit and beautifully built are simply bonuses.”, said Joe Clifford.
2012 Toyota Avensis T Spirit Tourer D4-D – 1456 km
2012 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D offers unique pence-per-mile performance of just 49.64 pence or £29 781 for 3 YEARS / 60 000 MILES. The family vehicle also has low emission, good dynamic performance, extra equipment and last, but not least sharp new styling.
The new D-4D engine delivers the same amount of power – 124bhp (92 kW), but it has improved combined cycle fuel economy by 15% and a 14% reduction has been achieved in CO2 emissions. In figures this means 61.4 mpg and 119 g/km.
The revision includes a new turbocharger with lower friction bearings and an electric actuator. The torque characteristics of each gear have also been adjusted and as a result, drivers enjoy greater torque at low speeds.
Improvements in engine cooling and lubrication and the use of low rolling resistance tyres have helped cut the CO2 exhaust emissions, along with new glow plug control, changes to the diesel particulate filter and a new piston bowl shape that allows for improved combustion performance.
The new 2012 Avensis benefits from changes to the front and rear suspension. Adjustments have been made to the aerodynamics and strategic use of extra insulation material has further reduced NVH levels in the cabin.
Particular attention has been paid to the electric power steering, which adopts a quicker gear ratio, giving more direct performance, making the car more agile and manoeuvrable.
The focus on comfort extends to changing the design of the front seats to offer better lateral support.
2012 Toyota Avensis D4-D
One of the most important things is the cost of ownership and the new Avensis 2.0 D-4D TR offers best-in-class pence-per-mile performance. This combines with the new model’s higher equipment specification to make it a very attractive proposition for business customers, delivering significant savings compared to rival models in terms of both tax bills and the features you get for your money.
2012 Avensis comes with SAT NAV as standard, advanced connectivity and information features included in the Toyota Touch & Go system.
Overall, the new Avensis 2.0 D-4D cuts the cost-of-ownership bill by £2 000 compared to the previous model thanks to the improved residual values, fuel economy, CO2 emissions and service, maintenance and repair costs over three years/60 000 miles.
Toyota now offers Toyota’s innovative and affordable Touch and Go integrated multimedia and navigation system as a standard feature on all models bar the entry level T2 grade. The new Avensis takes in-car connectivity to an even higher level by bringing more functionality and versatility of the system to include features such as access to email, advanced traffic data improved mapping, and voice recognition.
Having the ability to keep connected to key communications channels while on the move will further strengthen the appeal of new Avensis to business customers, in addition to the attractive company car tax position enjoyed by the new 119g/km 2.0 D-4D diesel engine, which makes its debut in the 2012 Avensis.
Touch and Go Plus
Avensis is the first Toyota to offer Toyota Touch and Go Plus. It is designed for quick and easy use, with an advanced voice recognition system for inputting navigation addresses and “one-shot” destination entry. The on-board entertainment functions include a music search-and-play and, using a Gracenote database, a ‘Play More Like This’ music function.
Email can be sent and received and, for convenience on the move, there is a text-to-speech message function and a phonebook search-and-call facility.
The more sophisticated satellite navigation mapping incorporates 3D city modelling and landmarks, and an additional Traffic Patterns database which shows the average speed on sections of a programmed route, according to the time, day and month.
The system includes three years’ free map and software updates.
Future upgrades will enable text messages and emails to be dictated, and for the screen to display Google Search Street View.
Toyota Touch and Go Plus
Toyota Touch and Go – key features
6.1-inch touchscreen
Pan-European satellite navigation
Motorway-style signposting
Eco-route option
Driver can enter and store personal points of interest (POI)
Stop-over function (route navigation resumes after a break in a journey, such as an overnight hotel stop)
Detailed live traffic information
Speed limit and safety camera warnings
SMS/text message sending and receipt
Bluetooth
Connection via Bluetooth and compatible mobile phone to Google Local Search and downloadable applications*
Rear-view camera
Phone book integration with pictures of contacts displayed on-screen.
Audio streaming from iPods and other portable music players
iPod album cover display
* Requires a Bluetooth compatible phone with data connection enabled and tethering permitted by the mobile network operator. Connection requires customer log-in via the Toyota customer portal.
Toyota Touch and Go Plus – additional features
Advanced voice recognition
Enhanced mapping with 3D city modelling and landmarks
Toyota has revealed the full price list for the new 2012 Avensis. It comes in three different trim levels – T2, TR and T Spirit with range starting at £18 450 for the 1.8 Valvematic T2 saloon with 6-speed manual transmission.
“This is great news for Burnaston, we are proud to be starting work on the new Avensis, a car that is central to Toyota’s European strategy and a key model for the UK. British-built, and with petrol engines sourced from Toyota’s Deeside factory plus ultra-efficient diesels, it is a stronger market contender than ever before.”, said Tony Walker, Toyota Manufacturing UK Deputy Managing Director.
Every grade in the new Avensis range is revised to deliver greater value for money through higher levels of standard equipment and quality.
All models have integral daytime running light, cabin trims and upholstery have been upgraded with new finishes, designs and colour choices.
The new Toyota Avensis makes its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, a substantially revised model that builds on the spaciousness, practicality and fuel efficiency of the current, third-generation car. It features a bolder, more refined exterior design and improvements to the finish quality, comfort and NVH in the cabin. Driving dynamics have been improved and a new grade structure (UK details to be announced later) will provide even more value for money.
The 2.0-litre D-4D engine has been revised to give significant improvements in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. With a tax threshold at 120 g/km in almost a third of European countries, the 2.0 D-4D’s 119 g/km will attract generous tax benefits for both private and fleet buyers.
Designed and engineered in Europe and built exclusively at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in the UK, Avensis was launched in 1997 and is now firmly established in the European D-segment, selling 70,585 units across the region in 2010 to take a 5.8 per cent segment share.
2012 Toyota Avensis
EXTERIOR DESIGN
New Toyota design direction
Bolder, more dynamic styling
Restyled rear for the saloon
The overall dimensions of the Avensis saloon and tourer remain unchanged, but both have been extensively restyled.
A bolder, more refined frontal treatment displays the new Toyota family ‘face’. A key element in this is a change in the proportions of the upper and lower grilles, with the emphasis now on making the lower grille larger for a more assertive, dynamic look.
The new grille design is flanked by narrower headlamps which emphasise the elegant proportions of the new styling. The headlamps now incorporate daytime running lights.
The lower bumper is sculpted with a strong, protruding centre section that houses a large air intake, focusing attention on the lower half of the vehicle. Together with the crisp detailing of integral foglamp housings at each corner, the design gives Avensis a wider, more purposeful stance and ground-hugging appearance.
At the rear there is new rear bumper, which incorporates a centre guard on saloon models. The combination lamp clusters and foglamps have been redesigned, making them more prominent and improving visibility. A new chrome trim for the licence plate adds a further touch of elegance.
The 16-inch steel wheels have new-design covers and the 17-inch Fuji alloys have new colour and machine facings. The other 17 and 18-inch wheels available for Avensis gain a new, darker finish treatment.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Improved quality in touch and appearance
Introduction of Toyota touch and Go Plus
Avensis’s cabin is already notable for its comfort, roominess and practicality. Now it benefits from higher perceived quality across the range, with upgraded upholstery offered in new colours, and the introduction of Toyota Touch and Go Plus, the most advanced yet affordable touch-screen satellite navigation system in the D-segment.
The appearance and feel of the entire dashboard have been improved. The centre console has been redesigned to improve the layout and operability of the switchgear. The central air vents have also be re-shaped and share the same new metal paint finish of the centre console, and the side vents gain a chrome trim.
The tactile quality of frequently handled parts such as the door grips, switchgear and front console all gain higher quality trim. The instrument dial backlighting has been changed for amber to white, and leather has been introduced to cover the rear console box lid.
The front seatbacks have been redesigned to offer better lateral support and comfort, and the upholstery has been upgraded across the range, with new colours available, too.
Multimedia system
New Avensis benefits from Toyota’s range of affordable, touch-screen multimedia equipment: Toyota Touch, and the Toyota Touch and Go and Toyota Touch and Go Plus navigation systems.
Toyota Touch and Go Plus
Making its world debut in new Avensis, Touch and Go Plus adds numerous, additional advanced technology features to Toyota’s touch-screen multimedia system.
It features advanced voice recognition for navigation address input, one-shot destination entry, music search and play, and phone contact search and call. It also incorporates email send and receive, a text-to-speech message readout facility, a calendar and, through a Gracenote database, a ‘Play More Like This’ music function.
Enhanced satellite navigation mapping incorporates 3D city modelling and landmarks, and an additional Traffic Patterns database showing the average speed on road sections of a programmed route, according to the time, day and month. The system includes three years’ free map and software updating.
Audio
Navigation
ENTRY AUDIO
TOYOTA TOUCH
TOYOTA TOUCH AND GO
TOYOTA TOUCH AND GO PLUS
Functions
Additional functions
Additional functions
Additional functions
Radio-CD
USB port
6 speakers
6.1” touch-screen
Bluetooth
Rear-view camera
Automatic phone book access and audio streaming
iPod album cover display
Vehicle settings*
A/C pop-up display
Full map navigation
Advanced multimedia
Speed and safety camera warning
Online points of interests search**
Applications
SMS***
(send and receive)
Contact picture display***
11 speakers
Traffic Patterns
3D landmarks and city models
Email and Calendar***
‘Play More Like This’ music search
Advanced Voice Recognition
Text to speech
3-year map and software updates/upgrades
* Vehicle settings availability varies according to model and grade
** Requires Bluetooth® DUN or PAN profile, a data plan and a network operator allowing tethering
*** Bluetooth Message Across Profile required on the mobile phone
SPECIFICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT
New specifications and grade structure
Increased level of standard equipment
Every grade in the new Avensis range will be revised to deliver greater value for money through higher levels of standard equipment and quality.
Specific details of UK grades and equipment will be announced later, but all models will adopt integral daytime running lights. As detailed in the interior design section (above), cabin trims and upholstery have been upgraded with new finishes, designs and colour choices.
IMPROVED 2.0 D-4D ENGINE AND DRIVING DYNAMICS
2.0 D-4D engine CO2 emissions reduced by 20g/km to 119g/km without compromising performance
Lower emissions level attracts tax benefits in several European countries
The 124bhp 2.0 litre D-4D turbodiesel engine has been extensively revised, with the introduction of a new turbocharger, extensive combustion chamber modifications and improved glow control. As a result, torque delivery is more linear, fuel efficiency has improved and CO2 emissions have been reduced by about 15 per cent – from 139 to 119 g/km – in both saloon and tourer models.
This marked reduction in CO2 emissions has significant total ownership cost implications. A taxation threshold of 120g/km is established in almost a third of all European countries, and the revised 2.0 D-4D unit’s 119 g/km CO2 figure will thus deliver tax benefits for both private and fleet drivers.
In addition to the revised 124bhp 2.0 D-4D, the new Avensis’ powertrain range further comprises a 148bhp, 2.2 D-4D unit available with either a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) or a Diesel Particulate and NOX Reduction filter (DPNR); a 145bhp 1.8-litre Valvematic petrol engine is also available.
All engines are matched to six-speed manual transmissions. The 148hp 2.2 D-4D DPNR unit may be optionally equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, and both 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines may be fitted with Toyota’s Multidrive S continuously variable transmission with steering wheel mounted paddle shifts.
New Avensis retains the proven front MacPherson strut and rear double wishbone suspension layout of its predecessor, but improvements to the platform, chassis and powertrains deliver greater ride comfort and handling agility.
SAFETY AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGIES
New Avensis equipped to meet the highest safety standards
Advanced safety technologies, including Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
New Avensis shares the world-class safety performance of the previous generation model, which was awarded a maximum, five-star rating in the 2009 Euro NCAP crash test programme.
Toyota is committed to achieving the highest levels of active, passive and pedestrian impact safety, and took the lead in the development of advanced safety technologies such as pre-crash safety, lane departure warning and lane keeping assistance systems.
Advanced Pre-Crash Safety System
An Advanced Pre-Crash Safety (PCS) system is available as an option on new Avensis (according to grade). It uses a millimetre-wave radar sensor to scan the road ahead, recognising potential hazards and assisting the driver in reducing the chances of a collision.
If there is a high possibility of a collision, PCS will alert the driver and, when he or she begins to brake, provide braking assistance to supplement the braking effort, simultaneously activating the seatbelt pretensioners. If the driver does not brake and a collision is inevitable, the system will automatically apply the brakes to reduce impact speed.
Adaptive Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) works in tandem with the PCS system. It will automatically maintain a selected distance from the vehicle in front. Once the road ahead is clear, the vehicle automatically returns to its original cruising speed.
Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist
PCS is further complimented by Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) systems.
Using digital camera technology mounted behind the rear-view mirror, these systems can help to prevent unintended lane changes by first giving an audible and visual warning and then applying corrective steering torque to help the driver remain within a chosen lane.
Additional Active Safety Systems
All new Avensis versions are fitted, as standard, with ABS, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), Traction Control (TRC) and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC+).
Adaptive Front Lighting
New Avensis models equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps are fitted with an Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS). Calculating where the vehicle will be in three seconds’ time according to steering operation and vehicle speed, the system swivels the low beam projector headlamps in response to steering input, helping to light up a bend as the driver steers into it.
AFS is also equipped with a dynamic levelling function, which automatically maintains a constant beam height. The combination of these two functions achieves optimum light distribution in all driving conditions.
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.(more…)
Designed and engineered in Europe and built at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in the UK, the all-new third generation Avensis has its world premiere at the Paris motor show. Building on the success of its predecessors, Toyota’s new European flagship delivers a new level of superior quality, dynamic handling and refined ride comfort.(more…)
As one of the UK’s leading engine manufacturers and importers, E. P. Barrus Ltd knows all about power plants. Now its awareness of the reliability of Toyota engineering has encouraged the company to switch its car and van fleet to that badge. Over 20 units have already been delivered to the company’s headquarters in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The vehicles have replaced some of the existing Barrus fleet, which consisted largely of Vauxhalls and Jaguars. (more…)
Actually, Toyota team has taken the upcoming 2017 season rather seriously. And this is why it does not stop revealing new models that will soon hit the market and the roads. One such model is the fresh new C-HR crossover, strictly followed up by GT86, Auris Verso and Aygo. In fact, Toyota team hasn’t forgotten even the Avensis lineup. Nice.
Toyota Toyota Avensis and Auris get new updates or the MY2016, which make the models more desirable and better equipped. Improvements have been made to the Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system, Auris’ hybrid powertrain and there have been added new color choices.
Joe Clifford and Andrew Biddle managed to go 1456 km (905 miles) on a single tank of fuel in a brand new Toyota Avensis T-Spirit Tourer D4-D. This is the distance from one end of Britain to the other. This was a long distance economy challenge taken up by two journalists for Banzai magazine.
2012 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D offers unique pence-per-mile performance of just 49.64 pence or £29 781 for 3 YEARS / 60 000 MILES. The family vehicle also has low emission, good dynamic performance, extra equipment and last, but not least sharp new styling.
Toyota now offers Toyota’s innovative and affordable Touch and Go integrated multimedia and navigation system as a standard feature on all models bar the entry level T2 grade. The new Avensis takes in-car connectivity to an even higher level by bringing more functionality and versatility of the system to include features such as access to email, advanced traffic data improved mapping, and voice recognition.
Toyota has revealed the full price list for the new 2012 Avensis. It comes in three different trim levels – T2, TR and T Spirit with range starting at £18 450 for the 1.8 Valvematic T2 saloon with 6-speed manual transmission.
The new Toyota Avensis makes its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, a substantially revised model that builds on the spaciousness, practicality and fuel efficiency of the current, third-generation car. It features a bolder, more refined exterior design and improvements to the finish quality, comfort and NVH in the cabin. Driving dynamics have been improved and a new grade structure (UK details to be announced later) will provide even more value for money.
As one of the UK’s leading engine manufacturers and importers, E. P. Barrus Ltd knows all about power plants. Now its awareness of the reliability of Toyota engineering has encouraged the company to switch its car and van fleet to that badge. Over 20 units have already been delivered to the company’s headquarters in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The vehicles have replaced some of the existing Barrus fleet, which consisted largely of Vauxhalls and Jaguars.