Global InformationToyota Avalon information
| Toyota Avalon | |
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 Toyota Avalon XSE (GSX50, Canada) | |
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| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Also called | Toyota Pronard (Japan, 2000–2004) |
| Production | 1994–present |
| Model years | 1995–2022 (US) |
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| Class | Full-size car[1] |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
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The Toyota Avalon (Japanese: トヨタ・アバロン, Hepburn: Toyota Abaron) is a full-size sedan produced by Toyota. It is Toyota's largest front-wheel drive sedan and serves as its flagship sedan in the United States, Canada, China and the Middle East. It was also produced in Australia from April 2000 until June 2005, when it was replaced in November 2006 by the Aurion. The first production Avalon rolled off the TMMK assembly line in Georgetown, Kentucky, in September 1994,[3] and subsequent generations have all been manufactured at the Kentucky location to date.
Toyota marketed the Avalon as a replacement for the Cressida, a model discontinued for the American market in 1992. While the Cressida was an upper-level mid-size rear-wheel drive car with a straight-six engine, the Avalon is front-wheel drive, powered by a V6 engine. In recent years, there has been considerable overlapping with its platform mates, the Camry V6 and the Lexus ES, although the third-generation and subsequent Avalon was distinguished by offering extra legroom due to its extended-length chassis.[4] From 2013, the Lexus ES was moved to the extended platform to match the Avalon.[5]
As of 2013, the Avalon was sold in the United States, Canada, China, South Korea and the Middle East. It was discontinued in the United States in 2022.[6]
Avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend, fitting it in with Toyota's tradition of naming their sedans the word for "crown" in various languages (Crown, Corona, Camry, Corolla), types of crowns (Tiara), or other things associated with royalty (Scepter).[citation needed]
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- ^ Dorian, Drew (13 November 2019). "2020 Toyota Camry, 2021 Toyota Avalon Adding All-Wheel Drive". Car and Driver. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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- ^ Nordlicht, Donny (4 April 2012). "New York 2012: Lexus Reveals 2013 ES, New Hybrid Variant". automobilemag.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Toyota Ditches Avalon and Replaces It With Funky, High-Riding 2023 Crown". Edmunds. 14 July 2022.