- sedan 174,204
- 6,495 overpriced
- Clovis, NM
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- autoshopper.com
- sedan 174,204 gasoline white automatic
2000 toyota avalon review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Toyota re-engineers its full-size sedan. introductiontwenty or 30 years ago, is this what people imagined the 2000 sedan would be like? Did engineers expect such solid, pragmatic progress to take place (and no car is a better example than this avalon), or did they expect the public to want to be blasted into the next century by cars akin to spaceships? (think of the instrument panels of the '70s.) toyota's execution of the automotive future of those unglory days is here, and it is… not out there. It doesn't look spacey at all. lineuptwo models of avalon are available: xl 21,195) and xls 29,755). both models use toyota's proven 3-liter 4-cam v6. This engine has been refined for 2000. Now with variable valve timing, it produces 210 horsepower with 220 pounds-feet of torque. xls adds automatic climate control, a driver information display (compass, trip computer, outside temperature and calendar functions), fog lights, aluminum alloy wheels, rear map lights, leather-wrapped steering wheel. walkaroundthe avalon isn't much to look at. Its best features are electronic and mechanical. That isn't to say it's unattractive, it's just not eye-catching. It looks like a toyota sedan. Toyota calls it 'dynamic,' which is true relative to the former avalon, but the styling is still reserved. On the same platform as the 1999 model, the 2000 model is an inch wider and taller, and there's 26 percent more glass, some of it between the c-pillars. It's more cab-forward, with a steeper windshield and rounded a-pillars. The optional seven-spoke aluminum 16-inch wheels are a visual blessing. The expanded wing-shaped halogen headlights and wide grille with vertical rails provide a slightly toothy smiley-face look. An air dam under the molded front bumper provides an subtle racy touch, and optional flowing trapezoidal fog lamps are needed to complete the facial aesthetics. The new avalon is roomier inside. Despite the elevation, high windowsills make the chamber feel deep. When the wide rear armrest is dropped, access to the trunk allows convenient carrying of long, narrow objects. ample doses of burled walnut. Good, simple switchgear. Solid control stalks. Big cupholders all around, redesigned. Flip-out coin pockets in the front doors. Healthy micron air filtration. Soothing electro-chromatic mirrors that self-adjust to reduce glare. A new dual climate-control system provides independent climates for driver and passenger - and the knob is a nice touch, literally, because there's just one of them to control both sides. the data system is … well, aren't they all mostly just toys? The avalon's 'multi-information display' is in a big rectangular window in the center of the instrument panel. The feel of the leather, the doses of walnut, the big recessed instrument panel, and especially the inside shape of the c-pillars, all make the avalon interior reminiscent of a seville. But the car's big trick is that little attention is required. Toyota couldn't have asked for better work from the guys in nvh (noise, vibration, harshness). All we could hear on a rainy day was a creaking in the windshield wipers, like an old screen door opening and closing, opening and closing. toyota stiffened the body and chassis by 22 percent, with a slight reduction in curb weight coming with more aluminum alloy. An active hydraulic engine mount changes its dampening rate electronically according to engine activity. A new foam underbody coating silences flying stones. Sound insulation includes a redesigned door-sealing system and thicker window glass. The suspension has been tightened, with new rear links and a larger stabilizer bar. Toyota claims a 2-decibel drop in interior noise at 60 mph. the ride is flawless. Handling via rack-and-pinion steering is tight, even direct. While some still call such feeling 'no character,' we think 'purity' is a better call. Oh, the chassis can be felt lightly rising and falling over undulations, but that's not a flaw, it's a soft balance appropriate to the car. We could see the water, we could hear it, but we couldn't feel it. We hit a shallow double pothole in the river. We heard a light thump, but scarcely felt it. We drove over a washboard unpaved road. We felt it, but not much. then we got a little daring in the wet, blasting through a two-lane sweeper heavy on the throttle at 65 mph. Something faster, smarter and more sensitive than us was doing all the tricky work. we mashed the brake pedal as hard and fast as we could. Excellent anti-lock brakes said, 'no problem. Because we were full on the pedal, brake assist wasn't triggered. We never felt them. we saved the most exotic for last: vehicle skid control. It's a lexus hand-me-down, remaining innovative as it moves along from $50,000 cars to $30,000 ones. It's a lot of option for $850. No, it's a steal for $850. Using throttle or brake intervention, vsc makes the appropriate adjustment in grip. It claims that a league-leading 51 percent of them buy another avalon, plus another 26 percent move up to lexus, or at least buy another toyota. So maybe no attention-grabbing fanfare is needed. They'll discover the car, if they haven't already. this is a great sedan, though it seems like the dignified styling could use a bit of swoop or flash to match the performance. We'd love to see a jet-black avalon with a lowered nose and vintage red pearl flames streaming from that toothy grin. But we may be the only ones who feel that way. model lineupxl 25,195); xls 29,755). assembled ingeorgetown, kentucky. options as testedoption package #7 1,940) includes heated front seats, 6-disc in-dash cd changer, 205/60r16 tires, aluminum wheels, power front bucket seats with driver seat memory, leather upholstery. model testedxls 29,755). Bucket Seats✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Climate Control✔ CD Changer✔ Aluminum Wheels✔ Alloy Wheels
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