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Toyota Avensis
Toyota Presents the New Avensis : Built in Britain
Key Points
- New generation of Toyota’s European flagship, built in Britain
- Saloon and tourer body styles, with sleek, athletic styling
- New Toyota Optimal Drive powertrains deliver lower emissions and more power
- All-new petrol engines and revised diesels
- Petrol units offered with new advanced continuously variable transmission
- Packed standard specification with four trim levels – T2, TR, T4 and T Spirit
- On-the-road prices from £15,760
- On sale from 1 January 2009
Introduction
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 New Avensis
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.
Advanced new transmissions – diesel automatic for the first time
New Avensis uses a range of advanced transmissions that strike a balance between responsiveness, smoothness and fuel efficiency.
Multidrive S, Toyota’s new and advanced continuously variable transmission (CVT) is available with the 1.8 and 2.0-litre Valvematic petrol engines. And for the first time on a Toyota diesel passenger car, a six-speed automatic will be available, offered on the 2.2-litre D-CAT 150.
All petrol engines are fitted with a newly developed six-speed manual transmission, while the diesel engines are matched to the proven six-speed manual gearbox featured in the previous generation Avensis.
Toyota iQ
TOYOTA IQ: THE NEW CAR FOR TOMORROW’S LOW CARBON SOCIETY
iQ is a revolutionary vehicle that adds more appeal to Toyota’s range of urban compact cars, a line-up that includes Aygo and Yaris. Toyota expects iQ to attract many new customers to the brand thanks to its breakthrough design and packaging and its driving dynamics.
From an environmental perspective, iQ demonstrates how Toyota can offer cars that are exciting and desirable, while still achieving low fuel consumption and emissions.
iQ Chief Engineer Hiroki Nakajima explains: “We wanted to create the world’s first, sophisticated four-seat car, measuring less than three metres long, using ultra-effective packaging, a unique design, ultra-low fuel consumption and high driving and safety performance. “
The new Toyota iQ represents bold, forward-looking Japanese design. Japanese aesthetics are characterised by the creation of contrasts within design, such as the empty and the full, the smooth and the rough. iQ’s design is full of contrasts in the same way: it is simple, yet intriguing throughout.
Toyota iQ
On sale January 2009
iQ production begins in November at Toyota’s Takaoka plant in Japan, with Japanese sales due to start the same month. Sales in the UK and Europe will begin in January 2009. Toyota aims to build 100,000 units a year, with 80 per cent of sales in Europe, where the UK, Germany, France and Italy will be the largest markets.