Toyota Avensis 2015: all the details – AlVolante

DOUBLE START – The start of production of the new Toyota Avensis has been an event doubly important for Toyota: it is a model revamped from the previous, and introduces a brand new production technique: start the assembly line with a fast pace, although it is the same for two different models, the Avensis and Auris. Headquarters of the news is the factory Toyota Burnaston, England, where the production cycle is started at a rate of 800 vehicles per day, of which 280 Avensis.

NOT ONLY FACTORY – This does not mean that interest in the new Toyota Avensi , sedan and station wagon, resides only in the industrial aspects, far from it. The new model of Toyota’s midsize sedan has the ambition to propose the interest of including the design, the comfort, the engines and in general all the technical specifications. In an industry where competition is fierce: Volkswagen Passat, Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia and Mazda 6 are its most credible rival.

THE FRONT PIECE STRONG – The new Toyota Avensis is long 4 cm more than the previous model of the same name. The front view of the car stands out for design that has at its center the Toyota brand in the center of the grille. In practice the many features of the various elements of the front part are connected with the logo, inter alia in a prominent position, therefore in view. Other “strong” visual front bumper. It has an irregular profile, with drawing more or less trapezoidal, with the major base at the bottom. Parts diagonals are as key part of the image of the new Toyota Avensis.

overabundance of LINE – original solution is the set consisting of the crossbar that cuts in half mask and is connected with the headlights, very thin on the side toward the center of the grille . All combined, in fact, the central mark. The result is full of personality for the Toyota Avensis , although we will have to check if it is judged excessive load lines at the expense of “cleaning” that is often key to a stylish design.

MORE SOBER BEHIND – The back is less developed, thanks to the simple profile and headlights developed horizontally, both the sedan and the station wagon, the latter with the tailgate terminated at the top by a generous spoiler of good aesthetic effect. Finally, the side profile of the Toyota Avensis is notable for the extreme “cleaning” (in contrast to the aforementioned complexity of the front). The result is a line that combines incisiveness to sobriety.

TWO NEW OIL – As mentioned, the launch of the new Toyota Avensis was also the ‘opportunity to introduce two new diesel engines. Five engines with which is produced the Toyota Avensis are three petrol and two diesel (original BMW). These are new: the 4-cylinder 1598 cc D-4D 112 hp at 4,000 rpm with 270 Nm of torque between 1,750 and 2,250 rpm; and the 4-cylinder 1,995 cc D-4D 143 hp at 4,000 rpm and 320 Nm of torque from 1,750 to 2,500 rpm.

WATCH THE ENVIRONMENT – For both Diesel , the first thing that Toyota puts forward are CO2 emissions: 108 g / km the 4-cylinder 1.6 D-4D and 119 g / km for the 2.0 D-4D. Results representing decreases sensitive than previous diesel engines and very important because in several European taxation depends precisely on CO0. This means an average fuel consumption of 23.8 km / l for the 1.6 D-4D and 22.2 km / l for the 2.0 D-4D.

THREE FUEL – The three petrol units are of different displacements: 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0, all DOHC, ie dual overhead cam head, and system Toyota Valvematic for regulating valves. The 4-cylinder 1,598 cc delivers 132 hp at 6,400 rpm and 1,260 Nm of torque at 4,400 rpm. Its average fuel consumption is 16.4 km / l with CO2 emissions of 142 g / km. The proposed intermediate is 1,798 cc, capable of delivering 147 hp at 6,400 rpm and 180 Nm at 4,000 rpm. Its average fuel consumption is 16.6 km / l while the discharge of CO2 is 140 g / km. The 1.8 engine is also coupled to CVT, as well as the 6-speed manual. Finally there is the two-liter four-cylinder with a displacement of 1,986 cc whose maximum power output is 152 hp at 6,200 rpm with torque of 189 Nm at 4,400 rpm. The average consumption is 16.3 km / l, with CO2 emissions of 142 g / km.

THE TOP IN SAFETY – For the new Avensis Toyota announced that it has used state of the art existing in the field of technological equipment, from what they are associated with the Security . The package of arrangements that the Avensis has called the Toyota Safety Sense which includes Pre-Collision System (helps avoid or reduce collisions), Lane Departure Alert (note if you are coming out of its lane), detector road signs, lighting intelligent management automatic ignition main beam.

THE BIG mockery – Wealth similar to Toyota Avensis features as it regards the equipment on board in the field of multimedia thanks to the system Toyota Touch 2. On the dashboard located place the 8 inch screen for the navigator system and for the images taken by the rear camera.