2013 Toyota Avalon virtual test drive | San Diego CA

2013 Toyota Avalon virtual test drive | San Diego CA

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The Toyota Avalon may occupy the top run in its lineup, but until now, it's ruled with an invisible grip. The Avalon has lived in the shadows of the best-selling Camry as a longer, plusher, more billowy cousin, quite clearly aimed at an older demographic that craved more relaxed specifications.

This year, Toyota is striking out in a new direction, with some reasonable confidence that there's more out there for full-size sedans than relentlessly conservative handling and styling. The new Avalon looks interesting, and feels more lively, and steers into a more compelling direction with a visually dramatic interior and a full dose of high-tech safety equipment.

Taking a step back, the exterior of the new Avalon really lures you in; and considering the history of this model, that's saying a lot. From the side profile, the design looks at ease and neither trying too hard to appear as a hunkered-back rear-wheel-drive sport sedan nor as a cab-forward front-driver. There's a lot to like in the roofline and beltline arcs, and what gives the design punch though is the offset of the rear fender, along with the way the sheetmetal so gracefully flows from the roofline and the doors, meeting in a way that looks not computer-designed but positively hand-sculpted with a series of French curves.

Nothing in the new Avalon says farewell to the status quo more than the thoroughly modern instrument-panel layout, and its flush, capacitive (touch-based) dash switches—a feature that cleans up the look, and does away with physical buttons. They sit on a plane closer to the driver, above a layer that's trimmed with wood grain and an attractive striated surface, all framed in metallic trim. It's unique—not Camry knockoff like some previous Avalon interiors. Up close, cabin materials are superb, and also a full league above those in the Camry. The dash and upper door trim are covered in soft-touch material, and the grains actually match throughout the area in the driver's sight.

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5910 Mission Gorge Rd San Diego, CA 92120

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