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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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the 2005 Toyota Avalon, which arrives in showrooms in February 2005, is a fully redesigned and re-engineered third-generation sedan with a more powerful engine and new level of refinement than the current Avalon, Esmond said. Average age has been 60-plus for the Avalon, and while the new model may lower the average age below 60, the age of the buyers isn’t a great concern, he said.

“We’re quite content with the mature age profile of the Avalon buyer,” Esmond said. “ . . . [Boomers are] an ever-evolving and dynamic consumer base that is constantly looking for products that are new and different.”

The new 5-passenger Avalon full-size sedan is restyled for a more modern look and is powered by a new 3.5-liter V6 that’s capable of 280 horsepower, up a whopping 70 horses from the 210 that the 3.0-liter V6 generated in the 2004 Avalon. Torque also is boosted, from 220 lb-ft in the previous Avalon to 260, and the 0-to-60-mile-an-hour time now is 6.6 seconds. Yet the Avalon’s fuel economy rating by the federal government is better than before: 22 miles a gallon in city driving and 31 mpg on the highway.

The new Avalon also includes some firsts for Toyota. Side mirrors on the new Limited model have LED turn signal displays built into the outside side mirrors. The car has Toyota’s first low-profile wiper blade, too.

Esmond said the 2005 Avalon will carry a starting base price of $26,350, up $205 from the predecessor model. The new Avalon will be offered in four trim levels, up from the two trim versions in 2004.

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