The Avalon was the first car ever fitted with a built-in household AC power outlet.
Median 191 hp across 388 similar cars
Lead trim: 3.0 1MZ-FE V6 (210 hp)
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FactThe Avalon was the first car ever fitted with a built-in household AC power outlet.
The second-generation Avalon (XX20) was built in Georgetown, Kentucky from September 1999 to November 2004 for the 2000 to 2004 model years. It grew in almost every dimension except wheelbase, still on a stretched Camry platform, and used the 3.0-litre 1MZ-FE V6 with VVT-i and a four-speed automatic. It was offered in XL and XLS trims, was the first car with a built-in 115 V AC power inverter, and received a facelift for 2003. In Japan it was sold as the Toyota Pronard.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTPROToyota rushed this Avalon to market, cutting development time from 29.5 months down to just 18, even as the car grew larger than the one it replaced.
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 1MZ-FE V6 (210 hp) | 1999–2004 | 3.0 L V6 | 210 hp | 220 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
An estimate, for the 3.0 1MZ-FE V6 (210 hp) trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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This Avalon was built on two continents at once — Toyota ran it down the line in Kentucky and, simultaneously, at a FAW Toyota plant in Tianjin, China.
The redesigned 2013 Avalon swapped buttons for something unusual at the time — tap-sensitive touch controls across its interior, years before that became common in mainstream sedans.
Toyota rushed this Avalon to market, cutting development time from 29.5 months down to just 18, even as the car grew larger than the one it replaced.
The Avalon was the first car ever fitted with a built-in household AC power outlet.
The 1995 Avalon brought back a column-mounted gear shifter — a feature no American-built Toyota sedan had used since the Corona of the 1970s.
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