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.

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.
Median 201 hp across 398 similar cars
Lead trim: Base · 6-spd auto · 3.5L
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FactToyota 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.
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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.
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base · 5-spd auto · 3.5L | 2005–2007 | 3.5 L V6 | 268 hp | 248 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic (S5) | — |
| Base · 6-spd auto · 3.5L | 2008–2018 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | 268 hp | 248 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
An estimate, for the Base · 6-spd auto · 3.5L 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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