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Old 08-08-11 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MR_F1
Why is the GS and Avalon even being compared? TOTALLY different cars.
Agreed. Apples and oranges.
Old 08-08-11 | 06:20 PM
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I guess I kinda find it funny when people say old people buy a certain car and use it like its a negative thing. Contrarily, they like to talk about young people buying cars and how financially irresponsible it is. Then they applaud younger people buying luxury cars from brands not Lexus.

Funny.
Old 08-08-11 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Isn't the disparity even bigger than that? I thought the Avalon still had the 2GR-FE, while the GS definitely has the completely different, more powerful 2GR-FSE.
The GS350 and IS350 engine features Direct Injection and Port Fuel Injection where the Avalon, ES350, RX350 and Camry engine has Port Fuel Injection and no Direct Injection. The IS250 engine has Direct Injection but no Port Fuel Injection.
Old 08-08-11 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by <VENOM>
Wow an A7 and an XJ, glad to see Toyota is still full of thmselves
Was it even Toyota that compared it to those cars?
Old 08-09-11 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I guess I kinda find it funny when people say old people buy a certain car and use it like its a negative thing. Contrarily, they like to talk about young people buying cars and how financially irresponsible it is. Then they applaud younger people buying luxury cars from brands not Lexus.

Funny.
some people will always be critics. let it go.
Old 08-09-11 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I guess I kinda find it funny when people say old people buy a certain car and use it like its a negative thing. Contrarily, they like to talk about young people buying cars and how financially irresponsible it is. Then they applaud younger people buying luxury cars from brands not Lexus.

Funny.
There is still no denying the fact that this current Avalon is a boring car though.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Still
Either way, the Avalon that I'm seeing is boring and is something that I won't spend my money on.

I'd rather spend it on this instead:


Just saying
Old 08-09-11 | 08:55 AM
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I think the current Avalon is pretty cool. The should have kept the "touring" version around longer though. I think it got dropped at the refresh.
Old 08-09-11 | 10:37 AM
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The new avalon is much better than the previous gen. However, the price is a little close to the ES, which I never understood why anyone would pick this over the ES.

And I don't know why anyone would get a buick over this

I hope the new avalon won't have the ugly saggy butt syndrome like the a7
Old 08-09-11 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
The new avalon is much better than the previous gen. However, the price is a little close to the ES, which I never understood why anyone would pick this over the ES.
the Avaon is bigger especially the backseat space ... Of course the ES looks more elegant than the Avalon ...
Old 08-10-11 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
The new avalon is much better than the previous gen. However, the price is a little close to the ES, which I never understood why anyone would pick this over the ES.

And I don't know why anyone would get a buick over this

I hope the new avalon won't have the ugly saggy butt syndrome like the a7
I looked at the Avalon with my brother several times, it usually lacked obvious features that every other car had even a loaded Camry, my brother and I got tired of the sales people crap, and the price made us walk 3 times, hopefully Toyota gets this Avalon right
Old 08-10-11 | 08:52 PM
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Audi A7? I really hope not. That is an overhyped, disappointing vehicle in terms of styling, with a large hump in the rear and a droppy sad-looking rear end.

This implies the next-gen Avalon will be sleek and more futuristic. In any case, as long as it doesn't look better than the next-gen ES and isn't a copycat of any competing models than it should be fine.

Originally Posted by <VENOM>
Wow an A7 and an XJ, glad to see Toyota is still full of thmselves
It wasn't even Toyota that made the comparison.
Old 08-11-11 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by <VENOM>
I looked at the Avalon with my brother several times, it usually lacked obvious features that every other car had even a loaded Camry, my brother and I got tired of the sales people crap, and the price made us walk 3 times, hopefully Toyota gets this Avalon right
When I was at the dealer last year getting my sienna, I thought it was pretty loaded (I wasn't really paying attention, but I did get to play with it though)

What was it missing that the loaded camry had?

Yeah, avalon was $$$, I could never understand an xle camry ($30k+)
Old 08-11-11 | 12:52 AM
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So no spy pics yet??
Old 08-11-11 | 01:08 AM
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I keep coming into this thread expecting spy shots.

So far, I am disappoint.
Old 08-11-11 | 03:31 AM
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Only people who have seen it are dealers at the dealership meeting, and it most likely was a drawing or clay concept model as no prototypes have been built at TMMK.



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