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Time Machines - Road Test - Six-Passenger Sedans
Time Machines - Road Test - Six-Passenger Sedans
Article provided by: Motor Trend Magazine
Our staff's number one pick, though, is the Toyota Avalon. If you need to carry six adults on a regular basis, the Avalon's narrower width may prove too much of a squeeze. But in every other way, it represents a formidable challenge to the domestic establishment. Its refinement and attention to detail is clearly the best of this group, it offers competitive leg- and headroom, and its 3.0-liter V-6 delivers the second-best acceleration, along with the most miserly fuel economy. Dynamically, the Avalon offers the most responsive handling and shortest braking distance. Plus, it draws on a well-established Camry track record of quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction awards that would have other automakers drooling. With this car, Toyota has once again proven it can compete in its rival's own backyard. No, six-passenger sedans aren't what they used to be. They're a darn sight better. Tech Data
| General | | Importer/manufacturer | Buick | Chrysler | Mercury | Toyota | | Roadmaster Limited | New Yorker | Grand Marquis LS | Avalon XLS | | Buick Motor Division, | Chrysler Corp., | Lincoln-Mercury Div., | Toyota Motor Sales, USA, | | General Motors Corp., | Detroit, Mich. | Ford Motor Co., | Torrance, Calif. | | Flint, Mich. | | Dearborn, Mich. | | | Location of final | Arlington, | Brampton, Ontario | St. Thomas, Ontario, | Georgetown, | | assembly plant | Texas | Canada | Canada | Kentucky | | EPA size class | Large | Large | Large | Large | | Body style | 4-door, 6-passenger | 4-door, 6-passenger | 4-door, 6-passenger | 4-door, 6-passenger | | Drivetrain layout | Front engine, rear drive | Front engine, front drive | Front engine, rear drive | Front engine, front drive | | Airbag | Dual | Dual | Dual | Dual | | Engine configuration | 90 V-8, OHV, | 60 V-6, SOHC, | 90 V-8, SOHC | 60 V-6, DOHC | | 2 valves/cylinder | 4 valves/cylinder | 2 valves/cylinder | 4 valves/cylinder | | Engine displacement, ci/cc | 350/5736 | 215/3518 | 281/4600 | 182/2995 | | Horsepower, | | hp @ rpm, SAE net | 260 @ 5000 | 214 @ 5850 | 190 @ 4250 | 192 @ 5200 | | Torque, | | lb-ft @ rpm, SAE net | 330 @ 3200 | 221 @ 3100 | 260 @ 3250 | 210 @ 4400 | | Transmission | 4-speed auto. | 4-speed auto. | 4-speed auto. | 4-speed auto. | | Base price | $26,584 | $25,596 | $22,690 | $26,688 | | Price as tested | $29,238 | $29,001 | $26,050 | $30,492 | ... >>next page
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