More images and details on 2009 Toyota Avensis

Toyota will be showing the 2009 Toyota Avensis next month at the 2008 Paris Motor Show - but in the mean time it keeps releasing little details and a couple of pictures here and there. Today we see the front of the 2009 Toyota Avensis sedan and a side-profile of the Toyota Avensis Tourer (station wagon).

The third-generation of the Avensis was designed at ED2, Toyota’s design studio in France. Toyota says that active and passive safety standards are taken to a higher level with new safety features like Steering-assist Vehicle Stability Control (VSC+), Adaptive Front Light System (AFS) and Pre-Crash Safety System (PCS).

No powertrain details are available as of yet but Toyota says that the engines will be both more powerful and more fuel-efficient.

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Peyton18 - 9/9/2008 4:22:54 PM

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Wow the front is not so good. Looks like its wearing glasses :-X

Vw copy on the grill, mitsu profile...please come up with something new.

PintoRacer - 9/9/2008 6:55:23 PM

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They should keep this in Europe and let them have the Avalon as well.

IVANURI97 - 9/9/2008 4:41:16 PM

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The sedan reminds me of a Corolla and IS while the wagon has some glimmer of a Mazda CX7 at the rear. Seems like a mash of designs cues from other cars all in one...not always a good thing. Way to go Toyota, another boring design.

EL34 - 9/9/2008 4:42:31 PM

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My gawd, that car has the face of a monster.

:-Q

Wimmer - 9/9/2008 5:31:39 PM

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I swear, the side profile just has Mitsubishi Lancer written all over it.

gooch - 9/9/2008 6:19:23 PM

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Toyota design has become what GM design became in the 1970s and 80s -- decent-looking, but nothing groundbreaking or avant-garde. This car belongs in the "so what?" category. It looks like everything else they make.

no1listensanyway - 9/9/2008 6:21:23 PM

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Get rid of the emblem on the steering wheel and replace it with a Volvo and nobody would know

chewy - 9/9/2008 7:24:39 PM

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the first photo looked good (rear 3/4)

the front is terrible, the steering wheel looks cheap and so does the fake wood as well.

a big letdown after the pretty good looking rear/side

the wagon looks nice from the side, but the front is likely the same

Star - 9/9/2008 7:30:12 PM

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I think they should change the name in Toyota UGLY.

Hyundai - 9/9/2008 8:01:08 PM

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Damn that is one uuuuuuglay car..

I wonder just how disgusting that faux wood looks in person, on that center console.

asiancars233 - 9/10/2008 1:47:40 AM

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First.......... this is ugly. Second. They designed every part of it basically based of off other car companies. Examples: a Volvo sedan, Lancer, Honda civic, Nissan sentra, Mazda tailights (i think), and threw in some ugly Nissan and 5 Series mix lights. One of the ugliest cars I've seen. Also, I looked at the hatchback.. It looks like a frikin Pontiac. Toyota really kept with their own designs ;)

E36er - 9/10/2008 3:34:06 AM

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If the Honda Civic and the VW Passat had a lovechild this is what you'd get.

JWalkerLegrande - 9/10/2008 5:10:35 AM

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The Avensis is smaller than the Camry, this beast could never replace the Avalon - which latter is far better looking anyhow IMO.

This could be the car filling the gap (if any) between the Corolla and the Camry. However, hauling a family of four adults is not possible in the current generation - I know I rented one in Germany with co-workers and had to switch to a VW Passat on the second day as the back seat occupants were screaming.

Agent63 - 9/10/2008 7:02:42 AM

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Shouldn't Michael Troll Taylor be around these threads? I'm surprised he's not here to comment.

Maybe this will spark something:

I think this car is the ugliest thing Toyota has ever made besides the SC430.

=P. Lets see if it catches.

Designer1 - 9/10/2008 7:20:30 AM

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Very nice! Why don't we get this on the state side?

Whelan - 9/10/2008 10:36:40 AM

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We will get this stateside when the Avalon is finally redesigned. Maybe not with all those features, but surely it will resemble this as it has a mix between new Corolla and Camry lines.

golfer38 - 9/10/2008 10:53:59 AM

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I think its a cool looking car. I do agree that the interior looks cheap.

JUGNU - 9/10/2008 2:26:21 PM

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good looking car but i think the front end could have been better especially headlights.

JUGNU

r_driver04 - 9/12/2008 2:07:16 PM

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If it'll get 30mpg in town, it's a steal.