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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 05:50 AM
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Toyota’s full-size sedan will be the next product to adopt a more aggressive looking front fascia.

A teaser image released today shows the outline of the car with its new front end design ahead of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show where it will debut next week. Toyota didn’t announce any details about the car, which will likely still use a 3.5-liter V6 like the current car does. In that application, it makes 268 hp and 248 lb-ft of torque.

The Avalon entered a new generation for the 2013 model year after debuting at the 2012 New York Auto Show.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 05:54 AM
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But its still ridiculously fresh!? On sale for what.... maybe 2 years? Shocking, I don't think sales are falling off for this model.


On the flipside when I look at that preview picture I immediately thought of FT1 concept headlights. Not exactly the same, but similarities are there.




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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
But its still ridiculously fresh!? On sale for what.... maybe 2 years? Shocking, I don't think sales are falling off for this model.
article quote says it was introduced as 2013 model in 2012 so guess near 3 years, so that's not unusual as a mid-model-makeover, especially since it probably won't be available until later this year probably as a 2016 model.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 06:27 AM
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Interesting. I wonder if it will get the new 3.5L V6... I assume so.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
Interesting. I wonder if it will get the new 3.5L V6... I assume so.
It just states front fascia, but who knows? If there are more significant changes, I would assume some would also carry over to the ES. That should be about the same time they start to manufacture them in the US, right next to the Avalon.
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The author says that because in this pic, all that can be seen is the front end. Toyota has a history of dropping new engines during refreshes, so I guess we'll see.
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3 years now... updated ES is also confirmed to be coming this year.

This might have D4S and Atkinson cycle as well... so over 300hp.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 08:44 AM
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This might have D4S and Atkinson cycle as well... so over 300hp.
I honestly doubt that Toyota will reveal a new 300+hp engine on a FWD Avalon/ES.

Save that for the next model year GS/IS.

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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 09:21 AM
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Glad to hear that Toyota is working on the front end. The current grill looks like a clumsy effort on an otherwise nice looking car.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I honestly doubt that Toyota will reveal a new 300+hp engine on a FWD Avalon/ES.

Save that for the next gen GS/IS.
they already "revealed" it on new Tacoma.... lineup is going to be updated at about the same time, they wont wait until 2020.
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Lighten up photo.

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Some nice refinements
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i think Alphard or Vellfire had similar lights
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Originally Posted by spwolf
they already "revealed" it on new Tacoma.... lineup is going to be updated at about the same time, they wont wait until 2020.
Edited.

I meant to say Model Year, not Generation.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Edited.

I meant to say Model Year, not Generation.
yeah, anyway, engine has been "first shown" on new Tacoma already...
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