page_title: Toyota Avalon
section_title: Facelift (2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Toyota Avalon / Fourth generation (XX40; 2012) / Facelift (2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: Toyota Avalon in Bakersfield
context_page_description: The Toyota Avalon is a full-size car produced by Toyota. It is Toyota's largest front-wheel drive sedan and serves as its flagship vehicle in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, China and the Middle East. It was also produced in Australia from April 2000 until June 2005, when it was replaced in November 2006 by the Aurion. The first production Avalon rolled off the TMMK assembly line in Georgetown, Kentucky, in September 1994. A second-generation model was released in the United States and Japan in 1999.
  Toyota marketed the Avalon as a replacement for the Cressida, a model discontinued for the American market in 1992. While the Cressida was an upper-level midsize rear-wheel drive car with a straight-six engine, the Avalon is front-wheel drive, powered by a V6 engine. In recent years, there has been considerable overlapping with its platform mates, the Camry V6 and the Lexus ES, although the third-generation Avalon was distinguished by offering extra legroom. Since 2013, the Avalon was introduced on a platform that is shared with the Lexus ES.
  As of 2013, the Avalon is sold in the United States, Canada, China, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the Middle East.
context_section_description: In 2015, for the 2016 model year, the Avalon received a facelift which was first shown at the February 2015 Chicago Auto Show. Changes include a new front grille, updated suspension to improve ride comfort, revised wheel designs, and standard Toyota Safety Sense P.
caption: Facelift Avalon (US)
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