27 July 2009

Avensis in its third age

For most years in the past decade and a half, Toyota was used to having top place in the large family segment, with two generations of Avensis and also its predecessor Carina.

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Last year it was tipped off that spot by Ford's Mondeo, partly because of the absolute quality of that latter car, partly because Avensis was in a long runout, and partly because there was a bit of a backlash against larger cars. MORE