Our Fleet Test Drive Review: Toyota Avensis Tourer - 2nd Report
Date:
20 July 2009
|
Author: Guy Bird
Avensis boot
|
Category: | Estate | P11D price: | £22,385 | Key rival: | Ford Mondeo Estate | |
|
The Avensis Tourer is great at paraphernalia storage.
Beyond the secret underfloor compartments mentioned in the first report, it also offers four lashing points - that can be moved on two runners for netting big stuff - plus two further really adaptable areas, one behind each wheel arch.
Stuff that might otherwise get squashed, break or generally roll around annoyingly can be stored behind these low plastic walls, but if you need room for bigger fragile objects then these walls easily lift out of their slots along with their own floor sections to reveal a deeper and wider space.
It's a simple but really useful detail not all estates have or do as well.
Toyota Avensis Tourer 2.2 D-4D 150 T4 5dr 6spd manual | Mileage | 6015 | Claimed combined consumption | 50.4mpg | Our average consumption | 36.5mpg | P11D price | £22,385 | Model price range | £16,560-£25,605 | CO2 (tax) | 150g/km/21% | BIK 20/40% per month | £78/£157 | Service interval | up to 20,000mls | Insurance | group 8E | Warranty | 3yrs/60,000mls | Boot space (min/max) | 543/1609 litres | Engine size/power | 2231cc/150PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 131mph/9.2secs | Why we’re running it | Can the Avensis live up to its new, sleeker and more fuel-efficient billing? | Positive | Smart new exterior, interior quality, ride | Negative | Annoying handbrake, steering response |
|
Subscribe