Our Fleet Test Drive Review: Toyota Avensis Tourer - 4th Report
Date:
04 September 2009
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Author: Guy Bird
satnav screen
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Category: | Estate | P11D price: | £22,385 | Key rival: | Ford Mondeo Estate | |
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Satnav systems that can't handle full postcodes suck.
I used to think the Avensis was such an offender. On the 'destination' page there's no such icon in sight, just an option to find the first part of a postcode within the 'town' page under the 'address' menu - which can be as annoying as not knowing it at all.
Only a chance glance at the manual while trying to find out something else revealed its hiding place. Pressing the innocuous 'one of two' button at the top (marked '1/2') reveals another page ('2/2') with a 'UK postal code' option. Glory be! But surely it deserves higher billing?
Toyota Avensis Tourer 2.2 D-4D 150 T4 5dr 6spd manual | Mileage | 6223 | 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 it live up to its new, sleeker and more fuel-efficient billing? | Positive | Smart new exterior, interior quality, ride | Negative | Annoying handbrake, steering response |
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