Pricing Information for the 2013 Toyota Avalon

Toyota's Avalon has always been known for a comfortably large interior, a soft ride, and overall classic American luxury. Well, Toyota has certainly shot up the style of the Avalon for 2013, and Toyota claims a more fun driving experience.

And, for 2013, Toyota has lowered the Avalon's base price by $2205 to $31785. You can load the regular Avalon all the way up to forty thousand dollars with the Limited trim. The total trims for the 2013 Avalon are the XLE, XLE Premium, XLE Touring, and top-shelf Limited.

The XLE comes with leather seats, heated from seats, keyless entry, a touchscreen on the dashboard, and power driver/passenger seats. The XLE Premium adds a backup camera, an auto-dimming rearview mirror with a compass and garage door opener, an economical setting on Hybrid models called the "Eco Switch," and a moonroof. The Touring has fog lights, 18-inch wheels on gasoline models, Toyota's Entune multimedia system, blind spot warning system with rear cross-traffic alert, side mirror and driver’s seat memory, steering wheel shift paddles on gasoline models, and an Eco switch for gasoline models. The range-topper Limited has HID headlights, LED daytime running lights, higher-quality leather upholstery on the seats, automatically dimming side-view mirrors, a color climate control screen, a higher-resolution touchscreen, and rear climate controls.

Now, there is a new Avalon Hybrid. It starts at $36350, but the base trim for the Hybrid is the XLE Premium.There is about a three thousand dollar price premium over equivalent gasoline models. The Hybrid is rated for 40/39 city/highway miles per gallon by Toyota; the EPA has yet to rate the Avalon Hybrid.

Al Avalons hit dealerships in the first half of this December. All the priced above in a $795 destination fee.

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