Road Test: 2013 Toyota Avalon

[@tiltheendoftim3]

I saw this car in person. I fell In love. At 26, I never thought I'd ever want an Avalon as bad as I want this one!!!

[@Lianpe98]

Did you buy one?

[@prototype3947]

@@Lianpe98 Got one at 24. Very nice car indeed

[@milesennium]

​@@prototype3947 24 and just bought my '14 Avalon Limited a couple weeks ago! 🤝

[@abc456f]

I have a 2014 Avalon that I've been very happy with. XLE model with sport package which gives it a very different look than the standard model. 19 inch BBS wheels, spoiler, pin striping. Since I've had it, I've only seen two other like it on the road. I've always been into more sporty cars, traded a 2008 Infiniti g37s for the Avalon. It has enough power for easy passing and I always keep it in sport mode. Super comfortable with lots of trunk space. Financed for 60 months at zero percent interest which was a big selling point. Seven more payments and I'm done. Plan on keeping it a while as I'm retired now and don't put many miles on it. I've only got 12,560 miles on it! It still has the new car smell inside. It's built in Lexington, KY and Toyota calls it the Lexington Lexus. The color is called sizzling crimson mica combined with an almond interior. Always get compliments on it. Sure, I'd like to get a new car when it's paid off but being on a fixed income and with so few miles, freeing up that payment is more important to me.

[@blazing9034]

I am 40 years old and just ordered a 2014 Black Avalon with Almond interior. I take delivery of the car tomorrow and let me tell you that this car looks amazing in black with tinted windows and drives even better than it looks.

[@texan903]

Do you still have your Avalon? I love these cars and think they are beautiful, not to mention the near stellar reliability.

[@zaneherrington8868]

@@texan903 I just bought a 1 owner used 2014 Avalon XLE touring with 45k miles on it. Im 28 years old. It has been way better and more sporty than expected. The 3.5 is definitely quick and the luxury and looks are very nice for the price range. It’s a beautiful car.

[@texan903]

@@zaneherrington8868 Avalons rank among the longest owned cars and high in customer satisfaction. Hopefully your car will bring years of reliable service to you.

[@luisbarron2452]

2020 I bought a 2 owner 85k miles 2013 Avalon limited, im at 110k right now hopefully for it to last forever

[@parfumextraitfan7453]

I’ve already put over 25k trouble free miles on my Avalon. The only problems I have had are ones I’ve caused myself (I’ve bent two rims from not being used to driving a vehicle with low profile tires) Aside from that, this is the most powerful and luxurious car I’ve ever owned even if it’s only a polished up Camry I would love another and I’m not even finished with my first one yet.

[@alzailaie07]

The best and most reliable reviews from John Davis Thank you so much.

[@kennyd2600]

Not one major repair on my 2013 limited. Unbelievable car. Basic maintenance and great fuel mileage.

[@diplomat2623]

I’m seriously thinking about getting this car...

[@motormusique]

When Toyota tries, they end up with cool products like this Avalon. I'd get this over an ES even.

[@koreymayo8884]

0-60 is actually 6.1! A used 2013 limited trim just might be my next car!

[@luisbarron2452]

Bought mine last year, love it

[@kennyd2600]

You won't be disappointed as long as you can find one lol

[@jpc8896]

Got mine a few months ago. Love it. Under 100k miles. Should be in the family stable for years to come.

[@TheTallMan50]

​@jpc8896 Got my 2015 Avalon a couple months back. 83k miles and drives like it's new.

[@Zinizzle]

Experts, Enthusiasts and owners KNOW Japanese vehicles LAST. You see tons of Toyota's with over 200k with NO REPAIRS, I had a 86 Accord I could shift without the clutch! scrapped it at 386k. STILL FELT SOLID! When you drive a new GM product right off the lot it's rattling and squeaking! I KNOW I had 6 within 5 years. ALWAYS IN THE SHOP! We KNOW imports last. But when Toyota can make a QUALITY car almost entirely in the US, and hire more Americans than any of the big 3, THAT'S WHAT I'M BUYING.

[@grovermcwilliams1393]

Toyota you don't have to worry about making good car just look at all the Toyota you see so to me you doing good job.

[@oldcop18]

We got our ‘13 Avalon about 4 yrs ago and love everything about it w/the exception of the BSM system, which has been a bit iiffy of late. Mileage is 32 on the road & 24 in town. It only has 78K but when it’s time for a new one we’ll get another Avalon.

[@jvrdlc]

Looks good and now more luxurious. . Love Avalons

[@GranMastaDee]

..and $2000 cheaper than last years model! Give me one of those!

[@MBZ-Nation]

I have been in the same boat with you in regards to GM. Had 8 GM vehicles in about 9-years time, ranging from family sedans to the Suburban. They all had issues that ticked me off enough to sell it or trade it in towards another GM. Unfortunately, I had large discounts due to organizations, so I always looks at them first. Now, I simply don't care about the discounts offered. I've had 2 VWs and 4 Hondas that have been 100% problem free.

[@MrVnick1]

I'm loving the interior

[@EvilLordBane]

I have one. The downside is the driver seat is about as uncomfortable as it can get. The upside is the pickup, responsiveness, and mid-corner speed, with great grip in the turns. It gets about 20MPG realistically with combined (Highway and City) driving. If it wasn't for the backbreaker of a driver seat, I'd highly recommend this car.

[@itzjdub282]

This is the 1st time I heard someone say thus. But it's true

[@mazda_rt24-p]

It's fine for just a normal drive, but not really for long road trips in my opinion. I drove up to Atlanta which was about an 8 hour drive and my butt bone was throbbing by the end of it, but that might be partly because I'm pretty thin and don't have much cushion down there.

[@TheTallMan50]

​@@mazda_rt24-pThe right seat cushion would fix that problem

[@estees5432]

my dad said toyota is boring car, he bought them solely for it's reliability, the present camry was his third toyota.

[@parfumextraitfan7453]

I’m 25 and I love my 2015 Limited

[@mrw23]

Super pretty car. Saw it and had to have it. Even Toyota was unable to improve upon this particular design. The 2013 Avalon and 2007 Camry were two landmark designs. Well done Toyota!!

[@venom5809]

Test drive it Saturday and it is a pretty great car, especially inside. Unlike the Lexus ES, you can get rear heated seats, which makes no damn sense. It this car had a heated steering wheel, it would be damn near perfect.

[@fabiomarine]

very nice review

[@MisakiLeasim]

Nice unbiased american-car lover. Looks (and from what it seems, also performs) better than Impalas and Malibus

[@b4u334]

2:47 - I just drove my 2013 Avalon down I-95 yesterday :)

[@6806goats1]

Bought a new 2013 Avalon Touring based on this video but kinda wish I'd gone with the Limited vs the Touring. It's still a great car but looking at upgrading the sound system. Hadn't planned on going back to work overseas but I did and my car has just under 18,000 miles on the clock. Avalon for local trips, 2014 Lexus LS460L AWD for longer road trips. Not logical but what the heck.

[@bcrogsnc]

I like the new thinking in the dashboard.

[@Tophairybutt]

Wow! This is quite a car! Very much like a BMW 7-Series in luxury and performance. I like it a lot. I know Honda/Acura, Nissan/Infinity, have nothing that compares to this high performance Hi-Lux car from Toyota. On top of the excellent workmanship, it returns over 31 mpgs! This is quite the deal. I like it!

[@jvrdlc]

Beautiful car, great job toyota..

[@grovermcwilliams1393]

I like the 2013 Toyota Avalon but I love the 2010 Toyota Avalon at just look better to me I have a 2003 and it drives Good and it get up and Go with the 3.0 V6

[@venom5809]

Are you sure, I asked the salesman and he said it did not and I can't find anywhere that says it does. If it did that would be great. For some reason the ES gets the heated steering wheel and the Avalon gets the heated rear seats, which makes no sense at all. Then you look at cars like the Inifiniti M and the same crap again, you can spend $70K on that car and still can't get heated rear seats.

[@topofidahotravel]

Love my 15 Limited Hybrid. Best I can do around 40-42mpg. Its been trouble free.

[@kirbyswarp]

Toyota recalls more often, and more cars at a time. Because they sell so much. My point was that Chevies are reliable. Isn't that a 4th gen camaro as your thumbnail?

[@koreymayo8884]

Chevys are so not reliable since they went bankrupt in 2008 or 9. Really haven't been reliable since the 90s!

[@VeNoMIC300]

I really like the aggressive-looking but the performance that what i am concern about

[@kronosdb]

It would've been nice if they didn't make the front look like the Camry

[@kirbyswarp]

What is there to break on a new corolla? The ancient 4 speed transmission? The drum brakes? maybe that plastic interior? It would be hard to get into a crash because its not like it responds to your steering input. It like a sponge on wheels. an appliance. What Gm car did you even have?? An X-body that they were always in the shop? 20 years of GM and not a single shop visit. Not me or my many relatives. Some of them moved on to BMWs, and theirs are always in the shop lol

[@Neno8403]

You must be about 75 years old if you think so lol. Nobody thinks the previous generation Avalon's look good. LOTS of people love the 2013 Avalon, especially young people.

[@jimmyr1683]

There's a 2013 for sale for $17k. 75k miles. I'm thinking about buying. Hopefully not a mistake

[@DavidAlvarez-qv2nu]

Beautiful car

[@nmende00]

What's stopping you?

[@heroheroic]

They should have made this the new Camry. It would rock. Then let the Avalon go full Lexus

[@texan903]

Avalon would be squeezed out of the lineup and Camry sales would cannibalize with this approach; it would leave no stop-gap between the Camry and Lexus ES.

[@gabeeskridge8291]

@@texan903 Indeed why some will never run a big corporation.

[@grovermcwilliams1393]

I love this car the Toyota Avalon but I love the 2010

[@chunloh]

Grover Mcwilliams why the 2010? Thanks

[@koreymayo8884]

I love the exterior of the 2011-2012! The front grill is so ugly on 2013 and newer, but I'd still buy it for everything else.

[@77devera]

Not bad Toyota. Keep up the good work!

[@kma198199]

wait, isn't the Camry V6 faster?

[@AndrewPruteanu]

Bro I want one of these as my first car

[@texan903]

If you do basic maintenance, it will last you practically forever.

[@AndrewPruteanu]

@@texan903 well I got a 2013 passat tdi instead....its also a great car.

[@MisakiLeasim]

thats the beauty of personal opinions. I like the Avalon, you dont. You like the Impala, I dont. Life is good XD

[@42luke93]

Happy my friend’s parents have the previous generation in tan. Like it better. This one here looks too much like the camry.

[@SpeedingThruTime]

You mean bench?

[@kindanina]

I like the old model more

[@fenderstratguy]

Yes before they screwed up the front end. This is the first year of Avalon front ends being butt ugly. Then they got even worse. Now they are godawful as hell.

[@jin5632]

i love it

[@UAESPY00]

There are no such an options in the middle east specifications

[@techmaven5900]

This is a first drive, not a test.

[@Stormtrooper_98Trd]

I love my 2001 Avalon XLS only problem is the vehicle dies after two day of sitting anyone know what it could be?

[@taitai907]

You have the 1MZ-FE engine, I presume. I had a '94 Camry with the same issue. I suggest you do a tune up and replace all the belts and pulleys. That's fixed it for me.

[@asts-uc8zz]

Did you get your girl fixed? As in what I mean is did you get your car fixed! The reason why I ask is I also have a 2001 and I love it too wish they bring the older versions back. I actually like the older ones. But when the time comes I probably will come get one of these two.

[@khunopie]

A sweet land boat

[@fernandorocha901]

Great car

[@marka1142]

This looks so much better than the Aussie version (Aurion). Disappointing for us.

[@eavenegas88]

you guys get better Ford and GM products, though. so, it's all good lol

[@charlesarcher5138]

not bad not bad.

[@cm18cam]

This car is definatly a looker, but the 2014 Impala has a better looking front end

[@Bagzy3030]

i fuckz wit it

[@Fussinated]

This car looks way better than Passat or any of the european designs whatsoever, especially better than those Audis with a fron end like [=0=] !!!

[@TJC450]

reminds me of a sonata hybrid

[@1beck2en3ham]

I like this gen. Next gen of Avalon is ugly for me.(both interior and exterior)

[@1979irock]

Want 1

[@Neno8403]

As compared to what? Then every other car in its class must be boring, too, because the vast majority of professional reviewers have said the opposite.

[@1king911]

He said welcome to the new world order of Avalon..sound like Toyota comercial

[@sashmardesigns1]

Why is Toyota still copying from Ford?... Like the back end though. We want to see a comparison test between the 2013 Avalon and the 2013 Taurus.

[@peters9943]

Horrible car do not buy it. VERY stiff and the navigation is like using computer from 1985...I loved my 2010 smooth soft ride, this is stiff and loud. I made big mistake buying 2013, should have got 2012.

[@TheLizardKing1967]

2012 Avalon was the BEST one - The 2013 was too small on the inside.

[@gregzulauf]

Almost every automotive exterior and interior design teams are majority male designers.

[@kirbyswarp]

Have you even seen the 2014 impala? It looks a lot better than this.

[@VQSeries]

@ 1:36 "...best looking passenger car they've ever designed"??!? LMAO, that front is hideous!!!!!! But not gonna lie, the interior is really nice!

[@pbullman5226]

Beautiful looking car, but I wouldn't buy it for the simple reason that I think it's too long. About 3" shorter would do the trick. Shorter cars are back in vogue.

[@antavar]

Is it me, or did her say "although the B**** doesn't fold" at 3:33???

[@emeyer6963]

Bench doesn't fold

[@blacuraRL]

Hi

[@alternative329]

Am I the only one who thinks this car looks like a: Hyundai Sonata VW jetta/passat Ford (for the lower front grill)

[@YouBiatchify]

i would pay 5 grand more to get the hybrid.

[@k.c.marshall921]

I wouldn't.

[@MisakiLeasim]

looks like nobody likes what Toyota makes, no matter how good they look and how good they are. So much hate ... this is an excellent car.

[@tomanderson5863]

Toyota recalls 780000 cars to fix suspension again!

[@BorTEK22]

Atleast they call out their mistake by taking corrective action. KIA, for example, knows how to ignore their mistakes and sweep it under the rug. After 100,000 miles good luck.

[@bbokdoong]

looks like a Hyundai... And that is a compliment.

[@Almighty_cornholio]

Looks like a hyundai accentsonataazera that had one too many cheeseburgers

[@run2jazz22]

It looks like the new Ford.

[@fistablazin]

Not impressed at all, my 08 is better than this crap. Nice interior but that's it.

[@bmwmsport11]

If like to see the Azera, 2014 impala, and Avalon side by side. Also the Land Cruiser is toyotas flagship, not the Avalon.

[@bubbauknow]

Looks like a bottom feeder from the front.

[@fenderstratguy]

Exactly! A carp or a sucker fish.

[@tomjones8180]

I liked it enough to buy one:) Pictures at: flickr.com/photos/vonstringcaldinkal Skip

[@glovedcop69]

LMAO!! aarp of tradition

[@TheSouthernGentMan]

Those heated/ventilated seat controls are horribly flimsy.

[@andrenj1970]

looks a little copy cat of Sonata

[@kimjb95]

looks like sonata hybrid but worse,,,,

[@VQSeries]

OMG the front of the Avalon is freaking hideous!!!!!!

[@koreymayo8884]

But the interior makes up for it which is where you will be spending all of your time.

[@xtianking1]

NISSAN MAXIMA LOOKING BETER

[@nicboy006]

The front is horrid.

[@thorazine5447]

Another ugly car from Toyota.

[@kirbyswarp]

it looks hideous.

[@MisterSchmengie]

Meh. I agree that it's better-looking than previous generations, but the new Avalon is still just one more bland Toyota sedan. The profile isn't bad, but it looks a bit like a bloated Mazda 6 to my eyes. Did anyone notice how the seat-heater adjustment knobs wobbled loosely in their housing at 3:10? I'd expect better in a car of this class and price.

[@lostinlife647866]

Its ugly, over priced rice burner, nice interor,but thats about it $31,000 Imagin that !!!