News from Down Under suggests that Toyota is planning to mount an offensive against the
Ford Falcon and
Holden Commodore with an Avalon
replacement sporting a supercharged V6. The replacement, which gets a new name, will be built using the same
mechanicals as this Camry TS01 concept car produced for the Melbourne Motor Show last March. In addition to the blown
motor the car will also wear a more sport-tuned suspension and larger brakes. Despite this major effort to improve upon
the Avalon’s dowdy image in Australia, Toyota execs know full well that the sedan will not seriously threaten the
Falcon and Commodore, both of which are available with big V8s, also come in wagon variants and compete exclusively
against each other in the popular V8 Supercar Series.
Toyota readies a supercharged Avalon for the Aussies
News from Down Under suggests that Toyota is planning to mount an offensive against the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore with an Avalon replacement sporting a supercharged V6. The replacement, which gets a new name, will be built using the same mechanicals as this Camry TS01 concept car produced for the Melbourne Motor Show last March. In addition to the blown motor the car will also wear a more sport-tuned suspension and larger brakes. Despite this major effort to improve upon the Avalon’s dowdy image in Australia, Toyota execs know full well that the sedan will not seriously threaten the Falcon and Commodore, both of which are available with big V8s, also come in wagon variants and compete exclusively against each other in the popularV8 Supercar Series.