2020 Toyota Avalon Review

Fully redesigned for 2019, the Toyota Avalon is hailed as Toyota's flagship sedan. Though it is more focused on comfort, roominess and luxury, no one expected it to have the athleticism that it does in stock form. This bodes well for the new, sportier TRD trim that is now arriving in dealerships. Aside from that, not much changes for the 2020 model year. It is a reasonably priced large sedan with a variety of trims to choose from and will continue to be a comfortable and reliable mode of transportation.

It is Toyota's flagship large sedan with the same old reliability, roominess, and comfort that you would expect from a big cruiser. However, this one has some sportiness spliced-in to its genetics and platform from the start. The new TRD trim manages to turn the performance volume up a little too.

There aren't that many large sedans to begin with but they all try to swallow you up in relative comfort within their large cabins. If you want something with power and a little more refined, there's the Chrysler 300. If you just want power and have the looks to back up that power, you'll want to look at the Dodge Charger. If you want something more comfortable with plenty of standard features, there's always the Kia Cadenza.

The 2020 Toyota Avalon's interior is roomy, comfortable and plush, and it features softly cushioned front seats that offer good support when driving aggressively. The new TRD version has special red accent stitching throughout the cabin, red seat belts, red accent lines on the seats, and embroidered TRD logos on the front seat headrests.

The Avalon TRD is more fun yet practicality, roominess and comfort are still in its genes. EPA numbers for the 2020 Avalon TRD are the same as the XSE and Touring trims, at 25 mpg combined (22 mpg city/31 mpg highway).

The TRD trim is added onto the 2020 Toyota Avalon's existing trim levels: XLE, XSE, Touring, Limited, and the three Hybrid trims (XLE, XSE, Limited). It's priced just below the Touring trim, at $200 less.

There are very minimal changes to the 2020 Toyota Avalon seeing as the redesign was just launched for 2019. It will continue to be one of the most comfortable, roomy, reliable and competent vehicles in its segment — now there's a more entertaining version with the new TRD.