Toyota Avensis Touring Sports review - pictures

<span>The new Toyota Avensis is essentially a comprehensive update of the outgoing car, with various improvements made across the board.</span> <span>With a massive 87 per cent of Avensis sales going to the fleet market, Toyota have

<span>Extensive visual changes have been made externally, with the front now echoing the smaller Yaris and Auris. </span><span>LED daytime running lights&nbsp;are now fitted up front,&nbsp;while LED light clusters now feature at the re

<span>In a bid to stay competitive, Toyota has introduced a pair of new, BMW-d</span><a href="http://auth.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw"></a><span>erived diesel engines in 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre size.</span> <span>Both can cruise quietly o

<span>All Avensis models are now safer too – with autonomous emergency braking and a pre-crash safety system as standard.</span>

<span style="font-size: 0.8125em;">The Avensis may not be as much fun to drive as the Mazda 6, but the ride is good and the tightened up dampers mean that the body doesn't roll too much.</span>

The interior <span>quality has also improved from the previous Avensis. The buttons and switches have a decent weight to them, and everything feels logically laid out.</span> <span><span>Touchscreen sat-nav, DAB radio and automatic

There is enough space in the back of the Avensis to sit three abreast.

<span>Practicality remains the same, meaning the Toyota’s boot measures in at 543 litres, or 1,609 litres with the rear seats folded flat. </span> <span>The VW Passat betters these with 650 litres and 1,780 litres respectively.</spa