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In-Depth Photos of the 2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

Toyota's Oldsmobile-channeling family sedan asks you to take it (somewhat) seriously.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

Toyota builds the Avalon for people living a relaxed lifestyle—people who have paid their dues, run their races, and burned a mortgage. Now here's the 2020 Avalon TRD dressed and fortified to be fun to drive. Does it work? Read the full story here.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

Piano-black details and bright paint accents set the Avalon TRD apart from regular fuddy-duddy Avalons. Most of the massive grille's acreage is blocked off.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

Like every other Avalon, the TRD model is powered by Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 rated at 301 horsepower. The transmission is a standard eight-speed automatic.

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

The Avalon TRD has red seatbelts, so you know it's (somewhat) serious.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

All the church elders will swoon when you drive up rolling on the TRD's 19-inch wheels.

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

No car can afford to scrimp on the tech, and the Avalon TRD carries the full suite of Toyota safety and entertainment features.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

There's more rear-seat legroom in the Avalon than in its lesser sibling, the Camry. That's because the wheelbase is 1.8 inches longer.

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

The Avalon is an alternative to the Camry as well as the closely related Lexus ES350. And there is no TRD package for the Lexus.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

Pricing for the Avalon TRD starts at $43,255 or more than $11K more than the smaller Camry TRD.

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

Weighing 3708 pounds, our Avalon TRD test car dashed to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds flat.

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

By far the most satisfying element of the Avalon's TRD modifications is its growling stainless-steel exhaust system.

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

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2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Jessica Lynn Walker|Car and Driver

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

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