Toyota Avensis Tourer

Big improvement over the old Avensis. Toyota have shifted it a tad upmarket. Worthy rival for the latest Vectra in terms of space and equipment - perhaps not quite up to Passat or Mondeo quality yet. Roomy inside and engines are efficient; the cabin has been given a makeover too - plush and pleasant for a few hundred miles at a time.

WT-I, D-4D

Loads of safety kit, plus all cars have air-con and CD players Sat-Nav standard on £16,000 T3 model

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