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New Avensis 2.2 D4D makes ecology optional
By Stéphane Schlesinger on 5 June 2005 | 
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Even looking common-place, a sedan may meet success: this is the case for the Toyota Avensis, sold 140,000 copies in 2004, which is a logical reward given its qualities.
The latter is more particularly interesting for it’s fitted with new ceramic glow plugs and piezoelectric injectors allowing the injection pressure to reach 1800 bars. As a consequence, it was possible for Toyota to reduce the compression ratio down to 15:8, which is the lowest in the world of diesel engines. Reliability should benefit from this.
Moreover, Toyota has developed a new filtration device called D-Cat, which, along with the engine improvements quoted above, helps drastically reduce pollution, without any specific maintenance. Toyota claims the Avensis 2.2 D-Cat has the lowest combined NOX and PM emission rates in the market.
Why does the D-Cat remain optional then? Besides, it's not even available on the lower 2.2.
Apart from that, we notice the installation a new sound-proof windshield and a 6-speed gearbox.
The Japanese carmaker has paid great attention to reducing maintenance costs, with an oil exchange every 18,000 miles. Let’s remark that the D4D still accepts even mineral oil.
On the other hand, there still is a timing-belt, which needs replacement every 60,000 miles. Why not a chain, like on Fiat’s recently awarded 1.3 Multijet?
This excellent lacklustre sedan’s prices start from £18,145, and the combined fuel consumption amounts to 47.9 mpg on the 150bhp version and 46.3 on the 177 one.
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