A redesigned, British-built, Toyota Avensis will make its world debut on 2 October at the Paris motor show. The iQ and Urban Cruiser, both shown as ‘concepts’ at Geneva earlier this year, also appear in Paris in final production form.
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The new Avensis is the third generation of the model to be built at Toyota’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, which has recently reduced Auris production to a single shift.
The Avensis goes on sale in January 2009 with more powerful engines that emit less CO2. Toyota said it would release more details of its new D-segment contender later.
The iQ is billed as the world’s smallest premium four seater and CO2 emissions are as low as 99g/km.
Active and passive safety includes the world’s first curtain shield airbags installed behind the rear seats.
The Urban Cruiser will be shown in 1.4-litre D-4D diesel all wheel drive (AWD) form. CO2 emissions level are only 133g/km for this version.
This model has been on sale in Japan for some time. just-auto spotted one in a display at Toyota’s Kyushu plant in October last year and remarked that the PT Cruiser-style vehicle would be “ideal for Europe”. Accompanying Toyota Motor Europe officials did not comment.
