2007 Avalon Upgrades?

[JimmyDee]

I've searched the internet, but can't find anything that tells what updates will be done to the 2007 Avalon...

Seems strange, since the 2007 model year is now going into production (they will be available late August).

Here's a few things that I imagine will be updated (since they all come standard on the 2007 Camry). Can anyone confirm these updates to the Avalon?

Bluetooth
MP3 Capability on stereo
Ipod adapter
6 - Speed Transmission



Jimmy

[Bluesman]

The only thing I've seen published states a tire pressure monitor will be standard on all trim levels and the Touring model gets a NAV option.

www.arifleet.com/pnews/2006/pn608.pdf

Other than that I haven't seen a thing. I was hoping they'd release prices early in July, now it looks like it may not be until they release the full line price list. Hopefully that will be July 31st but who knows at this point....

They should be in production now. Build out/start up is this month.

http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/pdfs...rodresults.pdf

http://pressroom.toyota.com/search?s...ia=MY06+avalon

http://www.donlen.com/buildstart_toyota.asp

Toyota loves to let the suspense build........


Carson Toyota is already showing 2007s in their allocation.

http://carsontoyota.fleetpost.com/fl...=vehicles&data[model_id]=4&FLEETID=4b9cfea647ba0d803caf8f5c44e16d84

[Bluesman]

TundraSolutions.com has info. on the new stuff posted but you have to be a subscriber. Does anyone have access and can they tell us what's coming?

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...-car-features/

[inov8]

According the the "new features" file from Toyota, only 2 new features were added for 2007:

(1) A different button layout for the Smartkey remote.
(2) A wireless tire pressure monitoring system (includes the spare tire).

[Bluesman]

Dianne @ Carlson Toyota tells me the TPM is real pain in the a$$.....Says they have the most service drive complaints from that feature. I wonder if it's that much of an annoyance if it can be turned off?

I also understand the Tourging gets a NAV option for 07'?

[retired00]

Learn to live with wireless tire pressure monitoring, unfortunately. The govt. rejected the tire rotation sensor method and has mandated the direct read systems starting in 2008, so Toyota is just getting on board with it. My experience has been that the rotation sensors have been fine, notified me correctly once in plenty of time.

[Bluesman]

Here's the new NAV option code I found for the 07' Touring, looks like they throw in all the goodies with this one. Heated outside mirrors are new as well as the driver's dimming feature to the Touring.

[NV-07] Voice Activated DVD Navigation System JBL Synthesis AM/FM 6-Disc In-Dash Changer w/12 Speakers (360 Watts), Power Moonroof with Sliding Sunshade, Heated Outside Mirrors with Drivers-Side Auto-Dimming Feature and Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Homelink Universal Transceiver

[ShiningArcanine]

There are thousands of local and regional governments, several dozen state governments, and then there is the federal government. Saying that the government rejected it is not very specific as if the California state government rejected it; I can still drive with it in New York, so I must ask, which government?

[retired00]

The Federal--NHTSA rule mandates the monitoring equipment. The ABS sensor based systems were not capable of detecting when any combination of tires, up to all four tires is significantly under-inflated. http://www.interregs.com/spotlight.php?id=26

(additional item quoted from a 4/7/2005 CBS article:
"NHTSA originally issued a rule in December 2001 that would have required vehicles made after November 2003 to have dashboard lights warning drivers if their tire pressure was low.

But Public Citizen and other consumer groups sued the government agency, arguing the rule weakly allowed automakers to choose between cheaper "indirect" monitors, which operate off the antilock braking system, or "direct" systems, which have monitors attached to each wheel.

A federal appeals court in New York agreed with the consumer groups and tossed out NHTSA's rule in August 2003, leading to the new process of issuing the regulation.")

[Bluesman]

Looks like good info. but the link is dead, can you fix it? You've got a double http:// in the address...

[retired00]

link fixed, thanks for the reminder