“de from the obvious, Toyota did not aim this car at the Generation X folks. It has all the comforts appreciated by the older generation and the mafia.”

Lets begin with the bottom line. The Toyota Avalon, in any of its three trim levels, may be the most practical, perhaps best value, in a full-size sedan on the market and it comes in quite an attractive and marginally stylish package.

My first inkling that I was starting to like the Avalon came while accelerating onto the highway. The 3.5-liter V-6 kicks in with 268-horsepower and 248-poound-feet of torque to barrel past the semi trucks on I-75.

Toyota’s flagship, full-size Avalon sedan gains a number of standard safety features for the 2009 model year, including vehicle stability control with traction control and brake assist.

TORONTO, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - Canadian drivers seeking a prestige that delivers stylish performance, built with a careful attention and loaded with an enviable array of features and capabilities, their perfect driving partner in the 2009 Avalon from Toyota.

What It Is: The 2008 Avalon is a 4-door, 5-passenger sedan, available in four trims: XL, Touring, XLS and Limited.

Sales of the bulbous Lexus SC 430, one of the vehicles that kick-started the current hardtop convertible fad in the U.S., have slowed so significantly that Toyota's luxury Toyota has reportedly canceled its replacement.