Toyota is one of the top saloon models introduced by the Japanese automaker in the UK. For the 2016, the Avensis has been extensively refreshed from the exterior to interior but what Toyota Avensis fans can really pride in, is the new powertrain with several engine options. Toyota has made strategic alliance with BMW for technology sharing and the Avensis has taken the full advantage of this alliance by getting BMW N47D20 engines in two different displacements. Toyota is using 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre D-4D engines in new models.
Toyota is one of the world’s best automakers and well known for its focus on durability and reliability. So, the Avensis is expected to equally reliable with N47 diesel engines. Toyota has also released the details of its BMW N47 based D-4D engines. Although there will be five engine options for the UK customers, out of which two BMW N47 diesel engines will lead Toyota Avensis from the front.
The all-new 1.6-litre D-4D workhorse swipes the previously used Toyota Avensis 2.0-litre engine with 112bhp from just 4000rpm. New engine generates the pulling power of 270Nm from 1750rpm to 2250rpm and accompanied by six-speed transmission. New Toyota engines comply with the strictest Euro 6 emission standards.
Toyota Avensis develops the acceleration of 62 miles per hour from standstill in 11.4 seconds and the top speed of 116 miles per hour. The carbon emissions of under 100g/km left no questions unanswered about the fuel economy.
A relatively powerful 2.0-litre engines offer better driving experience than the low powered 1.6-litre engines. This engine also complies with Euro 6 emission standards to help you save more on road tax and being environment-friendly. It generates 143bhp of power while being muscular when overtaking with 320Nm of torque from 1750 to 2250 rpm. It takes just over nine seconds to get the sprint of 62 miles per hour while touches the top speed of 155 miles per hour same as the majority of BMW models. It returns 63.9 miles per gallon of fuel economy and emits just over 100g/km of carbon emissions. In the BMW engines line-up, this engine called N47D20 diesel engine.
Toyota says that the N47 diesel engines deliver 8% extra efficiency over the outgoing Toyota engines, while equating the fuel consumption.
These engines have been tuned to deliver swift and muscular throttle response throughout the engine rev range. The torque delivery has also been extended to facilitate the engine rev freely without going out of breath. The cooperation between two giants is not limited to the engine sharing but they are also working together on the futuristic mobility options.
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