The latest generation of the Toyota Avalon TRD comes with a 3.5-liter v6 engine that develops 301 hp and 267 lb-ft of torque.

Toyota introduced the fifth generation of the Avalon in January at the North American Auto Show in Detroit, and it was a shock for the entire audience since the car was no longer just another bland sedan on the market.

The Toyota Avalon received an update in 2015 for the 2016 model year. The refreshed Avalon received a wider, lower, front grille with narrow upper design, new turn signals, new LED taillights and some chrome on the rear bumper. For the Touring trim level, Toyota installed LED headlights with DRL. No longer is it stodgy and bland like the previous generation. It's styled much nicer inside and out.

While the Avalon looked like it was designed to win an AARP contest, it managed to offer more than enough for the U.S. market than some of the Big-Three carmakers.

Toyota launched the third generation of the U.S.-built Avalon in 2005 and shared its main underpinnings with the better-known Camry.