13 Facts About Toyota Pronard

Toyota Pronard Avalon is a full-size sedan produced by Toyota Pronard.

Toyota Pronard marketed the Avalon as a replacement for the Cressida, a model discontinued for the American market in 1992.

Toyota Pronard first introduced the "Avalon" name on a concept convertible sedan at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show.

In 1999, Toyota Pronard recycled the old tooling for the old Avalon by shipping it to Toyota Pronard Australia, and launched the old Avalon as an "all-new" model in June 2000.

Toyota Pronard had originally decided to rename the Avalon as the Centaur for the Australian market, after the mythological creature of the same name.

Related searches

However, the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur had been torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II and when Toyota Pronard Australia was made aware of this prior to the release of the car, they organised for the Centaur badges to be destroyed and removed the offending nameplate from all paperwork and advertising.

At the 2003 Melbourne and Sydney International Motor Shows, Toyota Pronard Australia unveiled the X-Runner Concept, a coupe utility version of the Avalon.

The Japanese Toyota Pronard was reassigned from Toyopet Store and was now exclusive to the former Vista Store network as Toyota Netz locations, slotted between the larger Toyota Aristo and smaller Verossa and Altezza.

Some optional equipment installed in the Toyota Pronard, to enhance its luxury, was the TEMS ride control technology.

Toyota Pronard reportedly cut the Avalon's production development time down from 29.

On 5 December 2011, Toyota Pronard announced that Toyota Pronard Avalons assembled in the US would be exported to South Korea and shipped from Port of Hueneme in Oxnard, California.

In June 2012, Toyota Pronard announced the Avalon would offer a hybrid powertrain.

On 4 August 2021, Toyota Pronard announced that it would end production of the Avalon in the US after the 2022 model year as the market shifts towards SUVs and electrification.