Comparing Luxury Sedans at Eddy's Toyota: 2018 Toyota Avalon VS 2018 Buick LaCrosse
If you haven't taken a look at the Toyota Avalon recently, you might be surprised at how it compares to similar full-size sedans offered by luxury brands. It has the premium features, dynamic driving experience and luxury feel and finish that other brands can only strive for. To prove our point, we compared the 2018 Toyota Avalon against the new 2018 Buick LaCrosse. You'll discover in our research below why the Avalon gives you superior value and more safety features than even the venerable LaCrosse! If that's not enough to convince you, check out our other model comparison pages to see how Toyota stacks up against other rivals. Then, check out our huge online inventory of brand-new Toyota vehicles, including the new 2018 Avalon, and schedule your test drive.
| 2018 Toyota Avalon |  | 2018 Buick LaCrosse |
| 268 Horsepower / 248 lb/ft Torque | Base Engine Power | 194 Horsepower / 187 lb/ft Torque |
| Standard | Automatic High Beams | Not Available |
| Standard | Heated Seats | Available Upgrade |
| 2018 Top Safety Pick | IIHS Safety Awards | None |
Design and Features: 2018 Toyota Avalon VS 2018 Buick LaCrosse
A masterpiece of engineering, the 2018 Toyota Avalon is, somehow, altogether smaller than the 2018 Buick LaCrosse by exterior measurement - yet it also provides more interior space. You'll find more head and legroom in every seat of the 2018 Toyota Avalon compared to its Buick LaCrosse counterpart. The new Toyota Avalon even gives you greater trunk space. It also provides access to some ultra-premium features the new Buick LaCrosse just doesn't offer. Among them, the 2018 Toyota Avalon has available heated rear seats, three-zone automatic climate control and ambient interior lighting. It's even quieter on the road than the 2018 Buick LaCrosse, according to tests performed by Car and Driver magazine, thanks to noise-reducing windshield glass and other sound deadening features.
Performance: 2018 Toyota Avalon VS 2018 Buick LaCrosse
It's no contest: The 2018 Toyota Avalon gives you more power and a more thrilling driving experience than the 2018 Buick LaCrosse. At the base level, the Toyota Avalon gives you vastly more power than the Buick LaCrosse, plus the choice between three driving modes and two power steering modes. Tuning the chassis to your liking is a cinch in the new Toyota Avalon. It even comes with diffusers underneath the chassis to reduce wind noise and drag, giving you optimal control even with the wind whipping past your undercarriage.
Safety Features: 2018 Toyota Avalon VS 2018 Buick LaCrosse
While both cars can be fully loaded with driver assistance and active safety features, many of them are standard on the base 2018 Toyota Avalon. Meanwhile, you'll have to pay for costly trim upgrades and options packages to get them on the 2018 Buick LaCrosse. Toyota Safety Sense™ P is standard and offers pre-collision braking, lane departure alert, automatic high beams and dynamic radar cruise control to every 2018 Avalon. Those features will cost you extra on the new Buick LaCrosse. The safety systems on the Toyota Avalon work better, too, according to crash tests carried out by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. They gave the 2018 Toyota Avalon their 2018 Top Safety Pick award!
Discover Why Toyota is The Most Trusted Car Brand in America at Eddy's Toyota in Wichita
Few automakers enjoy the reputation for reliability and longevity that Toyota has spent decades cultivating. Today, Toyota lives up to that reputation with every car, truck and SUV they make. Toyota Safety Sense™ provides advanced driver assistance features totally standard on more than a dozen brand-new Toyota models. Together, this adds up to the safest, most reliable line of new vehicles available today. After all, safety and durability come first. Everything else follows from there - and nobody knows it better than Toyota. Stop by Eddy's Toyota today, where our non-commission sales team would be happy to show you around the brand-new Toyota that's right for your needs and budget! Check out our new car specials to see how much you can save right now, then hurry to our showroom at 7333 E Kellogg Drive, Wichita, KS 67207.
