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Avalon Hybrid Details Emerge From Toyota

WEKU | By Jerry Boggs, Georgetown News-Graphic
Published July 12, 2012 at 9:04 AM EDT

Toyota continues to reveal more about the latest car to be assembled at the company’s flagship plant in Georgetown. The company announced recently that the 2013 Avalon sedan will be the first full-hybrid entry in the premium mid-size automotive class. The Avalon, which is will be assembled at the Georgetown plant, will be equipped with both a traditional gasoline-powered engine and Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system.
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