The new Toyota Avensis itself is not a Touch ‘n Go kinda car. It’s actually quite benign. But it gets the company’s latest Touch and Go Plus infotainment system.
The Touch and Go integrated multimedia and navigation system comes as standard with the T Spirit models, but you have to pay extra for it with the entry level Avensis.
But it’s worth it because the system has features such as access to email, advanced traffic data improved mapping, and voice recognition, as well as a more sophisticated satellite navigation mapping that incorporates 3D city modelling and landmarks, and an additional Traffic Patterns database which shows the average speed on sections of a programmed route, according to the time, day and month. The system includes three years’ free map and software updates.
Toyota Touch and Go – key features
- 6.1-inch touchscreen
- Pan-European satellite navigation
- Motorway-style signposting
- Eco-route option
- Driver can enter and store personal points of interest (POI)
- Stop-over function (route navigation resumes after a break in a journey, such as an overnight hotel stop)
- Detailed live traffic information
- Speed limit and safety camera warnings
- SMS/text message sending and receipt
- Bluetooth
- Connection via Bluetooth and compatible mobile phone to Google Local Search and downloadable applications*
- Rear-view camera
- Phone book integration with pictures of contacts displayed on-screen.
- Audio streaming from iPods and other portable music players
- iPod album cover display
* Requires a Bluetooth compatible phone with data connection enabled and tethering permitted by the mobile network operator. Connection requires customer log-in via the Toyota customer portal.
Toyota Touch and Go Plus – additional features
- Advanced voice recognition
- Enhanced mapping with 3D city modelling and landmarks
- Email and calendar integration
- Text to speech function
- Music search and play
- “Play more like this” music function
- Traffic patterns database
