You wouldn't be wrong to call the Toyota Camry the almost boringly the safe pick of the segment.
It was a big and comfortable sedan with. unquestionable reliability but
let's be honest not a whole lot else it felt like oldest but slightly bigger but now
look at it. It's edgy with a brand new platform loaded
with fresh and new technologies. And it looks like tayota style offer something
more something extra. So has Toyota managed to make the camry desirable.
To those people who otherwise would never consider getting one.
Outside it certainly has a stronger personality while the old one did grab attention it was mainly
for its size not of any notable of a design distinction this one has both it's actually
lost a little hard but is longer wider and has a bigger wheel base than before
handle hand the Camry now has an Attitude to its styling with the sleek LED
projector headlights LED drsl that made car looks like it has a wall paint on its face
and that plus size low a gril that much like a many Lexus car.
Makes you wonder if you bought the grill and just happened to get the car with it.
In profile the Camry does have some hints of the 6th gen car but as far as designs goal
it's as distinctive as it gets also it's not just the cars dimension is that a bigger
you even get a new set of 18Inch alloys the rear end look sporty are now as well with
the kupeler rule swapping into a not to be crass fairly wide rear end if you turn up
somewhere in this can be heads were done and stay there for white.
so the first question I have to answer inside the cabin of the new Camry is does it feel
like a bit corolla up I'm happy to report it doesn't even though that is a little bit
of a caveat which I'll get to later on but for once this new dashboard looks more Japanese
they taking an risk by giving a this asymmetrically layout and the end result just works because
it's definitely more individualistic than it was in the old camry but also not as business
like as it is in the Skoda Superb Volkswagen Passat
So even if you're a younger buyer Mid twenties late twenties mid thirties you
can sit here and still get that sense of occasion a major take away the has to be the kind of
features added for one this ventilated front seats the front seats themselves are ten away
powered with. adjustable lumbar support and the driver seat
the electrically adjustable steering and the mirrors get the memory setting so whether
you're driving all want to be driven there's no need for fidgeting.
To Top it off all his 10Inch heads up display which is show you digital tako speedo compass
cruise controlled and even infotainment displays this is seven Inch. M. I. D. and
this eight inch infotainment system that comes paired with a 9th speaker JBL sound system
Ohh and yes there is the still ins light electric
roof as well
So Everything seems like a leap ahead what's the caveat out what is the familiarity of
certain controls like the ones on the steering which a very well damp but don't feel bespoke
spoke to the camry and the user interface of the eight inch infotainment system too
it feels a bit dated not nearly as polished as it is in skoda superb but by and large
that's it it feels very unlike the old camry in a good way and I'm not into the backseat
right now because Toyota and says that this is very on camry like In one more way
So what does that uncamry about this camry
I'll get to that in the second but what you need to know is that this car is based on
toyata TNGA platform is the first assembled in India product by Toyota that's based on
this platform which is shared with the Lexus ES 308
And aside from sharing the platform it also gives the same power train a 2.5 litre petrol
hybrid model which means in the what about the 218 horsepower and must like it is in
the ES. the transaction between the ICE the electric motor the generator it's all seamless
so when you're driving at slower speeds over you start off your in pure EV mode it's dead
silent once you get a little heavy on the throttle that's when the motor kicks in
the engine that it's the transition is so easy to understand and so easy to adapt to
it's no different than the AC compressor again if I had to explain in simple term.
The benefit that you get with this power Damon does that constant tango between the engine
and the electric power train is that this question calculations to figure out what is the most
efficient possible way to use the performance and you've seen this calculation actually
betting fruit in the real world because when we tested the old camry in the real world
he manage about 14 kilometers or in city but leader and over 18 kilometers per liter on
the highway which is. By the way.
In are road test on power BMW 5 series diesel So that was on the sensible stuff why is it
the Toyota is insisting that the driver seat is a new realm and it says that's because
this camry handles So let me cut to the chase first this isn't
skoda superb levels of precise but by what we've come to expect from fear that this comes
as a very pleasant surprise because this steering it's actually quite responsive it's predictable
its not as vague as old one was and if you set it down to sport mode in reserve just
cited in fields direct very well read and it just makes a driving experience that much
more involving and it and its encourage the camry drivered to sit in the driver's seat
which is in the national habitat of the camry owner at least in the india
This is not does the steering behaviour that encourages you to have some fun with this
camry the body itself supports that kind of behaviour because yes you can tell that
this is a big car it obviously has the proportions but once you go to pushing through Connors
big some side bends maybe both of them with switchbacks like I've taken just no there's
none of that wooliness messages goes and set us immediately which wasn't the case with
the old one in the old one to the corner for the steering was confusing the body was all
over the place which means you have constantly be putting that existed at that just doesn't
happen anymore and even those this car is around 30 kilograms heavier than its predecessor
it doesn't have these kind of drawback for comes to dynamic because one it's got double
wishbone suspension and the torsional rigidity is a voice of 30%.
And backing up this any well design chassis is that power
train it's good enough punch too Excited It's not the kind of going to through
you back into your seat and gooo as wall or something that's not going to happen.
But if you want to be tripletrip is speeds. Like that if you're looking to make overthat
things without having to plan them this has more than enough
But now it's time to snap back to reality because the real seats is the real gravity
And we're going to keep things rolling at the back as well because one goes ahead with
the old camry was the suspension set up it was set up entyarly to what's comfort but
almost excessively so so what would happen was if you had any kind of uneven this in
the road any imperfection to keep you comfortable the suspension work sort of dive through it
that was nice but once you exited it took forever to recover you constantly over every
imperfection you just have the bouncing and bouncing which made long distance travell
not as flat as comfortable as it could be this one manages to do so much better because
even with the bigger wheels it deals with bad roads imperfections of rough patches but so
much more majority and you're getting all of the benefits that you had of the old Camry
comforts its suspansion without the collector damage of outside bouncingness and of course
it's not just about the ride it's also a wonderful place to be in because first of all look at
the amount of legroom of guard is this orders and orders offered if I want more i can always
use this bout on bout on pause button in cars to adjusted and free up more space you can move the back
to in addition to that you've gone to U. S. B. ports down hill as an individual
reading light these are sun blinds to a decide which a manual and if I want I can use the
electrically operated via sun blinds how do I do that though when the old car you could
manage a lot of these functions but here you've got this nice little touch pad which frankly
isn't all that necessary but adds a nice dose of nobody doesn't it so you can manage the
sun blind you can manage the decline of the seats so move it back get a nice relaxed angle
or if you want to sit slightly more upright and more attentive posture you can raise it
up you can even control the aircon from you just a temperature not the blower speed and
the audio functions as well so as the rear seat owners car the camry car is just miles and
miles better than its predecessor because it rides and handles with so much more majority
of so much more comfortable and dynamically sorted and the combined said with all those
must have creature comforts you get from a camry but the benefit you have on top is when
you want to have some fun my dad wants to take out the car on the weekend and trend to push
having your kick he doesn't have to switch to another car in the garage just drive this
and if you decide to get too much of a kick this plenty of safe guards like 9 airbags ABS
with DVD brake assist traction control and vehicle stability control either stop you
from overcooking it off keep you protected if you do
The simple answer is yes Toyota has managed to make the new Camry desirable enough to
attract a brand new audience is no longer boring with cool gizmos
A significantly improved ride and handling package and stand outstanding but at the same
time because as of now it doesn't get the hive itself it's also a lot more expensive
than non hybrid petrol alternative this like skoda superb
so the deal close up in no small part remains the toyota badge and the promise
that comes with it.