Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry: from 1 028 000 rub. Toyota Camry: from 1 028 000 rub.
Thirty percent of Camry's “customers” are firms and government agencies. The remaining buyers diligently copy the lifestyle and driving style of those in whose place they would like to be. Money and power today are the main measure of success, and Toyota Camry is one of its initial symbols, a marker of involvement in the powers that be. And in many ways, this is a business class bestseller. Of course, Toyota’s reliable reputation and a generally good balance of consumer qualities play a role, but it is the special estate that distinguishes Camry from its competitors and makes it a leader.
Toyota Camry
In technical terms, let's be honest, in the business class it is difficult to find a model more ordinary than the Toyota Camry. The Nissan Teana has an all-wheel drive version, the Ford Mondeo has supercharged engines, the Skoda Superb has an original TwinDoor tailgate, the Hyundai Sonata has an unusual design … And the new Camry from technical “highlights” has a hybrid version, but it’s still in Russia do not plan to deliver. Toyota does not even offer such things as adaptive suspension and cruise control, a road marking tracking system, a start-stop system or at least LED lights. The developers considered that the Russian customers "the latest technical trends of the West" are not very popular - for this purpose, surveys of the target audience were conducted.
Toyota Camry
What customers really wanted was for the model to look more expensive and more status. Both outside and inside. This desire was brilliantly fulfilled. The Camry's appearance has more sharp edges, the amount of chrome has increased, the headlights are larger and more contrast - and now we have almost Lexus! Inside, the quality of the plastic has noticeably improved, and some surfaces are finished with touch-friendly skin. Metallic plastic and wood inserts complete the picture. True, the “tree” is also plastic … By the way, a lot of copies have already been broken about it - they say, vulgarity and fake. But customers like it, and that's the main thing. Many of them traveled to the Volga in the past, where they carefully glued the interior with wood trim to make the car seem more expensive, so for Camry customers, such “fittings” - in the order of things, create a sense of continuity and stability of life.
Toyota Camry
The instrument panel is beautiful, informative, and the central sectors with blue backlight resemble … the latest Hyundai models The instrument panel is beautiful, informative, and the central sectors with blue backlight resemble … the latest Hyundai models
Of course, many Camry owners do not drive, but in the back seat, so the developers paid special attention to the second row. Although the wheelbase of the car has not changed, passengers have become more spacious. The sofa was slightly moved back, slightly reducing the amount of luggage, changed the shape of the front seats so that there was more space for the knees, slightly raised the roof. The command console is now in the flip-out central armrest - with its help you can control the microclimate, the audio system, and also change the angle of the backrests of the right and left side of the seat. They also worked on sound insulation - giving the command to the driver can be done without raising the voice even at high speed. But I didn’t notice any improvements in smoothness, I even got the feeling that the old Camry was a little better at handling large road bumps.
Toyota Camry
it is a special estate that distinguishes Camry from its competitors and makes it a leader precisely a special estate that distinguishes Camry from its competitors and makes it a leader
Toyota Camry
Talking about the handling of the Camry is hardly interesting - the model has never been and does not strive to become a driver car. The steering, as before, lacks information, but in general the car obediently carries out the driver’s commands, confidently accelerates and confidently slows down - more is not required from him. It is much more useful, probably, to compare two engines - the modernized V6 with a volume of 3.5 liters and the completely new 2.5-liter Quartet. On the rain-flooded roads of the Cote d'Azur, only the sophisticated driver could feel the difference in acceleration dynamics between the “four” and “six” - the younger engine was clearly successful and subjectively slightly inferior to the V6. And what a noble sound he has! According to the developers, the exhaust tuning was one of the main tasks for them to improve the feeling of model quality. In addition, the motor is very economical - I did not go beyond 10 liters per 100 km, despite the entire “fuel consumption” of the route, which combined mountain serpentines with city traffic jams. In general, in my opinion, it’s worth overpaying for a V6 engine only for the sake of the corresponding nameplates and an extra exhaust pipe at the stern.
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
The electric drive of adjustments is already available in the Elegans version The electric drive of adjustments is available already in the Elegans version
On behalf of the driver, I also note the excellent front seats, in which the back does not get tired even after many hours of “working day”, and slightly curse the exterior rear-view mirrors - they are too small for a car of this class.
Toyota Camry
Really new?
Developers present the latest generation of Camry as a completely new one. However, many believe that this is only a deep modernization of the previous version. This is indirectly confirmed by the fact that the wheelbase and suspension architecture remained the same, and the torsional rigidity of the body, as the engineers admitted during the press conference, did not change.
Toyota Camry
Total
Andrey Ezhov
- I have no doubt that Toyota Camry will remain a bestseller, and dealers will be able to implement the planned 30, 000 cars next year. In its way, the new Camry is perfection. An ideal car for a novice businessman / officer with great prospects. The best combination of status / value in its class, although the price relative to its predecessor still rose. Passionate lovers of drive and other unsystematic opposition should better turn to another manufacturer.
Andrey Ezhov, editor
