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FEBRUARY 09 - 15
| 2018
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SUBTLE CHANGE: New Toyota Camry has a sleeker, sportier look than before.
Business as usual For big-selling Camry
THE end of the Australian automobile construction industry over the past 18 months is likely to have differing effects on each of the three affected companies. Ford has bitten the bullet and discontinued the Falcon while Holden is gambling on its loyal buyers moving to a German-built Commodore. By contrast the switch from locallyproduced to imported Toyota Camrys is likely to be seamless given our feeling that a fair proportion of current owners aren’t even aware that their car was built at the company’s Altona, Melbourne plant. New Camry comes from Toyota’s Tsutsumi plant near Nagoya in Japan. The 2018 Camry is the first sedan to be built
By ALISTAIR KENNEDY on the new Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) one that we saw most recently in the CH-R compact SUV. TNGA allows the sharing of parts and components among many vehicles across the Toyota range. In the Camry it allows the car to sit a little bit lower and wider and provide a lower centre of gravity. This together with a more rigid chassis and enhancements to the car’s suspension and steering combine to provide a significant improvement in the car’s driving dynamics. New model names have been introduced. In ascending order of equipment they are Ascent, Ascent Sport, SX and SL. All but the
contrasting designs - refined and relatively conservative for Ascent, more aggressive and sportier for Ascent Sport, SX and SL. Wheel sizes range from 17-inch in the Ascent and Ascent Sport to 19-inch in the SX, then back down to 18-inch in the SL. Ascent has a full-size spare wheel, all others get a space saver. The petrol-only SL has a panoramic sunroof while the SL Hybrid uses an electric tilt-andslide moonroof. A larger windscreen and lower waistline give an airy feel. The new dynamic look continues with an asymmetrical dashboard. The dashboard, instrument panel, centre console and door trims use soft touch
SX come with the option of hybrid power while the SX and SL are available with V6 petrol engines. The Camry name is now used for all variants with the previous Toyota Aurion tag used for the V6 being dropped. Prices have been reduced for six of the nine new Camry variants while increases on the other three are more than compensated by extra features. Camry has long been seen as a conservative car and its 24-year dominance of the mid-sized passenger market suggests that buyers like it like that. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to see a much sportier look to the new model especially in the higher grade models. The front features two-piece grilles with
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