Toyota Camry Hybrid

Once you are seated inside, you are in a world full of comfort. The seats, the ergonomically designed inside fascia, the controls etc, all of them smack of perfect finesse. It’s safe also as it comes with four airbags.

Under the hood is a 2.5-litre, 158bhp petrol unit that gets a lot of assistance from a 141bhp electric motor that powers the car’s front wheel via an electronically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). As you drive, the power centre shifts from the motor to the engine and vice versa. When you start the car and begin your drive, it is an all-electric mechanism that is at play. The moment you floor the throttle the petrol engine takes control. The dash board display shows the power change through a very interesting graph. So how’s the battery recharged? Each time you brake, it recharges the batter. As simple is that! 

The interiors of the car are plush with wood finish on the dash and ventilated seats in the front. The car has a great road presence and it drives well. It’s a little more expensive than the ordinary Camry but scores high on the environment front.