Toyota
Camry, the best-selling car in the industry for 12 straight years, has now
found ways to make it even better. After selling almost a million of the
industry’s benchmark sedan since the current generation launched in 2011,
Toyota stripped it down to its chassis and rebuilt it from the ground up with
almost 2000 new parts, raising the bar yet again in the ultra-competitive
mid-size sedan segment, according to a company statement issued in the US.
“Customers
today love the durability, quality and value that the Camry represents, but
they are looking for a little more style, comfort and performance, and this 2015
Camry has all of the above,” said Bob Carter, senior vice president of
automotive operations of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. “This is the new Camry,
and it’s coming from the new Toyota,” he said.
Toyota
designers and engineers re-imagined nearly every exterior surface of the car.
Only the roof remains unchanged. The new, upscale interior features premium,
soft-touch materials throughout the spacious cabin. Advanced instrumentation
with intuitive controls helps keep the driver’s eyes safely on the road ahead.
The
chassis and body structure are bolstered with additional spot welds, enhancing
rigidity for better ride quality. A retuned suspension takes the Camry’s
handling to a whole new level of responsiveness. Two new grades, the sporty and
luxurious XSE and the eco-fun Hybrid SE, join the well-equipped entry LE and
the premium XLE grade, giving customers more choice than ever before.
The
Camry will continue to be available with 2.5-litre four-cylinder or 3.5-litre
V6 gas engines paired with 6-speed automatic transmissions, or a 2.5-litre
Atkinson Cycle engine with Hybrid Synergy drive matched to an E-CVT.
Source: Toyota Motor
Corporation, US