The Camry fills the void left by the Avensis and presents a new rival to the Ford Mondeo. It remained on sale in other markets during its UK absence, and in fact ranks as the world’s best-selling saloon.
It's available exclusively with a hybrid powertrain, comprising a 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an electric motor, that provides 215bhp and 163lb ft of torque. Toyota says that 0-62mph passes in 8.3sec and the Camry will reach 112mph.
This hybrid system, already offered in the new RAV4, is self-charging and makes the Camry a rival to the likes of the Mondeo Hybrid and Volkswagen Passat GTE. Toyota said it expects vehicles fitted with this powertrain to operate exclusively on electric power for roughly 50% of the time in urban driving situations.
The Camry emits 98-101g/km of CO2, according to NEDC correlated data, with fuel consumption rated at between 50.5 and 53.3mpg on the WLTP combined cycle.
The latest Camry is underpinned by the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, which is also used by the Prius, C-HR, and RAV4. This helps to make it 30% stiffer than the outgoing model.
Toyota previously said the Camry would be tuned for Europe, suggesting cars sold here will offer sharper handling.
At 4885mm long, 1845mm wide and 1445mm tall, the Camry is around the same length as the BMW 5 Series but slightly narrower and lower, plus it has a marginally smaller boot, at 524 litres.
Toyota pulled the Avensis from the UK market in August due to poor sales. They fell to just 3473 units in 2017 – 1660 fewer than in 2016. The larger and plusher Camry is predicted to be more popular with fleet buyers, suggesting it could dwarf those numbers.
The Camry was offered in the UK over several generations from 1983 until 2004, when it was removed due to falling sales. However, the model has remained a strong seller in other countries, primarily the US. It has sold in more than 700,000 units globally.
UK customer deliveries of the new model are scheduled to begin on 1 July.
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artill
It seems odd that 2 cars as
It seems odd that 2 cars as different as the Avensis and Lexus GS are about to be replaced by effectively the same car. I suspect Toyota buyers are getting the better deal here.
mpls
artill wrote:
If you think a VW passat is the same car and a better deal than the Audi A4.. then yes.. otherwis// no clue at all
scrap
mpls wrote:
Sorry but your reply to Artill’s comment really is clueless. They made a good point - you have got your wires crossed.
FMS
artill wrote:
Nope. The GS has a direct replacement in the forthcoming ES.
xxxx
Interesting
I presume it's an 2.5 NA engine in which case the extra expense of the electrics will be offset by not having a Turbo.
Love to do side-by-side test against a 1.0 Turbo Mondeo
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
FMS
xxxx wrote:
"will be"...? Set out your case, offer the evidence and back up your hastily scribbled words, or just another empty post, from a sofa surfer devoid of anything useful to say.
Again present your evidence that the Camry and this Mondeo are in many ways, natural rivals, other than size. Differing number of cylinders, vastly different power to weight ratios, different types of engines...oh yes I see your point...they are twins, seperated at birth...TWIT
FMS
xxxx wrote:
What a moron...get someone with reading skills to tell you about the 2nd para of this article...where it explains what the engine is...no need to make a fool of yourself...yet again. What comparison re expense is there between those two things?. Sigh...
Love to do side-by-side test between you and a hungry polar bear...short but very sweet. TwIT
xxxx
Grammer
Only if you improve... your writing skills...... Full stops everywhere is just.... lazy... *&^%wit
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
Peter Cavellini
A Mercedes......!?
Sorry Toyota but it looks like an E Class Merc, a compliment?, depends how well built, appointed inside and ultimately does Toyota want it seen as a premium Car...?
Peter Cavellini.
mpls
Peter Cavellini wrote:
I was looking at the US car market back in 2000s.
Mercedes should thank toyota for not bringing over the USA camry of 2006-2011, because Merc clearly copied the rear of the camry in its C class of 2007-2014..
The sloping rear end of the saloon/Sedam in the USA were commented on by publications there, that the design trends were vert similiar,
As a side note the C class 2014-present has a peugeot look about it... and as I have commented on before.. Mercs don't do great rear ends.. but the front end is striking and definitely a Merc,
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