Everything about The Toyota Camry totally explained
The
Toyota Camry is a
mid-size car, formerly a
compact car manufactured by
Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word
kanmuri (冠, かんむり), which means "", as did the names of the
Toyota Crown,
Corolla and
Corona. The current Camry is sized and priced in between the
Toyota Corolla and the North American
Toyota Avalon.
There is also a
coupé and
convertible derivative sold first as Camry coupé and later spun off into its own line as the
Camry Solara; the Solara now no longer mirrors the design of the current four-door Camry. An up-branded luxury version of the Camry was sold in Japan as the
Toyota Windom until 2006; the related
Lexus ES shares major chassis and drivetrain components with the Camry.
In the
United States, the Camry's largest consumer market, it has been the best selling car for nine of the last ten years starting in 1997, with the only exception being 2001. The Camry also sells very well in
Australia,
Canada, and a number of
Asian markets—in particular
Cambodia where the vast majority of cars are Camrys. Despite its success, it hasn't sold as well in
Europe and its homemarket
Japan; many criticize its design as ill-suited for European and Japanese tastes.
For the
East and
Southeast Asian markets, high specification Camry models are seen as
executive cars. Since the sixth generation XV30 model, the Camrys sold in these markets have sported revised front- and rear-end treatment. For the seventh generation XV40 series, the same was done, although the Australian-designed
Toyota Aurion which is based on the seventh generation Camry was the donor model. The Aurion features revised front- and rear-end treatment and changes to the interior, but is fitted with the same
powertrains.
Celica Camry (A40, A50) (1980–1982)
Originally launched as the
Toyota Celica Camry in January 1980 for the Japanese home market, this model was essentially a second-generation
Toyota Carina with updated body-styling and a front-end that resembled a 1978
Toyota Celica XX, known as the
Celica Supra in export markets.
The car was based on the
rear-wheel drive Celica and was powered by either a 1.6 litre
12T-U engine producing 65 kilowatts (88 hp)
JIS and 128 newton metres (94 lb·ft) or a 1.8 litre
13T-U engine producing 70 kilowatts JIS (94 hp) and 147 newton metres (108 lb·ft). Towards the end of its model lifecycle, Toyota introduced a sports version of the Celica Camry equipped with the
16-valve double overhead camshaft 2.0 litre engine from the Celica producing 72 kilowatts JIS (96 hp). This is the most sought-after version of the Celica Camry in the secondhand market today.
Although it has an identical 2500 millimetre (98.4 in) wheelbase to the Celica, the Corona, and the Carina, it's longer than the Carina but shorter than both the Corona and Celica. During its model cycle, over 100,000 units were sold in Japan. The Celica Camry was also exported to a number of markets using the Carina's name, and it replaced the second-generation Carina in those markets.
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