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INFO Toyota’s world-class sedan adopts sleeker, more athletic styling with “hammerhead” frontal design and restyled LED lights
Redesigned interior with sophisticated, modern ambience and premium feel
Fifth generation Toyota hybrid technology, giving more power, higher efficiency, and enhanced driving pleasure
Latest Toyota multimedia systems and new, customisable digital driver’s instrument display
Further advances in Toyota Teammate active safety and driver assistance technologies
The Camry has been a Toyota global model for more than 40 years, a segment-defining sedan that has regularly enjoyed best-seller status and has served as a flagship for the Toyota brand in many markets. Since its introduction in 1982, more than 21 million Camrys have been sold worldwide.
The introduction of a new Camry reinforces the qualities that will keep it a popular choice with drivers who favour a sedan over other vehicle types. Toyota’s focus has been on an evolution of the design and elevation of the driving experience without compromising the comfort and spaciousness.
There is an immediate impact from the car’s new styling, developed on the concept of “energetic beauty”. Externally, this delivers a sweeping new “hammerhead” front end, sharply restyled lights and powerful character lines that sweep the length of the body. Inside, the new look creates an open cockpit feel for driver and front passenger. Great effort has been invested in delivering a premium expression through perfect continuity of trims, materials and surfaces.
The new Camry Hybrid 230 adopts fifth generation hybrid technology that provides more power, greater efficiency and a more rewarding driving experience. New multimedia systems and digital driver instrumentation are featured, with easier, faster connectivity and responsiveness. Similarly, the new model is equipped as standard with the latest generation of Toyota Safety Sense within a comprehensive package of features for safety and driver assistance.
Sleek and refined exterior styling
The Camry’s sleek and refined styling has been given a more contemporary and engaging look by Toyota’s CALTY design studio in the USA. The goal was to give the new model an increased visual impact that expresses sophistication, an element of sportiness and a fun-to-drive character.
The most significant change is at the front where the Camry adopts a “hammerhead” shape, applying a new Toyota design language that has also helped shape the all-new Prius and Toyota C-HR. This generates a low, swept look, emphasised by the slim and sharply angled new headlight and daytime running light units.
Overall dimensions are almost unchanged, but an extended front overhang (+30 mm) and a lower roofline at the rear project a sense of dynamism, while powerful lines along the side of the car converge at the rear Toyota emblem, creating a “slingshot” visual effect. The rear end also features new-design light clusters and echoes the front hammerhead shape in the styling of the garnish and boot lid.
Elegant yet simple interior design
The redesigned interior projects prestige and elegance with a modern and comfortable ambience. The new multimedia display in the centre console has been made the focal point in wrap-around styling that creates an open cockpit effect for both driver and front passenger. Great efforts have been made to achieve a consistent quality and finish in all the materials used for the upholstery and trims, creating a harmonious, premium look and feel.
The new-look instrument panel includes a prominent sculptural section that resembles a guitar fretboard. It’s also a rational design, being a single unit that connects a complex series of parts.
Fifth generation hybrid technology
Creating a superior driving experience was a development priority. The new Camry Hybrid 230 is the latest model to benefit from the advances in performance, driveability and efficiency delivered by Toyota’s fifth generation hybrid technology.
This evolutionary upgrade includes a new lithium-ion battery with higher output and responsiveness. Principal components, including the transaxle, electric motor-generators and inverter, have been redesigned to reduce internal losses and to save weight (the system’s mass is lighter by 7.7 kg) and space. Combined with the established 2.5-litre, four-cylinder hybrid engine, these changes increase the full system’s maximum power to 230 DIN hp / 169 kW (+6%), while reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to 4.8 l/100 km and 109 g/km respectively (WLTP combined cycle).
Acceleration is more powerful and linear with near-instant response and is more easily controlled, particularly from start-off. The 0-100 km/h time has been reduced from 8.3 to 7.2 seconds. The battery’s enhanced contribution also means the engine can run at lower revs, supporting fuel and emissions efficiency and quieter operation.
The driving rewards are further enhanced with a retuning of the suspension – front MacPherson struts and rear double wishbones – for reassuring response and more agile handling, particularly on twisting country roads.
Multimedia and digital innovation
The new Camry is equipped (market dependent) with the latest Toyota Smart Connect multimedia system controlled via a 12.3-inch display, fitted as standard. An upgraded Smart Connect+ package with additional functions and features is also available.
Toyota Smart Connect includes access to a cloud-based navigation system that is constantly updated with live traffic information and road events, and an intelligent on-board voice agent that responds to a wide range of spoken commands and requests. For a powerful audio experience, an optional nine-speaker JBL premium sound system is available.
Smartphones can be integrated with the car’s multimedia system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connection and five USB ports are provided around the cabin for device charging and connection. A wireless phone charger is part of the standard equipment.
The new Camry is also available with the new 12.3-inch fully digital, customisable driver’s instrument display. Both the appearance and arrangement of the instrumentation can be adapted to suit the driver’s personal taste, or the kind of journey being made.
Toyota Teammate safety and driver assistance
The Toyota Teammate safety and driver assistance features include the latest technologies for accident detection and avoidance, reducing the burden of driving and monitoring of the driver’s alertness and well-being.
The new Camry adopts the latest generation Toyota Safety Sense, with extended and additional functions, supported by enhanced camera and radar hardware that has an increased field of detection and can recognise a wider range of vehicles, road users and objects.
This increased detection capability makes the Pre-Collision System (PCS) even more effective in more urban traffic scenarios, including recognition of potential head-to-head collisions. The Intersection Collision Avoidance can now identify approaching traffic across two lanes, as well as crossing pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles approaching from the side.
Emergency Steering Assist is a new feature for Camry’s safety portfolio. This recognises a hazard such as a parked car or walking pedestrian in the side of the road and provides steering assistance and gentle braking to help the driver pass safely, while keeping the car within in its traffic lane.
There is further protection from Acceleration Suppression, which limits drive force and controls braking if the driver accelerates sharply when there is an obstacle – such as another vehicle – immediately ahead.
Safety and smoother, comfortable driving are enhanced with the latest upgrades to the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC). Turn signal-linked control provides preliminary acceleration when the driver uses the turn indicator to begin an overtaking manoeuvre. The intelligent system recognises when there is another vehicle in the overtaking lane, suppressing acceleration. The system also acts to help avoid unintentional “undertaking” – passing a vehicle on the wrong side. Deceleration assist smoothly slows the car when changing into lane where there is a slower vehicle ahead.
The DRCC is now quicker to detect when another vehicle cuts in in front, so can slow the Camry more smoothly. And improved recognition of the road ahead makes progress through bends is more settled and comfortable with better, timely speed adjustment.
The new Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) provides a range of safeguards when driving in low-speed traffic. It has three principal functions:
Obstacle Anticipation Assist detects hazards ahead, such as parked vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, at an early stage and provides steering and braking support to avoid approaching too close.
Deceleration Assist slows the car smoothly when the driver comes off the throttle when coming up behind a slower vehicle or entering a bend.
Steering Assist varies steering force in line with differences detected between the course of the road and the driver’s use of the wheel, providing subtle and natural assistance.
Other new features include an Emergency Driving Stop System that operates when Lane Trace Assist is engaged. This detects if the driver has ceased to make steering, braking or throttle inputs over a period of time. It will sound and show an alert and if there is still no response from the driver, it will bring the car to smooth stop and activate the hazard lights.
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- I have toyota fortuner 2016 model simply i would say that Toyota is super reliable,no nonsense feature . I am planning to upgrade my car into new camrry❤❤- Toyota should launch it's complete US-Japan line up in India and manufacture them here to get their margins better.
- This interior looks so much sleeker than the US model variant.
I wish they would sell these in the UK again - I would totally buy one of these when the time comes ro reolace my Avensis.
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