Toyota Camry 2001 test drive - 2004 sedan

Toyota Camry car overview

General
The Camry car, which has already appeared in the fifth generation, is sold in a hundred countries of the world. This is one of the few world products even for the transnational company Toyota. In particular, in the American market, he develops tough competition in sales with models such as Honda Accord and Ford Taurus, remaining the best -selling product in the car's market continuously for four years. The length exceeds 4.8 m, a little less than 1.8 m wide. The main details of the platform are unified with the Windom model, and thanks to such a great device, in larger America it is perceived as a basic car, just like Corolla in Japan.
The early generations of this machine were developed specifically for Japan, and those cars that were called Camry in Japan were produced under other names (Scepter and Camry Gracia). Now the main duty of the Camry machine is to set a sales record in the United States. This time, the new Camry model manufactured in the Japanese market should become an American bestseller.
It has the same frame as the Windom issued earlier, the same latest 4-cylinder engine with a volume of 2.4 liters is installed on it, as on the models of Estima, Ipsum, Harrier, Kluger V, etc. In Japan, it is sold along with Corolla, Having occupied the intermediate position between her and the high -class Windom model.
 
If you think about the character, we recommend a standard suspension!
The new Camry model uses a package technology that Toyota has introduced in the past few years. It consists in a significant increase in the wheeled base and height. However, these are large sizes close to the limit in Japan, so there is no impression that millimeters are being driven, as in Corolla and Vitz models. And yet, this is a large front -wheel drive car with the front location of the engine, and that is why it has a lot of free space. On the front and rear seats, tall men can freely fit up to 2 m, and at the same time you involuntarily think - how good it is that this is such a huge car!.
In a 4-cylinder engine of 2.4 liters this time, new throttle throtches are used, which provides uninterrupted and powerful operation, as well as the highest 4 stars exhaust level for Japan. This 2AZ-Fe engine initially had a stable reputation for uninterrupted and powerful work at low speeds, as appropriate to the latest systems. Its characteristics allow you to easily pull the large minivans and sports cars described above, and it is natural that it forces Camry to ride quickly. If necessary, it has sufficient dynamic characteristics.
On the other hand, a suspension with variable TEMS stiffness (standard equipment for Touring modification) is used as a suspension, which allows at any time to switch damping force to 16 steps of 4 steps in each mode. As I already reported in an urgent report on a trial trip to the new Windom model, the latest TEMS suspension shows its perfection on an equipped road, but on the current run -in surface, sometimes there was a feeling that the wheels did not obey the steering wheel when transferring the switch to the switch to Any mode. And for the Windom model, which is positioned as a high -class machine using high technologies, and for Camry, which is a basic model with the attractiveness of a spacious salon due to a large body, we recommend standard modifications that do not require additional costs and demonstrate balanced running qualities in any conditions.
 
Spacious body - a significant argument for selection!
Frankly, I think that Camry is a sedan that is very difficult to sell in Japan. In terms of body size and engine volume, it seems to be close to the Crown model, but the concept called the sedan for practical use is sequentially focused on the foreign market, so it is clearly not adapted for the Japanese hierarchy. The Honda Accord car, which has become the main competitor in the American market, is sold in Japan with special body No. 5, so it can apparently openly resist it, only Nissan CEFIRO (abroad Maxima).
However, it is again thought that even in the 21st century there is a kind of attractiveness in a large body. Free space implies a sense of openness in the cabin and a huge trunk, which is completely impossible to enjoy in a compact car. This is very convenient for users, since in Japan there are also often situations when you need to put four adults in a car. In addition, with long movement at high speed, a large body wears out less. In this sense, it can be called precious a large body that can be bought for two and a half million yen (~ $ 21000). If you specifically choose a minivan or a sports car, because it is wide, then you should quite introduce a Camry model to the number of candidates, which is located high in running qualities.
 
 
 

A source: CarView.co.jp