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Toyota Camry Test drive: Conservatism synonymous

Toyota Camry Absolute Bestseller in his segment. In Russia, the past generation of the model liked both officials and ordinary motorists. Can New Camry adequately accept this baton?

The tasks of the Toyota residents to the new Camry are extremely clear: the car should become more solid and prestigious, but at the same time not to hit the mud face in sales. After all, the past generation was an absolute leader not only in Russia, but also countless times became a bestseller in the United States. Moreover, almost everyone showed love for the Toyota sedan, from ordinary motorists to officials who especially liked the version with 277-horsepower V6 gasoline.

The wheelbase of the new Toyota Camry remained the same. The design of the novelty has changed greatly and similarity with the previous model can only be judged by the form in the profile.
The appearance of the new Camry lost its former smoothness of the lines, but became stricter and prestigious. This, undoubtedly, should evaluate various state departments when updating their fleet. The design of the new machine was painted with a clear eye on the Lexus model, the shape of the front headlights, the contours of the chrome radiator grille and even the hood bends immediately give a relationship with the nozzle ES350. The resemblance to the predecessor remained in the profile (the wheelbase did not change), and the stern was drawn from scratch. Caughty lanterns and a heavy bumper with towing eyeballs and guts sticking out from under it turned out to be controversial.

If the new Toyota Camry is similar to the front of the Lexus ES noise, then the back was painted again. It turned out controversial.
The interior decoration uses mainly soft materials, chairs in expensive trim levels are lined with perforated skin, and in order to further emphasize Toyota Camry to the business class, a contrasting line appeared right on the plastic of the front panel. Original! It is only a pity that pseudo -driven decorative inserts remained one hundred percent plastic. The main changes are a new steering wheel with convenient keys and a tilted central console with new climate control blocks and a multimedia system.

Interior design without delights, but the quality of materials has increased. Almost everywhere, soft plastic is used in the cabin. The impression is spoiled by frankly artificial wooden inserts.
The wide front chairs, as before, lacks lateral support, but the profile has improved, and the seats themselves are now located just below, which will please the opponents of the bus landing. There are no complaints about the dashboard. The only noticeable change in the appearance of the arrow scale of the average fuel consumption, the benefits of which is a minimum.

The dashboard has not changed much. On the left appeared an analog pointer of the average fuel consumption. And data about the temperature of the engine moved to a small screen inside the tachometer. Double -zone climate control is already available in the basic version. Convenient joysticks of the audio system and other functions appeared on the steering wheel. An interesting design solution: on the front panel, they walked in a line right on plastic, as if imitating a leather finish. Unlike cheap pseudo -driven inserts, it turned out well.
Where Camry has grown is in the back. In length, the space on the gallery increased by almost 5 cm, and in rich trim levels to the services of passengers, not only the individual climate installation unit and the ability to control the audio system, but also the electro -regulation of the back of the back are offered. Comfort sacrificed the possibility of transforming the rear sofa and decreased by 30 liters (up to 506 liters) volume of the trunk. But under the floor of the cargo compartment, you can still find a full-sized spare wheel and an unusually wide set of tools.

The places behind have become even more spacious. In rich trim levels for the rear passengers, a separate climate control unit, an audio control panel and electroregulation of the angle of inclination of the back are provided.
Despite the fact that the list of options has everything you need, starting from a full electric package to a good audio system with JBL acoustics and a navigation system, important trifles like illuminating the mirror control unit or three blinking rotor blows of Toyota Camry.
To replace the former four -cylinder motor with a capacity of 167 hp. A 2.5-liter 181-horsepower unit with the Dual VVT-I system came. For us, this engine is novelty, but behind the ocean it has been known since 2009. With the new Camry engine, Camry became more lively and more economical, gas feedback improved, and overtaking appeared. The sedan not only vigorously starts, but also confidently gaining speed on the highway. The 6-speed automatic gearbox, which finally displaced the mechanics, switches smoothly, goes to a decreased with a barely noticeable delay. But when it is necessary to throw several steps at once, smoothness is replaced by pokes, and speed with thoughtfulness.

The version with the 277-horsepower V6 remained unchanged. With this Toyota Camry motor is still powerful and assertive. The speed set is accompanied by a pleasant baritone, and the tasks for high -speed overtaking on the Camry V6 highway clicks like seeds. True, the algorithm of the work of the box here is identical to a weaker version up smoothly and quickly, down with a kick and thought.

For Toyota Camry, two gasoline engines are offered. The gearbox is now only six -speed automatic. The 2.4-liter four was replaced by a 2.5-liter engine with a capacity of 181 hp. Despite the insignificant difference in the volume of the new motor is significantly more painful and more economical. Top V6 with a capacity of 277 hp He remained unchanged and still demonstrates excellent traction at any speed.
The element Toyota Camry is a straight road. The smoothness on the track is excellent. On the Toyota highway, like an expensive yacht, he carries his passengers with dignity, swaying decorously on the waves of asphalt and filter road joints and small irregularities well. Nevertheless, in general, the new Camry has become a little denser. The pendants clearly revised the characteristics of springs and shock absorbers towards toughening: hence the more preferential attitude of the car with average irregularities and more pits, although in general the energy intensity of the suspension remained at a high level.
It is impossible not to note the clearly improved sound insulation. Now, even at high speed in the cabin, you can say in a whisper: neither you are aerodynamic noise, nor howls of the motor at medium speeds. And the lack of noise -absorbing material is felt only in the arches when pebbles drumming through them are heard to the salon.

The volume of the trunk decreased to 506 liters. In the trim levels with the electric drive of the angle of the back of the back seats, the sofa is not laid out. Long measures can only be transported through a small hatch in a niche for an armrest
Despite the fact that the steering design uses a new steering power steering that has replaced the hydraulic, Camry, as before, does not shine with informativeness. Feedback on the steering wheel and sensitivity is still few. As a result, in any more or less protracted turn, you have to steel and adjust the trajectory. In the turn of Toyota hesitates, but behaves stably. Excessive speed, followed by swing out of the trajectory, like high -speed rearrangement, is immediately extinguished by a stabilization system.
In Russia, Toyota Camry with a 2.5-liter engine and automatic is available in six trim levels at a price of 1,051,000 to 1,338,000 rubles. For a powerful version, V6 provides only one level of equipment at a price of 1,463,000 rubles. Already in the basic version, comfort in the list of equipment has alloy wheels, a multifunction steering wheel with leather trim, heating seats, 2-zone climate control, as well as rain and light sensors. The top version of the prestige luxury offers adaptive xenon headlights, a three -zone climate, an electrical regulation of the front armchairs and the back of the rear sofa, an advanced audio system, navigation, rear view chamber and a non -clums -access system.

Toyota Camry has retained its advantages in the form of an excellent level of comfort, good smoothness of the course and enviable energy intensity of the suspension. The main claims, as before, are addressed to small reactive action and poor information content on the steering wheel.
So can the new Camry repeat the success of the predecessor? Judging by the sales plans, he can. And the point is not that constructively the car remained the same. The high loyalty of customers in the main markets for the Camry markets of Russia and the USA allows you to change only the shell, leaving the opportunity to have a car that has already gained recognition. And this means that in this case, loyalty and conservatism are synonyms.
But in this technical conservatism the main reason for the market success of Camry in inert markets like Chinese, Russian and North American.
 

Source: Carclub.ru