Test Drive Toyota Camry Solara 2003 - 2008
Comfort of high mobility
Passing by the model line in the cabin in the cabin in the cabin, impassing the automotive cosmopolitanity of today. Yaris is made in France, Corolla - in Turkey, Avensis - in the UK. On the name of the new Camry, in the appropriate graph, it is Japan. But this is temporary: in 2007 this model is planned to be collected near St. Petersburg. And therefore she is especially interesting for us.
The country of the rising sun pays a lot of mysteries. And how are the Japanese people manage to eat rice with chopsticks, dozens of years to wait for the service, ride on the left side of the road and, finally, to distinguish your wife from a neighbor? And at the same time live, on average, before record on planet 82 years?!
Toyota cars - as well as the Japanese themselves - need a lot of time to build up. The previous generation of Camry sedan and now it would be nice in the show figures of the dealer centers, and the technical part would not lag behind the aesthetic. But Toyota engineers have already completed the development of a new chassis, customized a couple of fresh power units and are ready to demonstrate a whole bouquet of new ideas, which, right, somehow improper in existing for more than 5 years.
Headlight geometry does not seem original, but how fresh the face of the new Camry looks like! So, in the midst of the front edge of the hood of Camry, a hubber appeared, as on the new Corolla, smoothly turning to the sparkling chrome icon on the radiator grille. The feed strongly resembles the corresponding part of the Lexus: smooth roof slide, lanterns of convex form - as on a new IS series, and a neat spoiler on the edge of the trunk cover with a step. There are no moldings on the doors, as on the previous generation of Japanese, and the side windows are edged with a thin chromium line.
Prices
The COMFORT COMFORT COMFORT COMFORT COMMUNICATION WITH $ 30 900. In addition to a 2.4-liter engine and a mechanical 5-speed gearbox, in the amount of: ABS with EBD, emergency braking amplifier, hydraulic power, steering wheel adjustment over the angle of tilt and departure, central locking with alarm, Finishing salon inserts under wood, fog lights, immobilizer, multifunctional steering wheel with leather trim, CD / MP3 radio tape recorder with six speakers, 6 airbags, power windows, electric mirrors, separate climate control, air ionizer, automatic switching on outdoor lighting, automatic Enabling wiper (rain sensor), cabin filter, folding rear seats. The version with the machine will be released $ 1,400 more expensive. And for $ 43 200, you can purchase a 3.5-liter Camry with a 6-speed automatic box.
Classic and correct to the smallest interior interior Camry has fun compared to the previous generation. Now the alternative to dark skin, the plastic color of dry asphalt and inserts under the red tree are light gray and beige tones plus inserts, imitating pine panels. The on-board computer and the control unit overwhelmed the pale-salad bamarkund - in my opinion, is not the most spectacular solution in the decor. But as for comfort, Toyota turned out to be at height again: starting with silent opening-closing of the doors, the quiet start of the engine and ending with a silent move in space. Indicators of devices are well read, the necessary devices are at hand and understood even without additional instructions. The soft driver's seat from the moment of the first landing sets up the driver to a quiet ride, causing a dismissive look at him on the faded snake of the passenger cars from the traffic light to the traffic light. Not today and not on this car
True, according to the factory information, overclocking until hundreds of 3.5-liter Camry takes only 7.4 C - the figure remaining the limit of dream of the owners of the mass of hot hatchbacks (not to mention most charged vases). We are in a 2.4-liter sedan with a machine and 167 horses under the hood. This is not enough for a full self-expression of a sophisticated driver, but abundantly for dynamic movement along the streets and country highway.
The five-speed automatic CP works flawlessly: speeds switches quickly and clearly, while the process is delighted with body fluctuations and characteristic noise accompaniment. Everything else, there are also excellent noise and vibration insulation. And overclocking does seem somewhat sluggish. To be objective, it is not quite like this: 10 s from zero to 100 km / h - in principle, it is not bad, but the smooth character of the acceleration plus the extraordinary smoothness of the course somehow dull the feeling of speed.
Camry suspension energy intensity can be devoted to the lengthy and penetrating laudatory OD. Checks are quite large potholes, washing board, tram rails were withstanding on perfectly - Toyota overcame the barriers, mildly swaying, with minimal body reviews both in noise and vibrational relationships. In the rapid passing modes, snake and other Camry exercises surprises less. Here he does not go beyond the possibilities of ordinary sedans, although to take Toyota to middling means it is undeservedly offended.
The roll of large diameter is not distinguished by a high signal transmission rate wheels; At the same time, it is absolutely adequate, it's easy and moderately responsive, which does not make a sharp taxtening pleasant, but does not prevent all the necessary manipulations when necessary. Yes, Camry rolls are not delivered, but at the same time, the sedan remains stable and clinging to the road. It is not so easy to ride him, but if it happened, the VSC rate stability system instantly comes into business.
She, according to tradition, does not turn off, but does not protrude with the criticism of your driving manner, modestly and patiently waiting until the last moment - the first seconds of the drift. True, it is possible to estimate it in action only in two upper equipment (as well as the anti-slip system TRC). But brakes with ABS, EBD and emergency braking amplifier BA can boast all new Camry. Moreover, the latter of the systems most often forced attention to themselves. She is trying to guess the driver's intention, based on the degree of intensity of pressing the brake pedal.
The plus of the system will call a substantial reduction in the braking path: if it is notificing to the left (in the case of a box-machine) pedal, the system will wait for the driver, while not allowing UNUSA. But if you slow down gradually, trying to stop slowly and smoothly, the system is often inclined in time, stopping the car before the driver plans, and forcing the passengers to nodding.
In general, you need to get used to the endows of work BA. Well, okay: let it be the only problem that occupies the mind of the owner of the new Camry. If this nuance is generally considered a problem
The car is provided for Toyota Test Center Pulkovo, official Toyota dealer
During the dough, the car is insured by Rosno.
Text: Alexander Korchenko
Photo: Roman Stunnin
A source: Magazine "Wheels" [№104 / 2006]
