Back in 1994, I Bought a brand new Toyota Camry. The Camry Offered a level of quality back then That could not match most other automakers at even twice the price. By 2002, Toyota made the Toyota Camry Had a gold standard in the American marketplace and Annually decimated the rest of best selling car rankings. The Camry was dominant, aggressive price, ubiquitous, and even Hated. De-contenting and quality related issues recall gave a number of competitors and opportunity to convert the Faithful Camry. Since 2008 Camry sales have collapsed while the Fusion, Sonata and Altima have all gained ground.
The Toyota Camry has a tough road ahead. Can this brand new 2012 Toyota Camry LE carry on a once proud tradition of outclassing the competition? The new Toyota Camry offers a lot of the old model of virtues That Could not satisfy. Nobody Will reject the Camry for its good looks. Nobody Will reject the Camry for its multimedia features. The interior offers many of the elements of Toyota's are better selling models. Nobody Will reject the Camry for its quality interior. The Toyota Camry Will hold the line well at $ 22.500 for the which the LE version is $ 200 cheaper than the outgoing model. 10 airbags, a long list of vehicle safety control systems, and an anticipated 5 star NCAP safety rating and IIHS Likely Will the Camry LE Make a class leader. Nobody Will reject the Camry based on the specs.
If new Toyota Camry were the resource persons the only one offering this level of performance in today's marketplace, it would be 1994 all over again (albeit a 1994 Camry SE). Nobody Will reject the Camry based on how it drives. The Altima 2.5 SE and Fusion offer comparable specs to the Camry LE reputation without the baggage of being the car of choice for older folks. They are better cars? Inevitable Will it lose sales to the Hyundai / Kia juggernauts That now offers a better warranty and a cheaper price. The 2012 Camry LE inevitably Should Overcome the baggage of the recent past.
Let's dive straight under the hood to see what the new Toyota Camry hybrid has to offer. This new hybrid powertrain produces 200 horsepower (so more powerful than the 4-cylinder) and Should have the fuel economy of 43 mpg city/39 mpg highway/41 mpg combined, According to EPA estimates. This surpasses the Fusion Hybrid's 41 MPG city/36 MPG highway/39 combined MPG and the Sonata hybrid's 37/39, so on That front, Toyota can say "Mission accomplished" ... As for smog-forming emissions: The 2012 Camry Hybrid meets AT-PZEV (Advanced Technology-Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle credits) standards.
