2018 Toyota Camry Overseas Preview Drive | Big Changes To The Camry Formula Mean Good Things For Aussie Buyers
Before 2017 is up Australian automotive manufacturing will have come to a halt, and while there’s plenty of tears for the Holden Commodore, the other casualty that’s less likely to muster any kind of significant emotional response is the Toyota Camry.
It should matter though, it’s Australia’s best-selling medium car at the moment. In February it celebrated 30 years of local production, and there’s a pretty good chance that nearly every backside in Australia has taken a seat in a Camry at some point.
That’s all set to change later this year - the Camry will still exist, but Toyota will revert to importing it from Japan as it did in the early 1980s, which has the potential to drive a major shift in how Australian buy and use the humble Camry.
Vehicle Style: Medium sedan
Price: TBA
Engine/trans: 133kW/231Nm 2.5-litre 4cyl petrol, 155kW/221Nm 2.5-litre 4cyl petrol-electric hybrid, 225kW/360Nm 3.5-litre 6cyl petrol | 6sp automatic, CVT automatic, 8sp automatic
OVERVIEW
The 2018 Toyota Camry that goes on sale locally later this year won’t be a continuation of the current series, instead the changeover coincides with Toyota's all-new Camry, one imbued with new-found passion, dynamism, and appeal under the direction of Toyota president Akio Toyoda,
Toyota’s new-generation TNGA chassis (Toyota New Global Architecture) will underpin the new car, it already appears under the Prius and C-HR, and promises a set of building blocks that will deliver more engaging cars to drive.
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