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Old 05-25-24 | 07:24 AM
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Default Is it just me or is this one of the most sporty and clean looking sedans? ;)

What do you think? Cringe or cool?

It has so much crap tacked on it, I wonder what the owner was thinking - a diffuser?? The "aero" doodads on the doors windows etc omg


Old 05-25-24 | 07:30 AM
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I think the old saying less is more applies here. Too much stuff on it.
Old 05-25-24 | 08:52 AM
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Uh have you seen the TRD Camry? It’s no different and to me it’s sort of like an oxymoron to me but to each their own. I will say they do look pretty good solely looks standpoint.
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Looks like he walked into Pepboys, threw his platinum card on the counter, and walked out.
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Just one more "sedan" with coupe styling. Except for 2-doors vs. 4-doors, it's getting harder and harder to draw the line between the two body-styles.......we discussed that in an earlier thread.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Just one more "sedan" with coupe styling. Except for 2-doors vs. 4-doors, it's getting harder and harder to draw the line between the two body-styles.......we discussed that in an earlier thread.
The doors aren't frameless. This is not coupe styling.
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One of my ex wives back in the day had a Camry and she loved that car.

Sporty and cool?
No way, nobody ever accused her car of such things. Haha

I have to say, they have drastically turned up the dial on sporty styling compared to back then. Lol
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Sporty and cool?
No way, nobody ever accused her car of such things. Haha

I have to say, they have drastically turned up the dial on sporty styling compared to back then. Lol
Agreed. That is one reason (along with the general shift to crossovers) why the Camry, although still a significant competitor, is not being the same sales numbers today that it had for decades. Buyers liked its (former) smooth quiet ride, isolation from bumps, low noise level, and general refinement. If they wanted a sport sedan, they would have bought one. Cadillac has the same problem.....they forgot their base, recently over-sported their CTS, CT4, and CT5 sedans too much, and that's why their sedans aren't selling well.
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Who cares, it has a 300hp NA V6, or you could get one in one that looked just like that. That cancels out most demerits.
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Originally Posted by tex2670
The doors aren't frameless. This is not coupe styling.
new tesla model 3 i just test drove has 4 frameless doors. i guess it's a coupe then.
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Who cares, it has a 300hp NA V6, or you could get one in one that looked just like that. That cancels out most demerits.
for 2025 model (out now) you can't get a v6. and it's hybrid only.

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I’ve seen more than one new car at a dealer that they’d optioned out for display purposes. Eventually they have to be sold.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Agreed. That is one reason (along with the general shift to crossovers) why the Camry, although still a significant competitor, is not being the same sales numbers today that it had for decades. Buyers liked its (former) smooth quiet ride, isolation from bumps, low noise level, and general refinement. If they wanted a sport sedan, they would have bought one. Cadillac has the same problem.....they forgot their base, recently over-sported their CTS, CT4, and CT5 sedans too much, and that's why their sedans aren't selling well.
Or it's actually the more obvious fact that buyers just want larger vehicles (crossovers).

​​​​​I think you mistake your preferences for the market at large.
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That's cleaner looking than the TRD Camry...
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Originally Posted by signdetres
That's cleaner looking than the TRD Camry...
I guess this guy is trying to make his look like the TRD 🤕





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