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Old 08-23-11, 12:42 PM
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Seems the general consensus among the reviews is that its a good improvement, but nothing special.
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Old 08-23-11, 12:43 PM
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I called my sales friend from Toyota, he said the Camry should be in within 3 weeks.
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Old 08-23-11, 12:51 PM
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Great improvement and the 2.5 I-4 really have the hybrid a big boost as its a new engine compared to the old 2.4. Great job Toyota.
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Old 08-23-11, 12:58 PM
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Very nice "looking" interior, not sure how the material feel.
No AWD?? I'm kinda disappointed on the line-up with out a AWD model.
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Old 08-23-11, 01:06 PM
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Great looking car, inside and out. Can't wait to see how it drives. Toyota did an excellent job on this car.
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Old 08-23-11, 01:08 PM
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The video review really helps to picture what kind of real world external profile the Camry shows. The front end reminds me of the older Solara with the angular front and headlights. The rear tailights are still a bit strange at first glance but definitely different (not in accord ugly kind of way). Overall, it retains its conservative posture but in a much more modern and fresh silhouette. I'm still very impressed about the new hybrid powertrains and wonder if this will trickle over to the prius and lexus lineups.
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Old 08-23-11, 02:46 PM
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not bad! I love the hybrid mpg and power combo... that is fantastic!
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Old 08-23-11, 02:59 PM
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Aint digging the front/rear.. front reminds me of a ford. and the rear? idk lol.
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Old 08-23-11, 03:56 PM
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In video from autoguide, SE looks stunning, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCN76...yer_detailpage
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Old 08-23-11, 03:57 PM
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Love the interior
Seems like toyota (and lexus) have been listening about the past interiors.

Exterior is not bad.
No more add on body cladding that we were all complaining about, right?
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Old 08-23-11, 04:02 PM
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Here is SE only in video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvVoruyLrnE
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Old 08-23-11, 04:13 PM
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I think they did a good job, interior is much improved and MPG for the hybrid is marvolous, sales should remain strong, the car is the perfect car for most including myself.
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For being very similar to the current generation, I do like it. However, I am not sure that the interior is as nice as the Malibu I recently drove, but I would have to see the Toyota first hand of course.

Great news on the hybrid front. Those really are some impressive numbers. Get this into the HS quick. And it sounds like a great powertrain for the Rav 4.

I am surprised to see that the stick is gone, given that it offers the best fuel economy of the current generation, save for the non-hybrid. But then again, you rarely see them.
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Old 08-23-11, 04:32 PM
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Did Acura design this car ? Because it's really ugly
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Originally Posted by SLegacy99
For being very similar to the current generation, I do like it. However, I am not sure that the interior is as nice as the Malibu I recently drove, but I would have to see the Toyota first hand of course.

Great news on the hybrid front. Those really are some impressive numbers. Get this into the HS quick. And it sounds like a great powertrain for the Rav 4.

I am surprised to see that the stick is gone, given that it offers the best fuel economy of the current generation, save for the non-hybrid. But then again, you rarely see them.
both 4cyl and Hybrid get best in class MPG, without direct injection, valvematic or lion batteries.

Isnt that amazing? Shows how behind the competition is.

Camry Hybrid is now 220lbs lighter and now is only 220lbs heavier than 4cyl LE.
It also is 65lbs lighter than lion Sonata Hybrid, gets 4 mpg more combined, and has seriously better trunk - at 13.1 cuft vs 10.7cuft.

Not to mention that it is considerably faster and more refined due to the better integrated system.
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