The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri (冠, かんむり), which means "crown", a tradition started with the Toyota Crown in the 1950's, and continued with the Corolla and Corona, which are also latin words for "crown".
There is also a coupé and convertible derivative sold first as Camry coupé from 1994-1997 and later spun off into its own line as the Camry Solara when reintroduced in 1999. The Solara development lags behind the sedan by a couple years and it was not updated to the 2007 current sedan platform, with production scheduled to end in 2008.[1]. An up-branded luxury version of the Camry was sold in Japan as the Toyota Windom until 2006; the related Lexus ES shares major chassis and drivetrain components with the Camry.
In the United States, the Camry's largest consumer market, it has been the best selling car for nine of the last ten years starting in 1997, with the only exception being 2001. The Camry also sells very well in Australia, Canada, and a number of Asian markets—in particular Cambodia where the vast majority of cars are Camrys.[2] Despite its success, it has not sold as well in Europe and its homemarket Japan; many criticize its design as ill-suited for European and Japanese tastes.[3]
For the East and Southeast Asian markets, high specification Camry models are seen as executive cars. Since the sixth generation SXV30 model, the Camrys sold in these markets have sported revised front- and rear-end treatment. For the seventh generation SXV40 series, the same was done, although the Australian-designed Toyota Aurion which is based on the seventh generation Camry was the donor model. The Aurion features revised front- and rear-end treatment and changes to the interior, but is fitted with the same powertrains.
TOYOTA 5TH GENERATION
| Also called | Daihatsu Altis Toyota Vista Toyota Vienta |
|---|---|
| Production | 1997–2001 |
| Assembly | Tsutsumi, Japan Georgetown, Kentucky Altona, Victoria, Australia |
| Body style(s) | 4 door sedan 4-door station wagon (non-US) |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | 2.2 L 5S-FE I4 133 hp 3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6 194 hp |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 4-speed A140E automatic 4-speed A541E automatic |
| Wheelbase | 105.2 in (2670 mm) |
| Length | 189.8 in (4820 mm) |
| Width | 70.1 in (1780 mm) |
| Height | 55.4 in (1400 mm) |
| Related | Lexus ES/Toyota Windom Toyota Sienna Lexus RX Toyota Highlander Toyota Camry Solara Toyota Avalon |
TOYOTA 6TH GENERATION SXV30
| Also called | Daihatsu Altis |
|---|---|
| Production | 2002–2006 |
| Assembly | Tsutumi, Japan Georgetown, Kentucky Altona, Victoria, Australia Chachoengsao, Thailand Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines Shah Alam, Malaysia Taipei, Taiwan |
| Body style(s) | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | 2.4 L 2AZ-FE I4, 157 hp 3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6, 192 hp 3.0 L 1MZ-FE VVT-i V6, 210 hp 3.3 L 3MZ-FE VVT-i V6 SE (2004-2006), 225 hp |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 4-speed U241E automatic 5-speed U151E automatic 4-speed U140E automatic 5-speed U250E automatic |
| Wheelbase | 2720 mm (107.1 in) |
| Length | 4805 mm (189.2 in) |
| Width | 1795 mm (70.7 in) |
| Height | 1490 mm (58.7 in) (2005-06) 1470 mm (57.9 in) (2002-04 LE) 1480 mm (58.3 in) (2002-04 SE & XLE) |
| Related | Lexus ES/Toyota Windom Toyota Sienna Lexus RX Toyota Highlander Toyota Camry Solara Toyota Avalon |
| Also called | Daihatsu Altis |
|---|---|
| Production | 2007–present |
| Assembly | Altona, Victoria, Australia Chachoengsao, Thailand (Aurion) Georgetown, Kentucky, United States Guangzhou, China (Aurion) Lafayette, Indiana, United States Tahara, Aichi, Japan Saint Petersburg, Russia Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines (Aurion) Shah Alam, Malaysia (Aurion) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Body style(s) | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | 2.4 L 2AZ-FE I4 (118 kW (158 hp)) 2.4 L 2AZ-FXE I4 (Hybrid) (140 kW (187 hp)) 3.5 L 2GR-FE V6 (200 kW (270 hp)) |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed U250E automatic 6-speed U660E automatic P311 CVT (Hybrid) |
| Wheelbase | 2,776 mm (109.3 in) |
| Length | 4,805 mm (189.2 in) |
| Width | 1,820 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1,470 mm (58 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,489 kg (3,280 lb) |
| Related | Lexus ES/Toyota Windom Lexus RX Toyota Aurion Toyota Camry Solara Toyota Highlander Toyota Sienna Toyota Camry Hybrid |
