Official 8th Generation (2018+) 010B Camry Discussion

[bogglo]

if only the Avalon would look like this

 

[mmcartalk]

if only the Avalon would look like this

Meh. I'm a firm believer in sedans looking like sedans, not coupes.

 

[Tragic Bronson]

Meh. I'm a firm believer in sedans looking like sedans, not coupes.

IIRC, 'four door' luxury coupes are holding steady in sales while traditional sedans slide...

 

[mmcartalk]

IIRC, 'four door' luxury coupes are holding steady in sales while traditional sedans slide...

Oh, no doubt. But that doesn't mean I have to jump on bandwagons...I've never necessarily been one to follow the crowd.

How many guys, for example, do you know who drove a classic big Buick when they were in college? I did....by choice., though, of course, it was used (6 years old).....I couldn't afford a new one at the time.

 

[bogglo]

there was never a particular shape for coupe or sedan. how you differentiate was really with the amount of doors they had... back in the days almost all cars have the look of what we expect a sedan to look like. but times are changing and every car is starting to have what we expect a coupe to look like. IMO nothing wrong with a sleek design that is why I love the look of the 3GS over the 4GS.

 

[mmcartalk]

Times

but times are changing and every car is starting to have what we expect a coupe to look like. IMO nothing wrong with a sleek design that is why I love the look of the 3GS over the 4GS.

I agree that times may change, but the height of many people don't. Like it or not, many people simply have problems getting in and out of sedan back seats today that was not the case 20 or 30 years ago. And most of it (not necessarily all) is traced to rooflines.

 

[mikeavelli]

For the first time since maybe the 1992-96 Camry I have multiple people asking me about it and commenting how they love the styling. I find myself really loving how the car looks and I swear most seem to be SE's. What a homerun Toyota hit. Even my wife commented recently she and her mom liked the Camry and "maybe we should look at one for mom". Never heard those words uttered before lol.

In compassion when I see the new Accord it just looks ungainly and like some Crosstour. I really think styling hurt that car's sales and helped the Camry.

 

[ssun30]

Can confirm. I'm recently on a business trip to Shenzhen where the first batch of GAC Camry got delivered. Overwhelming majority are the Sportivo (XSE exterior+2.5 SE engine).

 

[Gecko]

I, too, love them. Crazy to say for a Camry, but I find myself straining my neck when an SE or XSE shows up in traffic... the lines are really beautiful. I think overall, Camry is ToMoCo's best executed sedan in the last decade (and that includes Lexus).

 

[ssun30]

I, too, love them. Crazy to say for a Camry, but I find myself straining my neck when an SE or XSE shows up in traffic... the lines are really beautiful. I think overall, Camry is ToMoCo's best executed sedan in the last decade (and that includes Lexus).

Pedestrians stop and wonder at parked ones all the time. It's a very un-Toyota-ish thing. One of those Sportivos got more attention than the Giulia and M4 parked right next to it.

 

[Joaquin Ruhi]

I find myself really loving how the car looks and I swear most seem to be SE's.

Can confirm. I'm recently on a business trip to Shenzhen where the first batch of GAC Camry got delivered. Overwhelming majority are the Sportivo (XSE exterior+2.5 SE engine).

It's not your imaginations. Here in the U.S. the SE trim level has been the best-selling Camry since the previous (7th) generation, and its successor is only reaffirming the trend.

 

[mikeavelli]

I, too, love them. Crazy to say for a Camry, but I find myself straining my neck when an SE or XSE shows up in traffic... the lines are really beautiful. I think overall, Camry is ToMoCo's best executed sedan in the last decade (and that includes Lexus).

It is very Italian to me sans the front end... not that I need another car but it would be a cool daily project car..... I really like it as well...

 

[Tragic Bronson]

It is very Italian to me sans the front end... not that I need another car but it would be a cool daily project car..... I really like it as well...

Put one on the company tab...even the LE looks pretty decent. The transaction prices are pretty good too since all dealers are discounting them.

 

[CIF]

So today for the first time in person, I saw a two-tone Celestial Silver Metallic/Midnight Black Metallic XSE and I was wowed. I couldn't believe how good in looked on a bright sunny day. The Celestial Silver Metallic is reminiscent of the Lexus Atomic Silver. It looked incredibly stylish driving by, and it definitely looked more expensive than it actually is. The exterior paint scheme, combined with the XSE touches honestly made it look like it was a premium brand or luxury brand car.

I had previously seen Wind Chill Pearl/Midnight Black Metallic XSEs, but this wowed me so much more.

 

[Carmaker1]

TNGA-K has major pluses coming to the Camry and Avalon 2020. New drivetrains not seen for 6 generations and greater than XSE versions. I will say no more, to keep what I was told in confidence awhile ago and leave that to the source.

 

[CIF]

TNGA-K has major pluses coming to the Camry and Avalon 2020. New drivetrains not seen for 6 generations and greater than XSE versions. I will say no more, to keep what I was told in confidence awhile ago and leave that to the source.

These coming additions are well overdue for Toyota .

 

[Joaquin Ruhi]

New drivetrains not seen for 6 generations and greater than XSE versions.

Sounds like an AWD TRD Camry to me...

 

[CIF]

Sounds like an AWD TRD Camry to me...

If true this could really make Acura sweat, and make Honda very nervous.

 

[ssun30]

Good news. One more targer for our friend Rhambler to complain it's 0.2s slower than blah blah blah.

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Good news. One more targer for our friend Rhambler to complain it's 0.2s slower than blah blah blah a Honda Civic with a spoon engine.

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