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Toyota Camry
Manufacturer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Production	1983–present
Predecessor	Toyota Corona
Class	United States: Compact (1983-1991) Mid-size (1992-present)

[edit] First generation (1983–1986)

First generation
Also called	Toyota Vista
Production	1983–1986
Assembly	Toyota City, Japan
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Engine(s)	1.8 L 1S-L I4 (74 hp) 1.8 L 1C-TL(C) I4, 74 hp 2.0 L 2S-ELC I4, 92 hp 2.0 L 2C-TLC turbodiesel I4, 92 hp
Transmission(s)	5-speed manual 4-speed A140E automatic
Wheelbase	102.4 in
Length	175.6 in
Width	66.5 in
Height	Sedan: 53.9 in

In 1983, The Toyota Camry was introduced as a replacement of the Toyota Corona. The Camry was brought to the US Market as a Front Wheel Drive four-door sedan or five-door hatchback.

The Camry was available with a 92 hp SAE (68 kW) 2.0 L 2S-ELC engine, 1.8 L 1C-TLC or a 74 hp 2.0 L 2C-TLC turbodiesel engine, four-door sedan or five-door hatchback body style, and could be purchased with either a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic. In contrast to the rear-wheel drive Celica Camry, the Toyota Camry was a front-wheel drive vehicle built on an all-new platform.

Toyota Camry hatchback

The design of the first-generation Camry fit well within the box-shaped trends of the early 1980s. Additionally, the vehicle size and available options were characteristic of Japanese-designed cars of the time; the Camry was a small, inexpensive sedan with solid but spartan construction and competed indirectly against larger American counterparts.

[edit] Second generation (1987–1991)

Second generation (SV20)
Also called	Toyota Vista Holden Apollo
Production	1987–1991
Assembly	Toyota City, Japan Georgetown, Kentucky Altona, Victoria, Australia
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Engine(s)	1.8 L 1S I4(1987-1989), 86 hp 2.0 L 3S-FE I4, 110 hp 2.5 L 2VZ-FE V6, 156 hp
Transmission(s)	5-speed S51 or S53 manual (FF 4-cyl) 5-speed E52 manual (V6) 5-speed E56F5 manual (AWD) 4-speed A140E automatic 4-speed A540E automatic (V6) 4-speed A540H automatic (AWD)
Wheelbase	102.4 in
Length	Sedan: 182.1 in Wagon: 183.1 in
Width	Base Sedan: 66.5 in DLX & LE Sedan & Base Wagon: 67.4 in AWD, V6 Sedan & V6 Wagon: 67.3 in
Height	Sedan: 54.1 in Wagon: 54.5 in
Curb weight	2,734-2,855 pounds
Related	Lexus ES

The second-generation model debuted in 1986 for the 1987 model year, and included a station wagon but dropped the hatchback. At this point, it was still regarded as a compact car. In 1988, an all-wheel drive system (called All-Trac) and a 160 hp JIS (118 kW) 2.5 L V6 engine were added as options for the first time. The V6 was fuel-injected with 24 valves, and dual overhead camshafts, much like the upgraded 130 hp JIS (96 kW) 4-cylinder.

In 1991, anti-lock brakes became optional on the V6, LE, and wagon models.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, the first wholly-owned U.S. Toyota plant, began producing Camrys in 1988, where three trim levels of the second-generation Camry were made: the unbadged base model, the DX, and the LE. The 2.5 L engine and Camry chassis was repackaged as the upscale Lexus ES 250. The ES 250 was essentially the Japanese-market Camry hardtop.

The second generation Camry was extremely popular in the United States and it is not at all uncommon to see examples on American roads, even to this day (more than two decades after production).

The 1987 Camry marked the first generation of Camry to be built in Australia. In fact, it was the first Camry ever made outside of Japan. A 1.8 L 4-cylinder engine rated at 64 kW (86 hp) was standard on the base model, while a 2.0 L 4-cylinder rated 88 kW (116 hp) was available on all others. In 1988, a 2.5 L V6 was introduced. The V6 sat the very top of the range, and was the only model to be imported from Japan. Due to its positioning in the line-up, and the high import duty it attracted, it was very expensive, and only sold in small numbers. In 1989, the 1.8 L engine was dropped, and was replaced with a carbureted 2.0 L engine, producing 82 kW (110 hp).

In Japan there was a GT model using the older 3S-GE engine as used on the Celica. This particular model also had a factory strut brace similar to an AE92 Corolla and rode on the V6 model's 15 inch alloy wheels. This particular model also had an electronic instrument cluster.

Gallery

Camry wagon

[edit] Third generation (1992–1996)

Third generation (SV30) (SXV10)
Also called	Toyota Vista Holden Apollo Toyota Scepter
Production	1992–1996
Assembly	Tsutsumi, Japan Georgetown, Kentucky Altona, Victoria, Australia
Body style(s)	2-door coupe 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Layout	FF layout
Engine(s)	2.2 L 5S-FE I4, 130 hp 3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6, 194 hp 3.0 L 3VZ-FE V6, 185 hp
Transmission(s)	E53 5-speed manual 4-speed A140E automatic 4-speed A541E automatic 4-speed A540E automatic
Wheelbase	103.1 in
Length	Sedan: 187.8 in Wagon: 189.4 in
Width	69.7 in
Height	Coupe: 54.9 in Sedan: 55.1 in Base Wagon: 56.3 in I4 Sedan: 56.5 in
Related	Toyota Scepter Lexus ES/Toyota Windom Toyota Avalon

The third generation Camry is regarded as the first to break into the large-car market, or what Toyota billed at the time as "world-sized". At the same time the Corolla was moved to the compact class, the Camry moved to the mid-size class. This model marked the transition away from an inexpensive four door vehicle into a larger, more luxurious family sedan. In Japan, this car was labeled the Toyota Scepter, as the Camry took on a new form in the Japanese Market to meet Japan's requirements and needs.

In the United States, an automatic transmission became the only option on all but the base and sport-model Camrys, whereas previously, a manual transmission was available on nearly all trim levels.

In that market, both the four and six-cylinder engines received upgrades in displacement and power: the four was upped to 2.2 L and 125 hp SAE 5S-FE (97 kW), and the V6 to 3.0 L and 185 hp SAE (137 kW). In addition to the DX (also sometimes called Deluxe) and LE trims, 1992 saw the addition of an XLE luxury trim and the SE sport trim—presumably introduced to compete with the Nissan Maxima SE. The SE model is different from the LE and XLE in appearance with the addition of a standard V6 engine, rear spoiler, and black side mirrors as well as the sport suspension from the Lexus ES300.

Some other countries followed the 2.2 L and 3.0 L engine choices. Toyota in New Zealand sold these models as the 220 and V6 respectively, the smaller-engined car filling the gap of the departed Corona.

It shared the rounded body panel look of many imports of similar vintage: the Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, and Nissan Altima, to name a few. This was a departure from the second generation models which, although they had many more rounded panels than the first generation Camry, were nevertheless generally slab-sided in shape. The third-generation Camrys had rounded features and a very curved silhouette.

This is a similar car to the then new Lexus ES 300, or the Windom in foreign markets, equipped with a 3.0 L V6 engine.

In 1994, Toyota released a coupe version of the Camry with styling very similar to the four door version. This vehicle would be dropped for the next generation, although it would later be replaced by the Camry Solara (discussed below). In 1994, an all new aluminum V6 with 24-valves and four cams also debut, bumping horsepower from 185hp to 188hp. This year, all Camrys came with standard dual front airbags whereas the 1992-1993 Camrys only has driver's airbag.

The third generation Camry was on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1992 and 1993.

In the US, the third generation Camry was given a facelift for the 1995 model year, sometimes taking the name Generation 3.5. Minor exterior changes included a revised front fascia with different turn signals and more rounded headlights, reminiscent of those of the Geo Prizm, a rebadged Toyota Corolla. In addition, the rear fascia was updated, now with body-coloured plastic between the taillights (where it said "CAMRY"), instead of the red plastic on higher trimlevels and black plastic on lower trimlevels of the 1992 to 1994 models. The taillights themselves were also slightly different.

Both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) publish crash information for the Camry. The third-generation Camry was tested for only frontal (NHTSA) and frontal offset (IIHS) crashes. NHTSA gave the 1995 Camry four stars for the driver and three stars for the passenger. [1] The IIHS scored the same car "Acceptable" overall, with three out of six categories listed as acceptable and the other three listed as good. [2]

Gallery

1995-1996 Camry LE sedan

Toyota Camry coupe

1992-1994 Camry LE V6 wagon

[edit] Fourth generation (1997–2001)

Fourth generation (SXV20)
Also called	Daihatsu Altis Toyota Vista
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)	E153 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

The fourth generation Camry was launched in 1997 in the United States.

In 2000, the sedan models received a mid-model upgrade to the front and rear fascias, but remained otherwise similar to the 1997 to 1999 models. This generation is often called Generation 4.5, since the upgrades were mostly aesthetic.

The Lexus ES 300 was again built from the Windom, which uses the Camry chassis.

The Camry Solara was added in coupe form in 1999, and then a convertible form in 2000. In contrast to the third generation Camry coupe, the Camry Solara was a significant styling departure from the sedan. The Solara was available in SE and SLE trims, corresponding roughly to the sedan's LE and XLE trims.

The Camry SE was dropped and the base model was renamed the CE for the 1997 model year. Both the LE and the XLE trims were carried over from the previous generation. All trim levels were available with either the 2.2 L I4 or the 3.0 L V6 engine except the Solara SLE, which was only available with the V6. The LE-based Collector Edition was new for 2001 model year.

Power was increased slightly to 133 hp SAE (99 kW) for the 5S-FE 2.2 L I4 and 194 hp SAE (145 kW) for the 1MZ-FE V6. Manual transmissions (model: S51) were only available on the CE trim level, LE V6, and any Solara model.

The Camry V6 was again on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1997.

Joe Signorelli built a 2JZ-GTE Powered Camry-Inspired Drag Car using this generation of Camry. Much like the NASCAR Camry who's body is taken from the Gen 6, Signorelli's car was hardly a Toyota Camry at all. ^[1]

Gallery

2000-2001 Toyota Camry (United States)

1997-2000 Toyota Camry Conquest V6 sedan (Australia)

1996-2001 Toyota Camry Gracia station wagon (Japan)

[edit] Fifth generation (2002–2006)

Fifth generation
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

In September 2001, the Toyota Camry was released as a larger sedan (taking styling cues from the successful Vitz, Corolla and Solara) only, but without a station wagon for the first time. Due to station wagons losing popularity to minivans and crossover SUVs, the Camry wagon was replaced by the Toyota Sienna minivan (in North America only) and the Toyota Highlander SUV, both vehicles utilizing the Camry's platform.

The front end of the car was relatively short, leaving a great deal of the length to the cabin, a technique adopted by compact cars. In contrast to the fairly squat fourth generation Camry, the fifth generation was a decidedly tall vehicle. It was 2.5 in (64 mm) taller and had a 2 in (51 mm) longer wheelbase than the previous model.

In 2002, the basic CE model was dropped but the SE sport model was reintroduced. Both the LE and SE models were available with a manual transmission when equipped with the four-cylinder engine. Any model could be equipped with a V6 or an automatic transmission, although the manual transmission was not available on V6 models. The Camry XLE had an engine that was equipped with a drive-by-wire throttle.

The 2002 Camry Solara remained on the fourth generation chassis, and received only minor styling upgrades to the front and rear ends. However, the Solara did receive the same 2.4 L 2AZ-FE VVT-i I4 engine that was available on the Camry.

In late 2004, the 2005 Camry was introduced with new upgrades such as a chrome grille (though the SE had a sportier grille), new headlight and taillight designs, redesigned front bumper, and new wheels. A new base trim level was added, which was priced lower than the Camry LE. Interior upgrades to the Camry included a rear center head restraint, a storage bin in the door, Optitron gauges, and standard leather seating on V6-powered XLEs. A 5-speed automatic transmission was now available on both the V6 and I4 engines; the I4 engine receiving the new transmission for the 2005 model year.

The second generation Camry Solara was introduced in 2003 as a 2004 model. Again, styling from the Camry was radically different, taking design cues from the Lexus SC430. The 2.4 L VVT-i engine was still offered, however, a new 3.3 L VVT-i V6 was optional. The Solara also received the new 5-speed automatic transmission the sedan was given. In addition to the SE and SLE trims, a new SE Sport was offered. Unlike the first generation Solara, the SLE trim could be had with the four-cylinder engine.

Gallery

Camry LE Special Edition

2002-2004 Camry SE

2005-2006 Camry SE

2005-2006 Camry XLE

[edit] Sixth generation (2007-present)

Sixth generation
Also called	Daihatsu Altis
Production	2007–present
Assembly	Altona, Victoria, Australia Guangzhou, China Georgetown, Kentucky Lafayette, Indiana Tahara, Aichi, Japan St. Petersburg, Russia 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, 158 hp 2.4 L 2AZ-FXE I4 (Hybrid only) 158 hp 3.5 L 2GR-FE V6, 268 hp
Transmission(s)	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed U250E automatic 6-speed U660E automatic P311 CVT (Hybrid only)
Wheelbase	2776 mm (109.3 in)
Length	4805 mm (189.2 in)
Width	1820 mm (71.7 in)
Height	1470 mm (57.9 in)
Related	Lexus ES/Toyota Windom Toyota Sienna Lexus RX Toyota Highlander Toyota Camry Solara Toyota Aurion

The sixth generation Camry went on sale in March 2006. It was significantly redesigned, with a 56 mm longer wheelbase, but the overall length remained the same. It was introduced at the 2006 North American International Auto Show alongside a hybrid version.

The sixth generation Toyota Camry sold in some countries in Asia and the Middle East have different exterior body parts and a similar interior to the Camry depicted.

Sales in the United States, the primary market for the Camry, significantly increased in the year following release. Quarterly record sales totalled 46,630 for second quarter of the American 2007 model year.^[2]

[edit] International production

Toyota Camrys are produced at Georgetown, Kentucky, USA, Aichi, Japan, Melbourne, Australia, and in China (for the Chinese market only). The Camry sold in China shares the front and rear design used for the Australian 6 cylinder 'Aurion'.

On 20 April 2007, Camry manufacturing began at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. in Lafayette, Indiana USA, with intended production of about 100,000 units per year.

A Camry manufactured in Japan is denoted with a VIN starting with "J", as well as a small hatch on the passenger's side of the front bumper containing equipment that is compatible with Japanese towing systems; US-made models are denoted with a VIN starting with "4".[3]

[edit] Camry Hybrid

Main article: Toyota Camry Hybrid

The sixth-generation Toyota Camry is the first generation in which the Camry has been available as a gasoline/electric hybrid. The Camry Hybrid utilizes Toyota’s second generation Hybrid Synergy Drive and contains a 4-cylinder engine in conjunction with a 40 HP electric motor. The Camry is currently the third Toyota model to be offered as a hybrid, the others being the Toyota Prius and the Toyota Highlander.

Camry Hybrids were initially built solely in Japan. The majority of production, however, has since shifted to Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky plant, which is projected to produce 45,000 of the vehicles per year.^{[citation needed]}.

EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid are 40 MPG (City) and 38 MPG (Highway). EPA’s revised method of estimating fuel economy for 2008 and subsequent model years, which now considers the effects of air conditioning, rapid acceleration and cold temperatures, estimates 33 MPG (City) and 34 MPG (Highway).^[3]

[edit] Safety and reliability

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave the 2007 Toyota Camry and the Camry Hybrid a five-star safety rating for frontal crashes for both driver and passenger. Both models also received a five-star safety rating for side impact crashes for driver and passenger. The Camry received a four-star safety rating for rollovers. The Camry Hybrid was not tested for rollovers.^[4][5]

The sixth generation model Toyota Camry received a four-star safety rating as a result of Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) testing.^[6]

Consumer Reports 2007 Annual Car Reliability Survey gave the V6 version of the Toyota Camry a "below average" rating, thus removing the V6 Camry from Consumer Reports' "Recommended" list. This rating does not apply to the four cylinder and hybrid versions, which continued to be recommended.^[7]

Gallery

Toyota Camry XLE (United States)

2007 Toyota Camry XLE interior (Japan)

Toyota Camry (South East Asia and China)

[edit] Sales

[edit] Market ranking in USA

[edit] References

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