Toyota Camry for sale in the Philippines January 2019

Toyota's most premium full-sized sedan

PROS

• It has a sophisticated interior
• A great cabin comfort
• Engine refinement
• Reliability

CONS

• Dated exterior looks
• Lack of contemporary features

This car needs no introduction, Toyota Camry has been one of the most successful models for Toyota across the globe, after its number one selling car, the Toyota Corolla. The Toyota Camry is an executive sedan from Toyota has seen several changes in its entire lifespan which all started back in 1979 as Celica Camry. It has set its footprint across many markets in the world, with the Asian ones being at the topmost priority. The Toyota Camry Philippines is available in three variants – G, S, and V. All of the Toyota Camry variants are available in a sole powertrain option of having the 2.5-liter petrol motor mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The Toyota Camry is available in seven color options – Attitude Black, Gray Mica Metallic, Gray Metallic, Thermalyte, White Pearl, Grayish Blue Mica Metallic, and Phantom Brown Metallic.

A Bolder New Design

The interiors of the Toyota Camry have nothing much to praise for. The cabin has been styled in a very simplistic manner. However, its cabin provides a good level of sophistication and comfort. For its steering wheel, it has been restyled with different looking buttons for audio and calls, it even comes with aluminum inserts to make it look premium. It has the instrument console, with colored MID screen, which is probably the only cool thing you will find in this simple cabin. The Toyota Avanza's center console is the most heavily styled portion, with the mix of fake wood and aluminum inserts and several buttons making it looks plush. It is filled with buttons for climate control that might look confusing to use one by one. When it comes with the vehicle's entertainment system, there is a touchscreen music system misses out on modern bits like satellite navigation, Android Auto and Apple Carplay, which are a big miss in the Toyota Camry.

It is disappointing knowing the price bracket it falls in. The Toyota Camry is otherwise equipped with features like cruise control, tilt and telescopic adjustable steering, push-button start with keyless entry, leather upholstery and rain sensing wipers, however, given its price range, it feels lacking in many more comfort and more convenient features. Despite all, it still has its great feature that everyone will likely notice. This vehicle genuinely succeeds in comfort, the comfort levels are high with electric adjustments for all the seats at both front and rear and it even complements it with the generous amount of space it offers, it now feels more very comfortable than before.

The Toyota Camry has always been that one car which remains straight to the point with its no-nonsense looks which makes it look simply, yet elegant. The Toyota Camry sold in the Philippines is the last generation model, which looks too plain and slightly dated too in front of the all-new generation model being sold currently in other markets, however, it still looks on point. The Toyota Camry design in front has got a plain looking grille which gets a thick slat of chrome at its upper portion which ends up at the angular headlamps which come inbuilt with projector headlamps with daytime running LEDs.

For the front bumper, it comes with unique placements for fog lamps, which are situated at the lower end corners of the lower portion of the front grille and are enclosed in chrome garnishes. Looking at the sides of the vehicle, the Toyota Camry looks too bland for anyone to really love it. It doesn't even have any character lines or curves to make it look interesting, thus making the side profile look very boring and in isolation. It has its chrome finish on its waistline too which doesn't really help much to enhance the overall styling. The Toyota Camry rear carries forward the simplistic approach in its design with large tail lamps at both the sides connected with a thin strip of chrome, which does look elegant. The Toyota Camry comes with the standard type of suspension setup, the MacPherson strut type with stabilizer at the front and dual-link which is independent at the rear. The suspension on the Toyota Camry has been tuned on the softer side to make it feel as comfortable and jerk-free on the inside as well. It also comes with a large 17-inch alloy wheel to aid much for that matter. The Toyota Camry measures almost 4800 mm in length, when it comes with the low turning radius of 5.5m, this is really one commendable strength of the vehicle. All these features, makes it feel quite easy to maneuver under traffic conditions, despite its large size.

The Toyota Camry is available with the sole option of a 2.5 liters four-cylinder, petrol engine which is coupled to a 6-speed conventional torque converter. For its engine, it comes with a dual VVT-I technology, which can produce a maximum power output of 178 bhp and a peak torque output of 231 Nm. When it comes with the Toyota Camry's powertrain, it is more expected that the engine feels less on vibration and refined throughout the rev range and is almost silent at the idle. But you will notice that the engine is slightly thirsty as well, given the amount of performance it packs in.

Nowadays, modern electronic safety aids are an important part of the vehicle. The New Toyota Camry feels quite archaic, with the car though covering the basic safety features, missing out on the former contemporary aids. The New Toyota Camry, though, does come standard with safety features like front, side, curtain and knee airbags, front and rear parking sensors, ABS with EBD and BA, and vehicle stability control.