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Introduction |
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One of the world’s
best known luxury saloons comes to India this November in the form of
Toyota’s brilliant new Camry. To be brought in via the CBU route, this Rs
18 lakh automobile is an outstanding example of what Toyota does best:
make cars which do their job brilliantly.
Riding on the back of
its success with the oddball styled but superbly reliable Qualis MUV,
Toyota via its Indian subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd is poised to
leapfrog segments and get to the rarified end of the Indian car spectrum
with one of its most significant and successful of models. The company has
lined up its stunning Accord-sized Camry for an India launch this November
and OVERDRIVE magazine laid its hands on the very first example of the
Camry 2.4 which will be imported as a CBU for sale from the next month
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Style & Build |
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Oriental and Yankee blend with good build
integrity. |
STYLE: BUILD: |
Chassis & Suspension |
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Euro feel and stance from the Far East
works in Yankeeland as well as in Hamara Bharat. |
CHASSIS: SUSPENSION: |
Engine & Transmission |
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Proof that Toyota is ready for
F1! |
ENGINE: TRANSMISSION: |
Performance |
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Get on to the fast lane
folks |
PERFORMANCE: |
Fuel Efficiency |
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Respectable even though we tried our best
to defame it! |
FUEL EFFICIENCY : |
Handling & Braking |
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Fuss-free yet driver-friendly but could do
with slightly better low-speed ride quality. |
RIDE QUALITY: ROAD HOLDING: STEERING: BRAKES: |
Interiors | ||||||
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The best no-nonsense cabin this side of the
Taj Intercontinental!
But the most important fact even before getting into
the car concerns the doors which swing wide open to allow unhindered
access along with the superbly thought out hip points which allow you to
just slide onto the seats without doing a contortionist’s act. Space at
the rear is in fact one of the defining features of the cabin and a
majority of Camry owners will revel in the leg, elbow and
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INTERIOR: LIVING IN IT: |
Summing it up | ||||||
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The competition is warned, the Camry means
business.
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Clutch: Single 236m dia dry plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transmission: 5-speed manual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Instrumentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
260kmph speedo, 8000rpm tachometer, fuel/temp guages, digital odo/tripmeter, multi-function display, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Variable Valve Timing - Intelligent | ||||
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Toyota’s Camry has been at loggerheads with its great rival, the
Honda Accord since a very long time. And just as Honda has its brilliant
VTEC system for its entire product portfolio, Toyota also has an ace up
its sleeve in the form of the VVTi system which many Indians will now get
to experience with the new Camry. Short for variable valve timing -
intelligent, the VVT system was first introduced onto a Toyota production
engine (the sporty 4A-GE unit) in 1991 in order to increase both torque
and output while also, like Honda’s VTEC, to try and keep a lid on fuel
consumption. VVT achieved this feat by enabling the intake valves to open
and close in two steps based on engine load and throttle
position.
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