Today's test is on the 2007-2008 Toyota Camry 40, which has a special feel to it. Let's take apart why.
In order to determine what kind of car this is, you need to look at their owners. For the most part, they are sensible adults in spirit who want a good car without overpaying for a brand and a lot of unnecessary options.
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Not very technological, but reliable.
There is no sense to speak about appearance, as it is a matter of taste. Some like it, some do not, but it is worth saying that the car has a neutral design that does not look cheap. If you do not like to draw extra attention, it is easy to get lost in the stream.
The technical part
There are two main engines available on the car - a 2.4L engine with a modest 168 horsepower and a 3.5 with 277 hp. They are both simple, without any know-how or complexity. Hence their reliability.
Only two things are worth keeping in mind.
First, if the engine is 2,4 liters, there can be consumption of oil up to 1 litre per 10,000 km. It is not necessary to be afraid of this indicator. If the oil consumption is higher, it is likely to start progressing. Here too, it is worth paying attention to this point. But, as a rule, oil consumption of up to a litre remains at very high mileage.
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Secondly, if the engine is 3.5 liters, it has no problems with oil, and the weak point is the gearbox, which may quickly fail in case of rough usage.
The majority of drivers have very quiet driving style on these cars, so even after 200,000-300,000 km no problems should occur.
Some owners complain of leaking pumps and branch pipes. But there is only one piece of advice - to inspect them from time to time. If to correct such things at early stages, it will not come to serious consequences.
Suspension
Suspension is a strong part of Toyota Camry. In addition, it gives a pleasant driving experience, plus it has proven to be extremely reliable.
The steering rack, rear linkage, and silent blocks are not an issue here. The bushings, stabilizer rods, should hardly be considered a problem. Besides even shock absorbers are 100 000 km long on our roads. That is suspension, it is really trouble-free part of foreign car.
Interior
Interior's design, as we have noted in the beginning of the article, is simple and quiet enough again. But here some colour choices just amaze in a bad way. The colour of the central panel is bluish. Some saloons also install sometimes unattractive colour of wood.
The car is equipped with the minimum necessary equipment in terms of buttons, which will allow moving around comfortably in this car.
I'd like to point out that the driver's seat has a full set of adjustments. In addition to forward/backward movement and backrest adjustment, there is also seat and front cushion lift. The passenger seat, has only two adjustments: forward/back and backrest.The seats are soft and comfortable. Not very pronounced side support, unnecessary because the 2007 Toyota Camry is designed for easy driving.
A lot of space is provided for the passengers in the rear, both overhead and for their feet. For their comfortable ride, there are power windows, ashtrays, armrest with cup holders, its own individual airing.
Boot
The boot of the 2008 Toyota Camry opens either with a key fob or a lever inside. The volume is impressive - 535 liters.
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Small and medium-sized items will fit a lot, but there could be problems with big ones, because, firstly, the shape of the boot is fancy, and secondly, the loading opening is not very big. That is, purely by volume, four huge suitcases will fit here, but because of the shape and height, the first two are easy to place, while the third-fourth will be problematic to place.
The rear seats can be folded inwards, either straight out of the boot, using two levers or by pushing with a large object. Incidentally, they fold up unevenly, with a slight upward movement.
Under the luggage compartment floor there is space for the spare wheel, the jack and an additional recess and hooks for the bags.
If the luggage compartment entry line were shifted at least ten centimetres further, the boot could be used to its full potential, as it is very large in volume.
On the move
We would like to start with smooth running. The suspension is very soft, comfortable and covers holes and irregularities. Naturally, therefore the Camry 40 has lost in controllability, it is not a minus. Insensibility and some rolliness has formed with a steering wheel and brake sorrow. This is clearly not a disadvantage.
The gearbox is tuned in the same way too. It works very well while driving, not really fond of aggressive driving. The Camry is not set up for any aggressive driving at all. It as if resists it: suspension with big rolls, and steering wheel is uninformative, and brakes are a little bit "cotton". If you liked to chase before, this car will force you to change style of driving.
The engine and which one is better to choose
There is a stereotype, that 3,5 liters will go, and 2,4 liters won't. We are forced to argue. The very characteristic, if the car goes faster than 10 seconds up to 100 km/h, it is not a slow foreign car. It will be already pleasant and comfortable to drive.
The characteristic of start up to 100 km/h with an accelerator to the floor, and this peak value of power does not always reflect the reality. It is relevant on diesel engines as well as some Toyota engines.
The Toyota Camry 40 has few horses, but it has a very good torque shelf. The engine is tuned for low revs, giving a little throttle starts to pick up with confidence. At this moment it is quiet and calm inside, nothing noises, but it is necessary to press gas to the floor - that's all! Strong noise is ensured to you.
If you want to take the car for quiet drive in a city, not often leaving on a motorway, it is better to choose engine capacity 2,4 liters. If you often go on a motorway - 3,5 litres.
As you know, power never hurts on a motorway, and the difference in consumption with 2.4 liters will be small. In the city, clearly 3.5 liters will "eat" a little more than 2.4 liters. Consumption in the city is about 12 liters, on the track up to 8 liters.
But it all depends on driving style, plus 2-3 liters for different people.
Conclusion
Before we finish, we would like to clarify. Today we have spoken about minuses of this passenger car. The thing is that there are a lot of praises and reviews of Camry 40 in the Internet. We wanted to draw attention to disadvantages.
In general, the impressions of Toyota Camry V40 are good. It has a large number of small flaws, but a few huge pluses overlap them easily.
In it you will have to put up with the little things, in return you get a good friend who will not distract from your personal life, will not require increased attention. It simply transports you comfortably from point A to point B.
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