Toyota Camry 2022, detailed review, engine life. Car mechanic's opinion on the sedan.

Toyota Camry in Europe is popular and in demand in any generation, the sedan is in demand in fleets of government offices, cab drivers in major cities, as well as ordinary owners. In the 2021 new car sales ranking, the sedan is in 12th place, with sales up 12% over 2020.

Body design of the current generation of Toyota Camry, simple and has nothing extra, without frills and stuff, which is why Camry as a rule is bought by adults, who do not need sometimes useless options, heaps of electronics, and reliability and practicality are important. But in general, the sedan looks harmonious, solid and on the road does not seem gray, headlights in all configurations LED, alloy wheels they can be seventeen or eighteen.

Toyota Camry has a good level of safety, the equipment of Japanese sedan, domestic assembly is a number of active safety systems (TPMS, EPB, EPS, ABS, EBD, BAS, TRC, VSC +, HAC), front and side airbags, and curtains, starting with pre-maximum configuration available driver knee airbag, as well as a number of assist systems, including PCS, iDRCC, LDA, LTA, SWS, AHB, RSA.

Interior Toyota Camry, without the excesses and frills, there is no digital dashboards and a bunch of various unnecessary electronics, everything is simple enough, but with taste. Finishing materials, of course, are not as they were in the Japanese, from the 80-90s, but look quite good. The multimedia screen can be seven or eight inches, and beginning from GR Sport kitting a premium acoustics is installed. Seat behind a wheel is comfortable, depending on a complete set, seats can be with mechanical or electronic adjustment. Also in the top versions is available electric drive for rear passengers.

The sedan can be equipped with a headlight washer, projection screen, three-zone climate, parking sensors, ventilation seats, panoramic view system, blind spot monitoring system, and other necessary options. The trunk is of average size for the class, its volume is 493 liters.

Toyota Camry has a good handling, of course this is not a sports car and there is a slight bump, but at adequate speeds the behavior is predictable, and I can say that the handling and stability on the road better than the fifties. The suspension is McPherson in the front and multilever in the rear. The suspension is power-consuming and forgives much. Ground clearance of the sedan is 155 mm.

I work as a mechanic, for many years, we serve various generations of Camry, the maximum mileage of 70 generations of our customers is 170 thousand km. and with full responsibility I can say that the running gear is viable, provided that it deliberately did not kill.

Outwardly, restyling and prestyling are practically the same, but under the hood the changes are more substantial:

The junior in the line power unit with the volume of 2.0 liters, 150 hp capacity, works together with a variator. By the way, the 150 strong motor is new, and not the one that was installed on before-restyle. Approximate life of the unit, which the manufacturer promises about 220 thousand km.

The best selling Camry, with 2.5 liters engine, the engine was forced, and now it has 200 horsepower, 8-speed automatic transmission. Approximate service life of the engine is about 300 thousand km.

Camry with a six-cylinder 3.5 liters engine with 249 hp capacity is perceived very differently and drives very well. Transmission is 8-speed automatic. The approximate service life of the unit is about 250,000 km.

But in practice these engines are able to run longer and everything depends on the adequacy of the driver and the quality of service.

As a mechanic and owner of a small service, I think Camry in the 70 body a good car, it has a good safety, rust-resistant body, strong suspension, not bad for its class handling, as well as problem-free basic units, unlike the Koreans she has no problems with scuff marks, as opposed to the Germans with the electronics. So in my opinion, if the budget allo 25 000 USD, and that without taking into account the extras, very much not small money and I personally regret that the car of such class can not afford the majority of families.

In the article I gave my opinion and no one impose it, I like Koreans, Germans or maybe Chinese take them, the main thing that the car liked and was within its means.