The Japanese sedan Toyota Camry in Europe is the undisputed leader in its segment, the virtues of which are a solid appearance, spacious interior, comfortable suspension, recognizable brand and most importantly reliability, which is a head above that of German models. The only thing that Camry is inferior to the German models, so in design and quality of materials used inside. Although the cabin of the current version is not as awful as it was in the generation XV40, now it is more restrained and thoughtful.
To date, the Toyota Camry is sold in Europe equipped with a choice of three atmospheric gasoline engines:
150 hp gasoline 2.0 liter;
petrol 2.5-liter capacity of 181 h.p;
Gasoline 3.5 liter with 249 hp.
Of the three available engines we would recommend the 2.5L as it is the golden mean between power and fuel consumption. On the assurance of the engineers it consumes 11 liters in the city cycle and 7.8 liters on the highway. As for the base engine, 150 hp is frankly too little for a car weighing 1530 kg. The top motor is ideal for driving on the highway, its power is enough with reserve for overtaking. But the engine has its disadvantages, the main of which is the fuel consumption and the fact that the gearbox sometimes can not cope with the torque of 346 Nm of torque.
Toyota Camry generation XV55 is equipped, regardless of the engine, exclusively with a six-speed automatic transmission. The transmission is indexed U760E made by Aisin, which is found on the front-wheel drive Rav4, Avensis, Sienna, Lexus ES 350, including the Camry.
It's noteworthy that the U760E transmission is an upgraded version of the U660E transmission with a different firmware.
Many car enthusiasts before buying a Camry wonder if the automatic on the 3.5 version is different from the 2.5?
The answer is no, in all three versions (2.0, 2.5 and 3.5) is the same automatic, so often the box on the 249 strong version fails at mileage of 100,000 km from those who like to push "pedal to the metal" with a traffic light. In defense we can say that the 2.0 and 2.5-liter power units transmission easily overcome the mark in 250 000 km without major damage, so that the automatic Camry U760E can be considered reliable.
Price in Europe
The dollar price tag for the 2018 Camry VX55, depending on the configuration, is:
2.0 liter gasoline engine with 150 hp in the Standart configuration 23 000 USD;
2.0-liter gasoline engine rated at 150 hp in the Standart Plus configuration 23 400 USD;
2.0 liter petrol 150 hp engine in a configuration Classic 23 500 USD;
2.5 liter petrol engine with 181 hp in a Comfort variant 23 800 USD;
2.5 liter petrol engine with 181 hp in Elegance configuration 23 900 USD;
2.5 liter petrol engine with 181 hp in Elegance Plus configuration 24 000 USD;
2.5 liter petrol engine with 181 hp in Exclusive configuration 24 500 USD;
2.5 liter petrol engine with 181 hp in a Prestige configuration 24 700 USD:
3.5 liter petrol engine with power of 249 hp in a Luxe variant 25 000 USD.
The main competition to Toyota in this segment is:
This such as Infinity, Volvo, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
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