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heckface07 · 01-31-2008, 10:39 PM

Hey all,
I just purchased a 4 cylinder '07 Camry SE. I have to say that it doesn't have much get up and go but that's not why I purchased it. Anyhow, does anybody have any experience with mountain driving with their 4 cylinder? I may be moving to Colorado soon and will be wanting to go in to the mountains to snowboard and what not. I usually went to Winter Park when I lived there before and there are some pretty steep roads getting there. If anybody has any experience please let me know how it handles.

njerald · 01-31-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by heckface07

Hey all,
I just purchased a 4 cylinder '07 Camry SE. I have to say that it doesn't have much get up and go but that's not why I purchased it. Anyhow, does anybody have any experience with mountain driving with their 4 cylinder? I may be moving to Colorado soon and will be wanting to go in to the mountains to snowboard and what not. I usually went to Winter Park when I lived there before and there are some pretty steep roads getting there. If anybody has any experience please let me know how it handles.

Gone up Snoqualmie Pass (2,700' climb) and Siskiyou Pass (2,300' climb @6%) a number of times with 2 persons, luggage and golf equipment at the speed limit with no problems. It will downshift to 3rd gear at the steepest climbs.

Winter Park is about a 3700' climb as I remember but I don't think the grade was that steep.

In the winter with the snow and ice you won't be running speed limit probably.

ebumdude · 01-31-2008, 11:20 PM

^^ 2x, We dont have 3700 ft. climb here in Hawaii, but we do have very steep, winding, up & down hill drives....and I've had no issues. It has a nice get up to it, and it handles very well.

Better than a Ford.....judging from past experiences.

touringcamry · 02-01-2008, 12:42 AM

5A or 5M transmission?

I've done some mountain driving on my I4 5M. If anything, I shift down to 4th or 3rd. There is a 7% grade that I ascend and descend regularly and my Camry does it just fine in 4th with me and 200lbs of stuff in the back seat and/or trunk. I can accelerate slowly in 4th. Fifth is ok for holding the speed if above 60MPH or so as long as I don't lose any speed or desire to accelerate. I usually shift into 4th though because I know I will lose speed since that grade is fairly twisty.

heckface07 · 02-01-2008, 12:51 AM

Good to hear! Thanks guys.

heckface07 · 02-01-2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by touringcamry

5A or 5M transmission?

I've done some mountain driving on my I4 5M. If anything, I shift down to 4th or 3rd. There is a 7% grade that I ascend and descend regularly and my Camry does it just fine in 4th with me and 200lbs of stuff in the back seat and/or trunk. I can accelerate slowly in 4th. Fifth is ok for holding the speed if above 60MPH or so as long as I don't lose any speed or desire to accelerate. I usually shift into 4th though because I know I will lose speed since that grade is fairly twisty.

I should have mentioned that. It's an automatic.

white07cam · 02-01-2008, 06:45 AM

just step on it when you need it then.. the car does all the thinkingfor you

Camread · 02-01-2008, 08:10 AM

yeah just step on it! ours is basically broken-in (20k mi) and i noticed its getting stronger and stronger, especially when the engine's warmed up. i think the sweet spot is 3k rpm and up.

heckface07 · 02-01-2008, 01:28 PM

I have actually been surprised with the power of the I4 today. I'm not sure if it was sitting on the lot for awhile and just needed to get back in the groove of things or what. Either that or I'm just getting use to driving it now.