[quote=AvalonMan96]Wow, the new Camry is hot! I wish, though, that the non-Hybrid versions came with LED taillamps (even the regular Honda Accord has them). I also wish Toyota would let us decide whether we want leather or not, because not everybody thinks leather automatically equals luxury (ie: XLE V6). I hope the leather is not standard in the Hybrid versions as the media photos portray.
That dark blue is nice, but I would rather have a dark green personally.
I like that blue also, it's very distinctive. On the Accord you can only get leather with the Hybrid and I'm pretty sure the Camry Hybrid will have it also. Just the way it is.
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Camry Hybrid and XLE models have premium cloth as standard, with optional leather. It says so in the features list
The release says XLE seats in the 6 are standard leather.
The six cyl XLE has always had leather only. That's why I havent bought one for the last 4 years and keep driving my 92 Camry. I tried everything including getting them to swap out the seats to cloth and they wouldn't do it for me.
By the way I don't know much about Vehicle Stability Control. Can anyone tell me how useful, or degrading to the ride it is?
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I agree. I can pretty much buy any car I want, up to $90 grand.
But I just don't think there is a need to piss that much money away on a car.
Especially when you can get a great car like a Camry for less than 30 grand.
Besides I hate leather seats, so for me the Camry is the nicest car I can get in cloth. I can't even get an XLS because the 6 will have only leather. That kind of pisses me off but Oh well.
So I'll have to live with a LE with the 6 with as many options as I can get.
I also would love a darker wood on the interior. I hate that light wood on the Lexus ES, and the Avalon, it does look cheap.
I have a similar mentality. I think Cloth is still standard on SE V6's though. It's listed as optional on the 2007 specs for SE's. And on 2006 Camry's, cloth is still standard on SE V6's also. All of my cars have had leather and I wouldn't mind having cloth. Leather is hot as hell in the summer, freezes your arse in the winter, and because of that it sucks you into a heated seat option for the winter, and deep tints for the summer. All for friggin leather. Forget that. Gimme cloth!
It might be a little trouble to find at a dealership is all though. When we were getting our Highlander my wife actually wanted to get a Limited but w/o leather because she didn't like it. You can actually get Limited HL's without leather, but you have to custom order and since they're built in Japan we were told it takes 6 wks. No thanks, we just got one with leather anyways and she actually ended up liking it. Camry's are built in the US though so a special order shouldn't take nearly as long in the event you can't find what you're looking for on the lot or in the immediate area dealer network.
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Camry's are built in the US though so a special order shouldn't take nearly as long in the event you can't find what you're looking for on the lot or in the immediate area dealer network.[/quote]
I'm going to BEG the dealer to get me a 6 cyl XLE in cloth seats special order, I can wait, but they have never been able to do it in the past. Some bull about the car hasn't been tested with cloth seats in the XLE six and they have to follow government regulations. Heck, I think cloth is safer, with leather if you get hit you slide off them like your on ice!
Maybe now that they are built in America I'll have a chance, but I doubt it.
The people at my Toyota dealership are so snotty I walked out on them last year when I almost bought a 2006 Camry and they asked for MORE than sticker and would not deal.
I went to my local Honda dealership, where my wife bought her Pilot, and our salesman went over to Toyota and got me a test drive. They own the Toyota dealerhip and can do that. So I'm going to my Honda dealer dude to get me the Toyota. He's such a really nice guy and can deal with the pinheads at Toyota so I don't have to hastle with them. I'd rather he get the commision anyway. The Honda people bent over backwards for us. The Toyota people were uniformed and nasty. I almost bought the 6 cyl Accord but the ride was just to firm for me so I decided to wait for this new Camry. I sure hope once I drive it it will have been worth the wait.
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That's just my opinion. I could be wrong, but I'm not!
The release says XLE seats in the 6 are standard leather.
The six cyl XLE has always had leather only. That's why I havent bought one for the last 4 years and keep driving my 92 Camry. I tried everything including getting them to swap out the seats to cloth and they wouldn't do it for me.
By the way I don't know much about Vehicle Stability Control. Can anyone tell me how useful, or degrading to the ride it is?
ohhh, sorry didn't know the XLE V6 had standard leather. They said XLE so I assumed both models. My mistake. Hmm, here we have optional leather on both XLE models but yeah, we're getting standard leather for 2007. See if you can get a Canadian-spec XLE V6 in cloth. It's Cdn$33k.
VSC? Depends on how you like to drive your car. If you take it auto-crossing, I'd recommend against it. If you like an extra margin of safety, I'd say go for it. The fact that it can brake individual wheels to maintain control is better than you slamming on the brake pedal and using all 4 wheels.
Jaggrey, we got the info from Toyota Pressroom
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I think the new Camry looks pretty nice. Having the parking brake beside the pedals does allow more space in the console area, but personally, I would prefer it near the gear shifter. I think that would give the interior a sportier feel in the case of the SE model.
Say, why does the Hybrid come with dual climate control while the SE only has one climate zone? Doesn't really matter to me, just as long as they have it on the XLE.
That means the new 2007 4cyl is probably making closer to 165-170hp by the old SAE numbers. The new 6cyl at 268hp will be a rocket.
Drag coefficient is still .28 (.27 on the hybrid) on the 2007's.
I noticed that Toyota cut down the trunk space quite a bit, 15 cubic feet, down from 17 cubic feet. That's weird because it looks like all Camry's are going to the temporary spare tire, which should have increased trunk space? At least they didn't shrink the gas tank.
The suspension specs look the same. They really need to yank those struts off the back end and go to a true multilink suspension like the Accord or a BMW 3 series. Oh well, keeps the prices down.
I wonder about the daytime running lights and the foot pedal parking brake on automatic equipped cars?
I also wonder how expensive that hybrid is going to be. At least it's on a 4cyl engine model which makes sense, not like Honda's V6 hybrid which makes no sense. Probably won't even get to see one for a couple of years anyways, demand will be pretty high.
I can't wait to drive a 2007 Camry. It'll be tempting to trade in my 2005 Camry.
If the 3.3L could do it in 8 sec
8/1.4 = ~5.7sec
it sounds possible because avalon could do it in 6.1 sec with 5speedauto + heavier!
almost as fast as an IS
i think it can out run G35, 330, or TL!
It will not out run a G35. The G35 has more HP and torque. In additional you can get it in a a 6 speed manual.
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