I prefer the new looks of the Hybrid better than the LE, SE, XLE (no CE in Canada) also. The lease on my current Camry expires in just over a year (likely just after the introduction of the 2011 Camry, IF the 2010 model sticks around for only a year), and I may consider switching to the TCH. Hopefully by then, the TCH will come with the new 2AR + HSD drivetrain.
I'm starting to think that the 2AR will stick around until the redesign for the 2011/2012 model. Reason being that the Lexus HS 250h apparently has the same engine for its hybrid setup. Why introduce a new vehicle with an old engine if you don't plan to use that for a bit longer. Guessing here. I was wrong about the 2.7L from the Venza going into the Camry...its the 2.5L. Same new engine family tho
I think I've got a post in here from many, many months ago saying that there was only room to go downhill in the "freshened" styling. My thoughts, now that I've seen it:
1. Headlights are indeed worse -- how could you change the classic, three same-sized-in-a-row elements without mucking it up a bit? Still, it's not too awful, from what I can tell.
2. Taillights are "changed for no good reason." I prefer to have amber turn signals at the high, outside location in a taillight assembly, which the original Gen 6 has. Refresh supposedly has LED's, but I suppose it remains to be seen what the "turn signals" will wind up being.
3. Grilles: Looks like there's some squaring of the logo area, "plus additional chrome." I presume the photo of the blue car is the XLE, with its newly chrome-ringed fog lamps. Looks like SE gets chrome around its grille, and a "fiercer" look to the whole front clip. Whoopee. Not too sure what to say about the hybrid. I prefer "more grille" than that, generally.
4. Other note: The rear-view picture is a new green color.
5. Other note: Satellite radio bump on the roof.
6. Other note: Looks like the end of the "teal blue" center console bits, replaced with plain old silver.
Bottom line? I usually haven't been too enthused with Toyota model refreshes -- "change some things for no good reason and add some extra chrome" pretty well sums it up for me. I think this is right in that same old bucket.
Hydraulic pressure presses directly against the release bearing. It is used by other manufacturers. I'm not really a big fan of it, if it ever leaks, it's inside the bellhousing, meaning the tranny has to be removed, plus it will probably contaminate the clutch disc, etc.
Jeff
Which manufacturers use it? Yes, doesn't sound like a good idea, that's a lot of labor to replace something simple. Is this tranny currently used on anything else?
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