Super TestCar reviews - Toyota - Camry - Altise V6 sedanToyota modelsThe Car24 Oct 2002 By BRUCE NEWTON NEW is a relative term for the Camry's look, which was actually launched in the USA 12 months ago. The Camry is a Toyota world car, which means it looks the same wherever you go - Australia, the USA, Japan or Europe. That internationalism also dictates its reasonably conservative styling, which is at its most pronounced in the base model Altise. Plastic wheel covers, black rather than body colour wing mirrors and few chrome touches give you the message. The body is also physically bigger than its predecessor, measuring 35mm longer, 10mm wider and a big 70mm higher. The car has a 0.29 aerodynamic Cd, down from the old car's 0.30. Stylist Hiroyuki Metsugi said he tried to capture something of a European feeling when designing the car. Did you know?GM product guru Bob Lutz paid Camry a back-handed compliment at a recent motor show: "It's almost grotesque in its proportions and yet the thing looks great because the precision of the execution is so high." No doubt everyone at Toyota was pleased to hear that!All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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