Topic: 2021 Toyota Camry XLE AWD

[Blueprint]

Bulletproof car is now weatherproof

https://www.autohebdo.net/expert/20211021/toyota-camry-xle-awd-2021-essai-routier/

[ktm525]

If you need a sedan of this size probably a wise purchase. I just don't think I could pull the trigger on it though, as life is too short..

[rrocket]

If you need a sedan of this size probably a wise purchase. I just don't think I could pull the trigger on it though, as life is too short..

Yea, everyone needs a leaking Land Rover to add spice to their life just once!! LOL [emoji38]

[ktm525]

Yup! It wasn't leaking until I let someone else wrench on it

Camrys and scooters... lol

[Blueprint]

If you need a sedan of this size probably a wise purchase. I just don't think I could pull the trigger on it though, as life is too short..

The current generation is in a different league than the Camrys of yore. The low cowl, precise steering and fairly taut suspensions actually allow some fun behind the wheel. The gap is under the hood. The base 2.5 doesn't partner all that well with the 8-speed automatic, which overrevs it a lot just to gain a bit of speed. A turbo 2-litre would work wonders here. I did a brief drive in a Hybrid and it actually "pulls" better, while getting stellar fuel economy. But AWD only comes with the base engine, with the entire drivetrain actually lifted straight for the Rav4, gear rations and all.

This specific build is gone for 2022. 2021 had 20 Camry variants (!), so Toyota is simplifying next year. For example, the four XLE models are reduced to a single one, the fwd Hybrid.

[Blueprint]

Oh and by the way I got 7.3 l/100 km out of this one!

[rrocket]

The current generation is in a different league than the Camrys of yore.

So much this.

The TNGA platform is really good.

[ktm525]

Oh it's the cerebral choice no question.

[Blueprint]

The current generation is in a different league than the Camrys of yore.

So much this.

The TNGA platform is really good.

It's so good I put in my name to buy this press car (the other trims don't offer the content I want). With three Toyota execs ahead of me I won't hold my breath though.

800 km with this one was quite the test drive. The following week, I put another 800 km in a direct competitor. Mashing up the two would create the perfect midsizer.

[ktm525]

Does it stir your loins?

[rrocket]

Does it stir your loins?

For a family sedan it's pretty darn good!

Not sure about the stirring part..and not sure if any family mid sizer would fit that definition precisely.

[ktm525]

Families still buy sedans? I would think the target market for this is mid 50s guy who is too practical to buy a coupe.

[Ex-airbalancer]

Wish they would have based the new Venza off of the Camry

[Blueprint]

Does it stir your loins?

It's a great road-tripper with the best adaptative cruise I reviewed yet, and this unit also had the best JBL stereo I've sampled from Toyota. Add the comfy seats, heated steering wheel, big light from the huge pano roof and AWD and the result is a fantastic commuter. Plus, it drives better than people give it credit for.

I also have the TR6 to stir and rearrange my loins.

[Blueprint]

I would think the target market for this is mid 50s guy who is too practical to buy a coupe.

Bam.

[ktm525]

I would think the target market for this is mid 50s guy who is too practical to buy a coupe.

Bam.

Well it's either that or gold chains, an open shirt and a Corvette.

[CSH]

The current generation is in a different league than the Camrys of yore.

So much this.

The TNGA platform is really good.

It's so good I put in my name to buy this press car (the other trims don't offer the content I want). With three Toyota execs ahead of me I won't hold my breath though.

800 km with this one was quite the test drive. The following week, I put another 800 km in a direct competitor. Mashing up the two would create the perfect midsizer.

LOL i had the 2021 SE as a loaner while the Model 3 was getting repaired. I have to agree its not fun to drive or anything like that. However based on my previous Camry ownership and on the one month i drove the 2021 model i can say that it was comfortable, spacious, easy to drive and will be super reliable and can possibly eat up extra stuff for road trips without the need to buy a SUV. Perfect large family sedan

I do not agree that its adaptive cruise control is the best in the market right now. Actually its lane departure and warning systems are lame

[Blueprint]

The current generation is in a different league than the Camrys of yore.

So much this.

The TNGA platform is really good.

It's so good I put in my name to buy this press car (the other trims don't offer the content I want). With three Toyota execs ahead of me I won't hold my breath though.

800 km with this one was quite the test drive. The following week, I put another 800 km in a direct competitor. Mashing up the two would create the perfect midsizer.

LOL i had the 2021 SE as a loaner while the Model 3 was getting repaired. I have to agree its not fun to drive or anything like that. However based on my previous Camry ownership and on the one month i drove the 2021 model i can say that it was comfortable, spacious, easy to drive and will be super reliable and can possibly eat up extra stuff for road trips without the need to buy a SUV. Perfect large family sedan

I do not agree that its adaptive cruise control is the best in the market right now. Actually its lane departure and warning systems are lame

Best I've reviewed so far  - my exact words. I've driven nearly 30 cars this year so far, so there are plenty more to try. But my wife - who despises all intrusive driving aids - did not perceive when the car slowed or picked up pace by itself. No jerky moves at all.

[CSH]

point taken

[Blueprint]

Just read a fun fact:

In 2020, the Camry outsold the entire Lexus range in the US. The car ain't dead