All-New Camry revealed

[Dauphin]

http://www.news.com.au/technology/in...09504b2f2ec34c

The eighth-generation Camry unveiled at the Detroit motor show is much more edgy than previous models, which have been more like efficient refrigerators than emotional cars, but it will still be landing locally with the promise of family-sized motoring at a value price.
It will be tagged in the $30,000 range and available with three engine choices — four-cylinder and V6 petrol and a petrol-electric hybrid — but without the Aurion badge used for the V6 version of the Camry.
The safety package includes autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian recognition and Toyota Australia is expecting a five-star ANCAP safety score.

[v8snerlo]

I actually think it looks alright. I'll reserve full judgement until I see one in the flesh though!

[Giant Cranium]

Show the other photo!

[superfly]

Doesn't look too bad, I'd like to see what the back looks like.

They should do a 4 cylinder turbo option.

[DJR-351]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/512191/2...rom-late-2017/
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[commodorenutt]

Those Toyota fronts are getting worse & worse. It can't decide if it wants to be a snow plough or a cow catcher.....

[lra]

Originally Posted by commodorenutt

Those Toyota fronts are getting worse & worse. It can't decide if it wants to be a snow plough or a cow catcher.....

That's the Lexus design influence 'shining' through.

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by commodorenutt

Those Toyota fronts are getting worse & worse. It can't decide if it wants to be a snow plough or a cow catcher.....

... Or a sperm whale about to open its gob to take in krill

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Pedro

... Or a sperm whale about to open its gob to take in krill

Wrong whale choice but I get your meaning, agreed!

[The Stylist]

That interior!

[Wretched]

I cannot believe I am going to say this.....it doesn't look too bad.
It has lost the whitegood on wheels look.
Still, not for me.

[mik]

It looks ok , i would have a camry ....... never thought id ever say that ......its funny how you change as you become an old codger .

[Rastas]

Originally Posted by mik

It looks ok , i would have a camry ....... never thought id ever say that ......its funny how you change as you become an old codger .

Don't forget the matching cardigan!

[jgmdat]

Originally Posted by Rastas

Don't forget the matching cardigan!

And the aftermarket quad exhaust tips.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by mik

It looks ok , i would have a camry ....... never thought id ever say that ......its funny how you change as you become an old codger .

Its funny how tastes are forced to change when the Australian manufacturing plants close down.

Its like being stranded on an island with only men around. Eventually you're going to be all like "Well... theres only men around here, I don't have much choice now do I? I guess they look ok. They will still get the job done, and they even have a few extra 'features' than what I'm used to."

Apologies, its the best analogy I could come up with for purchasing a Camry.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Its funny how tastes are forced to change when the Australian manufacturing plants close down.

Its like being stranded on an island with only men around. Eventually you're going to be all like "Well... theres only men around here, I don't have much choice now do I? I guess they look ok. They will still get the job done, and they even have a few extra 'features' than what I'm used to."

Apologies, its the best analogy I could come up with for purchasing a Camry.

Hmmmm. I get what you were trying to say, but the other option would be drowning yourself. I'd rather think of it like arnotts shape's. When they canned the original shapes I just beared the new crap ones, no other options (the originals were going for heaps on ebay, kind of like desirable old cars) but with enough complaints they bought the old ones back. Unfortunately complain all you like that's not going to happen with the Australian car industry. Unless the market sees a need for a somewhat white good (I'm loosely referring to large rwd sedans like the falcon etc) with any serious go fast options, they won't waste their time. Wagons are pretty much dead (yes there is the mondeo wagon, and the commodore sport wagon, but compared to the vz wagon or bf wagon they aren't the same size wise) because apparently you need the extra driveline resistance and ride height of a 4wd/suv to drive on sealed roads.

[mik]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Its funny how tastes are forced to change when the Australian manufacturing plants close down.

Its like being stranded on an island with only men around. Eventually you're going to be all like "Well... theres only men around here, I don't have much choice now do I? I guess they look ok. They will still get the job done, and they even have a few extra 'features' than what I'm used to."

Apologies, its the best analogy I could come up with for purchasing a Camry.

Just no , I would build a raft .......

[Express]

Toyota expecting new Camry sales slide


Camry sales set to drop on switch to Japan import despite similar pricing


11 January, 2017

Daniel DeGasperi




Toyota Australia has already confessed its newly revealed imported Camry will sell in fewer numbers than the outgoing locally built car, nine months before it lands in dealerships Down Under.

Despite touting the eighth-generation Camry as revolutionary for design and dynamics and bolstering it with a V6 for the first time in a decade, a loss of government contracts and reduced need for aggressive pricing have been cited as reasons for the forecast sales drop.


2018 Toyota Camry. Photo: Supplied


"We were getting some special treatment from various government authorities and some larger Australian companies would give us preferential treatment as a local manufacturer," admitted Toyota Australia sales and marketing executive director Tony Cramb.

"We'll certainly continue to sell Camrys to the fleet and government market [but] obviously buying policies will change after we are no longer are a local manufacturer.

"I think sales will come off where they are at the moment [but] that's [also] a reasonable assumption given that we are meeting a sales plan which is a commitment to our supplier base and also to our employees to ensure a smooth run-out and transition."

Cramb said Toyota Australia was working with suppliers on a closure date for its local factory at Altona, Victoria, and he confirmed the exact date within the fourth quarter of 2017 would be announced before the end of March.

He also disclosed that Toyota Australia was currently using aggressive pricing tactics to ensure that each Camry built finds buyers even beyond the factory closure - given the new model will be imported from Japan weeks after the closure - without factory downtime.

"I think it's fair to say we're selling more now that would ordinarily be sold in Australia, we're merchandising aggressively at the moment in order to meet that commitment to manufacturing," Cramb added.

The Camry was the best-selling vehicle in the country in December 2016 with 4850 units shifted, while it finished the year with 26,485 sales and in sixth place overall on the charts.

Meanwhile the Aurion contributed 641 and 3833 sales over each period respectively, leading the Toyota Australia sales and marketing executive director to conclude that there was no longer a requirement for a separate nameplate first introduced in 2006 to tackle the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore in the large car segment.

"I think with the emergence of a Camry V6 [in addition to the existing four-cylinder and hybrid versions] that market is probably at the point now where you couldn't manage to have more than one nameplate," Cramb explained.

"The [large car] market itself is shrinking and so for us that kind of entrant as a Camry into a segment which is big enough for one Toyota is a great entry into that market."

When the Camry-based Aurion debuted in 2006, the large car segment totalled 130,160 units; last year it managed just 35,398 sales.

"We've sold over 100,000 Aurions during its life and it has done an amazing job, but it was probably launched at a different time in the Australian automotive industry and it had a particular job and did a really good job of that," Cramb continued.

"I think the market is changing and we're changing with it."

However, despite the medium segment also being in decline (exclude the 26,485 Camrys sold last year and the remaining 15 segment entries total just 24,478 sales), Cramb said he believed the strengths of the new Camry would be welcome in the segment.

"What happens in terms of market segments happens over time, so time will tell," he said.

"[But] I think it's just a gorgeous car, it's a great representation of what can be done with the new TNGA [Toyota New Global Architecture] platform, with the vibrant styling that Toyota is moving towards and I think it's a wonderful package for the Australian consumer.

"It will be really well received."

Toyota Australia initiated focus groups singularly concerned with the sharpened styling of the new Camry, and Cramb said the vehicle "has been incredibly well received." And despite the move from Australian built to Japanese manufactured, he further stated that "I don't think that is going have a dramatic impact on pricing".

The current Camry starts from $26,490 plus on-road costs and tops out at $40,440 (plus orc). The new Camry V6 uses an updated version of the Aurion's 3.5-litre V6 engine, now with direct injection, teamed with an additional two gears to create an eight-speed automatic.

"The sports version of the V6 is the one that excites us the most," Cramb suggested.

"It's a terrific offering, and particularly the V6 and the hybrid, once you drive those vehicles you will be astounded about what a Camry is capable of.

"I think at that point you will start to realise why we're so excited about this car."


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http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/t...10-gtp8t3.html

[uniacidz]

Front lower grill looks too much

Just too much

[Stefan]

The Hulkster probably has a deposit down already at his local appliance shop...

The bottom grill hurts my eyes.

[gossy]

Just watched a video on Motor Trend about the new Camry and NASCAR, the model there has a different front end and looks a lot better.

As Stefan eluded to, the Hulk would be wetting himself (can't believe we still talk about the infamous Hulkster)

[EBSXR6]

I have never been a huge fan of Toyota styling. I thought the early Lexus LS430 and the last model of the Cressida were a pretty good effort from Toyota.

[Junkyard-Dog]

These new cars, I just don't get it. It's like the designers take an existing model, add a bunch striking features at random then insert the picture into GIMP and spam the "blend" effect button until it all mixes into one big slab of sadness.

[XWGT]

Its being built in Detroit
Good bye to Toyota Australia manufacturing

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by XWGT

Its being built in Detroit
Good bye to Toyota Australia manufacturing

Our Camry's will be imported from Japan.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Our Camry's will be imported from Japan.

Will they? Would be good quality then.. Thought they were going to come from Thighland

[XWGT]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Our Camry's will be imported from Japan.

I stand corrected
Australian Toyota manufacturing will still disappear

[roddy1960]

G'day guys...Rather have one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwSPkAzMzRw .....This is what I'm talking about with the greatest respect to Mondeo owners...They just give a bit more excitement for me..Mondeo is nice but not as ballsy as it could be perhaps..
I was a little surprised at the price too for a RS Focus around $52,000 on the road..
It has plenty of Kw's (257) and 440 Nm and hits the 0-100 in less than 5 seconds..Is AWD too.. I could live with one of these at some stage and think I'd definitely have one before the Toyota Camry.. .Trouble is , according to this review it's a longish wait to get one..Not too many will be readily available which is understandable and the first 500 sold out real quick.. Not too surprising on that count either..
Cheers Rod..

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

G'day guys...Rather have one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwSPkAzMzRw .....This is what I'm talking about with the greatest respect to Mondeo owners...They just give a bit more excitement for me..
I was a little surprised at the price too...around $51,000...
It has almost the KW's of an XR6 T and over 400 Nm and hits the 0-100 in less than 5 seconds..Is AWD too.. I could live with one of these.. definitely have one before a Kia..
Cheers Rod..

What about the All-New Camry though?......

[commodorenutt]

More crap misinformation in the mainstream media. Either lack or research, or just poor assumptions.

Toyota's US Camry plant is in Kentucky. A long way from Detroit..... it's simply being debuted at the Detroit show, but hey, who cares if we mix up a few more facts right, it's only the Aussie car industry we're dissing again right?

And then to go on that Toyota have been building cars in oz since 1963... in 1963 AMI we contract assembling Toyotas, but it wasn't Toyota doing it. They didn't take over AMI until years later - when all the other brands that AMI assembled either pulled out, or were bought out.

A few google searches by these lazy journalists should find relevant info & dates of when things occurred....but that's obviously too hard.... too busy updating their facebook or twitter instead......