The Camry's athletic and advanced exterior styling sets it apart from other sedans, and stimulates a desire to want to get behind the wheel and drive. The spacious, comfortable and welcoming interior creates an anticipation of quality and driving pleasure. With a longer and wider cabin, the interior space provides ample leg and headroom for driver and passengers to relax and travel in comfort. While the highly efficient air-conditioning system, for which Camry is renowned, ensures that travelers arrive refreshed and revitalized.
The front end is fresh, with sharp points, curving cut-lines and entertaining surface planes. The hood dips broadly across the middle, pushing visual heft out over the bold front fenders. The grille wears a Toyota emblem prominently above softly slanted, horizontal slats. The one-piece fascia blends all the diverse elements into a smooth aero-look that's several steps away from the usual overly inoffensive look.
The side aspect is fashionable, with a high beltline, symmetrical windows and square doors, graced with a discernible character line running through flush-mounted door handles. The wheel openings are circular, which on a car with a lower profile might suggest sporty intentions. An oversize Toyota emblem perches atop the license plate recess. Proud taillight lenses mirror the headlights' outline, angling down and inward across the trunk lid seam to end in sharp points that stylistically mesh with the curved lower lip of the license plate indent, again closely tracing the pattern set by the headlights and grille. The bumper wraps around the back end, seamlessly capping the corners beneath the taillights.
Inside the new Camry is a welcoming driving environment that combines thoughtful features with simplicity and ease of operation. Every feature as been carefully designed to blend intuitive operation with functionality, enabling the driver to feel in complete control.
While the outside of the 2007 Camry has been touched with a splash of pizzazz, the inside has been brushed with shades of elegance. The treatment is not quite up to, say, Lexus-level luxury, but especially in the top-of-the-line model, the new Camry definitely raises the bar on mid-price, midsize sedan interior polish. Everything about the new Camry's interior speaks refined function. Speedometer and tachometer are large and circular, and easy to scan.
Controls for audio and air conditioning are easy to control, clearly labeled and logically positioned in the center stack, with audio above and climate below. Cup holders and assorted covered bins and cubbies are located conveniently about the center stack and console. A large glove box spans the lower dash between the center stack and passenger door. A covered storage bin in the fold-down center armrest in the rear seat doubles as cup holders.
Real-looking wood grain is used inside some models, including surrounds for the inside door latches. The fabric upholstery combines breathable, waffle-texture insets with smooth bolsters and backing. The leather upgrade feels expensive.
Much of the two inches added to the wheelbase of the 2007 Camry over the 2006 ones has been translated into more room for people, although not necessarily in quantifiable, industry-standard measures. On paper, rear seat legroom is up by only half an inch, but a redesign of the rear seat floor space and of the base of the front seats has delivered more usable foot room. Front seat legroom is up a miniscule tenth of an inch, but front seat travel has been increased by more than a half-inch. This may not sound like much, but it's a couple clicks on the manual track, or a tap or three on the power button and that makes a big difference in roominess. The dash has been pushed away from the front seat, giving the cabin a more airy feel.
The keyless entry system enables the doors and trunk-lid to be unlocked from a distance, providing easy access especially when your hands are full. And the stylish exterior conceals a large trunk with a segment-leading luggage capacity.
Driving pleasure and performance are delivered by a responsive 2.4-litre engine, coupled with a new 5-speed automatic transmission, which provide the perfect balance of power, smooth acceleration, fuel economy and low emissions. The redesigned suspension system assures a comfortable, stable, safe and exceptionally quiet ride.
And for those that want an even more sporty drive, the Camry SE provides the solution. Its sports suspension gives it a road-hugging low stance, emphasized by front and rear spoilers, rocker panel mouldings, 17-inch aluminium wheels and low profile tyres. The sporty interior features unique seats, and has been designed to stir a desire to drive the moment you enter.
The new Camry continues the Toyota promise of providing an exceptionally safe driving experience for driver and passengers. It has standard driver and passenger airbags, together with Anti-lock Brakes with Brake Force Distribution and Brake Assist. All complemented by its athletic body, which is as strong as it is stylish.
