The facelifted Toyota Camry‘s worldwide rollout continues, and it has now reached Down Under. Toyota Australia will launch the Camry facelift next month, and has revealed initial details on the D-segment sedan. For one, it will go heavy on hybrid, with four out of five variants being electrified. There will be a single A$ 30,990 entry-level Ascent 2.5L petrol variant, but from there it’s all hybrid with the A$ 33,490 Ascent, A$ 36,290 Ascent Sport, A$ 39,190 SX and top A$ 46,990 SL. For the Camry, the demand for hybrid is strong, with 70% of Australian customers opting for it in 2020.
The Camry facelift gets an improved
2.5-litre hybrid powertrain, revised front end styling (more defined centre air
intake that juts out, new grille), ergonomic improvements for the dashboard and
better safety with additional Toyota Safety Sense driver assistance features.
The Atkinson-cycle 208 hp Hybrid’s combined fuel consumption is as low as
4.2L/100 km for the Ascent/Ascent Sport grades, going up to 4.7L/100 km for the
fully-loaded SX. The base car’s 2.5-litre four-cylinder Dynamic Force NA engine
makes 204 hp while returning a combined cycle fuel consumption of 6.8L/100 km.
The dash features a larger and floating
9.0-inch touchscreen display (7.0-inch for Ascent) for a more user-friendly and
premium ambience. Also new are Toyota Connected Services, a first for the
segment, and the addition of road sign assist, emergency steering assist and
intersection turn assistance to the Toyota Safety Sense suite, which already
has pre-collision safety with pedestrian and day cyclist detection, active
cruise control, lane trace assist and auto high beam.
Kit wise, the Aussie Camry comes with LED
lights, reverse camera and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility on the
Ascent grade. The Ascent Sport adds on dual-zone climate control, smart entry
and start, 9.0-inch touchscreen display with navigation, blind spot monitor
with rear cross-traffic alert and parking sensors. The SX is the sporty one,
with sports leather-accented front seats, 19-inch alloys, sports suspension,
steering paddle shifters, and leather trim for the cabin. The top SL gets
premium kit including heated/cooled front seats, a powered boot, head-up
display, electrochromatic rear view mirror, panoramic roof, panoramic view
monitor and a nine-speaker JBL audio system.
