Toyota Camry (XV40)
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amry (XV40) is a mid-size car that has been produced by Toyota since 2006. Replacing the XV30 series, the XV40 represents the sixth generation of the Toyota Camry in all markets outside of Japan, which follows a different generational lineage. Between 2006 and 2010, a badged engineered model called Daihatsu Altis sold alongside the Camry in Japan.
Introduced at the January 2006 North American International Auto Show, the XV40 made its North American sales debut in March 2006 as a 2007 model. For the first time, a gasoline/electric hybrid version of Camry has been offered in addition to the naturally-aspirated four- and six-cylinder engines.
Like the previous XV30 model, the XV40 is offered in two distinct forms. The Camry sold in Australasia and North America is the same as the version available in Japan; the version sold in Southeast Asia and China is based on the Australian-designed Toyota Aurion. The Aurion is essentially the same as the regular Camry, albeit, with revised front- and rear-end styling, and minor alterations to the interior.
Design
Like the previous XV30, the design of the XV40 series Toyota Camry is split into two separate configurations: "regular" and "prestige".[1][2] The "regular Camry" is sold in Australasia,[3] India,[4] Japan,[5] the Middle East,[6] North America,[7] and Russia.[8] However, the "prestige Camry" is an Australian-designed model sold alongside the "regular Camry" in Australasia and the Middle East as the Toyota Aurion.[9][10] Southeast Asia and China also receive the Aurion, although it is badged "Toyota Camry" as the regular car is not offered those markets.[
Regular Camry
Making its debut at the January 2006 North American International Auto Show,[11] the XV40 Camry takes a sleeker shape when compared to its predecessor.[12][13] The design is based on Toyota's "vibrant clarity" corporate design language, with a three-bar grille and stepped hood and trunk.[14] The chief engineer for the XV40 was Kenichiro Fuse.[15]
Toyota Camry LE
(US; pre-facelift)
Toyota Camry Altise
(Australia; pre-facelift)
Toyota Camry
(US; facelift)
Toyota Camry Touring
(Australia; facelift)The XV40 was redesigned to incorporate a 55-millimeter (2 in) longer wheelbase,[16] wider wheel tracks, and a stiffer body.[17] Although overall length is equal to its predecessor, Toyota maximized interior volume—especially fore-and-aft space. This was achieved by moving the base of the windshield and rear glass outwards and by the redesigning of the front seats.[14][18] At 535 liters (18.9 cu ft),[19] cargo space has been reduced by 32 liters (1.1 cu ft) over the previous model.[20][21] The SE/Sportivo provides 504 liters (17.8 cu ft) due to the placement of bracing behind the rear seat,[19] with the hybrid version falling to 389 liters (13.7 cu ft) due to the placement of the battery pack.[22] The XV40's underbody is stepped, creating a venturi effect and hence a low-pressure area under the front end to increase downforce. Other aerodynamic design features include a stepped engine undercover and rear wheel fairings to channel airflow around the tires.[23] The coefficient of drag figure remains at 0.28, falling to 0.27 for the hybrid version.[24][25]
Toyota Camry Sportivo (Australia; pre-facelift)The sports-oriented model, known as the "SE" in North America and "Sportivo" in Australasia,[26] was developed by Toyota Australia.[23] It features a black "honeycomb" grille, black-tinted head and fog lamps, rear lip spoiler, body kit appendages, and a lower ride height coupled with wider and larger 17-inch diameter wheels.[27][28][29] To increase rear-end downforce, the SE/Sportivo includes additional rear floor and fuel tank undercovers.[23] Handling-specific upgrades see the use of firmer shock absorbers, a rise in spring rate, thicker anti-roll bars, additional floor and body side bracing, and a "V"-brace behind the rear seat (which prevents the rear seat from folding down, offering a ski-pass only).[30][31] Interior changes include charcoal-colored sports fabric and a leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel.[29] In addition to the sports-oriented suspension setup, Toyota Australia's standard-grade suspension calibration has also been adopted by New Zealand, the Middle East and North America.[32] The suspension geometry consists of independent MacPherson struts, L-arms, coil springs, gas dampers and a ball-jointed stabilizer bar at the front, with the rear setup comprising dual-link independent MacPherson struts with coil springs, gas dampers and ball-jointed stabilizer bar.[33]
Toyota refreshed the "regular" Camry XV40 design in January 2009 at the North American International Auto Show. Visual changes include an updated front fascia, including grille and bumper with larger air intakes, larger projector headlamps, redesigned tail lamp lenses incorporating LEDs on all models (previously hybrids only[34]), and revised wheel trims among other design changes.[35][36] The interior received revised trim, improved power window switches, and a revamped audio system.[36] The audio system now supports satellite radio (in North America) and added USB connectivity, with the dashboard-mounted screen now integrating a backup camera for models fitted with satellite navigation.[37]
[edit] Prestige Camry (Aurion)
Main article: Toyota Aurion
Toyota Aurion Prodigy (Australia)The Camry sold in Southeast Asia and China is referred to as the "prestige Camry" by Toyota officials in Japan.[1] The prestige Camry is a rebadged Toyota Aurion, an Australian-designed vehicle based on the regular Camry.[38] The Aurion shares its body sides (including doors and rear quarters), greenhouse, and roof with the regular Camry.[3] This component sharing also means that Aurion has the same wheelbase, axle tracks, and interior dimensions. From the inside, the Aurion also shares a common interior design, which differs from the Camry with a redesigned instrument panel top half and a foot-operated parking brake.[39][40]
Like the Camry, the Aurion was designed with Toyota's "vibrant clarity" design language. However, the Aurion also integrates a "vibrant clarity" theory known as "perfect imbalance". This involves body features that act as a counter-point to other body features. Examples of this include intersecting concave and convex surfaces and vertical sculpted features on the front fascia, which are balanced by the horizontal headlamps.[41] The front-end's "double concave architecture" can also be characterized by its protruding hood crease line and deep grille. The same architecture is applied at the rear, with a deep bumper, a clamshell-shaped trunk lid that envelops over the flanks, dual exhaust pipes and jewelled tail lamps.[42]
Hybrid
For a complete explanation of the Camry Hybrid drivetrain, see Hybrid Synergy Drive.
Toyota Camry Hybrid (US; pre-facelift)The XV40 is the first Camry series that has been available with a gasoline/electric hybrid drivetrain (see: below). Known as the "Toyota Camry Hybrid", the gasoline–electric model premiered in January 2006—alongside the non-hybrid car.[43] Camry Hybrids were initially built solely at the Tsutsumi plant[44] in Toyota, Aichi, Japan,[45] although the hybrid has never been available for purchase in its home market.[46] Since October 2006, models for the North American market shifted production to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in the United States.[47] Toyota Australia began local manufacture of the hybrid on December 11, 2009 at its Altona, Victoria plant.[48] In Australasia, the car is known as the "Toyota Hybrid Camry", as opposed to "Camry Hybrid".[49] Since May 2009, the hybrid model has also been produced at Toyota Motor Thailand's Gateway plant in Chachoengsao.[50] Unlike the Camry Hybrid models produced elsewhere, the Thai models are based on the "prestige Camry" design.[51] As of August 2009, worldwide sales of the Camry Hybrid represent 8.3 percent of Toyota's total hybrid sales, ranking second after the Toyota Prius, with more than 167,000 Camry Hybrids sold.[52] As of December 2009 cumulative sales of the Camry Hybrid had reached 154,977 units in the US, placing it as the third best selling electric hybrid car in that market.[53]
amry (XV40) is a mid-size car that has been produced by Toyota since 2006. Replacing the XV30 series, the XV40 represents the sixth generation of the Toyota Camry in all markets outside of Japan, which follows a different generational lineage. Between 2006 and 2010, a badged engineered model called Daihatsu Altis sold alongside the Camry in Japan.Introduced at the January 2006 North American International Auto Show, the XV40 made its North American sales debut in March 2006 as a 2007 model. For the first time, a gasoline/electric hybrid version of Camry has been offered in addition to the naturally-aspirated four- and six-cylinder engines.
Like the previous XV30 model, the XV40 is offered in two distinct forms. The Camry sold in Australasia and North America is the same as the version available in Japan; the version sold in Southeast Asia and China is based on the Australian-designed Toyota Aurion. The Aurion is essentially the same as the regular Camry, albeit, with revised front- and rear-end styling, and minor alterations to the interior.
Design
Like the previous XV30, the design of the XV40 series Toyota Camry is split into two separate configurations: "regular" and "prestige".[1][2] The "regular Camry" is sold in Australasia,[3] India,[4] Japan,[5] the Middle East,[6] North America,[7] and Russia.[8] However, the "prestige Camry" is an Australian-designed model sold alongside the "regular Camry" in Australasia and the Middle East as the Toyota Aurion.[9][10] Southeast Asia and China also receive the Aurion, although it is badged "Toyota Camry" as the regular car is not offered those markets.[
Regular Camry
Making its debut at the January 2006 North American International Auto Show,[11] the XV40 Camry takes a sleeker shape when compared to its predecessor.[12][13] The design is based on Toyota's "vibrant clarity" corporate design language, with a three-bar grille and stepped hood and trunk.[14] The chief engineer for the XV40 was Kenichiro Fuse.[15]
Toyota Camry LE
(US; pre-facelift)
Toyota Camry Altise
(Australia; pre-facelift)
Toyota Camry
(US; facelift)
Toyota Camry Touring
(Australia; facelift)The XV40 was redesigned to incorporate a 55-millimeter (2 in) longer wheelbase,[16] wider wheel tracks, and a stiffer body.[17] Although overall length is equal to its predecessor, Toyota maximized interior volume—especially fore-and-aft space. This was achieved by moving the base of the windshield and rear glass outwards and by the redesigning of the front seats.[14][18] At 535 liters (18.9 cu ft),[19] cargo space has been reduced by 32 liters (1.1 cu ft) over the previous model.[20][21] The SE/Sportivo provides 504 liters (17.8 cu ft) due to the placement of bracing behind the rear seat,[19] with the hybrid version falling to 389 liters (13.7 cu ft) due to the placement of the battery pack.[22] The XV40's underbody is stepped, creating a venturi effect and hence a low-pressure area under the front end to increase downforce. Other aerodynamic design features include a stepped engine undercover and rear wheel fairings to channel airflow around the tires.[23] The coefficient of drag figure remains at 0.28, falling to 0.27 for the hybrid version.[24][25]
Toyota Camry Sportivo (Australia; pre-facelift)The sports-oriented model, known as the "SE" in North America and "Sportivo" in Australasia,[26] was developed by Toyota Australia.[23] It features a black "honeycomb" grille, black-tinted head and fog lamps, rear lip spoiler, body kit appendages, and a lower ride height coupled with wider and larger 17-inch diameter wheels.[27][28][29] To increase rear-end downforce, the SE/Sportivo includes additional rear floor and fuel tank undercovers.[23] Handling-specific upgrades see the use of firmer shock absorbers, a rise in spring rate, thicker anti-roll bars, additional floor and body side bracing, and a "V"-brace behind the rear seat (which prevents the rear seat from folding down, offering a ski-pass only).[30][31] Interior changes include charcoal-colored sports fabric and a leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel.[29] In addition to the sports-oriented suspension setup, Toyota Australia's standard-grade suspension calibration has also been adopted by New Zealand, the Middle East and North America.[32] The suspension geometry consists of independent MacPherson struts, L-arms, coil springs, gas dampers and a ball-jointed stabilizer bar at the front, with the rear setup comprising dual-link independent MacPherson struts with coil springs, gas dampers and ball-jointed stabilizer bar.[33]
Toyota refreshed the "regular" Camry XV40 design in January 2009 at the North American International Auto Show. Visual changes include an updated front fascia, including grille and bumper with larger air intakes, larger projector headlamps, redesigned tail lamp lenses incorporating LEDs on all models (previously hybrids only[34]), and revised wheel trims among other design changes.[35][36] The interior received revised trim, improved power window switches, and a revamped audio system.[36] The audio system now supports satellite radio (in North America) and added USB connectivity, with the dashboard-mounted screen now integrating a backup camera for models fitted with satellite navigation.[37]
[edit] Prestige Camry (Aurion)
Main article: Toyota Aurion
Toyota Aurion Prodigy (Australia)The Camry sold in Southeast Asia and China is referred to as the "prestige Camry" by Toyota officials in Japan.[1] The prestige Camry is a rebadged Toyota Aurion, an Australian-designed vehicle based on the regular Camry.[38] The Aurion shares its body sides (including doors and rear quarters), greenhouse, and roof with the regular Camry.[3] This component sharing also means that Aurion has the same wheelbase, axle tracks, and interior dimensions. From the inside, the Aurion also shares a common interior design, which differs from the Camry with a redesigned instrument panel top half and a foot-operated parking brake.[39][40]
Like the Camry, the Aurion was designed with Toyota's "vibrant clarity" design language. However, the Aurion also integrates a "vibrant clarity" theory known as "perfect imbalance". This involves body features that act as a counter-point to other body features. Examples of this include intersecting concave and convex surfaces and vertical sculpted features on the front fascia, which are balanced by the horizontal headlamps.[41] The front-end's "double concave architecture" can also be characterized by its protruding hood crease line and deep grille. The same architecture is applied at the rear, with a deep bumper, a clamshell-shaped trunk lid that envelops over the flanks, dual exhaust pipes and jewelled tail lamps.[42]
Hybrid
For a complete explanation of the Camry Hybrid drivetrain, see Hybrid Synergy Drive.
Toyota Camry Hybrid (US; pre-facelift)The XV40 is the first Camry series that has been available with a gasoline/electric hybrid drivetrain (see: below). Known as the "Toyota Camry Hybrid", the gasoline–electric model premiered in January 2006—alongside the non-hybrid car.[43] Camry Hybrids were initially built solely at the Tsutsumi plant[44] in Toyota, Aichi, Japan,[45] although the hybrid has never been available for purchase in its home market.[46] Since October 2006, models for the North American market shifted production to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in the United States.[47] Toyota Australia began local manufacture of the hybrid on December 11, 2009 at its Altona, Victoria plant.[48] In Australasia, the car is known as the "Toyota Hybrid Camry", as opposed to "Camry Hybrid".[49] Since May 2009, the hybrid model has also been produced at Toyota Motor Thailand's Gateway plant in Chachoengsao.[50] Unlike the Camry Hybrid models produced elsewhere, the Thai models are based on the "prestige Camry" design.[51] As of August 2009, worldwide sales of the Camry Hybrid represent 8.3 percent of Toyota's total hybrid sales, ranking second after the Toyota Prius, with more than 167,000 Camry Hybrids sold.[52] As of December 2009 cumulative sales of the Camry Hybrid had reached 154,977 units in the US, placing it as the third best selling electric hybrid car in that market.[53]
