03 toyota Camry

03 Toyota Camry: Toyota totally revamped its Camry for the 2002 design year, so the midsize front-wheel-drive sedan sees just a handful of alterations for 2003. Haze lights have actually been added to the XLE variation, and all designs geared up with transmissions could have optional power-adjustable pedals.

In its fifth-generation kind, the Camry is quieter as well as bigger inside, and also it rests on a wheelbase that's 2 inches much longer than before. The Japanese car manufacturer hopes to regain its title of possessing the top-selling automobile, which was just recently shed to Honda and its Accord.

Camry designs consist of the typical LE, the upscale XLE as well as a stylish SE with different suspension adjusting as well as 16-inch sporting activity tires. A navigating system is supplied as an optional feature. A lot of Camry versions offered in the USA have actually been produced at Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant.


03 Toyota Camry


Outside

Toyota insists that the current-generation Camry has crisper, bolder, much more high end designing compared to its precursor even though its appearance has actually not changed drastically. With a 107.1-inch wheelbase as well as determining 189.2 inches long in general, the Camry has to do with the very same dimension as the Honda Accord; yet the Accord has been revamped for the 2003 model year. The sporty SE sedan includes haze lamps, a rear spoiler and a black grille with chrome trim.

The Accord comes as a coupe as well as a car, however the Camry is offered in four-door form just. Toyota's Camry Solara sports car and convertible have different styling than the normal Camry and also are dealt with as separate models.

Inside

Interior room in the Camry is ample for four adults and acceptable for five, as well as the chauffeur's seat has sufficient fore/aft travel to suit tall and also brief people. Standard 60/40-split rear seatbacks supplement the lots quantity of the trunk, which holds 16.7 cubic feet of freight.

Added equipment on the XLE design includes power pole positions, warmed mirrors, automated climate control, an engine immobilizer/alarm, keyless entrance as well as a rear sunshade. The sportier SE car obtains unique sporting activity material furniture, cleaned chrome interior trim, a leather-wrapped gearshift bar as well as sporting activity determines.

Under the Hood

Toyota's 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine creates 157 horse power and teams with either a four-speed-automatic or five-speed-manual transmission. The 192-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 nuclear power plant includes the automated transmission only.

Security

Side-impact airbags for the pole positions and also curtain-type airbags are common in the XLE. The front air bags deploy in three phases, which relies on crash conditions. Anti-skid brakes are conventional on the XLE and also on V-6-equipped models, and also they are offered as an alternative on the four-cylinder LE as well as SE sedans.

Driving Impacts

If the Camry has actually been criticized for anything in the past, it's been boring styling. Many Camry customers aren't looking for flashy appearances yet rather Toyota's reputation for reliability, high quality and excellent resale value in its versions.

All of the desirable Camry features are right here; if anything, they are far better than ever before. Owners still obtain a pleasantly comfortable ride, adequate interior area, blissful tranquility as well as reasonably energetic efficiency. Velocity reaches well past the acceptable mark with the four-cylinder engine, which is practically as silent as the V-6.

Only a little penalty in ride comfort is evident in the stylish SE, which promises a little tauter handling compared to other Camry designs; but the differences are less than dramatic. A manual-transmission Camry does very well, and also its lever clicks crisply through the equipments without a treatment.