Toyota Camry 04

Toyota Camry 04: Toyota entirely upgraded its midsize front-wheel-drive Camry car for the 2002 model year. The Japanese automaker really hoped that the fifth-generation Camry would expand the firm's image and allure past the "huge center" of the car-buying populace.

A 157-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine is set up in the majority of Camrys, and also a brand-new 225-hp, 3.3-liter V-6 is offered in the SE sedan for 2004. A five-speed-automatic transmission is currently used. A brand-new Minimal Version Camry features crystal white paint, champagne-colored badging, a special grille and fawn indoor textile. Models consist of the conventional LE, high end XLE and also sporty SE, which has various suspension adjusting and also 16-inch sporting activity tires.


Toyota Camry 04


Exterior

Toyota asserts that the current-generation Camry has crisper, bolder, extra high end styling than its precursor. With a 107.1-inch wheelbase and measuring 189.2 inches long overall, the Camry is about the same dimension as the Honda Accord. The stylish SE sedan features haze lights, a back spoiler and a black grille with chrome trim.

Despite the fact that Honda uses its Accord in both coupe and sedan forms, the Camry comes just in a four-door body style. Toyota's Camry Solara coupe, which was upgraded for 2004, has various designing as well as is dealt with as a different model.

Interior

The Camry's indoor area is ample for four grownups and also appropriate for five. The driver's seat has enough fore and aft traveling to accommodate tall as well as short individuals. Conventional 60/40-split rear seatbacks supplement the tons quantity of the trunk, which holds 16.7 cubic feet of cargo.

Additional tools on the XLE design consists of power pole positions, warmed mirrors, automated climate control, an engine immobilizer/alarm, keyless entrance and a rear sunshade. The sportier SE sedan obtains unique sport material furniture, brushed-chrome interior trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and gearshift lever, and also sport determines. Versions featuring the automatic transmission could be equipped with optional power-adjustable pedals. Toyota's navigation system is used as a choice.

Under the Hood

Toyota's 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine creates 157 hp and groups with a four-speed-automatic or five-speed-manual transmission. The 210-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 comes only with a five-speed automated. A brand-new 225-hp, 3.3-liter V-6 is readily available for the SE.

Safety and security

Side-impact air bags for the pole positions and side curtain-type air bags are common in the XLE as well as optional in the various other trim levels. The driver-side front airbag releases in three stages. Anti-skid brakes are typical on the XLE as well as on models geared up with the V-6 engine and are used as optional devices on four-cylinder LE and SE sedans.

Driving Impressions

If the Camry has actually been criticized for anything, it's been for boring designing. A lot of Camry consumers typically aren't looking for showy looks however rather Toyota's reputation for reliability, premium quality and also excellent resale value.

Every one of the preferable Camry features are below, and also they're possibly better now compared to before. Owners obtain a pleasantly comfy flight, enough indoor space, joyous quietness and also moderately energetic performance. Acceleration gets to well past the appropriate mark with the four-cylinder engine, which is about as silent as models powered by the V-6.

Only a little fine in ride convenience appears in the stylish SE, which assures somewhat tauter handling compared to other Camry models; however the distinctions are less than dramatic. The manual transmission in the Camry performs admirably, and its bar clicks crisply through the equipments.