In the traditional 200,000 class car market, in addition to the German series, Japanese cars such as Toyota Camry and Honda Accord are relatively well-known and competitive, and in specific sales. Among them, Camry officially entered the ninth generation this year, and also completed a large style transformation and configuration adjustment, and how will it perform in terms of cost performance? Here we take a 2024 dual-engine 2.0HS sports version with a sports look kit as an example to find out.
The Camry has some similar elements in the design of the new energy, including the realization of the C-shaped headlamp set through the decoration, the fully underplaced grille, and the aerodynamic improvements generated by the sports appearance kit, so that it will look younger and more similar to the current market of new energy cars. When it comes to sports kits, including the independent cladding we see in areas such as front and rear protection, front face side pores and side skirts, it will actually optimize the visual effects of the vehicle to a certain extent
In addition, the body of this version uses color contrast painting, the roof is completely painted in black, and the black tail fin and taillight completed by the top of the trunk lid will also produce color contrast effect. In terms of size, compared with the old Fengshang version, the new generation of sports version now has a length stretch of 15mm, the height has been reduced by 5mm, the circumference is 4915/1840/1450mm, and the wheelbase remains unchanged at 2825mm.
Entering the cockpit, the Camry uses a newly designed three-panel leather steering wheel with a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard and HUD head-up display. The center console is asymmetrical in design, and the mechanical handle adopts a large-head design with a one-sided encircling decoration on the right side. At the same time, under the 12.3-inch touch screen adopts the underboard capacitive touch button, and the main driver’s lower left console and door panel window door system are physical buttons for blind control.
At the same time, in the cabin of the Camry, we can see the existence of segmented fixed sunroof, soundproof glass, on-board atmosphere lights and dual-temperature zone air conditioning system, which can bring comfort optimization to a certain extent, and want to upgrade the 64-color atmosphere lights, on-board fragrance system, etc., need to be optional. In terms of seats, the Camry achieves a mix of leather and upholstery, where the front seats support power adjustment, the front passenger side has a boss button, and the heating/ventilation and welcome lights are included in the premium seat option package.
In terms of car and machine, Camry is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip to support intelligent interconnection system, in addition to retaining CarPlay/CarLife/HiCar three mobile phone interconnection functions, its intelligent voice also supports wakefree, continuous recognition and visible can be said, the operation range is still relatively large, and supports voiceprint recognition response. At the same time, the vehicle’s Fengyun enjoyment also includes more support for vehicle applications, including Tencent Love Listen, Amap, etc., can be realized.
In terms of assistance, the TSS Smart line safety system is standard for Camry. In addition to supporting basic assistance and safety systems such as lane keeping assistance, lane departure warning, and active braking, it also has advanced auxiliary functions such as lane matching assistance, lane centering maintenance, and road traffic sign recognition. With the reversing image system with front and rear parking radar, it can bring good parking assistance support. For safety, the Camry also has 10 airbags/air curtains for the whole car, which also includes the main driver’s knee airbag and the front center airbag.
In terms of power, Camry is equipped with a THS hybrid power system, that is, a two-engine hybrid system, which chooses a 2.0L Atkinson cycle engine with high thermal efficiency. The engine itself has a maximum power of 112kW and a maximum torque of 188N·m, and is matched with an 83kW front motor. The combined power of the system is 145kW(197Ps), which is close to a 2.0T low-power version. In addition, the battery pack of the vehicle has been upgraded from a nickel-metal hydride battery to a ternary lithium battery pack, and with the E-CVT stepless transmission mechanism, the maximum speed of the vehicle is 180km/h, while the comprehensive fuel consumption of the WLTC is maintained to 4.5L/100km.
In terms of chassis, the Camry’s front axle is the more common McPherson type independent suspension, while the rear axle is the double fork arm type independent suspension, which is relatively rare in the same level of the market, and will bring good feedback in terms of support.
