Monday, January 09, 2012
By Manoj Kumawat
New Toyota Camry at Auto Expo
The true attention-grabber is here! The all-new 2012 Toyota Camry is uncovered at Delhi Auto Expo by one of the largest automaker across the globe- Toyota Motors. The premium sedan of the country that earlier had a V-shaped grille and curvy headlamps at the frontage, are now molded into auto-leveling HID headlamps with a novel straight-forward futuristic design. The plush interior gets incorporated with modern gadgets along with a touch-screen media interface combined with exceptional 6-way electrically adjustable seats for driver and occupants too. New Toyota Camry competes with Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Passat in India. The sedan is expected to see a late 2012 launch in the country with an estimated price of nearly INR 23 Lakh for base variant.
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The face-lifted sedan comes with standard 17-inch alloy wheels in the 2.5L four cylinder twin VVT-i petrol power-train. The exterior gets new body bumpers in addition to rear tail lights that are now with LED lighting, though the fascia resembles a bit of Honda Accord but with redesigned grille the hood looks bigger. In the inside a new fabric shade with perforated leather trim is used along with Smart Entry & Start System from Toyota. A new auxiliary input jack is incorporated in the centre console for MP3 player or iPod. A new dual-zone automatic cooling system and steering-wheel mounted media-player controls combined with enhanced cruise control function.
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The displacement of 2500cc New Toyota Camry generates peak power of 178.5 bhp at 6000 rpm and 224 Nm of peak torque at 4100 rpm. The engine is coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. Earlier, at the Auto Expo Toyota has launched face-lifted Toyota Innova MPV and Toyota Fortuner SUV. It also unveiled a new version of hybrid vehicle Toyota Prius in India.
