WhichCar
wheels

Toyota Camry gets a makeover

2014 New York Auto Show: Toyota reveals major revamp for 2015 Camry sedan

Toyota Camry
Gallery6

TOYOTA has unveiled a more thorough than expected midlife facelift of the current-generation Camry, its last big change before the company quits Australian manufacturing in 2017.

The facelifted Camry will go on sale in Australia in 2015.

With all-new sheetmetal bar the roof, an interior quality uplift with a big leap in tech features, wider tracks, retuned suspension and steering courtesy of Toyota Technical Center Australia’s engineers, the mid-size sedan has undergone more than 2000 changes.

The company says it has worked hard to reduce noise, vibration and harshness, with more sound-deadening, a more rigid platform and detailed improvements such as quieter exterior mirrors.

New seats, softer-touch dash materials, a redesigned console, an updated multimedia system that includes wireless mobile phone charging and the introduction of driver aid technologies such as lane-change warning, blind-spot monitoring and radar-based cruise control systems complete the Camry makeover.

However, the drivetrain components are expected to stay the same since the Australian-made 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol and petrol-electric hybrid mechanicals were all-new just two and a half years ago.

Toyota Australia PR manager Mike Breen said the exact timing and specifications for the 2015 Camry are yet to be determined.

“There is still a lot of work to do,” he told Wheels at its New York debut. “The long lead times mean we still have the challenge of maintaining interest in the existing model.”

Byron Mathioudakis

COMMENTS

Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.