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Guy walks into a Toyota dealer — sounds
like a joke so far, right? Not quite.
Guy walks into a Toyota dealer looking for a
2008 Toyota Prius. He's heard about hybrids
for awhile now, and the Prius is one he knows
by name. He vaguely recalls some celebrity
bragging about taking one to the Academy
Awards instead of a limo, and then there was
that South Park episode, "Smug Alert" a
couple of years back. And didn't Al Gore's
own son make headlines for getting busted
doing 100 mph in his Prius?
Something like that. Beyond the hype, Guy's
never really given hybrid cars much thought,
much less gone looking for one. And even
though he can afford a decent-size car or
SUV, the price of gasoline has him looking
for fuel economy in a serious way.
And there on the showroom floor, Guy sees a
2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid for almost the same
amount of money as a Prius. Now what?
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| 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid Road Test by Edmunds Inside Line |
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More than any other hybrid we've driven, the
2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid has the most
seamless transition between electric motor
and gasoline engine. If we didn't tell you it
was a hybrid and let you drive it, we doubt
you would notice. And unlike Toyota's Prius,
which was purposely designed to look special
with its little shifter and Alpine cable
car-like design, the Camry Hybrid looks
almost identical to the non-hybrid Camry.
They're driving among us and you don't even
know it.
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| CarTV Toyota Camry Review |
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"It's a Toyota." This simple phrase has made
life easy and profitable for Toyota
salespeople, made domestic car manufacturers
green with envy, and has bred such confidence
in Camry and Tacoma owners that they border
on arrogant. Historically, Toyota buyers have
often been justified in this smug sense of
superiority if you were smart, you would've
bought a Toyota, too. It's your own damn
fault that you're missing work again to sit
at the (insert non-Toyota brand name here)
dealership waiting for your car to get fixed.
Burned by a Chevy? Buy a Toyota. Ford dealer
treating you poorly? Buy a Toyota. Need a
wagon? SUV? Compact? Buy a Matrix, or a
Highlander, or a Yaris, all by Toyota. Need a
full-size truck? Wait for the redesigned
Tundra, the unofficial Second Coming, via
Texas and courtesy of Toyota.
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| 2008Toyota Camry Hybrid |
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Standard equipment on the 2008 Camry Hybrid
includes 16-inch all-season tires and alloy
wheels, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS,
electronic brake force distribution, Brake
Assist,
Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (a
form of stability control that enhances
braking and
steering in collision-avoidance manoeuvres),
Vehicle Stability Control, and Traction
Control.
Inside, the 2008 Camry Hybrid has standard
dual-zone automatic climate control, a
premium JBL
audio system with AM/FM/in-dash six-disc CD
changer/MP3/WMA player plus audio auxiliary
input
jack, Bluetooth capability, eight speakers
and steering wheel-mounted audio system
controls;
eight-way power driver's seat,
leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift
knob; average and
instant fuel economy display, outside
temperature gauge, power windows, tilt and
telescopic
steering wheel, electronic "Smart Key" with
pushbutton start, cruise control, 60/40
fold-down
rear seatbacks, garage door opener, side
airbags, curtain airbags, driver's knee
airbag,
heated mirrors, and variable intermittent
wipers.
The 2008 Camry Hybrid's gasoline-electric
hybrid powertrain: a 2.4-litre four-cylinder
engine,
continuously variable transmission, 105 kW
electric motor/generator, electronic
controller,
and 244-volt nickel-metal hydride battery
pack behind the rear seat. The 2.4-litre
engine
develops 147 horsepower at 6000 r.p.m. and
138 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 r.p.m., but
combined
with the electric assist, those numbers jump
to 187 hp and 199 lb-ft of torque. Much of
that
torque is available between 0 and 1500
r.p.m., giving the Camry Hybrid better
throttle
response than a standard four-cylinder Camry.
As a "full hybrid", the Camry Hybrid is
capable of running on electricity only,
gasoline
engine only, or both at the same time
depending on power requirements. Generally,
the car runs
on battery power at slow, city speeds or when
coasting, and uses the gas engine and
battery/electric motor when accelerating. The
gas engine kicks in automatically and almost
seamlessly. For those drivers interested in
knowing when the car is running on
electricity, a
real-time pictograph in the gauge cluster
shows power distribution. When coasting or
braking,
the Hybrid's regenerative brakes re-charge
the battery, and this is also shown in the
gauge
display. Under the right conditions, the
engine will shut off automatically when
"idling" at a
stop sign or traffic light, thereby saving
fuel and reducing emissions.
The Camry Hybrid meets the most stringent
exhaust emissions standards: California's
Advanced
Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle
(AT-PZEV). PZEV means it is a Super Ultra Low
Emissions Vehicle (SULEV), meets a zero-fuel
evaporative standard, a 240,000 km durability
demonstration, extended emissions system
warranty, and has technology deemed to
advance future
fuel-cell vehicles.
Bottom line: the Toyota Camry Hybrid provides
big car ride and comfort, luxury car
amenities and compact car fuel consumption.
It's a car that allows you to treat yourself
well without treating the environment badly.
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