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Looks pretty good. Enjoy! :D

2.4L 4 cylinder I'd assume, same as the current one <_<

Yeah, the rear just says "LF-Sh"

Sounds like someone has some info they want to share ... :) You must tell us all that you know! :D ← Well, I've driven a prototype build with the V6 engine in it. The engine is very nice, it sounds much better than current model and is much more nimble. I've also seen the body and it is actually a good looking car. I'm pretty convinced it's going to do well. ← Any photos you'd like the share? :D

I need some advice :) My sister owns a 1996 Toyota Corolla hatch and the tyres are almost flat. Anyway, the manual recommends 200kPa for both front and rear tyres. Should I use a bit more? How much more? Or should I just do as the manual says?

I don't think anyone has actually answered his question, are Corollas still being built? Are there any grades that aren't?

Apparently James Bond may be driving a Toyota in Casino Royale :P Maybe the Yaris even! "Bond in a Camry? The Sydney Morning Herald Friday November 4 2005 In the next 007 film, the super agent may be driving a Toyota rather than an Aston Martin, TOBY HAGON reports. Aston Martin boss Dr Ulrich Bez has told the producers of the James Bond movie franchise he will no longer pay a product placement fee to see the world's most famous spy drive a car from the British brand. Instead, the producers of the next Bond film are believed to be considering product placement money from ... Toyota. The Bond films have provided Aston Martin with priceless exposure over the years and Bez is adamant Aston Martin is the only choice of car for the coming remake of Casino Royale and that any other brand would be a compromise. Bond returned to driving an Aston Martin (the Vanquish) in the most recent Bond flick, Die Another Day, from 2002, but that may be his last. Bez says: "We are not prepared to put cash in. But we will do everything else [supply cars and associated costs]." advertisement advertisement The outspoken executive, who has worked for such car makers as Porsche and Daewoo, even quipped that Eon Productions should be paying Aston Martin for the privilege of having Bond driving an Aston Martin. "Bond is only authentic in an Aston Martin," he says. "Bond is the best of British and Aston Martin has the best car that is British. If I was to be a little bit arrogant, I would say they should have to pay us." In 1964, James Bond jumped behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB5, which was the last car Bond producers had to pay for. The starring role for the car doubled sales for the brand, albeit from 200 to 400. Bez says the British brand [now owned by US giant Ford] has the style and substance to bring unmatched credibility and publicity to the Bond franchise. He says that Bond in a Toyota Camry would do little for publicity or credibility. The dilemma for producers of the Bond films is that other car makers are prepared to pay millions to have Bond drive and, typically, destroy their automotive wares. Cash-rich Toyota is said to be prepared to pay big dollars to be in the Bond film. Fiat has also been named as a possible sponsor. Bond has never driven a Toyota, although he has been a passenger in a 2000 GT back in You Only Live Twice from 1967. BMW payed big dollars for Bond to drive a Z3 in Goldeneye, a 7 Series in Tomorrow Never Dies and a Z8 in The World Is Not Enough. Over his 43-year movie career, Bond has also driven various Bentleys (a favourite of Bond creator Ian Fleming), a Sunbeam Alpine (Dr. No), Citroen 2CV (For Your Eyes Only), Ford Mustang (Diamonds are Forever) and the famous submersible Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me). Casino Royale, which will see Bond played by newcomer Daniel Craig, is due for release in November 2006." http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article....&vf=2&bg=1&pp=1

Well I've had 3 Camrys, this current Gen5 is my third. It was time to replace my Gen4 CSX, and I looked at getting a Lexus ES300. Boy, was there bad service at the dealer... Anyway, after returning home I thought "well an ES300 is pretty much a Camry Azura!", just with a bit better leather and a lot of better build quality. So thus I bought myself a Toyota Camry Azura :) The only thing I really don't like about the car is the styling of the rear, it's too high and it looks like it has one huge a$$. But you know, when you're in it, you don't notice the exterior :) AND I don't have to be worried about it getting stolen Please share your stories! :D

I wouldn't like to go over speed bumps in that thing! Still, stock Camrys with the sports kit look just fine in my opinion.

Ah, I thought the Camry wagon was to be replaced by the Kluger! :) Anyway, here's another article about the new Avalon: http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_pa...5E21822,00.html Toyota's 'X' in family fight Paul Gover 28oct05 Rising fuel prices will not stop Toyota Australia from mounting its toughest challenge yet to the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. It has set opening day at the 2006 Melbourne Motor Show next February for the official unveiling of its all-new family six - at present known only as the X-car - ahead of sales in the second half of next year. Toyota Australia executive chairman John Conomos broke the news at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, where the company showed futuristic concepts including the Fine-X hydrogen fuel cell, the Tarago people-mover and the LS Lexus flagship. But no concepts pointed to the Australian replacement for the unloved and unlovely Avalon. Toyota Australia is putting a lot of emphasis on the six-cylinder X-car and believes it is still the right choice to win customers to the brand and to earn extra overseas sales. "We believe there is still a future for a six-cylinder vehicle of the right type," Conomos says. "The Commodore is probably one of the best-value products in the world. Our six-cylinder car is an appropriate car for Australia and will gradually make inroads." He revealed significant details of the Avalon replacement plan at the Tokyo show, where he also made the keynote address to a global gathering of Toyota importers and distributors. "The car will make its world debut at the Melbourne Motor Show. We're locked in. "We expect to do pretty well with the six-cylinder car, relative to the outgoing Avalon. About 65 to 70 per cent will go to fleets." He says the name change and new body, designed by youngster Nick Hogious in a joint Australia-Japan project, will be keys to the car's future. "We've learned that a Commodore buyer will not buy a Camry. Hence the name change," Conomos says. "The original Avalon didn't have enough sex appeal to switch buyers from Commodore or the Falcon." Conomos confirmed the X-car project is well advanced. Other executives hinted that the first pre-production cars are already being road-tested in Australia. He says the new Camry will sell from July. The Avalon replacement will come about three months later, after the arrival of Holden's new VE Commodore. Conomos confirmed that the car, which will be sold outside Australia without the local name and badge, will push into new markets beyond the Middle East.

From carpoint, in summary, a normal 1.8L supercharged to produce 160kw and 215Nm, 0-100 in 6.9seconds. "'Toyota Corolla' and 'high performance' seldom appear in the same sentence, but here's a souped-up variant that proves there's an exception to every rule. Known as the Corolla Compresser, it's snout is stuffed with a force-fed engine that endows the hot-selling hatch with a startling amount of poke. The Corolla Compressor uses the same 1.8-litre VVTL-i four-cylinder unit as the T Sport (which we know as the Sportivo), but the addition of a supercharger lifts performance to an altogether different plane, and -- combined with a few technical adjustments -- enables the car to meet Euro IV emissions standards. Try this for starters: the blown 1.8-litre powerplant kicks out 160kW and 215Nm, which allows the manic hatch to dispatch the 0-100km/h dash in a claimed 6.9sec and achieve a v-max of 229km/h. It's not just about out-and-out performance. The extra torque at lower engine speeds means it can accelerate from 80-120km/h in fifth gear in 8.5sec, while the increment from 60-100km/h in fourth takes only 6.1sec. To cope with the power hike, the Corolla Compressor is fettled with 15mm lowered sports suspension and uprated springs for sharper handling. It looks the part, too, riding on 17-inch alloy wheels with 215/45 tyres and dressed with a roof spoiler, deep rear air dam and sports exhaust system with twin tailpipes. But before you start reaching for your chequebook you should be aware that the Compresser is a UK-only model, with production limited to just 250 examples. It goes on sale on November 1, priced at £19,995 (about $47,000 in our money)." Oh and did I forget to mention that this is UK only and Toyota Australia has no plans of releasing it here. :D

It looks even safer than a Camry/Avalon, with all those airbags! Might be one of the best small cars though, pity it couldn't have been released a few months earlier, otherwise it could have been a candidate for Australia's Best Cars awards...

Ask Toyota service to fix it :)

Personally, I RARELY get over 500kms, so I'd also know how to get 800 :P The lowest fuel consumption I've ever had in my Camry was 3.6L/100km... but that was for about half an hour :(

Why would anyone steal a camry?!

I'm sorry to say rolling up to red lights in neutral uses MORE petrol. It is more fuel efficient to keep it in gear, because if you have it in neutral, the car puts fuel into the engine to stop it from stalling.

QC in Japan is definintely better. So if you're going to buy a kluger, buy one now before they start making them at Altona!

I must say, I was very disappointed with my Camry for a while. I've now gotten used to it, but still, that's no excuse for very poor build quality. Anyway here's what I've got. 1) Rattling from sunroof 2) Sponge leaking from the rear of the front seats 3) Rattling from under the cupholder 4) Squeaking from the seats 5) Some panel gaps aren't even at ALL, infact on of them is bent 6) Body kit was coming off (have this fixed though) What made me MOST angry is that they gave me the Camry that was inside the showroom, and the didn't even bother to CLEAN It up before I picked it up. Very disappointed...

Yeah, the V6 specs also say that I should be getting 11.4L/100km :(

Wow, 13.5/100? Do you drive at high speeds all day? Not necessarily hard acceleration, but the higher speeds make an SS/XR8 more fuel efficient than a 2.4L Camry :(

to calculate it from that L/100km reading you... 1) Divide 100 by the "L/100km" figure 2) Multiply this figure by the number of litres your fuel tank is...which is 70L in our case :)

id actually rather see the hybrid camry brought here :P

im gonna have to say its not quite accurate, with calculations you should be getting around 824km on one tank...though I assume that you don't entirely drain your fuel tank everytime :)

Supercharging also probably won't be available to the Camry in the next gen either, which is sad. All that tech in the TS-01 will probably be passed to the next gen Avalon.