03 toyota Camry

03 Toyota Camry: Toyota totally revamped its Camry for the 2002 design year, so the midsize front-wheel-drive sedan sees just a handful of alterations for 2003. Fog lights have been included in the XLE variation, and all designs outfitted with transmissions could have optional power-adjustable pedals.

In its fifth-generation type, the Camry is quieter and also bigger inside, and it remains on a wheelbase that's 2 inches longer than previously. The Japanese car manufacturer intends to restore its title of having the top-selling automobile, which was just recently lost to Honda and its Accord.

Camry designs include the standard LE, the upscale XLE and a stylish SE with different suspension tuning and 16-inch sport tires. A navigating system is offered as an optional feature. A lot of Camry versions offered in the United States have been made at Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant.


03 Toyota Camry


Outside

Toyota asserts that the current-generation Camry has crisper, bolder, a lot more upscale designing than its predecessor even though its look has actually not altered significantly. With a 107.1-inch wheelbase and also determining 189.2 inches long on the whole, the Camry is about the exact same dimension as the Honda Accord; however the Accord has been redesigned for the 2003 design year. The stylish SE car includes haze lights, a back spoiler as well as a black grille with chrome trim.

The Accord comes as a sports car as well as a sedan, but the Camry is provided in four-door kind just. Toyota's Camry Solara coupe as well as convertible have various designing than the regular Camry as well as are dealt with as separate versions.

Inside

Indoor room in the Camry is sufficient for 4 adults as well as acceptable for five, and also the vehicle driver's seat has sufficient fore/aft travel to accommodate high and also short individuals. Common 60/40-split rear seatbacks supplement the lots volume of the trunk, which holds 16.7 cubic feet of freight.

Extra tools on the XLE model includes power front seats, heated mirrors, automatic environment control, an engine immobilizer/alarm, keyless access as well as a rear sunshade. The sportier SE sedan obtains one-of-a-kind sport fabric furniture, brushed chrome inside trim, a leather-wrapped gearshift bar as well as sporting activity assesses.

Under the Hood

Toyota's 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine creates 157 horsepower as well as groups with either a four-speed-automatic or five-speed-manual transmission. The 192-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 power plant comes with the automated transmission only.

Safety

Side-impact air bags for the pole positions as well as curtain-type air bags are conventional in the XLE. The front air bags release in 3 phases, which depends on collision conditions. Anti-skid brakes are standard on the XLE as well as on V-6-equipped versions, and they are readily available as an alternative on the four-cylinder LE as well as SE cars.

Driving Impressions

If the Camry has actually been slammed for anything in the past, it's been boring styling. The majority of Camry consumers typically aren't seeking flashy looks but instead Toyota's online reputation for integrity, top quality as well as excellent resale worth in its versions.

All the preferable Camry characteristics are here; if anything, they are better than ever. Proprietors still obtain a pleasantly comfy trip, ample indoor space, euphoric quietness as well as reasonably energised performance. Acceleration gets to well past the acceptable mark with the four-cylinder engine, which is nearly as peaceful as the V-6.

Only a little fine in trip convenience appears in the stylish SE, which guarantees a little tauter handling compared to various other Camry designs; yet the differences are less than dramatic. A manual-transmission Camry does admirably, and also its bar clicks crisply with the equipments without a care.