2002 toyota Camry Starter

2002 Toyota Camry Starter: Hoping to expand both its image as well as appeal beyond what it considers the "large center" of the car-buying populace, Toyota has introduced a fifth-generation version of its midsize front-drive sedan. The Camry has been the very popular vehicle in the United States market for the past 4 years, though sales slid somewhat during 2000 as the Honda Accord made a solid showing.

Toyota hopes to maintain that No. 1 slot with a car that's quieter and bigger inside, and a wheelbase that is 2 inches longer compared to in the past. To that end, developers have "expanded its appeal by honing its focus," states Don Esmond, general manager of the Toyota Division. At the same time, he claims it's important to "never lose sight of why pleased Camry proprietors maintain returning again and again."

A brand new 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that establishes 157 horsepower-- a 15 percent increase in power-- is expected to go into more than three-fourths of the autos. A five-speed-manual transmission is conventional with the four-cylinder engine, as well as a four-speed automatic is optional. Camry's equipped with the 3.0-liter V-6 engine come only with the transmission.

Toyota has actually decreased prices, added standard devices as well as revised the Camry schedule. The low-end CE design is gone, so crank-down windows are no longer available. Designs currently include the basic LE, high end XLE as well as a flashy new SE with various suspension tuning and also 16-inch sporting activity tires. A navigating system is optional for the first time, and adjustable pedals are scheduled to become offered in January 2002.

Toyota's two-door Camry Solara coupe and also convertible, and the Avalon car, are improved the very same front-drive system as the prior-generation Camry. A lot of Camrys sold in the United States have actually been manufactured at Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant, and the brand-new version asserts 85 percent residential web content.


2002 Toyota Camry Starter


Exterior

Toyota asserts that the 2002 Camry has crisper, bolder, more upscale styling that is "a relocation from practical to sensuous," inning accordance with Job Supervisor Dan Hargitt. But the general look hasn't already changed drastically from the fourth generation. 2 inches longer compared to earlier designs, the 107.1-inch wheelbase is a hair longer compared to that of the Accord, as well as at 189.2 inches long in general, the Camry is about the same length as its Honda opponent. The sporty SE sedan features a blackout grille, fog lights and also a back spoiler.

The Accord comes as a coupe and also sedan, however the Camry stays offered as a four-door car only. The Camry Solara sports car as well as convertible have various designing as well as are dealt with as different designs, and also the Solara version will not be redesigned until later on.

Inside

Toyota declares that back legroom is 40 millimeters greater than previously as well as passenger hip points are higher. Room is adequate for 4 grownups as well as appropriate for five, as well as the driver's seat has enough fore-aft travel to accommodate tall as well as brief individuals. Basic 60/40-split back seatbacks supplement the lots volume of the trunk, which currently holds 16.7 cubic feet of cargo.

Requirement LE tools consists of electronic cooling, programmable automatic door locks, power windows and mirrors, a full-size spare tire and also a four-spoke tilt guiding wheel. The facility console has a bilevel storage box. Added things on the XLE consist of power pole positions, warmed mirrors, automated environment control, an engine immobilizer/alarm system, keyless entrance and also a rear sunshade. The sportier SE sedan gets unique sport material upholstery, cleaned chrome interior trim, a leather-wrapped gearshift bar and also sporting activity evaluates.

Under the Hood

Toyota's brand-new 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine creates 157 hp as well as mates to either a five-speed-manual or four-speed-automatic transmission. The 192-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 comes just with the automated transmission.

Safety

Curtain-type air bags are basic on the Camry XLE and also are signed up with by side-impact air bags for the front seats. Front air bags deploy in 3 stages, depending on crash problems. Antilock brakes are common on the XLE as well as V-6 models as well as are offered as an option on four-cylinder LE and SE sedans.

Driving Impacts

If the Camry has actually been slammed for anything in the past, it's been dull styling. However, stimulating design isn't really what triggers greater than 400,000 customers each year to drive one house from the car dealership. What most Camry customers seek is Toyota's credibility for integrity as well as top quality, together with superb resale value. When it's time to sell the Camry, someone will certainly aspire to obtain your own as a previously owned version.

Even though its look has made no huge jumps right into fresh territory, the new Camry's form is appealing. All the other Camry characteristics are here, and if anything, they are far better than ever before. Proprietors still obtain a pleasantly comfy ride, enough interior area, joyous quietness and reasonably energetic efficiency. Acceleration, in fact, reaches well past the acceptable mark with the four-cylinder engine, which is nearly as quiet as the V-6. Not surprising that a lot of customers are content with the four-cylinder designs.

Little penalty in trip comfort appears in the sporty new SE car, which assures a little tauter handling compared to various other Camry trims. But distinctions are less than remarkable. Fans of manual transmissions will certainly be pleased to find out that the manual-transmission Camry performs very well, its lever clicking crisply via the equipments without a treatment in the world.