Is sales number one? Power and space are not as good as the Honda Accord, where is the Camry strong?
A few days ago, the January 2022 China passenger car sales ranking was announced, Toyota Camry is impressively at the top of the mid-size car sales list, with a monthly sales of 24950 units to dominate the crowd, and the Honda Accord, known as the "cost-effective ace" of medium-sized cars, ranked third, and the sales volume of the month was only 2043 units away from the Toyota Camry. You know, in many Japanese mid-size car comparison tests, the comprehensive score of the Accord is higher than that of the Toyota Camry, especially in the two parts of power and space, so where is this generation of Toyota Camry strong? Is it a brand belief?
In the eyes of many people, among the Japanese mid-size cars, on the driving comfort, it must be Nissan Tianlai. But now, the times have changed, a new generation of Nissan Tianlai pursues a sporty appearance, sacrificing a certain amount of rear head space, so in the performance of the rear head space, it is not as good as the current Accord and Camry. Between the Accord and the Camry, the rear space performance of the Accord is significantly better than that of the Camry, not only the back angle is comfortable, but also the longitudinal legroom is excellent, and after the central armrest of the rear is down, there is a passage with the trunk, which is convenient for the rear passengers to take the trunk items during the driving process.
In contrast, Toyota Camry, although the space performance is not as good as the space benchmark players such as Volkswagen Magotan, the wheelbase has reached 2825mm after all, and the vertical space can satisfy most consumers. And that's not the point, after the Camry has been upgraded, the seat texture is very comfortable, the softness and hardness are moderate, and the ergonomics of the rear seats are excellent, and the comfort is relatively good. In addition, the Camry trunk also has a good depth performance, the width performance is sufficient, and the loading capacity is also considered to be the middle and upper level in the same class. Therefore, this generation of Camry in people's impression, riding comfort is not lost to the "old rival" Honda Accord.
The reason why Toyota Camry can achieve the first market result in sales is not so much the blessing of brand faith, but rather the driving texture is more advanced. In terms of static riding texture, the Toyota Camry is closer to the Honda Accord, and even close to the driving experience of German cars such as the Volkswagen Passat and The Magotan. When the vehicle is changed from static to dynamic, there are slight differences in the sense of body, toyota Camry suspension is not like the Honda Accord tends to adjust the handling, when the speed of 40km/h through the speed bump, there is no obvious bounce fluctuations, shock absorbers for the size of the vibration filter are in place, can give passengers a good driving experience, in the same class of models is really rare.
However, in terms of power, compared to competitor models, Toyota Camry Power performance is slightly inferior. Whether it is its 2.0L power or 2.5L power version, or the 2.5L dual-engine hybrid version, it is left behind by nissan Tianlai and Honda Accord, which are also japanese camps. Of course, if it is not the pursuit of passion, toyota Camry's 2.0L + CVT power combination is still enough, the maximum power of the engine is 178 horsepower, the measured hundred-use time performance is 11.42 seconds, and the shift is smooth. Although the power is not strong, but at least the Camry fuel consumption is very low, and the driving smoothness is excellent, just by the above two points can actually make many people pay for it.
Power aside, in terms of appearance and interior design, toyota Camry also has a better performance. After the new family face, the current Camry looks younger, although there is no strong power leaning body, but still can feel the dynamic atmosphere from the product design, the body line becomes dynamic, the design of the details is relatively brilliant, which is the design style that young consumers like at present. In the interior part, Camry also adopts a curved center console design, supplemented by interior contrast, which can feel the stylish and dynamic driving atmosphere. In order to enhance the practicality of the car machine, the current Camry has also added a new weChat function in the car, which is relatively in place in terms of localization application.
epilogue
As the saying goes, the car is a "mobile home". Not everyone pursues the ultimate driving control performance, there are also many people, including the 80/90s has become a "Daddy" young user group, they prefer that the car can bear the driving comfort, space practicality, fuel economy and other practical car needs, and Toyota Camry's product performance is just in line with their tastes, coupled with Toyota's well-known brand appeal, can sell better than the Honda Accord, it is not surprising.