The timeline was drawn to the beginning of the new century twenty years ago, when Toyota and Honda's Camry and Accord officially opened their markets in China, allowing Chinese consumers to buy Japanese models without having to import or smuggle them. When "Camry" was still called Jiamei, it was already considered the existence of "luxury cars" at that time, and the price of more than 300,000 yuan made many people prohibitive. However, with the development of the economy, the car has become more and more popular, and the price has now dropped to the level of 200,000. So how should Accord and Camry choose?
Toyota Camry, "Camry" into "Price Beauty"
The first generation of camry was born in 1982, this classic model has been in China for sixteen years, the new generation inherits the traditional durability, low fuel consumption advantages, in the appearance has become more "lethal", low design, as if ready to move forward at any time, "flying crane" grille plus sharp and slender light groups on both sides, to the overall add a lot of sports atmosphere. The new Camry is equipped with a 2.0-liter in-line four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine with a maximum thermal efficiency of 40%, bursting out of 131 kW maximum power and 210 N·m maximum torque. At present, the power is not satisfactory, but compared to the same class of cars that are still using 2.0L engines, it still gives a lot of pressure.
The energy loss of the internal combustion engine is inevitable, and the new Camry-equipped M20C engine uses a unique VVT-iE technology, which can change the intake and exhaust valve timing at high speed and coolant temperature range of the engine, improve exhaust efficiency, thereby improving stability at idle speed and smoothness at low speed, improving engine power and torque, reducing some of the fuel consumption rate and improving exhaust emissions. The matching Direct Shift-CVT infinity gearbox, which is based on the Toyota TNGA platform, inherits the advantages of low fuel consumption and smooth acceleration of the traditional CVT gearbox, and on this basis, the starting gear is added, so that the vehicle starts with a faster response speed, so that the low fuel consumption of the current speed range.
Not only that, the new generation of Camry interior design is also an ulterior motive, the overall sense of technology and luxury is also quite good, the equipped safety devices also make many car owners willing to pay for it, the standard 10SRS airbag, including knees and rear side airbags, in addition to the height of the hood and the old products reduced by about 100mm, in the event of an accident can also be a good protection of pedestrian safety space. In this regard, camry can be said to be the top of the same class, sturdy and economical with the car, the price of 20w is really beautiful.
Honda Accord – the benchmark for the B-Class
The first Generation of accords appeared in 1976, a few years before the Camry. By the sixth generation, the chinese market officially entered the Chinese market in the form of joint venture cars, and the price at that time was much more expensive than that of Volkswagen and Toyota, and the landing price of more than 300,000 yuan was definitely a luxury car.
From the appearance, the visual experience given by accord is very high-end atmosphere, the polygonal grille is supplemented by silver trim, and the headlights on both sides adopt a determinant LED group layout, which has a high degree of recognition after lighting. The new generation has changed its sports front face, which is deeply loved by young people, and its sales performance is very good.
In terms of interior, the overall design style continues the old model, and the workmanship level has improved significantly. The suspension 10.25-inch central control screen and the multi-functional three-frame leather steering wheel give a good visual experience and a sense of technology. The most varied in the functionality of the car system, the sharpness of the screen is higher than that of the old model, and comes with remote upgrades.
The new generation of Accord is equipped with a 1.5T engine, and Honda's umbrella is equipped with the same nose from the Crown Road to binzhi. Low fuel consumption, strong power, won many car owners a good reputation. Maximum horsepower is up to 194 hp and peak torque is 260 N·m. From the data point of view, the Accord is indeed more dazzling than the Camry. The Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system equipped with the new car, including MVC360 ° panoramic image, PSS body integrated parking radar (front 4 rear type 8 probes) and other ultra-many safety features, the performance is very outstanding, the price is also more suitable.
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Both camrys and Accords are 200,000 mid-size cars, both of which have maintained hot sales in the industry's most competitive market, selling 24,950 units and 22,907 units respectively in January. It is true that because of their core technology, as well as the low cost of using the car, so that the "hit workers" of the working class can afford to buy and raise. Xiaobian believes that if you consider the handling and driving experience, then the Accord is more worth starting. If you want high value, high cost performance, and high quality, it is not wrong to choose the new Camry.