The ninth-generation Camry is unveiled, and the fuel version is over!
At the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show, GAC Toyota brought a new ninth-generation Camry. The new car is built on the TNGA-K platform and has been adapted to the needs of users in the domestic market, including design and configuration, as well as powertrain. However, the overall change of the ninth-generation Camry is not big, although it is a generation, but there are no subversive changes, the core change is that the fuel version of the model will no longer be provided in the future, and the domestic market will be fully hybrid.
As one of the most popular B-class cars in the global market, Camry's brilliant record is obvious to all, taking the domestic market as an example, even if you don't know how to drive, you can blurt it out. Perhaps in the current era of oil-to-electricity, we have seen too many subversive trams, so everyone's expectations for new cars have become higher. If you look at the ninth-generation Camry with such expectations, then it is clear that the new car is a bit disappointing. But Toyota, you know everything. Even so, Xiaobian predicts that the ninth-generation Camry will also sell well in the domestic market in the future, because there are still a large number of users who do not need or do not cara electric cars, and even PHEV models that need to be charged. For this part of the users, one is Toyota, one is HEV, and the other is Camry, based on these three points, the ninth-generation Camry is still competitive.
On the whole, compared with the eighth-generation models on sale, the nineth-generation Camry does not have a large span in terms of exterior design, and is even closer to the facelift, and many traditional elements have been continued, such as the X element on the front face, which is officially named "hammerhead" translated as hammerhead, and the hood is made more protruding to highlight the sense of sportiness. The new car is also available in two versions, one with a honeycomb grid design, which can be understood as a sports version, and the other with a banner trim design, which is a luxury version.
The waistline position of the body can be said to be a classic, and the tough feeling is also different from many models in the same class. TNGA focuses on sportiness, while the Camry gives a sporty stance with a low center of gravity, and the new car is also available in a two-tone body version. Compared with the more sharp design of the front face, the rear of the car is a little conservative and subtle, and the taillights have changed the most, becoming a C-shape, which is similar to some Lexus models, and the sports version of the model has a black ducktail and a diffuser, which adds a lot of color to the sporty aspect.
The interior of the car is more straightforward than the exterior changes, which is in line with the shape of the new generation. Compared with the previous generation model, it is indeed younger, and the center console is better layered, although the materials are still similar to the eighth generation, but it does look more classy. Of course, for Toyota, don't expect to bring too many breakthroughs in big design, maybe in the future... But what I didn't expect was that the air conditioning control area of the Camry has changed from a physical button to a touch mode, and the co-pilot also has an ambient light, not to mention anything else, one should be praised.
(Photo: Overseas model)
The focus of this generation change is the new car machine system developed in cooperation with Huawei! Equipped with 8155 chip, more than 4 times the computing power, 12GB running memory, the car machine system can adapt to the current mainstream third-party APP, and it also has wireless CarPlay, Huawei HiCar interconnection system, and later supports OTA upgrades. Combined with the current market situation, it is finally no longer lagging behind, and it is estimated that it can move many old car owners.
In terms of power, the ninth-generation Camry, as the first B-segment car of the fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual engine, has achieved full hybridization, including two hybrid versions: 2.0L HEV and 2.5L HEV. The 2.0-liter HEV was launched for the first time, bringing a more accessible and energy-efficient option. This also means that there will be no more petrol versions of the Camry in the future. In addition, the official said that the ninth-generation Camry has been comprehensively improved in terms of driving experience, including vibration filtration and handling feeling, which will bring enough surprises compared with the current eighth-generation model. After the official arrival of the new car in the future, we will give you a test of the car.