Toyota has always adhered to the hybrid route, which is reflected in the change of models in the brand. Camry was once the sales champion of the joint venture B-class car, and it was still very hardcore. Nowadays, in the face of the menacing new energy vehicles in the industry, many joint venture car companies have to adjust their product strategies.
GAC Toyota's all-new 9th-generation Camry has begun to implement full hybridization, and the new car is equipped with Toyota's fifth-generation intelligent electric hybrid dual engine system, including 2.0L intelligent electric hybrid dual engine and 2.5L intelligent electric hybrid dual engine, forming a "dual electric hybrid" power layout and realizing the full hybrid of the product line. Among them, the 2.5-liter diesel-electric hybrid version has a comprehensive system power of 145kW and a comprehensive range of more than 1,000km.
The design target group of the new ninth-generation Camry is likely to be young and middle-aged people in their 40s, while trying to appeal to young consumers under the age of 30. The core selling point of the model may still be its driving experience and low failure rate, rather than the hardware configuration. The new 9th-generation Camry has put some effort into intelligent configuration, after all, many users don't buy it if it's not smart.
In terms of appearance, the front part of the new car adopts a new design concept, with obvious angular lines on both sides above the low-lying hood to increase the sense of heaviness. The body dimensions are 4,900 mm, 1,830 mm, and 1,470 mm high, respectively, and the wheelbase is 2,825 mm.
Inside, the car also features a new design concept. A number of criss-crossing angular lines are full of layering, and the embedded LCD instrument is upgraded to a 12.3-inch central control screen, making driving information more concise. The new generation of 12.3-inch narrow-sided hovering vehicle machine has been upgraded with an AR-style head-up display to provide clearer guidance to the driver through 3D images. The whole system is equipped with CarPlay, CarLife, HiCar three mobile phone interconnection systems as standard, the large screen of the car and the small screen of the mobile phone are conveniently interconnected, in addition, the digital key is optional, the mobile phone is the key, easy remote vehicle control.
The in-vehicle system is equipped with an 8155 Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, which increases the computing power by 4 times, the response speed by 8 times, and provides about 40% computing power redundancy, leaving enough space for subsequent OTA. The running memory of the car machine has been increased to 12GB, and the storage memory has been increased to 128GB, so that the rich APP software applications can run smoothly.
Recently, the pre-sale price of the new 9th generation Camry officially opened, the pre-sale price of the Camry 2.0L intelligent electric hybrid dual engine is 181,800 yuan to 208,800 yuan, and the pre-sale price of the Camry 2.0L gasoline version configuration level is 173,800 yuan to 198,800 yuan, which will push the mainstream joint venture hybrid mid-to-high-end sedan to the range of 180,000 yuan for the first time. The pre-sale price of the ninth-generation Camry is still the lowest among the mainstream B-class cars, after all, it is the first time to enter the 180,000 range, and it depends on whether it can explode.