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2007 Toyota Camry Photo Gallery

All Camry, with a compact appetite

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by Autobytel Staff
March 23, 2006
4 min. Reading Time
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Toyota has updated the 2007 Camry to reflect our evolving tastes, because evolution is exactly where we’re at: we don’t change so much as evolve, and Toyota does the same with its Camry, and the result is a better car built for an American public that dreams about retro pony cars but keeps going back to the Toyota dealership for a nice, reliable ride.

Photo 2 -- 4 cyl. Engine

There are now three engine and transmission choices with the Camry, four if you count the partial-zero emissions (PZEV) engine sold in so-called green states such as California, and five if you count the Hybrid Synergy Drive gasoline/electric drivetrain. Engine choices start with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder power plant that makes 158 horsepower (PZEV models do 155) at 6,000 rpm, and generates 161 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm (PZEV versions produce 158). The bigger news comes with Toyota’s marvelous 3.5-liter V6 engine, making 268 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and kicking up a cloud of torque that measures 248 lb.-ft. at 4,700 rpm. This is an astonishing 78 horsepower better than the outgoing 190-horsepower V6 engine, and fuel efficiency is slightly better, up to 22 city/33 highway miles per gallon.

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Photo 3 -- Hybrid Engine

The Camry Hybrid saves gas and reduce emissions. It does a good job of it, too. Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive powers this newest of Camrys, featuring a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine that generates 147 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 138 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,400 rpm.

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Photo 4 -- Exterior Rear

Aside from some grille work and a badge, there's not much of a difference between the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid and the 2007 Toyota Camry. Most of the changes, in fact come on the inside, with a revised interior front display, and the powertrain, with its hybrid efficiency.

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Photo 5 -- Exterior Front

The 2007 Toyota Camry is better-looking, though just how much is a hotly debated issue among automotive journalists. Some say that it’s just a little less boring than the old version, others say it’s a nice restyle that sheds the Camry’s blah reputation. Here’s the lowdown: decide for yourself. If you do that, you’re sure to notice a sharper snout, a bigger Toyota emblem on the grille, and a tall beltline. You’ll also notice enlarged taillights that angle sharply down. It works enough to give the Camry has a more sporting, aggressive look – enough to pull it out of the Little House on the Prairie and give it a little I Love Lucy spice.

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Photo 6 -- Wheel

The SE model, otherwise known as the “sporty” Camry, offers buyers standard features such as a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, sport fabric seat and door trim, metallic-style interior trim, a black sport grille, a re-tuned suspension, fog lamps, a subtle body kit, and 17-inch alloy wheels. The SE model has a fixed rear seat with center pass-through; a folding seat would weaken structural rigidity and thus affect the handling that Camry engineers wanted for the SE version.

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Photo 7 -- Dashboard

Control layout on the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid is superb, with audio and environmental buttons within easy reach. Those environmental controls are the key to a new and advanced system called Plasmacluster. That’s not a superhero, but a filter that Toyota claims will eliminate airborne germs and bacteria.

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Photo 8 -- Rear Seat

The back seat of the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid offers occupants plenty of legroom, and for convenience cupholders are located in the fold-down center armrest. For the hybrid model, the Camry offers the typical 60/40-split folding back seats rather than the XLE’s new reclining seat feature which means your friends can’t kick back in your Camry Hybrid.

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Photo 9 -- Dashboard

Significant changes are made to the 2007 Toyota Camry’s interior, including larger graphics, easier-to-read gauges, more room, and a new seat fabric that Toyota claims contains a natural moisturizing component. The Camry’s interior is all about function and space, usefulness in the day-to-day. Significant changes made to the interior include larger graphics, easier-to-read gauges, more room, and a new seat fabric that Toyota claims contains a natural moisturizing process named Fraichir, where the fabric is coated with a naturally occurring component called Sericin – reportedly extracted from silkworm cocoons – thus the moisturizing component.

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Photo 10 -- Rear Seat

This is a Camry, so the fake wood grain – please stop selling that. The brushed aluminum trim is much more appealing. The fuzzy headliner also needs to go, and the hard plastic backing on the front seats – while clearly designed to be durable – looks and feels unattractive. The back seat offers occupants plenty of legroom, and convenient cupholders are located in the fold-down center armrest. For most trims, the Camry offers 60/40 split back seats, though the XLE offers a new reclining seat feature that’s easy to use and quite comfortable. That changes the configuration to 20/40/20, with a fixed pass-through.

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Photo 11 -- Exterior Rear

Competitors: Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Malibu, Dodge Charger, Ford Five Hundred, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Mazda 6, Mercury Milan, Mercury Montego, Mitsubishi Galant, Nissan Altima, Nissan Maxima, Pontiac G6, Pontiac Grand Prix, Subaru Legacy, Suzuki Verona, Volkswagen Passat, Volvo S40

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