Toyota Camry XV70 (2017-2024)

I have not owned a Camry, but as a racing car owner/driver spanning 44 years, I think I know just a tad about cars. Over the past year or two I have had numerous trips in Camry Hybrid taxis, and I have been mightily impressed by even the high mileage examples. (And by "high" I am talking 600,000 Km plus) They have impressive torque (acceleration)… Read more

from any speed and yet, are light on fuel consumption while doing it. The other thing that really impresses me is their suspension, which remains "tight", as opposed to "bouncy", even at advanced mileage. Apparently a replacement battery would cost around $3000, as opposed to the battery of a fully electric Tesla which costs $30,000 to replace... and you don't have to plug the Camry into charge everynight! When I get over my obsession with sportscars, I will definitely be buying a Camry.

Thoroughly Decent Car – We purchased our Camry new in 2019. As of March 2022 it has travelled 45,000km. So far we have not had a single issue. It does what we expect without hassle. The fuel economy is excellent. Even on interstate trips it does around 5 litres per 100km at the speed limit with the A/C on. The hybrid system and the Atkinson cycle petrol engine combine… Read more

well. We drive it in economy mode all the time which is fine for normal use. Fuel consumption around town is similar. Unlike normal cars, heavy traffic doesn't trash the fuel economy. We use E10 petrol because it needs this or 95RON. The hybrid system has other advantages. When sitting in the car waiting for the school pickup, the air conditioning can be left running with the engine only starting now and then to charge the battery. The car is quite low. You have to keep an eye on ground clearance. The suspension as a result is taught. With the car loaded it's easy to push suspension to its comfort limits. In normal situations it's fine. The steering is nice. The seating could be better. The drivers seat in typical Japanese fashion lacks the adjustability I have in my Falcon. The for-aft movement is electric which is a pain. My wife is shorter than me. I have to stand there in the rain waiting for the seat to motor back before I can get in. A quick bar adjuster would be preferable. I'm 184cm tall. Thankfully the seat goes back far enough. The Sat Nav is unwanted and unnecessarily difficult to use. You can't turn it off or remove it from the main screen. Toyota's method of keeping tabs on the vehicle and how it's driven I'm guessing. Like most people, I navigate with my phone. My other car is a 2013 Falcon XR6 ECOLPI. Also a great car, but the list of gripes, faults and technical issues would be far longer than the Camry. I'm a mechanic, the attention to detail under the bonnet is impressive. Overall, the Camry is an excellent vehicle. I'd recommend it without hesitation.

Surprisingly nice to drive, but Toyota should take a leaf out of Tesla's book – I had to wait until the 2020 model was released to get Apple CarPlay support, which largely papers over the otherwise anaemic built in nav / computer. The 2019 model was missing this feature, which made it a hard-pass. Tesla has figured out that customers don't like to make a >$30K purchase and have its software go out-of-date within a couple of… Read more

years and never get updates. At least with CarPlay, the software will update when my phone updates.

The hybrid model had a non-optional electric sunroof, which made the interior so low that my head touched the headliner even with the seat at the bottom position! I'm only 180cm high, so this seemed to be a very strange design choice by Toyota, making the hybrid variant a hard pass as well. Another issue is that Toyota hybrids notoriously have very aggressive regenerative braking that is not non-adjustable. For comparison, Tesla allows the level to be adjusted. Again, this is just software, where Tesla is lightyears ahead, and Toyota lags very badly.

I got the 2.5 L petrol variant, which is "efficient enough" for my needs. Factoring in the lower price and the relatively good reliability of the Toyota, it was a no-brainer. This is where Tesla is just far too expensive and will never win out, even if electricity is free!

Fundamentally, the Camry has been a very nice car overall, and fantastic relative to its cost. It's smooth to drive, quiet, surprisingly powerful, and has almost every nice-to-have feature I want, but doesn't waste my money on features that are just gimmicks. Radar cruise control has been very useful on long trips, and the mirrors are set up "just right" so that I can drive confidently and safely. I've test-driven many cars, and rented many more, and it's these little things that are often done badly even in very expensive top-end models. Toyota generally gets everything "just right". I can rest my arm on the door panel comfortably, I can drive with one finger if I choose, and the indicators/controls are on the "correct" side for Australia. Not like Mercedes Benz -- they'll charge you twice as much, but sell you a car with the controls mirrored because their primary markets are right-hand drive.

The one thing -- the only thing -- that annoys me about my purchase is that the built-in warnings about excessive speed or upcoming speed cameras uses voice recordings. That go on. And on... for like... a minute. I miss the "ding-ding" sound from my old Mitsubishi, which doesn't interrupt the conversation in the car, or talk over my phone call.

Seriously, Toyota representatives, if you're reading this: It would cost nothing in real dollar terms to add a software feature to allow warnings to be simple "ding" noises instead of some woman reading a paragraph of text. Nothing.

2020 Hybrid Sport Camry – Bought this Camry hybrid from a local dealer. It was a demo with only 12k klm on the clock. Picked the Sport version over the base model as it has a few more little extras that I wanted. This is basically a get around town and occasional tourer for my wife and I. We are both retired. The car has heaps of room in the cabin and the boot is enormous.… Read more

Didn't particularly want a hybrid but at the time it was the only choice. Having now had the car for a couple of months I've become a convert. Over all this has been a great choice. My wife and I drove a lot of other cars to compare and found the Toyota the most comfortable and solid feeling of the lot. All the Camry's are fully imported from Japan so the build quality and reliability is great. Both my sons also have Camry's of various ilk and are also very happy with the cars. They are basically bullet proof. Cheap to run and cheap to service. The other good point is their resale value is also good. I think for the price Toyota could have included auto dimming rear view mirrors for this model. Other tan that no complaints.

Synthesis of Style, Performance, and Innovation – Under the hood, the Camry delivers a spirited performance, offering a dynamic driving experience with responsive handling and efficient fuel economy. Whether navigating city streets or cruising on the highway, the Camry's performance is reliable and enjoyable. Show details

Excellent family sedan – What I love most about this car is how great it is to drive. It's smooth, quiet, has plenty of power and handles well in city traffic or cruising at 110 on the highway. Other notable features are the comfortable seats , fuel economy and overall fantastic build quality. Show details

Thirsty – Nearly $80 to fill this car up and gives at most 550kms and that's driving it like a turtle. Digital display constantly reads 11.3 liters per 100kms. To top it off, the engine is gutless. Beautiful car to drive but the suspension is too low to the ground and the interior roof height is also very low. The car is very comfy, but I just don't rate it Show details

excellence car I 've ever have before – In the past 35 years , we 'd been owned many cars , including used Ford , BMW , new Commodore, Honda and Mazda...vv, then I bought the Camry Hybrid Avv50R in 2016 and again in 2019 my wife she purchased the Camry Hybrid Axvh71R (the order was need 7 months waiting ) , so far we are very satisfied with these two cars. Show details

Grunty touring sedan with all the bells & whistles – 301 BHP. 1,600 kgs. Do the maths. That's more power than a turbo charged Audi RS3 5 cyl/2.5 litre, though admittedly with less torque. Weighs, what, 100 kgs more than a Golf GTI. On road, it ought to howl, but the 8 spd transmission takes the edge off what could've been a Grand Tourer had it been avaialble with an option for a manual transmission.… Read more ·  2

Nonetheless, a very smooth ride. Slightly lower, longer and wider than your standard Camry so you won't be taking speed humps @ 60 like my '94 Camry used to. On the outside, everything was fine with regards to finish. Typical Toyota build quality. Had the last one over 25 yrs and still drove like it just came out of the showroom. Can't say that for european cars. Only letdown was the factory issue alloys. Sold those on Facebook with 9 klms on them and bought a set of Speedy Wheels. Looks the part now. Inside. Faultless. Stitched leather interior. Fan vented seats. Radar collision detection. Rear cross traffic alert. Rear Camera res is reasonable but not outstanding. I had better resolution on my work vans when I bought $40 security HD cameras for reversing cameras. HUD is great. Memory settings for two people on the fully electric front seats. Rear USB outlets. The infotaintment/GPS 4 DIN console gives quick access to block level control of voice nav and the like with a mix of touch screen and conventional dial and button controls for aircon, and radio volume and the like, It's a system that works well. if you want a quick result, you can quickly activate aircon or turn down volume with one switch. Radio volume does not automatically reduce when engaging reverse. My work van does that! Sunroof. Spectacular. Engineers have thought of everything with a pop up wind diffuser to eliminate wind turbulence. Speakers are good. Admittedly not as good as say an Audi with17 speakers but good sound nonetheless. Haven't even adjusted the default settings for the equalizer so they must be OK. Haven't tried mp3s yet. Wife sat over the back and said it had the usual Camry legroom. Onroad it's a willing touring sedan. And that's in Normal mode. Haven't tried sports yet. Paddle shift is an option but if you're old school you can pull the shifter right and drive like a normal semi-auto. And yes, it will throw you back into the seat without a lot of provocation. Lights are good. My Corolla SX trade in had the LED inserts that I put in myself as the lights on that were abysmal. This one is outstanding with HID"s. Dual zone aircon. Left and right though. Not a front/rear split. On the plus side you can operate the aircon manually just like a conventional system without having to dial in temperature settings for each side of the car. Another plus. Simplicity meets complexity but you can choose either path. Lane assist is good. Doesn't try to grab the brakes and pull you in the right direction but just gives you an audilble alert. Blind spot monitor. Tick. Emergency automated braking. Tick. All sorts of other warnings for school zones and speed but you can disable all of these. Spare is half size. When it pulls up in the drive you cannot hear the engine. Wife loves it and won't let it go.

Update. Had to run the "half tyre" spare that's provided. First & Last time I do that. 200+ klms from home had run flat damage on my $370 Bridgestone that I had to toss with potentially 80k on a new tyre. 3 lessons to be learned from this experience. 1) Get a 6 sensor tyre pressure monitor for $75 on ebay. One for each car tyre and a couple for the trailer. That would've saved my tyre. 2) Go to my wheel guy and pick up a 205/R16/60 or similar for a spare. It looks like it will fit in the spare well. Measure it when I get back. The half tyre spares are speed rated to 80 k's: not much help on the open road! 3) Go back to the dealer and see why they want me to pay for a wheel alignment on a car that's done 1,500 klms and already showing signs of 'feathering' on both $370 ea front tyres. Obvious sign of "toe out" adjustment IMO. Getting that alignment issue checked by a certified MTA when I get back from this road trip then taking that report back to the dealer. I'm someone who does their own toe in/out adjustments on work vehicles and gets 100k out of front tyres (rear wheel drive).

Fantastic car – After the death of Ford and Holden, I was looking for a new sedan. I settled on the Camry ascent sport hybrid. I went down to my nearest Toyota dealer for a test drive and fell in love instantly. It's comfortable, it's intuitive and for a medium to large sedan it handles itself well in small places. The fuel economy is outstanding, the sticker… Read more

says 4.2L/100km and even with some spirited driving I still avg about 5.1L/100km. The hybrid system is almost inaudible but still packs enough punch to get you around a road train or back on the highway quickly.

My family of 4 fit in with no problems, both teenagers have plenty of space to stretch out in the back even with both front seat all the way back.

Do yourself a favour and give it a go

Well Built Car and Must Consider! – Bought the 2019 Toyota Camry this year. Excellent and well built car. Comfortable and this model has a very good safety features, although really need to learn how to drive in the first week (too many buttons and need to use to without hand brake and just using a Button.) No Complains and fully recommend to purchase it if you plan to have a medium sedan family car. Show details

prefect latest model – very nice family daily use vehicle, easy handling. a lot of option accessories after market. highly recommend for people who are looking for easy maintenance vehicle. full tank of petrol runs 1000km plus. Show details

Fuel- Efficient, Reliable and Great Quality – I use the car for work everday and occasionally drive up and down from Melbourne to Sydney. It is highly fuel-efficient both in the city and for long journeys. Never once in 2 years of driving this car have I ever experienced a problem. I service this car as frequently as required by the logbooks and its at a capped rate at Toyota. I have even… Read more

brought it out to a third party mechanic once just to double-check that it's in perfect condition and was told that the mechanics at Toyota are looking after my car well.

Would recommend to anyone to buy a Toyota Camry Hybrid

Well built pleasure to drive – Used regionally and regular trips to Melb, driven most days, purchased after much research and 7 trouble free years out of a Corolla definitely consider if you want a car with reliably and good safety features Show details

I enjoy my car but it has its limitations – I use my car daily for volunteer cancer care hospital patient transportation. It is serviced as and when required. I found it limited on a country drive to the west of NSW on a short unsealed road. It is very low so not really suited to Australian conditions, considerable dust entered around the doors and through the battery internal cooling vent… Read more

over seats etc. Under wheel arch stone flaps worn away and plastic undershielding filled with stones and sills cracked, toyota and dealer disinterested. If you are driving in normal country conditions a Camry Hibrid is not the car for you!

Great road trip – We purchased our 2017 Camry to replace our Carolla. This allowed greater space for bigger booster seat for our grand daughter. We live in a city, & the Camry is easy to manouver in traffic, on the freeway, in parking areas, & our garage. We are currently enjoying a long road trip. Great boot space. The Camry has handled a wide variety of road… Read more

surfaces, weather and traffic condition. We are still thrilled with the comfort of the ride. Fuel consumption OK, but not as good as other vehicles we have owned.

Death trap – Passed out 2 times without A/C on. Toxic smells in cabin. Lock your widows and test your self. Initially I started coughing and thought the interior was airless. Once I started air con I had no problems! Show details

Pretty Good – Very good sedan. Great value for money. Lots of safety gear. Top fuel economy. The only minus is auto high beam is too slow to dip. Will ask at next service if can be adjusted. Wanted a Hybrid but couldn't wait 3 months as only have one car. Yes buy one for sure. Show details

Great, safe car - minor flaws – We purchased this car as a family car due to becoming first time parents. The car is comfortable, roomy, stylish and has many great features. The Camry gets driven daily by myself and my husband due to its fuel efficiency and we take this car over our other 2 majority of the time. The only flaws we have noticed is you cannot open the bonnet while… Read more

the windscreen wipers are in the upright position. Also the rear headrests are not detachable which we have found extremely annoying as we cannot use certain baby products as they cannot be affixed to the headrest as required due to this. The very top of the bonnet (design/shape flaw) gathers water from the rain and constantly flicks water onto the windscreen while driving which I find irritating. Car is being serviced by Toyota as per their recommended schedule, not issues have been found so far. Overall great family car, minor design flaws.

Perfect car for couples – I usually use this car every day for going to office, really good for couples with all security features. The service is really cheap for this car. You will get different colours of your choice. Show details

Excellent car – One of the best cars i have ever driven, excellent in comfort, power, fuel economy, stability, it's out of this world the body shape is similar to a lexus and being black makes it look slick. I would fully recommend this to be your next family car and the price is just excellent for a Hybrid Ascent. Show details

Best car I have ever owned – Live in a regional area; this car is comfortable I pick it up in Canberra and drove all the way home to Qld it felt like true comfort style. A buzz to drive. I love it. It is economical on the open road, I can get 4.5 to 5.9 litres per 100km and around town on a bad day 6.9. The staff at Nambour Toyota are fantastic and the whole system with serving is great.  Show details

Toyota Camry Ascent Sport 2018 – We purchased this car for my sister as she is expecting a new baby and her previous car, a 2000 Honda Accord, was getting on in age. She was particular about not getting a SUV so we were limited in choice to a traditional sedan, which we soon found out there were minimal options. After a few months of research we decided on the new era Camry… Read more

Ascent which is the first generation to be produced in Japan. It has all the safety features you can ask for, lovely interior styling and plenty of room. Unfortunately the major drawback we didn’t even consider, nor did the manufacturer or anyone else, was that a capsule for the baby cannot be fitted in the back seat. This is because the head rests are not removable or adjustable as they are formed as part of the entire back seat. This means the strap that hooks on the rear parcel shelf is at risk of slipping off the head rest and loosing tension. We spoke with Toyota and they refused to assist advising that they cannot be expected to design their cars for all aftermarket products. I feel that this is unacceptable as they are marketed as a family sedan. Maxi Cosi, the producer of the capsule, advised they have not had this issue before and after some research advised that their product nor any competitors product could be fitted in the Camry due to the design of the rear seats and headrest. We have been advised that in the future there are certain car seats that can be fitted however that won’t be an option for my sister until the baby is 6-8 months old. In summary a great value car for the money, however it not suitable for the main reason for our purchase. I’ll keep this updated with our progress.

Camry Hybrid not worth extra for fuel saving – Car used a lot as we live in rural area. Specs say fuel consumption is quoted for city driving. We get 5.8 litres per 100km. A lot of cars now achieve that without being Hybrid. Car is classy and comfortable and reliable. However, 3 years warranty is too short and capped service up to 75000 is mean. Also, you have to pay about $160 to update the… Read more

Navigation system . The cost of the car was $42000 and I would have expected updates to be free. Car purchased in 2016 and no problems at all but would not buy a Toyota again as they are too mean.

Boring but comfortable to drive, nice to look at and cheap to run- sensible choice – So if you're looking at hybrids the main trade off is excitement, unless you're spending hundreds of thousands on a super car. However, Toyota has come to the party and the face lift of the current gen XV70 line of Camrys is really turning heads. I actually have people walking past my car and stopping to have a look. I purchased the SL for $42k… Read more

in the ACT and for the price there really is so many features which make a comfortable driving experience. I now won't be able to live without a HUD in any of my future cars! So good features, nice to look at but the drive is good enough but as you'd expect it doesn't have enough punch to elicit any sort of excitement. The excitement comes when you look at the fuel usage, and after around 5000km I am running at under 5.5L/100km which is putting a few extra dollars in the pocket. Fixed price service averaging $195 a year for the first five years also makes this car seem even more economical.

So if you want to save some money I'd recommend not going down the Euro path and pop into a dealership and take one of the Camry hybrids for a spin. It might surprise you.

Camry Ascent Sport Hybrid – What a fantastic car. The Hybrid comes in three modes; Eco, Normal & Sport but has grunt in all three modes. I just clocked up 1000kms but driven city and country without any issues. Very comfortable and and excellent replacement to my 2013 Camry Hybrid which I just gave to my son. The GPS, driver assists and styling of the car is excellent and is… Read more

by far the best car I've ever driven. There are even alerts for Red light / speed cameras and school zones. Eco displays and lane departure warnings are good too, but it blows my mind when you get a warning for icy roads as well.

GPS hoax – I think most of you will be as staggered to know as I that Toyota only issue map updates for there in car GPS once every 3 years. It comes with safety camera alerts, school zones, etc. My wife has a Ford Mondeo which has free lifetime maps updated yearly. How many changes to these and to road layouts happen over 3 years. Thank God I have my… Read more

Tomtom. Also the GPS in the Camry is too hard to navigate through its latout compared to portable GPS units. And then Toyota want to charge the same price as it would cost to buy a new portable GPS to update their maps every 3 years. Also, this was previously easily done via an SD card on previous models but that is not an option anymore. The dealer must do it. You’ll quickly get sick of the woman’s voice telling you about school zone warnings. You get one message when approaching, one when you enter and one when you leave the school zone. Tomtom can tell the time when school zones are active but Camry can’t so you get these 3 warning messages 24/7. Toyota, I am losing the feeling.

Toyota Camry – Easy to drive, comfortable, lots of space in the back, plenty of room for legs. No noise at all. I like the colour black for the interior with the leather dashboard. Running cost is like 50 a week for petrol which is very economical. Maintenance is simple not too expensive to replace parts.  Show details

Best car ever – This car is very good to drive it's so comfortable and very reliable i use it for uber as well as a family car the best car I've ever owned Show details