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The latest Camry to come out of the Toyota factories incorporates an SX version, meaning simply it has fitment that gives it a type of sporty edge. The items I’m talking about are spring and damper rates firmed slightly over the standard model (and luxury ZR), while the SX has a discreet bootlid spoiler, side skirts, 19in wheels (up one inch) and black accents around a new grille and headlights. Inside, the sport-specification front seats have a buyer’s choice of red or black leather accents. The Camry is available here in three variants, regular readers will recall my range-topping ZR evaluation in April and will relate to my favourable comments. It is a discreet hybrid, other than the badges, and it is a car that never fails to impress. The ZR at $52,490 is very much a luxury vehicle, the SX sits below that at $48,490 and is certainly biased to lure the sporty buyer, the big wheels are black and with the body kit it looks like a low, sleek four-door coupe. For interest’s sake, the entry-level GX sits at $43,990, reiterating all Camry models are now hybrid, there’s no other option. The SX model landed in my driveway the week after the ZR, and if I did have one criticism it would be the SX lacks heated seats. Both the ZR and SX get full leather trim and the weather had turned cold in Canterbury, naked leather isn’t very inviting to climb into. Nevertheless, that was my only gripe, I’d happily save the $4k to have the sporty version, its more involving presence certainly hints at how I like a car to look and feel. It does get some up-market features elsewhere – satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, paddle-shift gear selectors, adaptive cruise control and keyless entry and ignition are all fitted. Of course, the new Camry also gets a five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program safety rating, the Toyota Safety Sense suite of kit is very proactive, aiding driving in normal day-today situations. The Camry also looks spectacular, it has edgy styling and looks which ooze character. That’s no surprise, if you take a look at any of the Toyota/Lexus designs these days you will find all vehicles have strong focal points. BOLD: The Camry SX sits on 19in black wheels. TOYOTA CAMRY SX: Hybrid driveline in a sporty body shell. It also handles as well as it looks, the sport-tuned suspension provides flat and balanced body control, there is a strong feel of grip through sport specification Dunlop tyres (235/40 x 19in), while accuracy and steering feedback are assured. The suspension is a fully independent front-strut/reardouble wishbone system, and if you combine all of these elements you have a supple chassis that is capable in all driving situations. Toyota’s well proven Hybrid Synergy Drive engine/motor system lurks under the bonnet. There are no surprises these days in terms of how it operates, hybrids have been with us for many years now and the way they work is so seamless that it feels just as if you are driving a car with an internal combustion engine only. However, the benefits of hybrid are many-fold. The two most important are those of its ability to minimise fuel use, and to provide the type of driving a buyer would expect from the size of engine he/she chooses. The Camry hybrid utilises a 2.5-litre petrol engine, its job is not just to create propulsion, but it charges a battery bank that in turn provides drive to an electric motor. The transition can only be • Price – Toyota Camry SX hybrid, $48,490 • Dimensions – Length, 4905mm; width, 1840mm; height, 1445mm • Configuration – Fourcylinder, front-wheeldrive, 2498cc, 160kW, 213Nm, continuously variable automatic • Performance – 0-100km/h, 8.1sec • Fuel usage – 4.7/100km picked up if your senses are astute or you are watching the internal display graphics, the process cycles constantly depending on throttle load, weight in the car, road undulations and windaffected drag. The end result is with 160kW on tap the engine feels very lively, and with a lot of low down torque that you get from a big fourcylinder engine, the Camry has all the power that you need. For the record, a standstill to 100km/h time of 8.1sec can be expected. If you are paying to fill up the tank you’ll be pleased to know it is also wonderfully thrifty. Toyota rates the Camry with a best possible usage of 4.7-litre per 100km on a combined cycle average. That correlates well with the 5.7l/100km figure constantly showing in the dash panel readouts. The SX hybrid provided me with one of the most enjoyable drives I’ve had for 2022. I took the evaluation car on a long journey south to the Mackenzie Country, and on those long flowing roads it just felt so nice to be in, it is quiet, plush and lives up to its designation as a sporty model. That is the essence of the Camry hybrid. If Toyota had put a GT badge on it I wouldn’t have been disappointed. It’s a fabulous cruising car and one that does its best to make comfortable travel for its occupants. Sure, the suspension on the SX is gently firmer than that of the other variants, but that only serves to smooth cornering speed and takes away more of the body’s gravitational movement. Also, if you are thinking the low profile tyres would affect ride quality, that is certainly not the case because clever suspension disguises that. 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