What makes the Toyota Camry a top selling car?

With the safety recalls happening in the recent past, some of Toyota’s automobiles took some reputation bashing, but it has not deterred the Japanese car maker from outselling other major car makers in terms of worldwide sales.   It’s not a big surprise for those with their finger on the automobile pulse to guess – and correctly – that Toyota has again made it in the first five top selling cars.  The Toyota Camry comes in second with a 32.2 percent stake of the top ten highest selling cars market and with a 2.8 percent higher sales in comparison with sales during the same period of seven months last year, and the Toyota Corolla/Matrix taking the fourth place.

Toyota Camry has held its pride of place for almost a decade which obviously translates to the understanding that this is not a new discovery by drivers the world over but is something that seems to have stood the test of time and emerged the winner – yet again!

Review of 2011 Toyota Camry

The 2011 Camry is available in the hybrid as well as in four different models, all the way to XLE from the base trim level.  Where the hybrid comes with a four- cylinder, 2.4 liter engine packing a horsepower of 147, the other two engine types are the V6 3.5 liter engine that packs 268 HP and can climb zero to 60 mph in a little over 5 seconds, and a four-cylinder 2.5 liter engine generating a horsepower of 169.  The transmission is available in manual and automatic;  both are six-speed.

Toyota Camry’s reputation really precedes it, and loyalists of the Toyota brand of cars still swear by the Camry’s reputation of giving value for money over a long period of time.  It is renowned for its reliability as well as popularity.  The automatic transmission car comes with a no-fuss guarantee, is a family car and both – comfortable and easy to drive.

The best part of the whole deal is the price! Prices start in the range of around $20,000!! Though the interior of the Camry is not all that plush, it is very sophisticated and eye-catching.  The convenient placement of the console and dashboard brings about an ease of operations as well as gives an understanding for the driver.  The interior is also roomy enough to contain the four passengers and the driver very comfortably.  The display control monitoring the navigation, climate control and audio enhances the appearance of the Camry.

The Camry is known for its aesthetic design and an easy flowing and fluid performance.  It has additional features like an mp3 with a DVD/CD player, power seats, Bluetooth potential, dual-zone climate control, electronic locking system, a USB iPod port and is compatible with radio satellite.  The Toyota Camry also comes with electronic stability control, traction and cruise control, door locks and power windows, audio controls mounted on the steering wheel and of course, air-conditioning.

Along with other accolades, the 2010 Camry has won the remarkable reputation of surviving government conducted side and frontal crash tests and won five out of five stars.

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