On March 6, GAC Toyota's ninth-generation Camry was officially launched, and this time it was 20L petrol version and 2The 0HEV electric hybrid dual-engine version will be available in a total of 9 configurations with a price of 1718-20.680,000 yuan. The new car is built on the TNGA-K platform, and has been localized for the domestic market, offering three exterior styling for consumers to choose from.
In terms of appearance, the ninth-generation Camry brings three styles, one of which is a more new energy style for the domestic market, with a more concise design of the front face and grille, and the other is closer to the North American style. Of course, the most sporty XSE model model adds a sports package to the SE style styling to enhance the sporty style.
The side of the body basically continues the design style of the eighth generation, but the details have been adjusted, and this generation of Camry adopts a new style of wheels, and the shape looks more youthful. In terms of body size, the new car has a slight difference according to the styling version, with a length of 4915 4950mm, a width of 1840 1850mm, a height of 1450mm, and a wheelbase of 2825mm.
The design of the rear of the car is much younger than that of the eighth-generation model, and the waistline that continues to the rear creates a convex visual effect at the rear, making the vehicle look more powerful, and the shape of the taillights also makes the rear of the car much more refined.
Inside, the interior of the new Camry has changed dramatically, abandoning the traditional "Y" layout of the old model and replacing it with this folded line design, which looks younger and more modern. A large number of horizontal lines above the center console make the interior of the car more layered. In addition, the areas that can be reached by the elbow at the level of workmanship materials are wrapped with soft materials, which further enhances the sense of luxury.
Multi** screen upgraded to 123 inches, built-in 8155 chip, matching 12GB memory and 128GB hard disk, support APP application ** installation, OTA air upgrade and other mainstream functions. It is understood that the computing power of this multi-** system is 4 times that of the old Camry, the system response speed has been increased by 1-4 times, the startup speed has been increased by 8 times, and it has 40% performance redundancy to provide computing power for new functions in the future.
Thanks to the blessing of the 8155 chip, the new Camry has a more intelligent voice control system. It can achieve continuous dialogue, support Mandarin, Cantonese and English word recognition, and increase the speed of voice command recognition by 60%, basically reaching the performance of the mainstream intelligent voice system in the Chinese market. It is worth mentioning that in terms of mobile phone interconnection function, there are three ways: CarPlay, Carlife and Hicar.
In order to create a better cabin atmosphere, the new Camry has arranged 64-color atmosphere lights in the car, which can achieve different rhythm effects with different rhythms. At the same time, the new car also comes with an on-board aromatherapy function, with three scents to choose from, and it can also be turned on intelligently with one key.
In terms of NVH, the new car has added 13 pieces of sound-absorbing cotton, and the white cotton with better effect in the sound-absorbing cotton accounts for 90%, and the felt used in the current model is replaced with better sound-absorbing materials, and the rear door is also the first time that soundproof glass with lamination is used, and the NVH of the vehicle has been improved by 73%。
In terms of active safety, the all-new Camry is the first to be equipped with the TSS 3The 0 enhanced version of the model has the forward monitoring area of the new system increased by 8 times, and is equipped with a new DNN deep neural network algorithm engine to support OTA upgrades.
As an upgrade, the new model adds six new functions to the original model, including RSA Road Sign Recognition Assist, PDA Predictive Active Driver Assist, EDSS Emergency Driving Stop System, LCA Lane Change Assist, FCTA Forward Traffic Crossing Warning System, and EDSS-DMC Driver Status Monitoring System.
In terms of power, the ninth-generation Camry offers three power versions, which are 2The 0L+CVT is a pure fuel version equipped with the fifth-generation THS hybrid system 20hev version as well as 25HEV version, of which 2.0HEV is the first time to appear on the Camry, with a combined power of 145kW, a comprehensive torque of 206 Nm, and a fuel consumption of 42L 100km, which is also the replacement of the previous 25L pure fuel version, while 2The 0HEV version will provide a better driving experience and fuel economy.
Overall, the changes of the ninth-generation Camry are still obvious, but they are not radical, and they still continue the consistent style and temperament of the Camry. However, the improvement of the power system and intelligence has given this generation of models a stronger competitive advantage in the joint venture brands of the same level, coupled with GAC Toyota's good brand reputation, I believe that it can maintain a fairly good sales level with the eighth-generation model in the future.