Is the 2012 Toyota Camry new and special enough to vanquish the Hyundai Sonata? Is the SE model a poor man's sport sedan? Is Toyota's rebound in J.D. Power & Associates' initial quality rankings, and the company's vindication over specious unintended acceleration claims, enough to warrant purchase consideration? Do you experience headaches, dizziness, or nausea when driven swiftly in a sports car?If you've answered, "Well, heck, yes!" to any of these questions, get ready for a quiz in which we determine whether you'd notice an all-new seventh-generation model if it used your driveway for a U-turn.


Here are some study materials: Camrys traditionally run two cycles on one platform, and this is Act II of the current architecture. Same wheelbase, and about the same overall length. The engines are carryover, with enough efficiency improvements to ensure that, when EPA completes testing, the Camry four, hybrid, and V-6 all will be best, or tied for best, in class. Toyota replaced its 2.4-liter four in the Camry with the 2.5 in the '10 model year, and for '12, the hybrid model gets the larger gas engine, too.




The manual transmission offered in the 2007-'11 Camry SE is gone. The six-speed automatic has increased torque converter lockup, and the Camrys have lost weight and moved to low rolling resistance tires to boost fuel economy over the old model.