Comments on: 2007 Toyota Camry Sportivo Road Test

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:11:01 +0000

These things are plain boring. The designers at Toyota need to take the Sportivo badge seriously. Throw on a set of 18’s, lower it by 30mm, sports exhaust, 6 speed manual, around 150kw and thats just the outside. Add the upgraded dash, good CD player with MP3 etc, decent speakers and subwoofer, sports seats and sports steering wheel while keeping the same price. Then and only then would I ever consider a Camry for a daily drive.

These Camry’s and all other Camry’s are basically Cardigan cars for people who feel good because they drive a Toyota.

If you want something sporty, don’t buy a Camry.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:43:01 +0000

Re.. “and i am learning to drive in it. i have to say, i really enjoy driving it, its smooth, easy to drive and very comfortable, even if it may be a little underpowered”

So you want to learn to drive in a useless 600HP V8?
Mmmmm, just what we need, more idiots on the road!!

By: JayBee

JayBee — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:45:39 +0000

Yeh, dashboard is same as altise, but you get a 6stack CD system and 6 speakers instead of 8. noticable changes are the chromed door handles and silver door accents. other than than pretty much the same. OH and the speedo layout is a bit diff too…

my parents baught this model camry in ‘06 (sportivo), and i am learning to drive in it. i have to say, i really enjoy driving it, its smooth, easy to drive and very comfortable, even if it may be a little underpowered. it looks good too, our friends reccon it looks like their 5series bimmer (i wouldnt go that far) but yeh…

needs 18″ wheels, not 17’s, and lowered, even if its only by 20mm. EVEN THE AURION HAS 17″ WHEELS! whats the go with that,….

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:50:13 +0000

Is it me or the sports model camry’s have the same dashboard as the Altise? There is no differences like Holden Omega to SV6 or Ford XT to XR6. Pretty boring really.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:48:26 +0000

haha lol my anti-spam word is “faster” hey even the site agrees the sportivo is slow. but seriously, i think the sportivo is more suited for a family man with some kids, definitly not young ppl around 20’s.

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Ralph — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:20:57 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:27:29 +0000

Yeah its alittle disappointing the Camry is now really so underpowred and I question the point of even having the Sportivo guise for it! They should have upped its power to make it more temptin for buyers (afterall its prity much the same price as a base Aurion). I do agree to in terms of looks, I like both, the best way I could describe it is that I see less little things in the Camrys design that I dont like. If it has alittle more grunt Im sure it would be a hit, something that isnt entirely impossible given as you mention more power has been extracted out of smaller engines!

By: Christoh

Christoh — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:16:56 +0000

I’d like to express my opinion in hope that a TOYOTA will read this because I am thinking of purchasing a camry sportivo but i have a few issues i would like to get off my chest. The camry sportivo is a very good looking car as it resembles a lexus IS250. I think it’s a better looking car than the Aurion. But why isn’t the sportivo worthy of a increase in engine power over its other camry variants? You managed to release a Corolla Sportivo a few years ago which had a 1.8 litre engine producing 141kw (more power than its other corolla variants), so why can’t you do the same with a camry sportivo?

The corolla sportivo is a small car and I’m sure the camry being a larger car could handle the extra power. Also, the camry sportivo only has a 5 speed manual gear box whereas the new 2007 corolla has a 6 speed manual gear box and is also a smaller car. Does anyone agree with me that Toyota has not done something right here? I think the camry sportivo should have a 6 speed manual gearbox for fetter fuel economy especially during highway driving.

Don’t get me wrong, the Aurion is also a nice looking car but it is only sold with Automatic Transmission. And i’m sure im not the only one who prefers to have manual transmission. If The Aurion was sold in Manual,i would consider the Aurion as an alternative, as it has many similarities to the camry excluding the performance which Aurion wins on this. One good thing is you have finally produced a camry sportivo that’s visually appealing and is actually a pleasure to look at. After all, why would you have a camry branded as ‘Sportivo’ if it’s going to have the same performance as an altise camry variant. I would rather buy an camry Altise variant and throw some nice wheels on it as, I think it’s not worth buying a sportivo because no extra performance exists. So come on Toyota, do better market research and see what people out there want in a sports version car. Performance is just as important as safety features.

By: Oh what a feeling

Oh what a feeling — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:30:01 +0000

After reading the comments here I have to say many people are missing the point about todays cars. The important requirements in todays cars are safety, comfort and economy. The roads are more congested and with more idiot drivers around safety is very important. Todays fast life style needs a comfortable and quiet car to balance out the more stressful times of the day. With rising fuel costs we need a balance between economy and car size with excellent reliabilty. The Toyota Camry fits the requirement extremely well so I am sick of those people who think that cars are all about power that you can rarely use legally anyway. I will stick with Toyota.

By: walid

walid — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:46:34 +0000

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By: payda

payda — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:08:32 +0000

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By: Riker

Riker — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:59:14 +0000

I agree with Paul. Who in their right mind would buy a Camry Sportivo, with a weak engine and a sporty body kit but no performance, instead of an Aurion ATX with the power and performance and a good range of standard features ??

If you are after performance and a ’sporty’ image, it makes more sense to get the Aurion Sportivo (which of course costs more).

By: alborz

alborz — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:56:06 +0000

Ahahah Steane
thats hilarious!
The interior of the sportivo is VERY nice for its price, apart from the steering wheel, I can almost say that its got a better interior than the 06/07 Model WRX,
BUT, Toyota seems to keep missing the point, just a sideskirt and some bigger wheels doesnt make a car sporty (in fact it will prob make it slower cause its heavier)

I am looking forward to the TRD Aurion and Camry, rumours suggest that the TRD Camry might be turbo charged!

By: steane

steane — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:53:38 +0000

Hi Paul. Looks are a subjective thing so I guess we will all have varying opinions on different cars. I don’t think the Camry is ugly, just plain and unexciting IMO.
Kind of like going out with Hillary Clinton when for similar money you could have dated Drew Barrymore, had a bit of a giggle.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:59:06 +0000

Lol… apart from its lack of power, the camry looks decent, dunno how you can knock its appearance. And I think its more about choosing the Camry over the Aurion as opposed to the Commodore, because we would be talking about Base model here, youd have to be brain dead to buy the Omega. BUT what we didnt touch on is the people that buy the $34k Camry Sportivo instead of the $35k Aurion AT-X. Now that is stupid, yes not as sporty, but who cares, for $1k you get 80kw… in the modding world thats an amazing gain for price lol.

Eitherway, I think the point is, the Camry is more for odler people who dont care about power… the Aurion is for younger people who value abit of power. Simple.