Comments on: 2007 Toyota Camry Sportivo Road Test

By: david

david — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:53:25 +0000

the honda accord euro is defnitely a better car overall

By: fraser

fraser — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:49:35 +0000

Hey I ended up buying a camry Sportivo 09. Why, well i bought it as a deler demo 6000km on the clock.

I drove a range of other cars (ford falcon,xr5 Holden commadore,cruze mitsubishi 380, lancer) around the 30k mark almost got into a Mazda 3 MP25 (interior sucks) and XR5 (4 seater)….then i found the Camry, the power is low no dought (you cant feel it in genral everyday traffic, I can still overtake well and the drive is great cornering and handeling are what sets it apart from the other camry and cars in price range.

The leather interior (I also got the upgraded radio sat nav bluetooth) and quality of the cabin and handling was way above anything else in the price range also.

I bought this as i have a car allowance and it ticks all the boxes for the driving i do, has room for passangers and i like the look of the car in general. I must say I am looking for a way to get a few more KW’s out of it as like most of you I am used to driving cars with more power. But to be honest to the Camry if you use the gears there is really not that many places you would need to use the extra power.

In short easily the best choice all round in its price range.

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.

By: Ralph

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

Ralph…

I think you are absolutely on track here!…

By: Bud

Bud — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:29:38 +0000

Bud…

Every once in a while I come across a blog where I waste a whole afternoon reading all the back-posts.I don’t know whether to thank you…or curse you….

By: Allison Hannigan

Allison Hannigan — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:34:18 +0000

Allison Hannigan…

The pen is really mightier than the sword, as you have proven here….