Comments on: Toyota Camry TRD – 2008 Detroit Auto Show

By: Duck

Duck — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:24:45 +0000

Why pay about………….say another $10,000 over a sportivo for no power all you are paying for really is the TRD Badge and different rims!!!!! WOW!!! What a waste of money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Oz.

Oz. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:14:21 +0000

Look at the 3rd pic, “regenerate your thinking”. Yes they do need to regenerate their thinking, by doing something about unsafe overpowerd FWDs.

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:44:22 +0000

“Toyota leads the way!”………..with another unsafe overpowered FWD!

By: dan

dan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:49:13 +0000

i drive a camry ateva,,my wife she is driving an aurion trd,,not big thing mat ,i lke more ateva is more secure ,,tha aurin is v6,,200 kw,,but it takes very hard,,i prefer more camry ateva,,if somebody nevare drive’s 1 of this cars dont wryte nothing

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:06:52 +0000

….oh yeah Clarkson and his trusty sidekick where in a massive Toyota Hilux. Top colour, wicked flares; and gee didnt he abuse the absolute crap out of it as was clearly evident. Some minor hickups with suspension but it was clear to see how that happened. The most barren harshest place on earth conquered first time with massive amounts of luck and a car that is built to take it! TOP SHOW THAT WAS! CONGRATS TOYOTA!

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:00:29 +0000

GEE COOL!

If it is a poor man’s Lexus…dam the quality is high! Must be fairly accurate as more written of them positive then negative. Finally the Celica is coming back in 2009, and yes I like its raw edgy look. Why……….well Toyota take the envelope on that model and set the pace and not just design same as opposition! WOULD NOT IT BE SO BORING IF ALL CARS LOOKED SORT OF SIMILAR! On that note, any car maker who does that deserves comment positive! MAZDA, HYUNDAI ARE TWO I SPEAK OF.

And by the way loved the Topgear trek on the North Pole, dam bulletproof 4WD and loved the look of it heaps! What did Jeremy Clarkson utter at end of show?????????

By: jamison

jamison — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:09:27 +0000

lol at the “toyota is a poor man’s lexus” comment.

but just a tid bit on Shane’s post.

Care to elaborate on how you were able to “drive the crap out of the Aurion” and managed to compare it “directly” mind you to an SV6?

and still manage to claim that SV6 craps on it?

Our evaluation group drove them and tested both and they didnt notice anything significant enough… mind you they factor in, that one is FWD the other is RWD… for them to claim one “craps” on another… that wording just doesnt hold itself in engineering/evaluation.

built wise… SV6 has some good bits but as all cars have bad bits too. In the end, both cars are good for their purpose, again the buyer will choose which ever suits his/her needs more…. the RWD obviously biased towards RWD-fans.. obviously.

And for the price, TRD Aurion, Ford XR6 Turbo…. and Subaru Liberty Spec B GT… I’d get the Liberty to be honest. Aurion is nice, so is the XR6.. but Liberty is very under rated I think.

By: jbot

jbot — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:04:38 +0000

The fact that Toyota owns Lexus ensures that Andrew M!! And technically, Lexus is a rich man’s Toyota, not the other way around…

By: jbot

jbot — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:02:56 +0000

“just face it Toyota is just the poor mans version of a Lexus.”

Want to make a more obvious statement?????

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:38:48 +0000

TP,
just face it Toyota is just the poor mans version of a Lexus.
they take all the good bits out. in most cases the sheet metal is exactlly the same

“Andrew.M… its all Toyota… its all better then whatever Ford can offer”

^^^^ whats that mean? does that mean you love yourself? thats how i translate it

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:34:29 +0000

hahaha……Thanks Cobra 302

Ummm Paul so what the hell was this then

‘Andrew.M… you have trouble dealing with facts, such as FWD being more efficient, its just common sense. The fact is Aurion only has 10kw more to its advantage (weight offset by torque), yets its far quicker in accleration.”

Heres a tip for you next time Paul………when some one mentions PERFORMANCE CAR……..we don’t want any mention of bloody economy figures in it,please !!

So why are we talking about poverty pac cars in one breath and performance in another .Thought this was about a soooooooo called Toyota FWD Performance Car…..now that was an Oxymoron …hahaha

Oh and as for the mags………don’t read them !!!! Money on it there more of a range of car books on my coffee table than yours.. How many Toyota mags do they make?hehehe

By: Cobra 302

Cobra 302 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:15:04 +0000

Ok, if toyota offers better vehicle (performance wise) then ford, why does toyota need to get there performane arm TRD just to get close to the XR6Turbo. n even then its more expensive. If trd n toyota had a brain they would have taken there arion n let TRD put an all wheel drive system n some decent power n torque figures. If the XR^turbo can beat it, whats the F6 Tyhphoon gonna do to it, let alone the orion version of the XR6Turbo n F6 Tyhphoon. So BM can stick to this website n you can go to ur toyota website!!!

By: TP

TP — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:44:13 +0000

BM stick to the womans mags… we aint talking about fuel efficiency or the TRD.

Andrew.M… its all Toyota… its all better then whatever Ford can offer

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:07:24 +0000

Who gives a flying F..k what fuel economy it gets?

The XR6T is $12,000 cheaper than the AURION TRD..thats a lot of extra petrol you can afford……not to mention its quicker!

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:06:20 +0000

well this sub 6 sec camry really makes the TRD look like a POS then hey??

By: TP

TP — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:49:02 +0000

No its the same engine as ours, Im assuming different tuning or lighter car. As for acceleration no, I linked the test Toyota did between them ages back, the Aurion convincingly beat the Falcon… alot of reviews now area also stating the Aurion is quicker, the Drive one was the most accurate given it used a number of measures. As I also said, given the U.S Camry with the same engine does the 100 in 6 seconds… FACT… then the Aurion must be relatively close, not in 7s.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:25:44 +0000

TP,
the official figure for the aurion is 7.4secs. read my above post regarding a “fair test”.

yes i know the theory behind a fwd is they are more efficient, but when i look at a aurion V falcon when it comes to fuel efficiency and acceleration i dont see a remarkable difference.

for this camry in the states to beat an XR6T it would smash an TRD Aurion which also has a blower. it wont beat a XR6T if it does run low 6’s any how.

im also assuming the camry motor you are talking about has direct injection?????
also is it 0-60mph or 0-100kmh times

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:19:48 +0000

SRTargets,
did they test the falcon on the same day using the same driver and same equipment?

its simple……..
when ever they are compared together they seem to come out with the same numbers as each other.

so would you call it a fair test if wheels for eg took a falcon and tested it on a cold night down a slight grade and a 60km/h tail wind?

both comparisons must be done together

By: TP

TP — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:18:01 +0000

Andrew.M… you have trouble dealing with facts, such as FWD being more efficient, its just common sense. The fact is Aurion only has 10kw more to its advantage (weight offset by torque), yets its far quicker in accleration.

Bret… you wanna nitpick go around, the fact is as I stated the V6 Camry in the states is dam quick for what it is, just as quick as a 4L turboed Falcon!!! That is enough to make you laugh.

Anothonii he’s talking about the Aurion were the gear shifter is that cyclindrical object between his legs…I dont think Ive come acorss one person yet who has ACTUALLY driven the Aurion and been disappointed.

By: Anthonii

Anthonii — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:43:51 +0000

Which Aurion are you talking about Shane?