New Models
New Models

2018 Toyota Camry pricing and specs

The new, imported-from-Japan Toyota Camry range has arrived in Australia, a month after the company closed the Melbourne factory that produced its predecessor for 30 years.


And while Toyota no longer has the same incentive to retain those super-sharp real-world deals it offered on the old car - designed to drive demand, and thereby retain production at the required level to keep the Altona factory open until its scheduled close - the new Camry is extremely affordable nevertheless.

Pictured: Camry SL

This is interesting considering the company has previously said it would move this new Camry upmarket, and expected a sales reduction. That said, it also expects to remain the market leader and continue its current 23-year streak.

In fact, prices (RRP to RRP) have been reduced for six of the nine new Camry variants, though the discounts on the old car must be kept in mind.

Pictured: Camry Ascent

The hybrid model slips in below $30,000, to retain taxi and Uber operators, and fleet buyers - including those that once had Buy Australia policies, and now have nothing to choose from. The Camry Hybrid made up 20 per cent of sales on the old car, but the company believes it could actually become the top-seller soon.

"We expect good demand from the private market but we will still cater to the fleets," Toyota added.

Pictured: Camry SX

The car you see here is billed as a complete redesign, bumper-to-bumper. The tagline being used is "unprecedented change" - a bold strategy on a vehicle that's racked up 19 million sales around the globe over decades based on its positioning as the sensible choice.

Top billing goes to the more aggressive design, lower and better proportioned, with a more confrontational frontal design and a distinctly more athletic side profile. The cabin features a greater array of tech and higher-grade materials.

Pictured: Camry Ascent Sport 

This new version of what has for decades been Australia’s top-selling mid-sized car (with well over 50 per cent market share) also features a new platform, a new V6 engine option to replace to Aurion, and substantially more equipment.

The eighth-generation Camry sits on the flexible TNGA architecture that is shared in large part with the smaller C-HR and Prius, but stretched to suit. Sharing as many parts as possible is the vogue way for car-makers to drive costs down through scale.

Pictured: Camry SX

Toyota calls the TNGA "a structural reform for the whole company". It's a big deal.

It also claims this TNGA “enables greater freedom in design... a better driving position and improved dynamics due to its lower centre of gravity and greater torsional rigidity”. In other words, it's supposed to feel sporty and add some dynamic zest to the mix.

Pictured: Camry Ascent 

The platform has redesigned front MacPherson strut suspension, plus a brand new double-wishbone rear suspension (more complex and dynamically able than the old struts). There’s also a new electric power steering setup.

The new model’s wheelbase is 50mm longer, though the vehicle is only 25mm lower overall, and the bonnet trailing-edge 40mm lower. The front and rear-seat hip points have also been lowered and moved aft. Torsional rigidity is said to be increased by 30 per cent.

Two new powertrains are offered: a redesigned hybrid system with a new direct-injection four-cylinder engine with more power, and a new V6 engine with direct-injection and an eight-speed transmission, replacing the Aurion. The base 2.5 petrol remains unchanged, though it's not a particularly old engine.

Camry-firsts include drive mode select, LED lights, an electric parking brake, a 10-inch head-up display, an opening panoramic roof, plus across-the-board adoption of active cruise control and autonomous emergency braking.

A five-star ANCAP crash rating has been announced.

Background: The Camry has been available in Australia since 1983 with sales topping 930,000 cars – 705,000 four-cylinders, 46,000 hybrids and almost 180,000 V6s. Additionally the V6 Aurion contributed a further 111,000 sales.

The car comes with Toyota Service Advantage capped at $195 for the first five services – now with 12-month intervals.


2018 Toyota Camry pricing *:

Four-cylinder petrol

  • Ascent — $27,690 (up $1200)
  • Ascent Sport — $29,990 (down $200)
  • SX — $33,290 (down $200)
  • SL — $39,990 (up $2550)

Hybrid

  • Ascent — $29,990 (down $500)
  • Ascent Sport — $31,990 (down $2000)
  • SL — $40,990 (up $550)

V6

  • SX — $37,290 (down $6700 over Aurion)
  • SL — $43,990 (down $6450 over Aurion)

*Pricing excludes on-road costs


2018 Toyota Camry key features

Ascent (2.5 petrol):

$27,690 

  • Pre-collision alert
  • Autonomous emergency braking
  • Lane departure alert with steering assist
  • Auto high beam
  • Active cruise control
  • Seven airbags
  • Reversing camera

 

  • 17-inch alloy wheels
  • Full-size spare wheel
  • Drive Mode Select
  • LED headlights with auto levelling
  • LED rear combination lights
  • LED daytime running lights

 

  • 7.0-inch display screen
  • Toyota link apps
  • Six speakers     
  • Aux-in/USB/Bluetooth
  • 4.2-inch digital trip computer
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Urethane steering wheel with buttons
  • 60/40 split-fold rear seat
  • 12V accessory connector
  • Electronic parking brake
  • Manual air-conditioning
  • Driver’s seat power lumbar adjustment
  • Auto power windows front and rear

Ascent (hybrid) extras:

$29,990 

  • Dual-zone air conditioning
  • Keyless entry and ignition
  • Space-saver spare wheel (batteries cause)

Ascent Sport (2.5 petrol and hybrid) extras:

$29,990 and $31,990 

  • Matte finish grille
  • Different rear bumper
  • Side skirts
  • Space-saver spare

 

  • ‘Premium’ steering wheel/gear shifter
  • Stainless steel scuff plates
  • LED glovebox lamp
  • 8.0-inch display audio
  • Satellite navigation
  • Dual-zone air conditioning
  • Power driver’s seat (slide, recline, vertical adjustment)
  • Front and rear parking clearance sonar
  • Keyless smart entry and ignition

SX (2.5 petrol and 3.5 V6) extras:

$33,290 and $37,290 

  • Sports-tuned suspension
  • 19-inch alloy wheels
  • Higher-grade LED headlights with auto levelling
  • Higher-grade LED tail lights
  • Glossy grille
  • Rear spoiler

 

  • Sports’ seats with ‘leather-accented’ trim
  • Paddle shifters
  • Two Additional USB ports (rear)
  • Wireless phone charger

SL (four-cylinder petrol, hybrid and V6) extras:

$39,990, $40,990 and $43,990 

  • Blind-spot monitor
  • Rear cross-traffic alert

 

  • 18-inch alloy wheels
  • Panoramic sunroof (on petrol models)
  • Regular sunroof (hybrid)

 

  • 10.0-inch colour Head-up Display
  • Intelligent ambient illumination
  • Power tilt and telescopic steering column
  • Driver’s seat memory
  • Electro-chromatic interior mirror
  • Power passenger seat (lumbar, slide, recline, vertical)
  • Ventilated seats
  • Rain-sensing wipers

Options:

  • Premium paint $450
  • SX: panoramic roof $1950

2018 Toyota Camry specs

Drivetrains:

  • 2.5 petrol with 133kW at 6000rpm, 231Nm at 4100rpm
  • 91 RON, 7.8 - 8.3L/100km
  • Six-speed automatic

 

  • 3.5 V6 with 224kW at 6600rpm, 362Nm at 4700rpm
  • 95 RON, Euro 6, 8.7 - 8.9L/100km
  • Eight-speed automatic

 

  • Hybrid 2.5 petrol (131kW/221Nm), motor (88kW/202Nm) and Ni-MH battery
  • Total output 160kW
  • 4.2 - 4.5L/100km
  • CVT

 

  • 4905mm long (4885mm for Ascent)
  • 1840mm wide
  • 1445mm high
  • 2825mm wheelbase
  • Boot space: 493L for Ascent petrol, 524L for others
  • Kerb weight range: 1490 - 1635kg

 

Podcast

Listen to the CarAdvice team discuss the 2018 Toyota Camry below, and catch more like this at caradvice.com/podcast.

MORE:Toyota Showroom
MORE:Toyota News
MORE:Toyota Reviews
MORE:Toyota Camry Showroom
MORE:Toyota Camry News
MORE:Toyota Camry Reviews
MORE:Search Used Toyota Camry Cars for Sale
MORE:Search Used Toyota Cars for Sale
MORE:Toyota Showroom
MORE:Toyota News
MORE:Toyota Reviews
MORE:Toyota Camry Showroom
MORE:Toyota Camry News
MORE:Toyota Camry Reviews
MORE:Search Used Toyota Camry Cars for Sale
MORE:Search Used Toyota Cars for Sale
Chat with us!







Chat with Agent