{"id":5731,"date":"2015-05-11T20:48:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T10:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2020-06-20T01:08:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:08:01","slug":"new-wheels-whats-on-the-way-for-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/buy-new-car\/new-wheels-whats-on-the-way-for-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wheels: What's On The Way For Australia."},"content":{"rendered":"

Holden and Toyota have released details of what Australia can expect to see in the near future; Toyota with its rebodied and updated (for the interior) Camry whilst Holden has shown off the Euro sourced models, including the all wheel drive Insignia from Opel. Let’s take a look.\"2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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It’s the Camry, but not as we know it. Key to the new model, which will be the final Australian built version, is a classy and assertive new look. Design hints have already been seen in the Corolla and Yaris, plus Toyota’s sports car arm, Lexus, with a familiar profile backed at either end with some knife sharp angles for tail and head light enclosures.<\/p>\n

The profile looks almost unchanged from the outgoing model, viewed directly side on, however the tail light extends further into the rear quarter panel, not unlike a Lexus design from some years ago. The front end is more dramatic, with a sweeping design for the headlights starting from a teardrop before terminating in a blade like design.<\/p>\n

Power from the 2.5L four is 133 kW in the Altise, with a dual exhaust system bumping it to 135 kW in the Atara range. If it’s grunt you want, it may be worth checking the Hybrids; an “Atkinson Cycle” 2.5L engine delivers 151 kW plus the electric motor adds in another 105 kW\"camry<\/a>One aspect of the front, which is sure to raise eyebrows and provoke discussion, is the whale shark mouth look the new air intake grilles have. Flanked, as they are, by forward leaning vertical LED driving lights, the sloping angles of the outermost parts may be a bit much for sensitive souls.<\/p>\n

There’s seven models: Altise, Atara S, SX and SL, with sharper pricing, making it the cheapest\u00a0 Camry for 18 years, for the American designed Camry, plus three hybrids. Locally, Toyota has sold over thirty thousand hybrids, more than the Prius range.<\/p>\n

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2015 Toyota Camry Pricing:<\/strong><\/p>\n