Revealed in late 2023 with styling influences from the Prius, the ninth-gen Camry now has a price tag. As per Toyota's online configurator, the newcomer is $28,400 excluding the $1,095 freight charge as opposed to $26,420 for the 2024 Toyota Camry.
Said comparison is a bit off the mark, though, for the 2025 model is exclusively hybrid. By comparison, the 2024 model in hybrid spec is $28,855 from the outset. As you might have figured out by now, the 2025 Toyota Camry is actually more affordable than the equivalent 2024 model.
Compared to a staggering 13 trim levels for 2024, the ninth-generation Camry is available in 4 distinct flavors. From most affordable to least affordable, said trim levels are LE at $28,400, the SE at $30,700, the XLE at $33,400, and the well-equipped XSE at $34,600 sans options and taxes.
LE, SE, and XLE come in seven exterior colors, while XSE sweetens the deal with a handful of two-tone combos. Those are Supersonic Red, Wind Chill Pearl, Heavy Metal, and Ocean Gem in combination with Midnight Black Metallic for the roof. EPA-rated fuel economy favors the LE with front-wheel drive at 51 miles per gallon (4.6 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined test cycle.
All-wheel drive, which is dubbed Electronic On-Demand AWD because of the rear-mounted electric motor generator, nets a combined 50 miles per gallon (4.7 liters per 100 kilometers). Front-wheel drive means 225 horsepower, whereas the all-wheel-drive setup is rated at 232 horsepower.
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Turning our attention back to fuel economy for a moment, XSE all-wheel drive is the worst performer of the bunch at 44 miles per gallon or 5.3 liters per 100 kilometers combined. Considering that XSE all-wheel drive is a midsizer equipped with all the stuff one could wish for in a Camry, it's hard to criticize it for using more dinosaur juice than the front-drive LE.
Regardless of trim level and the number of driven wheels, the 2025 Toyota Camry uses a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated I4 connected to an eCVT rather than a torque-converter automatic. In regard to highlight standard features, prospective customers will be pleasantly surprised by the LE grade's alloy wheels, bi-LED headlights with automatic high beams, 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, wireless phone charger, dual-zone automatic climate control, and Toyota's Safety Sense 3.0 suite.
The SE builds on the LE with larger wheels (18s finished in black rather than 16s in silver), a mesh-style front grille painted in black, air curtains and side canards for the front bumper, Sport SofTex front seats with eight-way power adjustments for the driver, and sport-tuned suspension. The XLE is even more upmarket due to machined-finish black wheels, 12.3 inches for the touchscreen infotainment system, nine audio speakers from JBL instead of six from a lesser company, a digital gauge cluster with selectable gauges, dual-LED projector headlights and premium LED combination taillights, leather and microfiber on the multi-stage heated front seats, chrome-finish window trim, plus dark gray metallic bars for the front grille.
Last but not least, XSE improves on the XLE with 19-inch alloys, leather instead of leather and microfiber upholstery, gloss-black garnish out back, plus a color-keyed mesh grille, which is joined by a body-color aerodynamic diffuser out back and body-color side canards affixed to the front bumper. At press time, Camry is the leading sedan in the mid-size segment, with Toyota moving 78,337 units in the United States in the first quarter of 2024. By comparison, the rivaling Honda Accord sold 41,927 examples.
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