Road TestCar reviews - Toyota - Camry - Sportivo V6 sedanToyota modelsThe Car27 Nov 2002 By BRUCE NEWTON SPORTIVO takes the basic international look of the Camry and sexes it up with a bodykit developed locally by T-CAM, Toyota Conversions Accessories and Motorsport. The kit consists of a front bib spoiler, side skirts, rear skirt and low-rise boot mounted spoiler. The look is completed by 16-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, headlights with a metallised black area, integrated driving lights, metallic/mica paint, grey and chrome radiator grille, a chrome exhaust diffuser and matt black badging. It all works quite well, giving some extra aggression and presence to a look that while new to us was actually launched in the USA 12 months ago. Remember, the Camry is a Toyota world car, which means it looks the same wherever you go -Australia, the USA, Japan or Europe. The body is physically bigger than its predecessor, measuring 35mm longer, 10mm wider and a big 70mm higher. The car has a 0.29 aerodynamic Cd, down from the old car's 0.30. Stylist Hiroyuki Metsugi said he tried to capture something of a European feeling when designing the car. Did you know?Sportivo is the first Camry in the world and Toyota's first built-in-Australia product with a bodykit fitted standard. The kit has already attracted interest from Toyota affiliates in New Zealand, the Middle East and the USAAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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