Road TestCar reviews - Toyota - Camry - Sportivo V6 sedanToyota modelsOverviewThe Sportivo V6 is the sports flagship of Toyota's Camry range, but is it worth it?17 Dec 2002 By BRUCE NEWTON THIS is it: the sports flagship of the new-generation 380N Camry range. Yet the Sportivo V6 is a flagship that Toyota Australia isn't at all interested in promoting. It would rather we all got excited about the four-cylinder version, equipped as it is with the new Australian-built 2.4-litre engine. In fact, Toyota Australia forecasts the four-cylinder will be the sales leader of the Sportivo range. Nevertheless, the V6 has more power, torque and equipment - and better claimed performance. But you pay for it, the launch price difference being a meaty $8000. Is it worth it? Read on. Model release date: 1 September 2002 to 1 June 2006 All 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Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelToyota's all-new 380N Camry superseded the 660T model in September 2002 after a five-year model life, with the equivalent to the V6 Sportivo tested here being the old Touring V6 sedan. Introduced in March 1999 - 18 months after the main 660T model range - it was updated further n October 2000, when a Touring wagon was also introduced. At that time the Touring also graduated from 15-inch to 16-inch alloy wheels and the Michelin Vivacy tyres which still grace the Sportivo. |
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