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Curbside Classics Archives
Toyota Camry Archive
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![(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_3718_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2017) Can a product be so strong that it builds a nearly indestructible reputation, and one that holds for decades in the minds of many consumers, even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/thumb_IMG_1705_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Camry LE – The Benchmark For Being Beige")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Toyota Camry LE – The Benchmark For Being Beige
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 1/6/2017) Can a product be so strong that it builds a nearly indestructible reputation, and one that holds for decades in the minds of many consumers, even […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2017) I’m starting the new year with a new edition of an old series. Click the links for Parts One, Two and Three. Very few automakers can afford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/saab-lancia-600-gls-624x676.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 4")
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 4
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/10/2017) I’m starting the new year with a new edition of an old series. Click the links for Parts One, Two and Three. Very few automakers can afford […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2015) Toyota has at times been one of the more conservative Japanese automakers. Its cautious approach to adopting front-wheel-drive is testament to this. Honda had released its FWD […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Toyota-1983-1987-Corona.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1983-87 Toyota Corona – The Sun Sets On The RWD, Japanese Intermediate")
Curbside Capsule: 1983-87 Toyota Corona – The Sun Sets On The RWD, Japanese Intermediate
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/19/2015) Toyota has at times been one of the more conservative Japanese automakers. Its cautious approach to adopting front-wheel-drive is testament to this. Honda had released its FWD […] -
![(first posted 5/25/2015) Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus made a huge splash when it arrived in North America just in time for the nineties. The LS luxury sedan was such a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lexus-ES250.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Lexus ES250 – Lexus’ Learning Curve")
Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Lexus ES250 – Lexus’ Learning Curve
Posted on May 25, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 5/25/2015) Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus made a huge splash when it arrived in North America just in time for the nineties. The LS luxury sedan was such a […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2015) Jackie or Marilyn? Rolling Stones or Beatles? Mustang or Camaro? These epic comparisons often border on epic rivalries that in turn, lead to die hard fans. While […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Camcord-comparison.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1997 Toyota Camry and 1998 Honda Accord – Two Very Different Paths")
Curbside Classics: 1997 Toyota Camry and 1998 Honda Accord – Two Very Different Paths
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 168 Comments(first posted 1/28/2015) Jackie or Marilyn? Rolling Stones or Beatles? Mustang or Camaro? These epic comparisons often border on epic rivalries that in turn, lead to die hard fans. While […] -
![Toyota isn’t calling their new, all-wheel drive Camry the All-Trac. That’s a bit disappointing. But that doesn’t take away from their announcement. In 2020, shoppers interested in a mid-size sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/avaloncamry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Toyota Expands America’s Mainstream All-Wheel Drive Offerings With 2020 Camry And 2021 Avalon")
Curbside Newsstand: Toyota Expands America’s Mainstream All-Wheel Drive Offerings With 2020 Camry And 2021 Avalon
Posted on December 2, 2019 | 24 CommentsToyota isn’t calling their new, all-wheel drive Camry the All-Trac. That’s a bit disappointing. But that doesn’t take away from their announcement. In 2020, shoppers interested in a mid-size sedan […] -
![A couple of months ago, my family and I took a weekend trip to beautiful North Stradbroke Island. Just off the coast of Brisbane’s southside and accessible only by ferry, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/stradbroke-island-toyota-camry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Classics: The Cars Of North Stradbroke Island")
Parking Lot Classics: The Cars Of North Stradbroke Island
Posted on August 27, 2019 | 28 CommentsA couple of months ago, my family and I took a weekend trip to beautiful North Stradbroke Island. Just off the coast of Brisbane’s southside and accessible only by ferry, […] -
![When Toyota introduced the Sportivo variants of its XV40-series Camry and Aurion, they gave them what’s often referred to as a hero color – that color that’ll feature most prominently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/toyota-camry-sportivo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Toyota Sportivos In Cyber Green – It Ain’t Exactly British Racing Green")
CC Outtake: Toyota Sportivos In Cyber Green – It Ain’t Exactly British Racing Green
Posted on March 20, 2019 | 29 CommentsWhen Toyota introduced the Sportivo variants of its XV40-series Camry and Aurion, they gave them what’s often referred to as a hero color – that color that’ll feature most prominently […] -
![Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. With well over 10 million […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thumb_IMG_7079_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses")
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses
Posted on February 1, 2019 | 53 CommentsRegardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. With well over 10 million […] -
Wordless Outtake: Just When You Thought You Couldn’t Blend In Any More
Posted on August 7, 2018 | 44 Comments -
![We might not realize it, but we are spoilt. For all the bemoaning about the loss of “character”, modern cars are vastly safer, more powerful, more fuel-efficient and produce fewer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toyota-camry-sedans-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparisons: Two Generations Of Toyota Camry")
Curbside Comparisons: Two Generations Of Toyota Camry
Posted on May 18, 2016 | 72 CommentsWe might not realize it, but we are spoilt. For all the bemoaning about the loss of “character”, modern cars are vastly safer, more powerful, more fuel-efficient and produce fewer […] -
![After years of being the most popular body style, sedans are no longer king, now having been overtaken by sport utility vehicles (which include traditional SUVs and car-based CUVs). Sedan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_3725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: And Who Says No One Drives Sedans Anymore?")
CC Outtake: And Who Says No One Drives Sedans Anymore?
Posted on January 19, 2016 | 65 CommentsAfter years of being the most popular body style, sedans are no longer king, now having been overtaken by sport utility vehicles (which include traditional SUVs and car-based CUVs). Sedan […] -
![If you want a mainstream mid-sized sedan with all-wheel-drive today, your only choices wear Subaru, Chrysler or Ford badges. Five years ago? Subaru, Ford/Mercury and niche player Suzuki. Sensing a theme […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/toyota-camry-all-trac1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1991 Toyota Camry All-Trac – A Brief Four-By-Foray")
Curbside Capsule: 1991 Toyota Camry All-Trac – A Brief Four-By-Foray
Posted on January 13, 2016 | 33 CommentsIf you want a mainstream mid-sized sedan with all-wheel-drive today, your only choices wear Subaru, Chrysler or Ford badges. Five years ago? Subaru, Ford/Mercury and niche player Suzuki. Sensing a theme […] -
![(My mom with her “retirement present” 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350) Mother’s Day is a day of honoring our mothers and motherly figures in our lives, and recognizing all they do or have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_8584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mother’s Day Feature: The Cars Of My Mother")
Mother’s Day Feature: The Cars Of My Mother
Posted on May 10, 2015 | 28 Comments(My mom with her “retirement present” 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350) Mother’s Day is a day of honoring our mothers and motherly figures in our lives, and recognizing all they do or have […]
