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Starting from May 2006, the newest global Camry will ... be produced in China's Guangzhou Toyota Motor Company, and from December 2007, it will also be produced in St. Petersburg, Russia. Toyota will also open a Camry engine assembly plant in 2008 in Tell City, Indiana.
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The not-so-good, again: Despite the styling that got a small dose of adrenaline, the ‘07 Camry is the same snoozefest from behind the wheel that it’s always been. It has no personality, no soul, nothing to get you excited when you have to drive across town to buy groceries.
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The 5th generation Camry was initially introduced with 2.0 and 2.4-liter engines, with four-speed automatics and no manual option. Compared to the US version, this had a different front end design (grille and headlights), as well as inner taillight garnishes. The facelifted version saw off the 2.0 and introduced the 3.0-liter V6 with five-speed automatic along with new colors and wheel design.
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In addition to voice guidance, the Camry supports voice activation. You push a button on the steering wheel, and then can give commands. Commands apply to all parts of the car (including navigation, phone,stereo, climate, etc). To use the navigation by voice you say “Address“. Then you say each part of the address, punctuated by additional pushes of the wheel button. So for example you do:
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In September 2000, the revised Camry was launched. The Vienta V6 range was discontinued due to the launch of the Avalon sedan in July 2000 and two new models were added to the Camry range: the top-of-the-range Azura V6 sedan and the Touring Series V6 wagon, both of which were available with an automatic transmission only. Towards the end of the model run, the limited edition Intrigue and Advantage sedans were launched.
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The completely revised chassis was lab-tested using specs simulating the road surfaces in every country in which Camry is sold. Then, to add real-world verification to their new design, engineers road-tested the new suspension design for more than 60,000 miles in more than a dozen countries.
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