Toyota Car Reviews

Toyota Camry is a well renowned brand all over the world due to its reasonable price and reliability stats. Then again in Pakistan; we are a little different then the rest:). Here its among the best cars available from the Company. We get only 2.4 version with almost basic trim while in Australia and other countries it also comes in 3.0. This car has a descent history in Pakistan.

Overall:
This car overall has nice lines, comfortable interior, descent looks and its among the more reliable cars. It wont feel under powered if not powerful and does have good road grip and a feel for the driver. While one negative aspect is that it does not have that low center of visual gravity like other cars.

Performance:
It comes in 2.4L and wont feel under power in any regard. The maintenance is least although a little bit expensive. The car is responsive and feels great as a daily driver. The ride is comfortable and pleasant while at times braking on wet surfaces might get it a little off balance. The car has Electronic Power Steering (EPS), Anti-Lock Braking (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD). While this particular trim does not have any Vehicle Assistance or Stability Controls.

Interior:
Interior is in beige and comfortable with 8-way supportive seat, electronic driver and passenger seat. Comes with sunroof, 6 in-dash cd/mp3 player with steering buttons. It has automatic climate control and the A/C is a class of its own and comes with ion filter, which wont stress engine even if driving uphill and does not either effect fuel economy. It has auto-headlamps and rain sensing wipers which are convenient features. The interior is nicely laid out with everything in total reach of the driver. Car comes with pinch-free Auto Glass side mirror and retractable and auto side mirror. The car has a built in security system with immobilizer and security alarm.

Mileage:
Local with A/C 9-9.5 km/L
Local without A/C 10 km/L
Highways with A/C 12-12.5 km/L
Highways without A/C 13km/L
The mileage is descent provided driving the car with slightly heavy foot.

Pros:
Descent engine with good mileage and power band
Comfy and spacious interior
A daily driver
Good sterio system

Cons:
Expensive parts
Wet braking is at times an issue

Price:
The price of Camry in Pakistan started at around 23 Lacs which was just perfect but now it is almost touching 96 Lacs for the new model which has new shape and some new feature but that just does not compensate for 70lacs + of price hike.
I might settle for Mercedes Benz C or E class, may be Toyota Mark X 3.0g and there are a lot of other options.

I have recently bought the 2012 altis 1.6 A/T.
I find this car good in eficiency giving about 12km/liter.
The cruise control feature is very handy on the motorway,by the way no local made cars have this feature.
Ground clearance is much better than Gli,Xli,Civic,and City.
Performance wise not my favorite car,wish the older 1.8ltr version was still availible.I also notice the Rpm reaching to 3 when cruising speed is about 120km.
The engine is more quiter than xli/gli.
Should have steering wheel audio or temprature controls.
One thing that disturbs me is that in the sunroof version there is a lot less headroom compared to xli/gli/civic.
The driver and passanger seats are comfortable but the rear seat should have a bit more leg room.
The plastic mirors and plastic door handles are removed like in the gli/xli.
The door from the interior gives a quite classy look with leather.
The dashbord is full of plastics,and does not give the premium feel when adjusting the A/C.
Toyota should have had dual airbags,as the Altis is only having one for the driver.
Having some minor hold backs,but overall best car in the market.

8th generation civic is better than new Corolla and city. there r several reasons for it which are;

1. Corolla and City 2008-20012 is very light car having very less road grip. u won't enjoy it after having civic. plus city and Corolla 2009-2012 has no anti-theft (immobilizer) system in it where as civic has. U will be care free after buying civic. i am suggesting u coz recently i have seen 3 cases of steeling brand new Corollas and city. even Swift or Liana is better then city and corolla in security system.

2. There is not much difference of economy between city and civic. i.e Corolla and city gives 14 to 15 km/liter in city, where as civic manual transmission gives 11-12km/liter in city. so there is not much difference in economy if u compare the class of cars.
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I recently bought a vigo champ G A/t and i absolutely loved it its a beautiful looking car and has a spacious interior with a proper working touch LCD has quiet a soft ride. although the engine is a 2.5 liter but with the turbo charger its torqued up give more performance. i took it for off road and the 4x4 is splendid. the automatic etc gear box is really efficient and the bucket seats are really comfortable the driver just sinks in.
the thing i like most is that it is really economic and is perfect in the city and on long routes. the only thing that bothers me is that it should be having satellite navigation and the rear wheals should have a little more grip on the road otherwise its a perfect for a family and a single person and is better than all other Hilux Vigo models.

Test drove one.Excellent vehicle but NOT with the engine its available with.A puny 2500cc diesel .The turbo is NOT helping in performance improvement.Handling is good the steering is steady,suspension being a pickup is rather smooth.
Airconditioning knobs are too plasticky and cheap looking.The on/off knob i thought should have been on the drivers side instead of the middle.
The Champ should be available in 3.0L and petrol powered engines.Indus Motors supplying only the 2.5L diesel need to think about this.I would rather go for the Thai Vego with 3.0D4D engine.