Vellum Venom Vignette: 2015 Camry Regression Analysis (Part II)

Sajeev Mehta
by Sajeev Mehta

I was wrong about the 2015 Camry: it’s a handsome family sedan. But not for us, for the Russians.

This.

This is how you mildly refresh an existing model.

Yes, Toyota made a uniquely ugly 2015 Camry for us Yankees. They styled to the lowest common denominator (i.e. every frickin’ cliche in a modern designer’s toolkit) while the “Global” 2015 Camry has an upmarket presense. It apes the price point where Less is More, the place where Audi survives and thrives.

Sure, the Global 2015 Camry is no Audi. But it’s an object of desire relative to our imminent future of seeing the US-spec model on every highway, clogging our pores with mindless amounts of DLO FAIL for no good reason. Even the fascias are quite fetching, forgoing our Camry’s fake-Audi-Lexus schnoz.

Peep this video:

Now compare to what we get:

Is the grass greener on the other side? Off to you, Best and Brightest.

[Image: Toyota]

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  • Akear Akear on Nov 21, 2014

    double post - see above

  • Mechaman Mechaman on Dec 13, 2014

    Sajeev, you nailed it. Since the first shots of this, er, car, came out, I've been ranting about how ugly it is - my wife told me to calm down: maybe you'll like it better when you see one on the street, she said. Well, I did. Didn't change a thing. Just hope that other makers don't think imitating it would be a good idea. Hyundai, are you listening? The best thing about it is that so far, in Chicagoland anyway, the '15 Sonata outnumbers it greatly, even though it, and the Subaru Legacy, mimic the Fusion shamelessly ..

  • Joe This is called a man in the middle attack and has been around for years. You can fall for this in a Starbucks as easily as when you’re charging your car. Nothing new here…
  • AZFelix Hilux technical, preferably with a swivel mount.
  • ToolGuy This is the kind of thing you get when you give people faster internet.
  • ToolGuy North America is already the greatest country on the planet, and I have learned to be careful about what I wish for in terms of making changes. I mean, if Greenland wants to buy JDM vehicles, isn't that for the Danes to decide?
  • ToolGuy Once again my home did not catch on fire and my fire extinguisher(s) stayed in the closet, unused. I guess I threw my money away on fire extinguishers.(And by fire extinguishers I mean nuclear missiles.)
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