2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid

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If you purchase a Toyota Camry, you can be rest assured that nobody will be calling you reckless. Apart from being predictable, this car is relatively attractive, comfortable, safe and dependable. Going by the overwhelming sales reports, one can safely say that the Americans love this car and are pleased with the affordability and reliability that this car provides them with. Just check out the sales graphs of cars of America in the past 9 years or so and you will find that the Camry is at the top as far as passenger vehicles are concerned. The Toyota Camry Hybrid offer you an EPA rating of 33 mpg (miles per gallon) and with its large fuel tank it ensures that you can drive 700 miles on a full tank, before you need to visit the gas station again.

Just spending a few dollars more to purchase this car shows off your practicability. When the Toyota Prius was initially released, it hybrid system was considered an adventurous and bold move towards unknown technology. However the same system on the Camry seems practical in an age where gas prices might shoot up any day due to political or meteorological circumstances. These inflating gas prices might well burn a deep hole in your pocket that has already been hit hard by recession. If you are fuel conscious and are bothered about its prices, there are two different options of the Camry you can choose from. You can either go in for the 4 cylinder model that ensures a combined city/ highway rating of 25 miles per gallon or the V6’s rating of 23 miles per gallon.

You can also opt in for the hybrid’s 33 miles per gallon. The initial half portion of the Camry Hybrid drivetrain consists of a 147 hp model that can be found on the general 2.4 liter 4 cylinder gas engine. The 2^nd half consists of a 105 kilowatt electric motor along with a 244 volts battery pack capable of delivering 45 hours at its peak. This battery pack is comprised of 34 nickel metal hydride (NiMH) modules and each of them consists of six 1.2V cells. When one runs it through a continuous variable transmission system the end result is 192 HP. The standard version of Camry delivers just 158 horsepower.

If one wants to compare both, they will observe that the Camry Hybrid takes 8.9 seconds to move from static position to a speed of 60 miles per hour, whereas the Toyota Prius takes just 7.9 seconds. You gain an advantage of one second. If you are fussy about safety features, the Toyota Camry Hybrid will not let you down. It boasts of VDIM (vehicle dynamic integrated management) as a part of the standard system that comprises traction control, antilock brakes, steering boost and stability control. It also features the WIL (whiplash injury lessening) seat design that can be found on the Prius. You might be interested to know that the first batch of Camry Hybrids were manufactured I Japan.