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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

Clean Fleet Report

The XSE trim is new to the 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid, offering sporty styling cues that reinforce the value and appeal of this highly efficient five-passenger sedan. A spacious interior with a smooth comfortable ride, high fuel economy (we broke 50 mpg!), A sleeker, more slippery Camry Hybrid. Hybrid Efficiency.

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Toyota introduces new XSE Hybrid Grade Camry

Green Car Congress

liter engine is a strong but smooth operator, yielding 203 hp at 6,600 rpm and 184 lb.-ft. Most AWD grades have 202 hp, while the Camry XSE AWD grade has 205 hp with dual exhaust. Toyota Hybrid System. The Camry Hybrid powertrain is the most efficient and powerful offered since the Hybrid debuted for 2007.

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2013 Toyota Avalon loses 50 kg compared to predecessor; lightest-weight vehicle in the premium mid-size segment

Green Car Congress

Engineering for weight reduction requires examination of all elements of vehicle design and componentry to achieve weight targets and requires collaboration from vehicle design teams to isolate and address a variety of potential weight-loss areas during development. —Rob McConnell, Principal Engineer, Body Shell and Exterior Plastics.

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2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid: two different battery packs, 'best-in-class' fuel economy claimed

Green Car Reports

Masato Katsumoto is Toyota's chief engineer for the global Camry sedan program—so when he speaks, it's worth listening. Following yesterday's Detroit Auto Show launch of an entirely new 2018 Toyota Camry mid-size sedan, he was one of several Toyota executives who answered media questions in a morning panel.

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Toyota’s new conventional and hybrid powertrains for 2018 Camry deliver significant boost in efficiency

Green Car Congress

liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine, new Direct Shift-8AT eight-speed automatic transmission and a new double wishbone rear suspension design are all representative technologies that have evolved through TNGA. 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE. liter inline-four-cylinder D-4S gasoline engine and a new 3.5-liter

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Chevrolet Cruze Eco achieves EPA-rated 42 mpg on highway

Green Car Congress

The non-hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco delivers an EPA-estimated 42 mpg on the highway (manual transmission models), with city fuel economy of 28 mpg. Cruze’s engineers focused on aerodynamic performance (with some improvements derivative of GM’s work with the Volt), mass optimization and powertrain enhancements.

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Review: 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid blends into the background

Baua Electric

2025 Toyota Camry 2025 Toyota Camry delivers smooth moves The V-6 is dead. The Camry was the holdout, and it’s no longer standing on that hill. Every 2025 Camry has a 2.5-liter The gasoline engine pairs with Toyota’s fifth-gen version of the planetary-gear-configured hybrid system dubbed THS 5.