TORRANCE, Calif., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS),
U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today
for the all-new and much-anticipated 2007 Camry Hybrid.
The Toyota Camry, the best-selling car in America four years running and
for eight of the past nine years, is completely new for 2007. The world-class
sedan not only redefines global standards for comfort, performance and design,
but also is available, for the first time, with Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive.
Toyota extends its hybrid leadership by making its exclusive Hybrid
Synergy Drive available in the 2007 Camry. The Hybrid Synergy Drive System
consists of gas and electric power sources that are complementary and produce
a combined 187 horsepower. This system varies power between gas and electric,
or both, as needed.
The first half of this system consists of a 2.4-liter four-cylinder
Atkinson-cycle engine that generates 147 hp and is coupled to a continuously
variable transmission. The second half of the Hybrid Synergy Drive equation
consists of a small, high torque electric motor that produces 40 horsepower,
an ultra-small inverter with a specially designed compact battery and a
transaxle to provide the economy and seamless performance hybrid drivers seek.
Additionally, the Camry Hybrid is equipped with an "ECO" button that
limits energy consumption by the Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning (HVAC)
system and under certain conditions can help improve fuel economy.
Camry Hybrid comes with a long list of standard features. These include a
tire-pressure monitor system, halogen headlamps with automatic on/off, a
premium JBL audio system with an audio auxiliary jack and Bluetooth(R)
technology, cruise control, a tilt and telescopic steering wheel, an
eight-way-adjustable power driver's seat, a 60/40 split fold-down rear seat,
16-inch aluminum wheels, heated outside rear-view mirrors, dual-zone automatic
climate control heating and air conditioning with a Plasmacluster(TM) ionizer,
micro dust and pollen filter and much more. The Plasmacluster(TM) ionizer
helps reduce airborne mold spores, microbes, fungi, odor, germs and bacteria
inside the passenger cabin.
Because there are situations in daily driving in which the gas engine in a
Toyota hybrid is completely shut down, air-conditioning and power-steering
systems are driven electrically, rather than by the engine. This ensures these
features will continue to operate, whatever the status of the Camry Hybrid's
drive system.
The Camry Hybrid with Hybrid Synergy Drive will yield exceptional fuel
efficiency with preliminary estimated ratings of 40 mpg in the city and 38 mpg
on the highway and 39 mpg in combined driving. Additionally, Camry Hybrid is
expected to be certified as an Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions
Vehicle (AT-PZEV), just one of a handful of cars to meet the strict AT-PZEV
standard.
The all-new Camry Hybrid will have a base MSRP of $25,900.
The new Camry Hybrid will reach Toyota dealers this May.

Additionally, the Camry Hybrid is equipped with an "ECO" button that
limits energy consumption by the Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning (HVAC)
system and under certain conditions can help improve fuel economy.
Camry Hybrid comes with a long list of standard features. These include a
tire-pressure monitor system, halogen headlamps with automatic on/off, a
premium JBL audio system with an audio auxiliary jack and Bluetooth(R)
technology, cruise control, a tilt and telescopic steering wheel, an
eight-way-adjustable power driver's seat, a 60/40 split fold-down rear seat,
16-inch aluminum wheels, heated outside rear-view mirrors, dual-zone automatic
climate control heating and air conditioning with a Plasmacluster(TM) ionizer,
micro dust and pollen filter and much more.

The all-new Camry Hybrid will have a base MSRP of $25,900.