Toyota takes 2025 Camry to new level

America’s bestselling car is in for some of its biggest changes ever when the 2025 Toyota Camry goes on sale late this spring.

The king of the midsize sedans now offers dramatic styling and an all-hybrid lineup. A fuel-efficient and engaging allwheel-drive system is available on all trim levels.

As it enters its ninth generation, the family car long derided as an appliance has developed a wild side.

The Camry competes with midsize sedans like the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Nissan Altima and VW Passat.

Camry prices start at $28,400.

Amazing fuel efficiency

Toyota has been criticized for its slow rollout of electric vehicles. The shift to a 100% hybrid lineup is a landmark moment. The least fuel efficient version gets 43 mpg in mixed highway and city driving, according to EPA estimates.

The most popular models rate 46 or 47 mpg in city/highway driving for front- or all-wheel-drive models, respectively.

Hybrids accounted for 20% of the 290,649 Camrys that Toyota sold in the U.S. last year.

This move will have a big impact on fuel consumption, emissions and owners’ fuel costs.

The Camry is the first vehicle to team the latest version of Toyota’s hybrid system – now in its fifth generation – with a 2.5L engine. That fifth-generation hybrid system is also used with a 2.0L engine in the current Prius, which won the 2024 North American Car of the Year award.

The front-wheel-drive Camry develops 225 horsepower. The AWD’s total system output is 232 hp, thanks to an electric rear axle.

That axle produces more than the seven-horsepower net difference, but the system’s controls monitor output

Safety and driver assist features

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