A CLOSER LOOK: 2021 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID LE

ADAPTIVE CRUISE

CONTROL

“Long distance driving is a lot less tiring with this feature. We've driven to Montreal and back, and the five- to six-hour trip was made a whole lot easier. Your hands are still on the wheel — it warns you if your hands aren’t on the wheel — so you’re still in control but you can focus on a conversation because the car does a lot so that you feel safe.”

TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE

“It warns you if you're kind of touching the lane. If I'm backing up, I know if someone's coming from my left or right. If someone's walking behind my car, the car will actually try to break. It's also got auto high beam, so if I'm driving and there's not a lot of light, the high beam turns on automatically to give you more visibility because it can detect how much light’s around.”

APPLE CARPLAY

“It includes Apple CarPlay by default. I’m an Apple user and this allows me to connect to my device and I can have everything I need on display. It feels like a huge upgrade and allows me, just on the navigation side of things, to use apps that I prefer. Sometimes I use Waze, which gives me traffic situation updates quite accurately. But I also like to use Google Maps if I don't want to know every detail about my trip. I also use Spotify quite a bit for music.”

THE SPECS:

Body style: 4-door, 5-passenger mid-size sedan

Drive method: Front-wheel drive

Engine: 2.5 Litre 4-cylinder DOHC 16-Valve, Hybrid Synergy Drive, 208-hp; 163 lb.-ft. torque

Fuel efficiency (city/highway): 4.9/4.8 litres per 100 km

Cargo volume: 428 litres

Price: Starts at $30,790. Huang’s lease is $450 a month.

Website: toyota.ca