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In the latest issue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declaration catalogue, Automotive Industry concern has obtained the ninth generation Camry declaration chart, which is newly built based on the TNGA-K platform, carries out localization design adjustments for the domestic market, and provides three appearance shapes for consumers to choose from. A month ago, at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show, the ninth generation Camry made its debut in the Chinese market and is expected to be officially launched in March 2024. As a reference, the 2023 Camry currently on sale offers 2.0L/2.5L naturally aspirated engines and 2.5L gas-electric hybrid options, with a price range of 17.98-269800 yuan.

The declared model is 2.0L fuel version and 2.0L gas-electric hybrid model, 2.5L fuel version has been cancelled. Among them, the length, width and height of 2.0L naturally aspirated engine are 4915/1840/1450mm, the wheelbase is 2825mm, the body length, width and height of 2.0L oil-electric hybrid model are 4915 (4950) / 1840 (1850) / 1450 mm, and the wheelbase is 2825 mm. As a reference, the Camry on sale has a length, width and height of 4885 (4905 / 4900) / 1840 / 1455mm, with a wheelbase of 2825 mm.

In terms of power, the 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine of 2.0L model has a maximum power of 127 kilowatts, while the 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine of 2.0L gas-electric hybrid model has a maximum power of 112 kilowatts, matching lithium-ion power batteries, but the exact capacity is unknown.

The ninth generation Camry provides three design styles, of which two sets of design styles are very similar, the main differentiated design lies in the front enclosure and fog lamp decoration, the overall change is not obvious. From the front face, the differences between different versions of the model are mainly concentrated in the front grille of the "big mouth". One is designed for the honeycomb grid and blackened, while the air intakes on both sides are also blackened to highlight the sense of movement. The other is a diamond grid gradient design, which is integrated with the white body, and the design on both sides is similar to the air intake structure, which looks more gentle, compared with a lot of visual impact. This design style is unique to the Chinese market and is different from overseas models.

Another design highlight of the ninth generation Camry is the headlights. The upper end of the narrow C-shaped headlamp group is connected to the ribs and lines of the machine cover, which can reflect the sense of science and technology more than the old models. At the same time, the inside of the lamp group on both sides is connected by black decoration to form a penetrating design, which further enriches the sense of hierarchy.

Since the side of the body is based on the TNGA-K platform like the eighth-generation Camry, the side of the new Camry has little change compared with the old model, and it still offers a choice of monochrome and two-color bodies, and the concave line design under the D-pillar provides a certain three-dimensional sense. In the rear part, there is not much difference in the three kinds of appearance of the new Camry. Similar to the headlights, they all use a narrow and long C shape, and the sports style appearance uses black strips to combine the two taillights at the rear, with a black ducktail and a lower diffuser. The sense of movement is more obvious.

In terms of interior decoration, compared with the previous generation of models, the new Camry's design style appears to be younger and more technological, equipped with embedded dashboards and suspended central control screens, and touch-type operation buttons are also designed at the bottom of the central control screen. compared with the eighth generation Camry, the car-machine system has a certain improvement and has more functions. It is understood that the new Camry will provide four models, LE/SE and XLE/XSE, with a standard 8-inch central control screen and a high 12.3-inch screen.

It is worth mentioning that the ninth generation Camry has jointly created a new car engine system for the Chinese market with Huawei, and is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips. the operation fluency of the car machine system has been significantly improved compared with the eighth generation model, in addition, 10-inch HUD head display, wireless CarPlay, Huawei HiCar and so on are also fully equipped.

In November 2023, the Camry became the top seller of medium-sized cars with sales of 202800 vehicles, followed by Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Maiteng, with sales of 166400 and 161500 respectively, compared with 151800 for Honda Accord, according to retail data. As for the ninth generation of Camry domestic, can it continue to continue the best-selling market performance, or as a new Accord as a short-term market crisis? We will wait and see.

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