How does the Camry hybrid perform in the snow? and on the highway at high speeds? I have read mixed reviews so far….what do you think??
We have had our Camry Hybrid since June 2006. We went through a rather mild winter with it here in northern Virginia and the snow we got, it did quite well. We never got stuck, and never even spun the tires. It has traction control and vehicle stability control and comes with good quality Michelin tires for traction. We honestly never had any problem with it. Also, it is a dream on a long trip. I am surprised that you have read negative stuff about it. Every review I read had nothing but superlatives. On the highway we vary between 38 and 43 mpg, depending on who's driving it and what speeds we were running. It is extremely quiet on the highway, and quite comfortable. The Hybrid comes pretty loaded, and we added heated leather and Nav. They even use a thicker windshield for a hushed interior! It's performance is quite good between 0-30 mph (stoplight to stoplight) and 40-75 mph (passing). I have attached the link to a professional review on the MSN site (Ann Jobs). She is usually pretty tough on cars, but she loved the Camry Hybrid. In our first year of ownership, we have had zero problems.
You mentioned at "high speeds" and I am not sure what you mean by that, as it means different things to different people. We drive between 65-80 mph on trips, and it handles beautifully as long as you remember it is not a 50,000 dollar sport sedan!!!
There have been a number of complaints with the new Camry's transmission, but that is a totally different transmission than what is used in the Hybrid, which is a CVT.
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/job.aspx?make=Toyota&model=Camry%20Hybrid
I hope that this helps.
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June 14th, 2007 at 2:53 am
We have had our Camry Hybrid since June 2006. We went through a rather mild winter with it here in northern Virginia and the snow we got, it did quite well. We never got stuck, and never even spun the tires. It has traction control and vehicle stability control and comes with good quality Michelin tires for traction. We honestly never had any problem with it. Also, it is a dream on a long trip. I am surprised that you have read negative stuff about it. Every review I read had nothing but superlatives. On the highway we vary between 38 and 43 mpg, depending on who's driving it and what speeds we were running. It is extremely quiet on the highway, and quite comfortable. The Hybrid comes pretty loaded, and we added heated leather and Nav. They even use a thicker windshield for a hushed interior! It's performance is quite good between 0-30 mph (stoplight to stoplight) and 40-75 mph (passing). I have attached the link to a professional review on the MSN site (Ann Jobs). She is usually pretty tough on cars, but she loved the Camry Hybrid. In our first year of ownership, we have had zero problems.
You mentioned at "high speeds" and I am not sure what you mean by that, as it means different things to different people. We drive between 65-80 mph on trips, and it handles beautifully as long as you remember it is not a 50,000 dollar sport sedan!!!
There have been a number of complaints with the new Camry's transmission, but that is a totally different transmission than what is used in the Hybrid, which is a CVT.
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/job.aspx?make=Toyota&model=Camry%20Hybrid
I hope that this helps.
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Owned Camry Hybrid since June 2006