We have been looking to get a new rig for my wife. The used Lexus we bought a couple of years ago has been a great rig. My brother is in need of a vehicle and wants to purchase it.

We have looked at another suv. Primarily the Honda passport. But really have trouble forking out $42-$45 for one. Same goes for the Highlander. Chevy and Fords just do not excite me. Nissan either.

Was at the Toyota dealer recently for some service and they had a new 2022 Camry on the floor for $29k. It was and awd version. Heated seats. Nice interior. Pretty roomy interior. Looked like it would be fun to drive.

Not sure my wife will go with a non suv. We do get some severe winter driving. In deep snow we have 4wd pickups to use. For 9 or ten months out of the year an awd sedan would be fine. How would it handle a rougher road during winter and break up. Is the suspension fairly robust?

Tell me about the current awd model.

Tagged. Top candidate when I replace my sedan.

One of the cars I was considering for my daughter last year around this time was an AWD Camry. At the time they were super hard to find.

Ended up w an AWD Rav4 XLE which were surprisingly abundant. She loves it, in case thats an option.

Almost bought one. I liked it a lot but came in 2nd to the car we bought which is the Kia K5 GT Line AWD. Just had an ice storm and the thing did fantastic. Mostly bought it because it looks better, has more tech and features, and much better warranty.

I looked hard at one and nearly jumped but I wanted a V6. Would be a wolf in sheeps clothing.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
I looked hard at one and nearly jumped but I wanted a V6. Would be a wolf in sheeps clothing.

The Camry TRD is a V6 I'd consider to replace mine if I totaled it. Not as much power as my Fusion Sport, but still pretty impressive for a grocery getter. My Fusion with a tune and a bigger intercooler will beat or keep up with the 392 the Chargers.

It’s ridiculous the amount of power the V6s today put out. It’s more than what the old V8s put out with better fuel efficiency.

Thanks guys. The 4 cyl. in plenty of power for our needs. 30+ mpg would be nice too. Tech is not a big need. Heated seats is nice. Power everything is pretty std. The one they had did not have a sun roof. Which would be a nice feature.

Jimbo, regarding a Rav4. We might look at them. But if heated seats, leather and SR put it over $32k I would rather go Camry. Not sure what the wife thinks on that.

One of our sales reps got a Camry AWD as a company car last year. Prior to this she had 4 or 5 Ford Fusions. Talked to her last month and she loves the Camry. Already has about 20K miles on it and says its better than all her previous Fusions.

I don't have a AWD Camry but my 2015 Camry XSE is at 106,000 miles and I've experienced zero issues or breakdowns. All I've done was change the oil, brakes and tires, I still have the original battery. My Mom's 2000 Camry lasted 240000 miles and 16 years before it developed a bad oil leak that wasn't worth fixing so I donated it to charity for a tax write off. All I did to my mom's Camry was change the rear struts, timing belt, brakes and tires so I wouldn't be reluctant at all to buy a AWD Camry.

The new Camry's are nice. Looked at the Subaru Legacy or Outback to compare?

Toyota has been offering AWD sedans and coupes in the Lexus IS, GS, LS and RC lines for quite a while. They have plenty of experience with viscous coupled devices, but their electronic traction control isn't the most elegant system I've tried. Though the system is geared more toward performance than traction in foul weather, it works reasonably well depending on tire selection, and depth of the snow. 1-200 lbs in the trunk doesn't hurt either.