Japan's 2021 Toyota Camry gets RM 35k worth of GR parts - best daily next to GR Yaris?
Sanjay · Feb 2, 2021 05:00 PM
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The 2021 Toyota Camry has just received a facelift in Japan, encompassing a minor visual update as well as enhanced safety. The exterior nip-and-tuck makes the already good-looking car slightly sharper, but for those who want a little more zing, then this array of Gazoo Racing (GR) accessories package should to the trick.
Bold, brash, beautiful
As in-your-face as it gets.
With a name like 'Sensual Sport Style', you might not expect anything too sporty but hey, don't let the name fool you. This is still a very aggressively-styled Camry.
We'll start with the front - GR has tweaked the fascia with a new gunmetal grey grille garnish and reworked the front splitter.
Along the sides, there's a pair of dual-tone side skirts to go with the chunky, all-black 19-inch wheels.
But the skirts aren't the only things coming in pairs - check out the shiny, stainless-steel quad muffler tips poking out from the retouched rear diffuser.
To further enunciate your business-sportiness, GR has slapped on a large, raking spoiler on the bootlid.
Add on the optional extras - the carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) number plate frame and door handle protectors - and buyers are looking at a JPY 860,200 (~RM 33k) bill.
Tighter handling
It's surely an eye-watering sum, and that's even before the performance damper is added on. The Yamaha-designed damper is the only performance part GR currently offers for the Camry, but we reckon it should complement the car's sporty handling nicely.
The 19 x 7.5j alloy wheels are shod in 235/40R19 Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres.
That costs JPY 49,500 (~RM 1.9k), and when all's said and done, GR's modlist for the newly-facelifted Camry comes up at JPY 909,700 (~RM 35k). Quite a receipt, that!
So what do you think?
The newly-facelifted Camry.
Although there's no definitive info about the GR-fettled Camry making its way here, us Malaysians can expect the facelifted D-segment sedan here sometime this year - pandemic situation notwithstanding.
To us, the Camry is clear winner in terms of ride comfort, superbly balancing on the thin line between firm body control and a comfortable ride. Check out our review article here.
And if you're comparing the Camry with the Honda Accord, we've compared them head-to-head in the video above, as well as in this article.
With humble beginnings collecting diecast models and spending hours virtually tuning dream cars on the computer, his love of cars has delightfully transformed into a career. Sanjay enjoys how the same passion for cars transcends boundaries and brings people together.
