Not a huge surprise to me and perhaps dozens of other car and vehicle aficionados. Sure, Toyota Motor Corporation’s Toyota Camry has once again been recognized as an extraordinary car. This time, the recognition comes from Motor Trend magazine and it awarded the Toyota Camry the 2007 Car of the Year award.
It sure wasn’t just any kind of competition. You see, the Toyota Camry went up against several car models. In fact, it had to go through close scrutiny and had twenty-seven other vehicle models to compete with. Yes, the Toyota Camry was up against other vehicles from various automakers like General Motors, Nissan, and Honda.
According to Motor Trend, as part of its recognition for such a dependable and dependable vehicle, it has also honored all vehicles under the Toyota Camry name for the 2007 model year. The Toyota Camry trim list for 2007 even includes a vehicle hybrid. It runs on gasoline and electricity. Angus MacKenzie is the editor-in-chief of Motor Trend and in a statement he delivered a couple of days ago, he said: “Creating an innovative and engaging car with broad mainstream appeal is one of the most difficult tasks facing any automaker. The Camry is the one car that competes with car manufacturers that everyone wishes they could build.”
As on the Toyota Motor Corporation end, it was Mike Michels, the company spokesman, who shared the company’s view: “It’s hard to quantify the effect on sales, but the Motor Trend award has many complementary benefits. This It really energizes the sales operation, the dealers, and for internal morale it’s a wonderful thing.” Toyota is also the creator of other vehicle models such as the Toyota Corolla and also vehicle products such as the body parts for the Toyota T100.
So what was the Toyota Camry up against? Well, the list of contenders that the Toyota Camry had to contend with included the Saturn Aura, which is a sedan from GM. In addition, some vehicles from the Nissan line also competed against the Toyota Camry. These include the Nissan Altima, Nissan Sentra, and Infiniti G35 sedans.
