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Originally Posted by Calgary14
I actually like the new Camrys and would consider the AWD but I dont think you can get the AWD with a V6. Full disclosure is I am totally biased towards Toyota, I had a Corolla for 13 years and it was a great (very boring) car - never had an issue mechanically at all.
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When I was looking in the Summer and eventually bought a car we did look at the Camry too. Boring and vanilla as they come, but it was a solid car. You can get the SE in AWD, but as you note only with the 2.5 litre 4 banger. It's not awful for power, but it does lack a bit. Than again, by the time you dress up a Camry to that trim and you were to add a V6, it get's pretty pricey.
Ultimately I went with a Honda Accord Sport 2.0T. My familty doesn't really do a lot of winter road trips, and for the city driving I mostly do a FWD with good winter tires get's around good enough. I found that to get the Camry with the same features that the Honda sport trim offered it was only about $800 difference in price, and the Honda was just much more fun to drive. There was no comparison between the Toyota 2.5 and the Honda 2 liter turbo.
I plan to drive the car for 22 years until I hopefully can retire from work. So the Toyota to me was a great bet to last that long and not have problems. From all accounts the fuel economy on the Toyota is also really good. But I still like a car that provides a bit of fun, and the Honda 2 liter gave a lot more of that. I'm happy with the Honda thus far, For a supposedly boring family car, I find that the Accord drives nice, has good power, and gives you quite a bit for a good price. I do worry a bit about the Direct Injection Turbo and the longevity of that vs the naturally aspirated engine, but that's why I splurged for the 2.0 litre over the 1.5.