2021 Toyota Camry XSE
Toyota Camry Details
L4, 2.5L
FWD
Gasoline
40,186 Miles
4LP297
4T1K61AK1MU606317
XSE
Features & Options
- Coolant Temperature Warning Warnings And Reminders
- Low Oil Pressure Warnings And Reminders
- Lamp Failure Warnings And Reminders
- USB-C Front Power Outlet(s)
- USB Front Power Outlet(s)
- Front Automatic Emergency Braking
- Front Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking
- Pedestrian Detection Pre-collision Warning System
- Lane Centering Autonomous Lane Guidance
- Toyota Connected Services Smart Device App Compatibility
- Semi-automatic Adaptive Stop And Go Cruise Control
- Security Event/collision Alert Smart Device App Function
- Maintenance Scheduling Smart Device App Function
- Engine Start Smart Device App Function
- 7 In. Instrument Cluster Screen Size
- Customizable Instrument Cluster
- 9 In. Infotainment Screen Size
- Check Rear Seat Reminder
- Amazon Alexa Connected In-car Apps
- Height Passenger Seat Power Adjustments
- Android Auto Smartphone Integration
- Apple CarPlay Smartphone Integration
- Height Driver Seat Power Adjustments
- Traffic Sign Recognition
- Lane Keeping Assist
- Front Wireless Charging Station
- Visual Warning Pre-collision Warning System
- Audible Warning Pre-collision Warning System
- Horn/light Operation Smart Device App Function
- Lock Operation Smart Device App Function
- Maintenance Status Smart Device App Function
- Roadside Assistance Driver Assistance App
- Google Search Connected In-car Apps
- Vehicle Location Smart Device App Function
- Google POIs Connected In-car Apps
- Slacker Internet Radio App
- IHeartRadio Internet Radio App
- Hotspot Wi-Fi
- Voice Operated Electronic Messaging Assistance
- With Read Function Electronic Messaging Assistance
- LED Daytime Running Lights
- Dual Front Impact Absorbing Seats
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Touch Screen Display Radio
- Bluetooth Auxiliary Audio Input
- Drive Mode Selector
- Voice Operated Radio
- In Dash Rearview Monitor
- Trunk Release Multi-function Remote
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio
- Rear Crumple Zones
- Front Crumple Zones
- Front Emergency Locking Retractors
- IPod/iPhone Auxiliary Audio Input
- Trip Odometer
- Lip Rear Spoiler
- Auto On/off Headlights
- Body-color Rocker Panel Color
- Black Headlight Bezel Color
- Accessory Hook Storage
- 3-point Front Seatbelts
- 3-point Rear Seatbelts
- Auto Delay Off Headlights
- Voice Control Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Rear Cupholders
- Lane Deviation Sensors
- Wiper Activated Headlights
- Proximity Entry System Multi-function Remote
- Door Pockets Storage
- Acoustic Windshield Laminated Glass
- Sunglasses Holder Storage
- Chrome Window Trim
- LED Headlights
- Approach Lamps Exterior Entry Lights
- Ambient Lighting
- Grocery Bag Holder Storage
- Front Seatback Storage
- Paddle Shifter Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Homelink - Garage Door Opener Universal Remote Transmitter
- Multi-function Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Phone Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Cruise Control Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Diameter 25 Mm Front Stabilizer Bar
- Range Fuel Economy Display
- MPG Fuel Economy Display
- Metallic Dash Trim
- USB Auxiliary Audio Input
- Jack Auxiliary Audio Input
- Auto-dimming Rearview Mirror
- Fuel Cut-off Impact Sensor
- Front Console With Armrest And Storage Center Console
- Maintenance-free Battery
- Body-color Rear Bumper Color
- Auto-locking Power Door Locks
- Reclining Driver Seat Power Adjustments
- Black Grille Color
- Reclining Passenger Seat Power Adjustments
- Air Filtration
- Carpet Floor Material
- Rear Assist Handle
- Heated Side Mirrors
- Lumbar Driver Seat Power Adjustments
- Manual Folding Side Mirror Adjustments
- Gas Front Shock Type
- Gas Rear Shock Type
- Diameter 25 Mm Rear Stabilizer Bar
- Adjustable Front Headrests
- 12V Front Power Outlet(s)
- Chrome Exhaust Tip Color
- Rear Reading Lights
- Front Seatbelt Warning Sensor
- Power Side Mirror Adjustments
- Push-button Start
- Body-color Rear Spoiler Color
- Multi-function Display
- Battery Saver
- Solar-tinted Glass
- Rearview Camera System
- Auto Off Electronic Parking Brake
- External Temperature Display
- Speed Sensitive Volume Control
- LED Taillights
- Rear Center With Cupholders Armrests
- Power Brakes
- Chrome Interior Accents
- Emergency Interior Trunk Release
- Rear Emergency Locking Retractors
- Digital Odometer
- Rear Folding Armrests
- Leather-trimmed Upholstery
- Integrated Turn Signals Side Mirrors
- Body-color Door Handle Color
- Safety Brake Pedal System
- Dual Vanity Mirrors
- Hill Holder Control
- Door Unlock Impact Sensor
- Body-color Mirror Color
- Quad Tip Exhaust
- Low Fuel Level Warnings And Reminders
- Adjustable Rear Headrests
- Audio Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Front Overhead Console
- Footwell Lights
- Metallic-tone Interior Accents
- Door Courtesy Lights
- Body-color Front Bumper Color
- Lockout Button Power Windows
- Safety Reverse Power Windows
- Radio Data System
- 4-wheel ABS
- Maintenance Due Warnings And Reminders
- Panic Alarm Multi-function Remote
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
- Vehicle Immobilizer Anti-theft System
- LATCH System Child Seat Anchors
- Child Safety Door Locks
- Anti-lockout Power Door Locks
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Variable Intermittent Front Wipers
- Cargo Area Light
- Alarm Anti-theft System
- Tachometer Gauge
- Rear Window Defogger
- Traction Control
- Stability Control
- Front Side Curtain Airbags
- Braking Assist
- Dual Front Airbags
- Sport Tuned Suspension
- Front Assist Handle
- Clock
- 60-40 Split Bench Rear Seat Type
- AM/FM Radio
- Leather Steering Wheel Trim
- Lower Control Arms Front Suspension Type
- 6 Total Speakers
- Variable/speed-proportional Power Steering
- Ventilated Disc Front Brake Type
- Bucket Front Seat Type
- Front Reading Lights
- 8 Passenger Seat Power Adjustments
- Steel Spare Wheel Type
- Second Row Rear Vents
- Inside Spare Tire Mount Location
- 2 Front Headrests
- Split Rear Seat Folding
- Voice Operated Hands-free Phone Call Integration
- Rear Seatbelt Force Limiters
- Front Seatbelt Force Limiters
- Bluetooth Wireless Data Link
- Coil Front Spring Type
- 4 One-touch Windows
- 3 Rear Headrests
- Alert System Impact Sensor
- Rear Seatbelt Pretensioners
- Front Seatbelt Pretensioners
- Leather Shift Knob Trim
- 8 Driver Seat Power Adjustments
- Coil Rear Spring Type
- Dual Front Air Conditioning Zones
- Heated Driver Seat
- Dual Front Knee Airbags
- Mast Antenna Type
- Diversity Antenna Type
- Rear Side Airbags
- Rear Side Curtain Airbags
- Post-collision Safety System Impact Sensor
- Heated Passenger Seat
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Automatic Climate Control Front Air Conditioning
- Multi-link Rear Suspension Type
- Tilt And Telescopic Steering Wheel
- Front Side Airbags
- Sensor/alert Blind Spot Safety
- MacPherson Front Struts
- Independent Rear Suspension Classification
- Front Cupholders
- Auto High Beam Dimmer Headlights
- Independent Front Suspension Classification
- Disc Rear Brake Type
- Occupant Sensing Passenger Airbag Deactivation
- Temporary Spare Tire Size
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2021 Toyota Camry SE Nightshade Edition Review
Freshened styling, all-wheel drive and a Dynamic Force engine pumping out 203 horsepower, the Camry SE Nightshade Edition, with its honest to goodness key and no side blind zone alert, could be the $30,000 car of your darker dreams.So what is it you want out of your Camry? A bare bones, $25,000 LE that’ll net nearly 40mpg on the highway? Maybe a hybrid. How about a sharp-handling TRD? There are 17 different choices in the Camry family. But until recently you couldn’t get one with all-wheel drive. But that changed last year and the car you’re looking at here blends 4-wheel traction, the sport-tuned suspension of the SE trim and the sinister looks of the Nightshade Edition. With the Carpet Mat Package, MSRP is $29,839. The bolder front-end design combined with all of the blacked-out bits and contrasting silver metallic paint provides a very sport edition-appropriate look. I really like it. Of course, you can also spec this one in front-drive but my Camry runs with a automatically disconnecting all-wheel drive system that can move, on demand, up to 50% of the engine’s power to the rear wheels. It’s a $1,400 option. And just like the Lexus ES I recently tested, it’s only available with the 4-cylinder engine, rated at 25mpg city/34mpg highway which is slightly less economical and possesses a smaller driving range than all of its competitors. I said it had 203 horsepower earlier; it’s actually 202 with all-wheel drive and 182 pound-feet of torque. So it has a leg up in the output department but it’s also the heaviest car of the bunch. All that being said, its racy looks are writing checks that its motor can’t cash but is it brutally slow? No. And the sport-tuned springs and shocks along with the thicker front stabilizer bar and a set of underrated Hankook tires provide the foundation for a beautifully supple ride that also likes to dance. The fun in this car can be found in the way it handles, not what’s under the hood. The steering is excellent, too.
Fact of the matter is that this chassis is stellar and despite its lack of oomph I really enjoy driving this Camry; the ride is as smooth as Taylor Swift’s airbrushed face and this car legitimately handles – Toyota has nailed the suspension tuning. The engine is a smooth character as well but, man, it often feels really slow and the disconnecting all-wheel drive system can be clunky. It’s also a really comfortable car with straightforward controls. But unlike Hyundai or Kia who always surprise by giving you more than expected Toyota is the exact opposite.
I first noticed this in my ES test but figured it was probably an anomaly but here it is again; an occasional, disconcerting skip in the drivetrain, presumably as the electromagnetically controlled coupling at the rear engages. Toyota says this AWD system is transparent to the driver but I disagree. And 8-speed auto with paddle shifters but no drive modes is the only transmission.
And what I mean about the lack of surprise from Toyota is most evident from within here. I know 30 grand isn’t considered expensive anymore but would it kill Toyota to throw you a bone once in a while? I haven’t driven a car with an actual key in ages and though there’s a new 7” floating design infotainment screen in here and some nifty splash screen graphics, this car feels rudimentary. No height-adjustable passenger seat, no heated seats, a droopy rear armrest with no USB ports or HVAC vents back here, no LED lighting or a wireless charge pad. Or how maybe a graphic AWD depiction in here? And Toyota can brag all they want about Safety Sense 2.5+ being standard but it doesn’t include the 2 most important, everyday features; a blind spot monitor and rear cross traffic alert. They’re optional.
On the plus side, there are automatic high beams, dynamic radar cruise control, a very basic but easy to use touchscreen with Android Auto and CarPlay, and sporty-looking synthetic seats with fabric inserts which are very comfortable and provide long trip comfort. The new dash design also looks really good even if it isn’t exactly modern.
So that’s the SE Nightshade Edition; a Camry that I like but one that leaves me wanting a little more.






