TOYOTA CAMRY:After the Corolla, another familiar name returns to the UK - as a hybrid:After the Corolla, another familiar name returns to the UK - as a hybrid:After the Corolla, another familiar name returns to the UK - as a hybrid

摘要

Dunkin' Donuts, late-night chat shows, Twinkies, Skechers, Seinfeld and the Toyota Camry - all concepts that, while proving widely popular in the good ol' US of A, haven't transferred particularly well to the UK. And the Camry is a strong case in point. American buyers have always loved the idea of large, comfortable, petrol-powered saloons (Toyota sells more than 400,000 Camrys a year in the US alone). But the British have typically favoured smaller, more nimble diesel cars from 'premium' brands. It's the reason the Camry was canned back in 2004; while the European big saloon market went mad for diesel, Toyota didn't offer one and sales predictably slumped.