Toyota Camry (XV10)
| Toyota Camry (XV10) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Holden Apollo Toyota Scepter (Japan) Toyota Vienta Toyota Camry 300i (South Africa, 3.0 L models only) |
| Production | June 1991 – July 1996 (Japan) 3 September 1991 – June 1996 (US) December 1992 – July 1997 (Australia) |
| Assembly | Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Tsutsumi plant) Australia: Port Melbourne, Victoria (1993–1994); Altona, Victoria (1994–1997) United States: Georgetown, Kentucky South Africa: Durban |
| Designer | Osamu Shikado (1988) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door coupé 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout |
| Related |
Lexus ES/Toyota Windom (XV10) Toyota Avalon (XX10) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.2 L 5S-FE I4 3.0 L 3VZ-FE V6 3.0 L 1MZ-FE V6 |
| Transmission | 5-speed E53 manual 4-speed A140E automatic 4-speed A540E automatic 4-speed A541E automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,620 mm (103 in) |
| Length | Sedan: 4,725 mm (186.0 in) Station wagon: 4,811 mm (189.4 in) |
| Width | 1,770 mm (70 in) |
| Height | Coupé: 1,394 mm (54.9 in) Sedan: 1,410 mm (56 in) Station wagon: 1,430 mm (56 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Toyota Camry (V20) |
| Successor | Toyota Camry (XV20) |
The Toyota Camry (XV10) is a mid-size car that was produced by Toyota between 1991 and 1996 in Japan and North America, and 1993 and 1997 in Australia. The XV10 series represented the third generation of the Toyota Camry in all markets outside Japan, which followed a different generational lineage. The XV10 Camry range is split into different model codes indicative of the engine. Four-cylinder models utilize the SXV10/SDV10 codes, with VCV10 designating the six-cylinder versions, and MCV10 the later six-cylinder cars in North America only.
In its home market of Japan, the XV10 Camry iteration was known as the Toyota Scepter. This was due to the Camry name being adopted by a smaller version of the same car in Japan, similar in size the previous generation compact-sized Camry sold globally.
In Australia, the third generation Camry was sold under three names. Along with the Camry itself, a version badged as the Holden Apollo was also sold as a result of a model sharing arrangement between GM Holden and Toyota at the time. Toyota from 1995 onwards, also began badging the six-cylinder versions of the Camry as the Toyota Vienta in the Australian-market.
Exports from Australia to Thailand commenced in August 1993; Middle Eastern models began export from Australia in February 1996.
In 1990, Toyota replaced the compact V20 Camry with an all-new V30 series exclusive to Japan. While marginally larger than the V20, the V30 had to comply with Japanese tax legislation. To meet the "number five" compact car tax bracket, the Camry V30 had to adhere to the 1,700-millimetre (66.9 in) width and 4,700-millimetre (185.0 in) length limit. Particularly in the United States, this narrower model would not generate enough sales, as proved by its V20 Camry forerunner. Concurrently, the "wide-body" Camry (XV10) was developed from 1988 and the final design frozen in 1989. Introduced to North America on 9 September 1991, the XV10 Camry was sold alongside the V30 in Japan, badged as the Toyota Scepter. Toyota chose the name "Scepter" as a reference to the Camry/Crown naming tradition, as a "scepter" is a symbolic ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch, a prominent item of royal regalia.
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