2024 Toyota Camry (4 Cylinder): Is The Base Engine Good Enough?

Today I drive and review a 2024 Toyota Camry XSE!

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[fsk]

Man I get 38.7 mpg at times on this car driving on the highway. I was projected to hit almost 500 miles on a full tank. Crazy car man

[TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

I have this 2.5L inline 4 cylinder in my RAV4 and lemme tell you it is one of the most efficient 4 cylinders ever built.

[blam]

I have the 2024 Camry LE. I have now clock in 5, 700 miles. I’ve taken my Camry from Vegas to Oregon and back to Vegas. I can tell you right now that the 4 cylinder has pretty good power going up hills even with thin air altitude. 203Hp is the same power as the old V8’s

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I have a 2018. First year released. I drive a 💩 Ton and am at 106, 500 miles and all I’ve had issues with was a defective Air compressor that was replaced at around 80k miles. I blame it on it being SUCH a new release. At times getting a same year release has small defects. Other than that it’s running like it did at 30k miles. Insane and the reason I’m a Toyota fan!

[BamaPatriot]

Another good review, Ben! I bought a certified Lexus ES350 for less than this Camry and they gave me a 100K mile warranty and maintenance plan for an out the door price of this Camry. The Camry is a nice car, but give me the 3.5L V6 and added luxury of the ES350. For longevity, you can't really go wrong with either. My dad drove a 2005 Camry almost 500k miles and the only thing that ever failed was the alternator which lasted around 200k miles each time. I have family and friends with the 3.5L V6 drivetrain with 150-200k miles on the clock with zero issues as well.

[GrnArrow]

I bought a 2020 Camry LE back in January and I'm enjoying what I have so far. Coming from a 2016 Chevy Equinox (crashed it last year), it's a big improvement over what I had. I like the responsiveness, the peppy 2.5L 4 cylinder engine it has and how comfortable it is to drive. I certainly don't regret my purchase.

[coolranch]

Have owned two Camrys so far, both 4 cylinders, great cars! Currently driving a Tacoma, but if I move back to a sedan, it will be a Camry

[YTman]

I rented a lower based Camry. Had phenomenal gas mileage and it was quick as well.

[lumberjeff]

That 4 cylinder is probably going to save you some good money. Lower gas and maintenence if you own it for 10 years+. The V6 might be more fun, but will you *need* that HP?

[chrisowens]

You never drove it in sport mode, that makes a big difference, way more torque in sport mode. And the fuel economy is way better than rated, I get in high 40's and low 50's on the highway and high 30's around town consistently. That engine actually beat their hybrid by 1 mpg in Toyota's own testing.

[marcmcphee]

Throw a TRD supercharger on it and make it a sleeper. Vroom 🏎️

[nottakn]

Great car. Wrong size wheels. The 19 inch wheels can’t handle the highway / interstate roads where we live causing the wheels to have dents in them which left a vibration in the car. So I changed the 19 inch wheels on our 2019 Toyota XSE Camry to 18 inch wheels with new tires. All Toyota Camry should come with 18 inch wheels with 235/45R18 tires.

[tomkato]

I rented the current 4-cylinder Camry for a week and took it on a road trip. I thought it was a good car all around. Decent acceleration, amazing fuel economy (I got high 30’s) even in the non hybrid model, roomy and comfortable.

However, I think a well optioned SE or even a fully optioned LE is a better value than a 4-cylinder XSE.

[sachemrock]

Torque converter automatic is the reason to get the Camry over the Corolla alone. I hate CVT’s, they drone and don’t even sound natural to me. I want to hear my car shift gears when I

[ciddy]

I had the 2012 Camry and this body style is more sporty looking

[GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

I hope the 2.5 n/a engine will Abe available with the 9th Gen Camry as well. I don’t want hybrid or turbocharged.

[gopusa]

I wanted that SXE V6 that was sitting in the showroom. But I opted for the XLE 4cyl because I decided I needed the AWD option for these Wisconsin winters. The only time I regret not having the V6 is when I'm getting on the freeway. The 4cyl accelerates fine, but it bothers me that I have to make it work to get up to speed. As for cruising at 70-75 mph and city driving, the 4cyl is plenty sufficient.

As far as the reviewed car goes, I don't understand the point of putting a 4cyl engine into an SE or XSE. There's nothing sporty about a self-aspirated four banger.

[brian_scastro]

Got the 2024 se around a week ago and I love it 😇

[NotApplicaple]

Been driving this car as a rental the last 2 days and really like it- reminds me of my old Mazda6 V6.

[mickeybrumfield]

38 mpg highway gas mileage is impressive for a non cvt and non hybrid drivetrain.