Toyota Camry Hybrid 2025 review: A next-gen family sedan favourite for taxi and Uber drivers?

The 2025 Toyota Camry represents the start of the 13th generation of the venerable mid-size sedan. Yep, the Camry nameplate has been around for a very long time, dating back all the way to 1979. Over the years it has evolved from one generation to the next, with the new model a major upgrade of its best-selling successor.
These days the Camry is a popular choice among taxi and Uber drivers, so the next-gen four-door doesn't mess with its successful formula. That said, with no petrol V6 engine option anymore, it does debut Toyota's fifth-generation 'self-charging' series-parallel petrol-electric hybrid powertrain, promising better straight-line performance and even greater fuel efficiency.
In this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Byron Mathioudakis gets behind the wheel of the new Camry Hybrid at its Australian media launch to find out just how much better is has become.
#Toyota #Camry #Review
--
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Pricing and features
02:01 Design
02:53 Practicality
04:46 Under the bonnet
06:11 Driving
09:21 Efficiency
10:17 Safety
10:36 Ownership
11:08 Verdict
--
--
CarsGuide - Go beyond the test drive

[captainkesh]

Crunching the low nose? Why not use monitor/ front facing camera?

[turbotheamericanstaffy]

Two simple rules when driving a sedan like a Camry:

1. When entering or exiting a driveway, always be on an angle, the closer to 45° the better. You won't scrape.

2. When you enter a car park that has concrete buffers, always reverse into your parking space. You'll never scrape.

If either of these 2 rules are too hard for you, or you can't be bothered to make that little bit of effort, buy a Forrester or a Tuscon instead.

[foregonereality]

This really needs to come to Ireland / UK. It fixes the outdated aspects of the pre facelift completely. Really getting tired of only SUVs here.

[AWC]

Did you say made in Japan for the Aussie market? 🤞🤞

[Roadrunnerz]

The only problem is recently and continued here is the requirement for 95 unleaded. For a family car that's not really acceptable.

[anthonymindel]

Amazing cars, this will no doubt continue selling like hot cakes

[colinkay]

its a severe pity that Uber in their ultimate global wisdom reserve Uber Green only for full EVs from April 9 2025

madness

[jf]

New cars are so expensive these days. What ever happened to the $30k family car!?.

[johnhowitt]

This is the second Camry review I’ve seen that’s incorporated a plush toy. Hmm.

[williamlambert]

I love like sedan and Ute and not like suv

[lawsonboughey]

Hmmm 40k for a Camry is pretty interesting

[jkkchow]

Oh 95RON...a bit of shame. Good to know tho

[jethrox]

The boomers will love it and will wait 2 years for the pleasure 👍

[philliproberts]

Same running gear as a 2012 Camry hybrid a little bit better fuel economy 45k drive away for a Camry no thanks

[danielhd]

i think last year model looks way better then 2025 model, i have 2020 sx and it still looks better then the new 1

[jasonbrody]

Cant match the beauty of the Hyundai sonata