All ninth-gen Camry grades include a hybrid powertrain nowadays, as well as seven airbags, AEB, adaptive cruise-control system, speed-sign recognition, LED headlights, front and rear parking sensors, a reverse camera, keyless entry/start, dual-zone climate control, a central touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, digital radio, USB-C ports, one year’s free access to Toyota Connected Services, auto-folding exterior mirrors and alloy wheels.

Stepping up to the Ascent Sport ushers in improved LED headlights with fog lights, a powered driver’s seat, a wireless charger, a larger (up from 8.0-inch to 12.3-inch) touchscreen, in-built GPS (instead of a cloud-based one) and more.

Finally, the SL swaps out cloth for leather upholstery, and boasts a head-up display, a driver’s seat memory function, a powered front passenger seat, heated/vented front seats, paddle shifters, a powered steering wheel column with heated rim, a larger driver instrumentation display, premium audio, a digital rear-view mirror, reverse-dip heated exterior mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, camera washers, rear privacy glass, a panoramic sunroof and 18-inch alloys (up from 17 inches).

The 2025 Camry now only comes with one powertrain – a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with series-parallel hybrid tech.

Power is 138kW at 6000rpm and torque is 221Nm between 3600rpm and 5200rpm. All this is mated to electric motor generators, making 100kW and 208Nm. That’s up from 88kW/202Nm.

Driving the front wheels via an electronic continuously variable transmission, the Camry’s power output maximum is 170kW. The air-cooled battery is a lithium-ion variety, located under the rear-seat cushion.

At almost five metres long and nearly two metres wide, it is fair to say the ninth-generation Camry sedan is closer to being a full-sized large car, rather than a medium-sized one. Much of the same architecture carries over from the previous Camry launched in 2017, but the dashboard has been redesigned, with a more elegant and contemporary look.

There’s a digital instrumentation display located directly ahead of the driver, while a large touchscreen sits at the centre of the dash. As befitting a family car, storage is ample and ventilation is very effective. The two Ascent grades feature a pleasant soft cloth material for the comfy front seats, while the Sport Luxury goes leather.

Moving to the rear seat, there’s enough shoulder-, knee- and legroom for three adults, along with expected amenities such as face-level air vents, overhead grab handles, a centre folding armrest with cupholders, USB ports and some extra storage.

The Camry is a spacious five-seater family car, with a pair of bucket seats up front. These include a height adjuster, while the more-expensive Sport Luxury grade offers electric adjustment as well as heating and ventilation.

The three-person rear bench, in the meantime, has a fixed cushion and split-fold backrests, both of which are set at a comfortable angle. They drop to boost the boot’s cargo capacity.

The Toyota Camry hybrid can sprint from standstill to 100km/h (0-100km/h) in 7.2 seconds, on the way to a 180km/h top speed.

The Camry hybrid range averages just 4.0-litres per 100km. Fitted with a 50-litre fuel tank, the Camry hybrid can average 1250km between refills – which is impressive for a big mid-sized family sedan tipping the scales between 1565kg and 1625kg.