Topic: 2022 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid Nightshade

[EV Dan]

The absence of hybrid badges on the latest cars (including 2022 Venza from what I heard) likely indicates that Toyota is going to make the hybrid powertrain their default ICE option. Plug-ins will have the badges since it's their current cutting edge technology for a little while.
P.S. I can't see why they wouldn't use orange cables under hood, if only for safety, but they also look cool.

The more efficient LE Hybrid (different battery) still has the badges. And I liked the orange cables too, for the same reasons!

Interesting. They quietly switched Corolla hybrid to Li-ion around 2021, I thought it would be the same trend with the Camry. Li packs are lighter but Ni-MH reportedly perform better in the cold.
My car has a Li-ion one and shows much better mileage when temps are above zero.

[PJungnitsch]

I really, really like the ES300h with this powertrain.

I booked the 2022 ES 250AWD for my b-day week in April - job perks    It will be my first time in a ES! The tester will have the premium pkg, a $3,700 option that basically brings the ES up to Camry XLE level (heated steering wheel, nav, wireless charging, rain-sensing wipers, auot-dimming mirror, etc.). And it's in my fave color, silver over black. The 300h starts at $54k.

For 2022, the Camry XLE is only available with the Hybrid drivetrain, a bit of an ES 300h redux for $39k.

Personally, I'd go for the Ultra. With all the options and features, it's optioned similarly to an LS from not too long ago. The 17 speaker Levinson was the first with PurePlay. This with the super quiet interior sounds spectacular.

The panoramic/birds eye monitor on that trim would come in handy, she's a big girl



Nice interior though. I liked that the controls were more logically laid out than our RX, and the heated wheel  elements (IIRC) went all the way around

[Blueprint]

The absence of hybrid badges on the latest cars (including 2022 Venza from what I heard) likely indicates that Toyota is going to make the hybrid powertrain their default ICE option. Plug-ins will have the badges since it's their current cutting edge technology for a little while.
P.S. I can't see why they wouldn't use orange cables under hood, if only for safety, but they also look cool.

The more efficient LE Hybrid (different battery) still has the badges. And I liked the orange cables too, for the same reasons!

Interesting. They quietly switched Corolla hybrid to Li-ion around 2021, I thought it would be the same trend with the Camry. Li packs are lighter but Ni-MH reportedly perform better in the cold.
My car has a Li-ion one and shows much better mileage when temps are above zero.

Li-ion in the Camry LE, Ni-MH in the SE, XSE and XLE.

[Blueprint]

Forgot to update this...

I learned from a Toyota exec that the Nighshade pkg was a last minute add-on for the Canadian market, hence the absence of the heated steering wheel, a feature useless for the y'alls. This was corrected for the following model year, so if shopping for a used Camry, a '22 Nighshade won't have heated steering wheel, but a '23 will.

[ktm525]

I really, really like the ES300h with this powertrain.

I booked the 2022 ES 250AWD for my b-day week in April - job perks    It will be my first time in a ES! The tester will have the premium pkg, a $3,700 option that basically brings the ES up to Camry XLE level (heated steering wheel, nav, wireless charging, rain-sensing wipers, auot-dimming mirror, etc.). And it's in my fave color, silver over black. The 300h starts at $54k.

For 2022, the Camry XLE is only available with the Hybrid drivetrain, a bit of an ES 300h redux for $39k.

Personally, I'd go for the Ultra. With all the options and features, it's optioned similarly to an LS from not too long ago. The 17 speaker Levinson was the first with PurePlay. This with the super quiet interior sounds spectacular.

The panoramic/birds eye monitor on that trim would come in handy, she's a big girl



Nice interior though. I liked that the controls were more logically laid out than our RX, and the heated wheel  elements (IIRC) went all the way around

and as the song says: ..nice ass, shame about the face.