My Dad back in Virginia has never been, well, very style-oriented. The wallpaper at his office now is the same as it was during the Nixon administration. So when he bought the new 2007 Toyota Camry, I dismissed it as another chance for him to buy the most vanilla car around.
In some ways, I was right. The Camry does not provide much excitement to the driver and there is nothing particularly bold about it, but having spent an evening in our long-term Camry left me pleasantly surprised in the style department. I noticed on the Auto Show floor that this new generation looked much better, but upon driving it, it really came through that, though not necessarily exciting, the interior actually is a little creative and stylish.
Though not to everyone's taste, I really liked the illumination of the center stack. It is fairly futuristic and cool, and fits in nicely with the otherwise tasteful interior. Again, we're talking relative to expectation here, but still, I want to thank the folks at Toyota for giving my father a little dash of style.
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