2005 Toyota Camry Solara New Car Buyer's Guide

What's New for the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara?
After undergoing a complete redesign last year, there are no changes for the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara with one exception: The SE convertible gains a leather-wrapped steering wheel, shift knob and parking brake handle.

Advantages of the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara:

• Lexus levels of style and sophistication at a Toyota price
• Strong and smooth V6
• More athletic than expected
• Comprehensive safety features list
• Large and comfortable interior

Objections to the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara:

• Funky black XM satellite radio receiver tacked onto rear end
• Tall trunk liftover
• Teensy control buttons when navigation system is ordered
• A touch too much suspension noise gets into the cabin

Editor's Advice:
We don't think it's a weakness to admit fidelity to the Toyota Camry; but sometimes you want something a little zippier and more stylish, without sacrificing the quality and comfort that the ubiquitous family sedan has to offer. Enter the Toyota Camry Solara. Conceived, designed, engineered and built in America, the second-generation Solara is bigger, faster, more fun and more stylish than its predecessor. Rather than the Fast and the Furious, think of it as the Prompt and the Mildly Peeved.