The redesigned 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid will debit November 14 on the 2023 Los Angeles auto present, Toyota has revealed, hinting that it’ll add all-wheel drive to the hybrid model of the ever-present mid-size sedan for the primary time.
All-wheel drive Toyota hybrids are nothing new, however up so far the Camry Hybrid has solely been out there with front-wheel drive. Toyota introduced again all-wheel drive as an choice for the 2020 mannequin 12 months, however solely on non-hybrid fashions with the bottom inline-4 engine.
2024 Toyota Camry
Particulars should wait till the redesigned Camry Hybrid’s reveal, however anticipate the sedan to make use of the same all-wheel drive system to different Toyota hybrids, with a devoted electrical motor powering the rear wheels with no mechanical connection to the remainder of the drivetrain. The all-wheel drive choice was restricted to SUVs till not too long ago.
Toyota began including all-wheel drive on hybrid automobiles with the last-generation 2019 Prius—and it steered a technique that goes mild on the usage of the rear motor however duties it for regen may nonetheless obtain round 50 mpg in that automotive.
2024 Toyota Camry
The smaller Corolla Hybrid gained an all-wheel drive choice for 2023. In a check drive evaluation, Inexperienced Automotive Experiences discovered it to return very near the identical mileage as front-wheel-drive Corollas, whereas including some traction for snowy driveways.
Final redesigned for the 2018 mannequin 12 months, the outgoing Camry is the oldest mid-size sedan out there with a hybrid powertrain. All-wheel drive shouldn’t be presently provided on the Honda Accord Hybrid or Hyundai Sonata Hybrid—though Hyundai has steered that the refreshed 2024 Sonata Hybrid manages to make extra of its regenerative braking.
