The Toyota Camry has been redesigned many times since its debut in 1983, and each generation came with its own engines and changes. This list covers those generations plus the Solara coupe and convertible, and it ends with the hybrid-only ninth generation. Here are eleven Camrys, from the 1983 original to the 2025 model.
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1. 1983 Toyota Camry (V10): Front-Drive Starting Point
The first Camry arrived for 1983 with front-wheel drive, replacing the rear-drive layout of the Corona, as described in AutoGuide’s Camry history. Close to 130,000 examples were sold in its first two years in America.
That first generation carries the V10 code and is the car the headline’s since-1983 span begins with. Its drivetrain change from the Corona is the main fact recorded about it, and the sales figure covers only the first two years in the American market, not the full production run of the generation.
2. 1987 Toyota Camry (V20): Kentucky Production Begins
The second-generation V20 Camry is tied to a manufacturing milestone, since the Camry LE made its North American debut at Georgetown, Kentucky in May 1988, according to Toyota’s newsroom account. Toyota says the Camry was America’s best-selling car in 23 of the 25 years leading up to 2021.
Those sales claims come from Toyota itself, in a release marking the ten-millionth Camry built in Kentucky, so they describe the nameplate as a whole rather than this one generation. The Georgetown start in 1988 is the detail that ties this V20 car to American assembly.
3. 1992 Toyota Camry (XV10): Bigger, With a V6
The XV10 generation of 1992 introduced the Camry SE, and its 3.0-liter V6 made up to 188 hp depending on model year, according to AutoGuide’s history of the Camry. The car also grew by about six inches compared with the model it replaced.
The wording on power is a range rather than a single figure, because output varied with the model year. Together the SE trim, the V6 and the added length mark this generation as a step up in size and performance for the Camry line.
4. 1997 Toyota Camry (XV20): The Dominator V6
The XV20 generation of 1997 offered a 3.0-liter V6 rated at 194 hp, and that version picked up the nickname the Dominator, according to AutoGuide’s Camry timeline. The same source says the wagon body style was dropped for good with this generation.
Two things define this entry: the nicknamed V6 sedan and the end of the Camry wagon. The 194-hp figure sits 6 hp above the top output quoted for the previous generation’s V6, which was up to 188 hp.
5. 1999 Toyota Camry Solara coupe: Canadian-Built Coupe
The Camry Solara coupe was built in Cambridge, Ontario, and was sold for model years 1999 through 2008, according to Wikipedia’s Camry Solara article. Its V6 is listed at 200 hp at 5,200 rpm.
This entry is the first of two Solara cars in the gallery, covering the coupe body that opened the model’s run. The 200-hp rating is the figure for the coupe’s V6, and the 1999-2008 span is the full range of model years for which the Solara was sold.
6. 2000 Toyota Camry Solara convertible: Open-Top Solara
The Solara convertible followed the coupe in 2000, built on the XV20 platform, as noted in Wikipedia’s Toyota Camry entry. TRD supercharger kits raised the V6’s output to 247 hp.
The supercharged figure applies to cars fitted with the TRD kits, not to the standard convertible. For comparison, the Solara coupe’s V6 is listed at 200 hp, so the kit figure is 47 hp higher than that rating. The 2000 date places the convertible one year after the 1999 coupe.
7. 2002 Toyota Camry (XV30): Four-Cylinder Debut
The XV30 Camry of 2002 introduced a brand-new 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine making 157 hp, according to AutoGuide’s Camry retrospective. By 2004 a 3.3-liter V6 was available with 210 hp.
The two engines frame this generation’s range, with the four at 157 hp and the larger V6 at 210 hp. The 210-hp rating is dated to 2004, two model years after the generation’s 2002 start, and the 157-hp four is the figure tied to the 2002 launch.
8. 2007 Toyota Camry (XV40): First Hybrid Camry
The XV40 generation of 2007 brought the first Camry with a hybrid drivetrain, rated at 188 hp combined, according to Wikipedia’s XV40 article. The article records 154,977 U.S. hybrid sales by December 2009, and the car was named 2007 Green Car of the Year.
This is the generation where the hybrid story in the headline starts, ahead of the 2025 model that is hybrid-only. The sales total covers the United States only and runs from launch through December 2009.
9. 2012 Toyota Camry (XV50): A New 2.5-Liter Four
The 2012 XV50 Camry was equipped with a new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine making 178 hp, according to Autotrader’s used-buying guide. That output is listed as the headline engine figure for this seventh generation.
Compared with the 157-hp four in the XV30 car, the 2.5-liter engine adds 21 hp, according to the figures in this gallery. The source is a used-car shopping guide, so the figure is presented as a buying detail for the 2012 model year.
10. 2018 Toyota Camry (XV70): V6 and Returning AWD
The XV70 Camry debuted at the 2017 Detroit show with a V6 making 301 hp, according to Wikipedia’s XV70 article. All-wheel drive returned for the 2020 model year, the first on a North American Camry since 1991.
The 301-hp V6 is the highest engine rating quoted for any Camry in this gallery. The all-wheel-drive option is dated to 2020, two years after the 2018 model year that this entry is named for.
11. 2025 Toyota Camry (XV80): Hybrid-Only Ninth Generation
The 2025 XV80 Camry is hybrid-only in North America, making 225 hp in front-wheel-drive form and 232 hp with all-wheel drive, according to Wikipedia’s XV80 article. It is built in Georgetown, Kentucky.
The 225-hp figure is the one named in the headline and applies to front-drive cars, with the AWD version rated slightly higher. The Georgetown plant matches the Kentucky production start recorded for the 1988 Camry earlier in this list.
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