by Ella Patterson, Global One Magazine
Toyota, TRD (Toyota Racing Development, U.S.A.) and Calty Design have worked together to ensure as many body styling characteristics as possible are incorporated into the Toyota TRD Camry Next Gen so it resembles its production counterpart as closely as possible. From the grill to the spoiler and everywhere in between, the Next Gen TRD Camry race car has the most body styling attributes to its production counterpart than ever before in a NCS Camry. This is a practice that Toyota and TRD have employed since the development of the 2013 Camry in NCS competition.
“There has been a substantial amount of work put into the Toyota TRD Camry Next Gen car by all partners, but specifically everyone at TRD and Calty Design,” said Paul Doleshal, group manager of motorsports and assets, TMNA (Toyota Motor North America). This is a topline, track-inspired performance Camry and it seemed only fitting for it to take it’s spot on the racetrack.”
Toyota continues to be the only manufacturer in NASCAR to highlight three nameplates across NASCAR’s three national series – the TRD Camry in the NCS, the Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and the Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). Since joining the NCS and NXS in 2007, Camrys have earned 155 NCS wins and three NCS championships along with 171 NXS wins and two NXS championships. And since Tundra’s entry into the NCWTS in 2004, Toyota has claimed 204 victories and eight Truck Series championships.
Additionally, Toyota can be seen winning races in the NASCAR regional series, NHRA’s Top Fuel and Funny Car classes, Formula Drift, and midget car racing across the country. Success has come often for Toyota in recent years with the company winning championships with Kyle Busch (2015) and Martin Truex Jr. (2017) in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with Denny Hamlin earning two Daytona 500 victories (2016, 2019). Toyota also has recent championships in the Xfinity Series and Truck Series, in addition to fielding the reigning NHRA Funny Car champion, J.R. Todd. The knowledge learned on-track has assisted in making advancements to the Toyota vehicles you see roll off the factory floors across America.
Highlighted Features: 3.5L V6 24-Valve DOHC Engine, 19-in. TRD matte-black alloy wheels, TRD gloss-black front splitter, side aero skirts, and rear diffuser with red pinstriping, TRD gloss-black pedestal rear spoiler, TRD cat-back dual exhaust with polished stainless-steel tips, TRD track-tuned front and rear coil springs, shock absorbers and stabilizer bars, Larger 12.9-in. front brakes with red-painted front and rear calipers, Sport SofTex®-trimmed * front seats with red seatbelts, stitching and red-stitched TRD headrest logo.
Drivetrain Choices: 3.5L V engine, Direct Shift 8-speed automatic transmission, Front-Wheel Drive (FWD)
Performance Choices: V6: 301 hp; 267 lb.-ft., Large 12.9-in. front brake rotors and TRD-tuned suspension
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