2025 Toyota Camry - pricing announced for new hybrid-only range

The ninth generation of Toyota Camry is now on sale in Australia, with the local arm of the Japanese juggernaut lifting prices by up to $2573 for the three-variant range.

However, with the deletion of the previous-gen’s petrol-powered Camry Ascent base model – which was the sole non-hybrid model available at the end of that model’s run – the cost of entry has jumped by just under $5000, now sitting at $39,990 for the Camry Ascent (with the adoption of an all-hybrid strategy for the Camry, the word ‘Hybrid’ has been dropped from the nomenclature).

The mid-spec Ascent Sport is now priced at $42,990 (up $2273), while the highly-featured Camry SL is a $53,990 proposition before on-road costs (an increase of $2573).

Though it’s billed as the ninth generation of Camry, the 2025 model is essentially an extensive facelift of the eighth-gen model, retaining its critical dimensions, TNGA-K architecture, windshields, door skins and other sheetmetal.

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But it’s not just a new dress over old bones, with the Camry's MacPherson strut front/multi-link rear suspension coming in for a new tune to improve handling, a new steering rack being fitted for more direct and responsive steering feel, and a new tune for the 2.5-litre petrol/electric hybrid powertrain which sees system power rise by 10kW to 170kW.

The transaxle assembly is also 20 percent lighter and more compact, the motor/generator now sports six rather than three magnets, the high-voltage battery is a 4.0Ah lithium-ion unit, and the electric drive motor gets a 12kW bump in its output to take it to 100kW/208Nm.

The brakes have also been fettled to improve brake feel, whilst also improving regenerative braking capacity.

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The sum of those mechanical refinements is a slight reduction in fuel consumption, with the 2025 Camry boasting an average fuel efficiency of 4.0L/100km versus the 4.2L/100km average of the car it replaces.

Inside, there’s plenty of new furniture for the dashboard, door cards, steering wheel and centre console, with a more modern design that ditches much of the piano black surfacing of the previous generation while also opening up the storage area at the base of the centre stack.

Air vents are also moved around, the infotainment screen gets pushed up closer to the driver’s eyeline, and the buttons for the ventilation system (dual-zone climate control for all variants) now live on their own separate switch block

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Standard equipment also goes up along with the price. In the Ascent, the infotainment screen gets upgraded to an 8.0-inch touchscreen display, and the instrument panel is replaced by a 7.0-inch LCD.

The Ascent Sport also gets the same digital dashboard but upgrades its infotainment screen to a 12.3-inch display, while the range-topping Camry SL sports the most screen real estate with two 12.3-inch displays. All variants have a 524-litre boot capacity, with 60/40 split rear seats.

For a full summary of the 2025 Toyota Camry’s standard equipment, see below:

Camry Ascent:

• Urethane steering wheel
• 7-inch electronic instrument panel
• 8-inch infotainment display
• Six-speaker audio
• Dual-zone climate control
• Five USB-C charge ports (three front, two rear)
• Manually-adjusted seats
• 17-inch alloys

Camry Ascent Sport (in addition to Ascent):

• Leather-upholstered steering wheel
• 12.3-inch infotainment display
• Wireless phone charger
• LED foglamps
• Self-dimming rear view mirror
• Power adjustable driver’s seat

Camry SL (in addition to Ascent Sport)

• 12.3-inch electronic instrument panel
• Head-up display
• Nine-speaker JBL audio system
• Panoramic glass roof
• Paddle shifters
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Digital rear-view mirror
• NanoEX air purifier
• Leather upholstery
• Power-adjustable steering column
• Power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Heated/ventilated front seats
• 18-inch alloy wheels

Pricing

The 2025 Toyota Camry range is available now, and is sold with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. The first five years of servicing is covered by Toyota’s capped-price scheme, with intervals set for every 12 months/15,000km at a price of $255 per visit.

Retail pricing is as follows:

• Toyota Camry Ascent - $39,990
• Toyota Camry Ascent Sport - $42,990
• Toyota Camry SL - $53,990