Over the last decade, Toyota has loved to build an amazing and incredibly out-of-place high-performance version of its Camry sedan. The V6-powered and big-wing-equipped Camry TRD had no right to be as much fun as it was, and many people were sad to see it go when daddy the redesign took the V6 away. Now, CarBuzz has found a new trademark filing that shows Toyota might have plans for yet another fun Camry. It may not be called TRD, though.
Will This Be Another Corolla Apex Edition?
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Apex. It’s the peak, the highest point of something. It’s also the ideal line for taking a corner, giving you the best total time between two points on the racetrack and setting you up for success into the next bend or straight. And now, it’s also a trademarked name for Toyota’s insanely popular sedan: Camry Apex.
Base Trim Engine
2.5-liter Four-Cylinder Hybrid
Base Trim Transmission
CVTi-S CVT
Base Trim Drivetrain
Front-Wheel Drive
Base Trim Horsepower
184 HP @6000 RPM
Base Trim Torque
163 lb.-ft. @ 5200 RPM
Base Trim Fuel Economy (city/highway/combined)
52/49/51
Infotainment & Features
9 /10
The word is a bold declaration, but it’s one that Toyota has used before. For 2021, Toyota launched the Corolla Apex Edition. The very limited-production model came with a lowered and sport-tuned suspension, stronger sway bars, and lighter 18-inch wheels with the option of summer performance tires, plus a sport-tuned exhaust with a special tip. It was available with a CVT or as one of just 120 equipped with a six-speed manual.
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Toyota said it embodied “waku doki,” two words that Chairman and former CEO Akio Toyoda used to describe the feeling of excitement in a car. They mean “heart pumping, adrenaline racing,” according to the Japanese automaker.
Here’s Hoping For Another TRD
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Corolla Apex was milder than the Camry TRD. That Camry got more extensive changes, including underbody bracing, a cat-back exhaust, larger brakes, and new shocks and springs from Toyota Racing Development, with summer tires included on its wider and lighter 19-inch wheels.
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Toyota isn’t confirming that a Camry Apex edition is coming. As we’ll repeat at the bottom, trademarks can simply be a form of IP protection. But Toyota loves special editions, and its bosses love performance and fun-to-drive.
Both of those make a Camry Apex Edition much more likely. Changes, as they were on the Corolla, are likely to be mild. After all, the Camry is now hybrid-only and doesn’t offer a V6 engine. We don’t expect that to change, no matter how much fun it might be.
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Affordable and fun.
A Camry SE or XSE grade would be the likely starting place. The LE and XLE are positioned as more luxurious models. Some slightly stiffer springs and shocks could dramatically alter the ride-and-handling balance to make the Camry more fun, though a louder exhaust on the already droning hybrid might not win over the ears of many enthusiasts.
CarBuzz Insight – Why This Matters:
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Toyota has spent a decade trying to shift its image from dull reliability to fun-to-drive reliability. Cars like the GR Corolla, 86, and Supra all helped to do that, but fun versions of cars like the RAV4 are also part of the equation.
The brand is missing that from the Camry line right now. The sedan is selling just fine, but it doesn’t offer anything for enthusiasts who need practical family sedans. A new Apex model could fix that oversight quickly.
Trademark filings do not guarantee the use of such nomenclature in future vehicles and are often used exclusively as a means of protecting intellectual property. Such a filing cannot be construed as confirmation of a production-bound application.
Source: US Patent & Trademark Office
