2021 Toyota Camry TRD Review - The BEST Sport Sedan?

Jul 29, 2023

2021 Toyota Camry TRD Review - The BEST Sport Sedan?

The 2021 Camry TRD is one of the many options in the sport sedan segment. But is it the best? Let’s find out in my 2021 Toyota Camry TRD review.

0:00 - Toyota Camry TRD Intro
1:33 - 2021 Camry TRD Exterior Design
2:44 - Toyota Camry TRD Exhaust Sound
3:23 - 2021 Toyota Camry Pricing Details
3:43 - Toyota Camry TRD Horsepower / 0-60 MPH / Fuel Economy / Specs
4:30 - Toyota Camry TRD 2021 Cargo Capacity
4:45 - 2021 Toyota Camry TRD Interior Quality / Tech
6:20 - 2021 Camry TRD Random Cool Things
7:39 - My Opinion

The 2021 Camry TRD is one of the last performance cars that’s fully done by Toyota. The TRD Camry competes with the likes of the Honda Accord 2.0T, Mazda 2.5, Hyundai Sonata N line, Kia K5 GT. How does it stack up? Let’s take a closer look at the Toyota Camry TRD 2021 model year.

🚗 2021 Toyota Camry TRD.
🥊 Rivals: Honda Accord 2.0T, Hyundai Sonata N Line, Kia K5 GT, Mazda6 2.5.
💲 Price: $32,260.
💰 As Tested: $33,680.
🔩 Engine: 3.5L V6 - 301-hp / 267 lb-ft (362 NM).
⚙️ Transmission: 8-speed automatic.
🏎 0 to 60 mph: 5.6 seconds.
🚀 Top Speed: 134 mph (216 kph).
⛽️ MPG: 22/31 (city/hwy).
🌍 L/100km: 11/7 (city/hwy).

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Content

6.8 -> It’s very rare that when you think of Toyota, you think of the words cool and

9.36 -> exciting. Yes, you have the new Supra but as we know…that’s not a real Toyota.

13.2 -> You also have a GT86 - now known as the GR 86 - but that’s made in partnership with Subaru.

19.04 -> But there is one “sports car” that Toyota’s in-house team can be proud of. My name is Omar and today

24.64 -> I’m test driving the 2021 Toyota Camry TRD...and it sounds pretty nice

47.28 -> As everybody runs out and buys an SUV or crossovers mid-size sedans are starting to

51.52 -> spice things up just a little bit to keep shoppers running away from the segment. The Camry TRD here

56.48 -> is probably the coolest looking Camry that you'll ever see. It’s also the sportiest Camry. Now, it's

61.2 -> not like you have extra power here compared to other V6 Camrys. You do have some tweaks

65.76 -> made by the TRD team so this is mainly an appearance package. The Camry TRD here competes

70.8 -> with the likes of the Honda Accord 2.0, the Mazda6 2.5, the Hyundai Sonata N Line, and the Kia K5 GT.

77.52 -> How does it stack up to those? Let's find out. Today I'll give you a tour of the 2021 Camry TRD

83.04 -> then make sure you stick around until the end of my video for my driving impressions and whether or

86.56 -> not if you should buy this over the competition. Make sure you hit subscribe, make sure you hit

90.24 -> like, alright... let's do this! Let's get into it like we usually do by taking a look at

94.64 -> all the cool and interesting things that you should know about the 2021 Toyota Camry TRD.

99.28 -> At the end of the day this is just a Toyota Camry so there aren’t many exciting or crazy things on

103.68 -> the inside. But what’s cool and interesting here is the little bits that Toyota’s TRD department has done

109.36 -> to make this Camry not look like a boring mid-size sedan. First up, TRD lowered the height of the Camry

114.72 -> by 0.6 inches for a reduced center of gravity which makes this thing look tougher than it

119.28 -> actually is. if you're looking for a comfortable riding Camry then look elsewhere because this

123.52 -> one has stiffer coil springs and sway bars for increased roll stiffness. It also has larger brakes

128.64 -> on the front than the regular Camry with 12.9 inch diameter rotors and dual piston calipers.

134.08 -> Of course, it also has cooler 19 inch TRD matte black wheels these look really really dope. I like

139.04 -> these wheels a lot. Now once you get past all the fake vents here - obviously there are a lot of fake

143.12 -> vents - you'll start to appreciate the aggressive body kit that this Camry is wearing. You have a new

147.76 -> front splitter that makes this thing look tougher. You have a side arrow kit but you will always hit

152.56 -> your ankle when you're getting in or out of this thing. There is also a new rear diffuser that makes

156.64 -> it look more aggressive but the real story in the back it's this TRD cat-back dual exhaust

161.84 -> that actually sounds pretty good so let's take a listen... Actually nevermind, the coolest thing

172.32 -> in the back is this giant TRD spoiler because the JDM market for some reason, is obsessed with

176.88 -> giant spoilers. Just take a look at the Civic Type R. And now you have it here on the Toyota

180.88 -> Camry TRD. So yeah, at the end of the day, this isn't your parents or grandparents Camry anymore. By the

185.84 -> way, you also have a bunch of red trim all around this car because red is supposed to mean fast in

190.48 -> the sports car world. You have this really cool red TRD badge right in the back and my test model here

195.36 -> is also optioned out with a two-tone color going for the black metallic midnight roof on the top

200.24 -> and the ice edge white all around. So let's get into pricing and the pricing really isn't that

204.24 -> bad. The base Camry le starts at $25,045 and then when

208.08 -> you hop into the V6 Camrys you start off with the Camry TRD for a total of $32,260.

213.44 -> As tested here you're looking at $33,680.

217.6 -> And that's because you pay an extra $500 if you want that two-tone

221.12 -> exterior paint job. Power wise, the Camry TRD is working with the 3.5 liter V6 engine making 301

228.08 -> horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque and that's made it to an 8-speed automatic transmission.

234.56 -> That will allow you to go from 0 to 60 in just 5.6 seconds which is pretty impressive actually

239.52 -> for this segment and you have a top speed of 134 mph. Drive modes wise you're working with

246 -> Eco, Normal, and Sport. And I love the hold button. Whoever invented the whole button

251.44 -> deserves all the praise in the world because I use this all the time in every car. If i don't have it,

255.36 -> I kind of get pissed off. Fuel economy wise you're working with 22 city and 31 highway you have a 16

261.12 -> gallon tank capacity - I'm averaging after a few days of driving... let me just hit the back

265.84 -> button here... a total of 14.5 mpg. Now, before we check out the inside let's check out

270.88 -> the cargo capacity. You can pop the trunk by using this button right here and it opens it up to 15.1

275.6 -> cubic feet. Good amount of space - i have my gear back here... and just remember that you're driving

280.56 -> the cooler Camry the Camry TRD so the floor mat back here has a Camry TRD logo. Let's hop

285.28 -> inside the Camry TRD and other than the TRD bits there's not much here to talk about. You start off

290.48 -> with these really comfortable black soft tex fake leather seats with fabric inserts and everything

295.28 -> here has red accents and red stitching and you have TRD embroidered on the headrest because, all

301.04 -> performance cars should have logos in the headrest... because that's some kind of rule out there that

305.76 -> you know you probably don't know about. And then you have these really cool Camry TRD floor mats

310.08 -> with some red accents and then speaking of red - the fast red color can be seen everywhere here.

314.48 -> You have red stitching on the steering wheel right here, you also have red stitching all over the dash,

319.68 -> and then you have red stitching around the shift knob with the nice little TRD logo on it. Also the

323.6 -> gauge cluster on the TRD has red illuminated accents because, you know, performance. Quality

328.4 -> wise it's not bad at all you have soft touch all over the dash, above the steering wheel right here.

332.4 -> You have soft touch right here on the door panels, it's everything that you would expect from Toyota.

336.64 -> There is some nice polished black over here... nice... i'm being sarcastic because polish black is hated

342 -> on worldwide. But they do have some nice little metallic so you don't really see the fingerprints

346.32 -> that you're leaving around here. Now tech wise it's not that exciting in here. The Camry TRD comes

350.4 -> standard with a 7- inch touchscreen display and you have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as

355.12 -> standard. And when you press the map button right here it takes you to Apple Maps. I would prefer

359.76 -> Google Maps but it takes you to Apple Maps. Rear legroom for the Camry TRD or any other Camry for

364.72 -> that matter, comes in at 38 inches. I'm about 6 foot tall - that's my seating position - I sit further back

370.32 -> than the normal human being... and as you can see I still have plenty of room. You have some storage

374.88 -> right here no climate control, no vents back here... so... but you do have storage to throw stuff in. Now

380 -> before i give you my opinion on how it is to drive the Camry TRD let me point out a few random things

384.24 -> that I love to show all of you. You have two cup holders and that's it. Bottle holders on the side

389.6 -> do not count as cup holders. They count as bottle holders. Rear passengers don't get a cup holder

394.72 -> at all. They just have some storage this center seat does not fold down to reveal a cup holder.

399.84 -> So i got my Dunkin just chilling there. Here are what the keys look like to the Toyota Camry TRD.

404.56 -> Surprisingly, they didn't take the chance to throw a TRD logo on the keys but they took a

408.72 -> chance to throw it everywhere else. Door open and closed down from the outside... and from the inside...

419.28 -> pretty good. Charging game-wise you're working with a USB port

422.4 -> right here for your Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. And you would think this

425.44 -> is a wireless charger but it's not. It's just a place to put your phone

428.4 -> and some storage underneath it where you can hide things. And then in the center armrest you

432.8 -> have a USB port and a USB-C port so that's pretty exciting. Rear passengers don't get anything at all.

438.08 -> Let's do a quick indicator and horn sound test here on the 2021 Toyota Camry TRD... indicator first...

445.84 -> definitely pretty Toyota-ish. Now for the horn sound let me just lower my window...

452 -> there's some people in the park that I'm going to piss off right now. So here we go...

456.64 -> pretty solid. Not bad at all. And now that I've given you a tour of the 2021 Camry TRD let me

462.48 -> give you my opinion on how it drives alright... let's get to it. By the way ,one red thing that I

466.88 -> forgot to mention earlier are these red seat belts because you know red means performance. So I know

471.6 -> earlier on i said that this might be too stiff for some people but let me clarify what I mean.

476.08 -> Yes, this is stiffer than the base base-level Camry models so if you’re coming from one of

480.48 -> those - you'll notice a little bit of a difference. If you're coming from other V6 Camry models you'll

484.96 -> barely notice anything in terms of stiffness at all. n fact you'll barely notice anything

489.2 -> different at all. Yes, the TRD team did do some work to this but they didn't do anything drastic.

493.44 -> They've just taken everything and turned it up just one notch. It's every bit of fun to drive as

497.92 -> the other V6 Camry model. So, if you're looking for power but you don't want all this crazy

502.32 -> styling, you can still go for the Camry V6 XSE and the XLE. That said how does this stack up to the

508.4 -> competition? Being the only V6 model available in this segment, you might think that this is

513.2 -> the best option. Now, if we're talking about performance alone and nothing else, I would pick this over the

517.44 -> Accord 2.0 and the Mazda6 2.5 but I wouldn't pick it over the Hyundai Sonata N Line or the Kia K5 GT.

523.6 -> And that's only if we're talking about the Camry TRD. If we're talking about the Camry V6

527.76 -> XSE and XLE then the conversation would be a little different. Because those come with much

533.52 -> more amenities and are a better overall package. So why would I pick those two Korean models over this?

539.28 -> The Camry TRD here the Hyundai Sonata N Line and the Kia K5 GT just have way more theatrics when it

545.28 -> comes to performance. All these mid-size affordable performance sedans are front-wheel drive cars...

551.44 -> just the Hyundai Sonata N Line and the Kia K5 GT do have massive torque steer... but they are just

557.12 -> really fun to drive and they do handle a little bit better than the Camry TRD here. So yeah, by

561.68 -> the looks of it and it being lowered by 0.6 inches - you might think that this is a harsh riding Camry

566.32 -> but it's not. This is a great daily driver. It's actually pretty smooth it doesn't feel stiff at

570.96 -> all. The best way to explain this... if it makes sense... this is the perfect daily driver for somebody that

576.96 -> loves sports cars and it's a perfect car for somebody that doesn't really care about sports

581.84 -> cars but wants to have some fun in their daily driver. Handling wise you notice a little bit of

586.8 -> a difference. TRD did do some work to it but it's not too drastic... it actually handles pretty well.

597.2 -> Yeah, it really has some grip actually. But yeah it's not that crazy drastic from the regular V6

604.8 -> Camry. Although I do wish that the Camry V6 XSE and XLE would come with this TRD exhaust. Don't quote

611.68 -> me but I think you can get that as an aftermarket option if you want. Either way, thanks for watching.

616.64 -> Make sure you hit subscribe, make sure you hit like, make sure you follow me on Instagram and on TikTok

620.8 -> - my handle is @omardrives. At this point, I don't know if I've passed 10,000 subscribers - I am

625.52 -> close to 10,000 subscribers but the time this video comes out I don't know if I'll be past

629.44 -> 10,000. But either way, thanks for your support. I'll catch you in the next one take care... peace.

636.48 -> I like this thing. It's pretty fun daily driver.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tlvV3fVMk