Toyota is not taking any long breaths of relaxation, even this fall. At the end of October and beginning of November, they rocked both Japan and America with their participation at the inaugural Japan Mobility Show and the latest edition of the SEMA Show.
At home in Japan, the event formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show for almost seven decades has proved a resounding success – at least as far as automaker participation is concerned. Every Japanese carmaker, big or small, had an excellent vision for JMS, and Toyota, of course, towered above all of them.
Meanwhile, in the United States, the 2023 SEMA Show was a great venue to showcase their latest idea – and chief among the novelties was also the 2024 Tacoma X-Runner concept with a Tundra V6 swap and some additional horsepower. But that is not all because the company will soon embark on the Californian adventure of the Los Angeles Auto Show (November 17-26), where it may or may not present the ninth iteration (XV80) of the best-selling Toyota Camry mid-size sedan.
For sure, the initial teaser presented last month stirred the pot of the rumor mill – and its imaginative realm of digital car content creators was also keen to join the CGI party. But not everyone thinks the Toyota Camry needs the red carpet's spotlight. As such, let us check out a couple of AI-assisted automotive channels on YouTube as their resident pixel masters now debate who's better – the next Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, or a refreshed Honda Accord.
First, the good folks over at the AutomagzTV channel on YouTube have cooked up a vision of the ninth Toyota Camry in feisty yet sustainable form – a TRD Hybrid model. It's evident that we can't guide our thoughts and desires based on an unofficial design project – but the dream of this Camry sure seems quite enticing, indeed. However, if you don't like this model, we have other CGI alternatives.
As such, the peeps at CarsVision have come up not with one but two potential foes. The most obvious choice for a rival is not the only American sedan left on sale, Chevrolet's Malibu, but rather the latest iteration of the Honda Accord, of course. Interestingly, the channel's CGI expert gives it even more of a liftback allure, even though it remains a four-door sedan in the real world.
Secondly, they also envisioned a third foe – the seventh-generation Nissan Altima, which could also enter the fray as a 2025 model year, just like the other two. So, in the end, which is your favorite – the hypothetical Toyota Camry TRD Hybrid, the 'hunchbacked' Honda Accord that adopts a minimalist styling, or the upcoming Nissan Altima, which is coming out pretty fast in imagination land even though it was just refreshed for the 2023MY?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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