A fresher face

THREE years after it was first introduced, the seventh-generation Toyota Camry gets an extensive makeover to re-emphasise its comfort and refinement while attempting to appeal to a younger set of buyers with slightly sportier styling.

As a result, the latest version of the popular but rather conventional-looking mid-sized sedan wears an uncharacteristically bold front air dam below a sleeker grille. There are new headlamp clusters too, incorporating daytime driving lights.

The platform with its same generous 2,775 mm wheelbase remains unchanged but the overall length increases by 25 mm to 4,850 mm because of the …