The 2018 Toyota Camry Spotters Guide

One of exterior designer Ian Cartabiano's stated aims was to make the various trim levels of Camry distinguishable from one another "from 200 yards away" so that a prospective buyer could easily differentiate between the sporty, luxury, and eco-friendly variants when driving past a dealership. Accomplishing this mission required designing a lot of different parts, but when you're selling some 400,000 copies, you can afford some complexity. Below is a spotter's guide to the various trim personalizations:

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Upper and lower grilles separated by a wide swathe of body color. The lower grille sweeps the full width (LE Hybrid distinguishable by blue highlights around the central Toyota sombrero emblem).

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Same as L/LE but with argent metallic horizontal grille bars in lower grille (see above for XLE Hybrid).

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Upper and lower grilles separated by a narrower swathe of body color, with the lower divided into three segments, the outermost of which seem vaguely Mirai-ish. The grille inserts are flat black (SE Hybrid gets the blue highlighted emblem).

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Same as SE but with gloss black sport mesh grille inserts.

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Smooth rocker panels that blend into the door contours.

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Rockers flare out at the bottom to catch some light and give a lower, more planted look.

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16-inch steelies with covers.

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17-inch 10-spoke aluminum.

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18-inch aluminum with the rim and five V-spokes machined bright and 10 inner spokes in gloss black.

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18-inch aluminum like above but with argent inner spokes.

19-inch aluminum with rim and five thin spokes machined bright, 10 more thin spokes in gloss black.

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Smooth black lower "diffuser" lessens visual bulk of the rear of the car; one or two exhaust openings (see below), smooth sides.

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More pronounced central diffuser area in body color with black lower blade visually lowers the car; sides feature faux wheelwell exhauster vents that point to the wheels, visually broadening the stance. These models also get a rear lip spoiler.

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Single pipe with plain black tip.

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Single pipe with chromed tip.

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Single pipe with dual-chromed tip.

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Dual pipes with chrome tips.

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Dual pipes with dual chrome tips.

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LED park/stop lighting, slow-blink halogen for the turn signal and side markers.

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Full LED illumination.

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Full LED with smoked lenses.

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