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Toyota Camry (V10)

Toyota Camry (V10), 1982-1986

Produced
1982–1986
Code
V10
Cream first-generation Toyota Camry saloon photographed from the front three-quarter angle

Image credit

File
File:1982 Toyota Camry 01.jpg
Author (attribution required)
Mytho88

Body style

Powertrain

Drivetrain

Era

The original Camry, launched in Japan in March 1982 as a four-door notchback sedan sold alongside a badge-engineered twin, the Toyota Vista.[1] It was Toyota’s first transverse front-wheel-drive car, and its wheelbase was deliberately set 150 mm longer than the Honda Accord’s. This was a direct shot at the car it was built to beat in North America.

Power and torque are thin for this generation: the only figure Wikipedia’s own article gives is 92 hp for the US-market 2.0-litre engine, quoted in a comparison against the Accord’s 86 hp rather than from a manufacturer spec sheet, and no torque figure exists anywhere in the source for this generation at all.

Overview

Manufacturer
Toyota
Produced
1982–1986
Model code
V10
Segment
C-segment (Europe) / Compact (US)
Positioning
Mainstream
Assembly
Tsutsumi Plant, Toyota, Aichi, Japan

Dimensions

Length
4,400 mm

Sedan, published as a range of 4,400-4,435 mm; lowest value in the range recorded here. The liftback is a fixed 4,435 mm.

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Width
1,690 mm

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Height
1,395 mm

Sedan figure; the liftback is lower, at 1,370 mm.

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Wheelbase
2,600 mm

150 mm longer than the contemporary Honda Accord, a deliberate design target to out-size Toyota's main rival.

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Kerb weight
990 kg

Published as a range of 990-1,130 kg across engines and body styles; lowest value in the range recorded here.

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2.0 (US-market)

Trim · 1983–1986 · 2S-ELC

Power
69 kW

Published as 92 hp (SAE net), a figure quoted in the article to compare the launch car with the Honda Accord's 86 hp, converted at 1 hp = 0.745699872 kW. No torque figure is given for this generation anywhere in the article.

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Torque
Not yet available
Kerb weight
Not yet available
0–100 km/h
Not yet available
Top speed
Not yet available
Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
0.36

Liftback figure. The sedan is quoted at 0.38; the liftback's smoother roofline is 0.36.

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Frontal area
Not yet available
Displacement
Not yet available
Boot volume
Not yet available
Seats
5
Engine
inline-4 · 2S-ELC
Drivetrain
Front-wheel drive

Sources & confidence

Every figure above carries a status. Nothing on this page is estimated without saying so, and nothing missing has been filled in with a guess.

Last verified
2026-09-03
Review status
Compiled from cited sources

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References

Every sourced figure and every cited claim on this page, numbered. Wikipedia articles record the revision they were read at, because the article will have changed by the time you check it.

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    Toyota Camry. Wikipedia · revision 1372302704 · read 2026-09-03

    WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

    Umbrella article; the V10 (1982-1986) section is used as the source for the first generation, which has no standalone article.