Talk:Toyota Camry Solara

Bye Bye Solara[edit]

Is 2007 the last year for the Solara? I only just learned this from the dealer. It appears the Scion tC, the Lexus SC and soon to be released Supra will be Toyota's only "sporty" offerings.71.245.121.184 00:16, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We need to add something to article about the Venza replacing it at TMMK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.30.113 (talk) 20:56, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Horsepower?[edit]

Can somebody please explain why the 3.3L DOHC V6 in the Toyota Camry is 210 hp while the same engine in the Camry Solara is 225 hp? Why is this not effected by the new SAE changes? CJ DUB 22:13, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since the Solara has been noted to be "sportier" than the Camry, the engine is often always tuned to be more powerful than the Camry, except in the case of the 2007 year models, where the Camry received a different engine that is 39 hp (29kW) more than the Solara. Edwardw818 22:22, 15 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Possible image problem[edit]

I mentioned this on the talk page of the image in question and its uploader a week ago to no response, and because I didn't find a Possible Unfree Images page on the Commons, I'm bringing it up here:

I saw the same image in a Toyota advertisement, suggesting that it is probably not in fact owned by scionlife.com but by Toyota. That would make scionlife's permission useless, as they would not be the owners of the picture. This should be checked into. This article's other images should also be checked.

Can anyone verify that scionlife.com is or isn't the actual owner of the images illustrating this article? IFCAR 01:22, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the long delay between responses; I didn't receive a private message, e-mail or equivalent that has brought the issue to my attention. I obtained permission from the owner of the website, Darren before using any of the images, which an excerpt of the e-mail is here as follows:

From: [Erased for Privacy]
To: Edward
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Copyright?

You may use the images, but if you can attribute them to the site I would appreciate it. If not, that is OK.

Darren
ScionLife
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward
To: [Erased for privacy]
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:04 AM
Subject: Copyright?

Is there a copyright policy? I plan on updating the Solara’s Wikipedia entry, and I am going to use images based on your website’s paint code chart (esp. if the current Wikipedia entry for the Gen1.5 has a huge dent on the side). Thank you!

The image is also hosted at ScionLife.com's Paint Code Chart (specific link:[1], all other pictures are at [2]), but files in use are actually hosted on Wikipedia Commons to avoid hotlinking. As mentioned above, I was granted redistribution rights, granted that the license holder (Darren/Scionlife.com) is properly attributed. Therefore, I shall not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the content in question provided. Any issues in regards to the situation should be addressed with the owner of Scionlife.com. Edwardw818 08:04, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Boneless chicken"[edit]

I once heard the convertible version described by Car and Driver as the "boneless chicken of convertibles" due its exetensive body flex, cowl shake; problems both associated with its poor suitability as a convertible. It was in a print article on the new mustang convertible Car and Driver Article. CJ DUB 16:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Solara wasn't always a Camry[edit]

I can't remember when it was changed but first it was just the solara and then later toyota renamed and apparently retconned it the camry solara. I and many others always regarded it as a ploy to pump up the sales figures of the camry in order to claim it as the most popular car in the market. Grabba (talk) 20:02, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, it was always a Camry. Early advertising emphasized this fact, likely since the market for a sportier 2 door had been abandoned a few years earlier when the Camry Coupe was dropped. Later years (as stated) saw the Camry name downplayed to avoid the association with what was by then perceived as a rather unsporty (4dr) Camry. Ken (talk) 15:49, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Production end date[edit]

Does anybody have a reference when the coupe finished production? We need calendar year and month, not model year. The references for Dec 2008 and mid 2009 are both a bit on the weak side and are very vague. So far we have:

End date for convertible in Dec 2008. Not controversial. http://wot.motortrend.com/report-toyota-solara-convertible-production-will-not-resume-4547.html#axzz2WSZ8liKZ
End date for coupe after Dec 2008 (no month given but written in June 2009) http://wot.motortrend.com/report-toyota-solara-convertible-production-will-not-resume-4547.html#axzz2WSZ8liKZ
End date of Solara in calendar year 2009 (no month given) http://pressroom.toyota.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2493
End date of Solara in model year 2008 http://www.kbb.com/toyota/solara/
End date of Solara in model year 2008 http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/camry-solara/?ps=used

To me, it seems that Solaras made in late 2008 and after were labelled as 2008 model years instead of the normal 2009 model year, quite probably with no updates at all compared to cars made in Aug 2007 to Aug 2008 (the normal model year 2008). This would explain why the Kelly Blue book, Edmunds, etc say it goes up to the 2008 model year but Toyota and Motor Trend say the coupe went up to mid 2009 calendar year. Stepho talk 09:07, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Found an archived copy of the official website from Sept 2009. The web page title says "2008 Toyota Solara", which supports my theory that the coupe was still being sold in mid 2009 as a 2008 model. Stepho talk 10:40, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]