It's been around for just a little while now, the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Actually, the hybrid package was introduced with the completely redesigned 2007 lineup--and it hasn't changed much from day one. At first we found the car's bold styling a bit much, but the passage of time, with its edge salving and wound healing ways, has softened our stance. Peruse the photo gallery from our week long test drive. Study the pics of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid and see if this car strikes you as a sore sight for eyes or a sight for sore eyes.

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The Camry is Toyota's bread-and-butter, ever reliable, family sedan. In hybrid trim, it's all that and more. Aside from the everybody-loves-it Prius, which has always been, and continues to be, the benchmark for all vehicles hybrid, the Camry Hybrid is slowly and ever-so-surely leaving its own distinctive green mark in the automotive world. What is it about this car? No doubt it has a well deserved reputation for rock-solid, if less than exciting, don't-let-me-down dependability, but it also fills a small (though growing) niche of gotta have-a-little-more-room-than-a-Prius enviro car buyers. Check out our review of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid for the full scoop.

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