Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"Acceleration is adequate. Handling is excellent it is very responsive."
Charles J., CO (2004 Toyota Camry)"Just an all round pleasant car."
Anonymous, GA (2004 Toyota Camry)"For a 4 cylinder it accelerates great. It has plenty of power to merge on the interstate. It handles great. I drive 42 miles to work- makes it an easier commute."
Anonymous, TN (2004 Toyota Camry)"The handling is effortless making it a pleasure to take on long trips."
Anonymous, NC (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good acceleration and handling on city and freeway roads."
Anonymous, CO (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration and handling is very good."
Anonymous, NC (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good acceleration and handles excellent"
Greg K., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"The car handles well and accelerates at a good speed."
Jill E., NM (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration is average. Handling is good."
Anonymous, AL (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration is excellent, handles well. Turning circle is short, easy to park."
George B., CO (2004 Toyota Camry)"entirely satisfactory"
M R., MB (2004 Toyota Camry)"I love how the V6 is "there" for me when I need to pass on country roads and multi-lane highways. The turning radius is excellent as well!!!"
Anonymous, NC (2004 Toyota Camry)"Great acceleration, very easy to drive, very comfortable car"
Anonymous, WA (2004 Toyota Camry)"accelerates easily in traffic"
Anonymous, WI (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration is great for a4 cylinder engine"
Ron K., ON (2004 Toyota Camry)"The steering is tight and responsive. I get a good feel for the road."
Anonymous, MA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Fine. Just boring to d drive."
John M., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Overalll V-6 poser, interior."
Anonymous, MD (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good acceleration and handling"
Anonymous, OH (2004 Toyota Camry)"This is an excellent car in both acceleration and handling. I have no complaints"
Anonymous, SD (2004 Toyota Camry)"Average acceleration, handles very well. Braking is short."
George B., CO (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good acceleration for a four-cylinder engine; steering is easy and has a short steering radius; on hard acceleration there is some torque steer"
Anonymous, WI (2004 Toyota Camry)"SMOOTH ACCEL HANDLESGOOD"
J S., SC (2004 Toyota Camry)"Could use about 25 more horsepower to be really confident pulling out and merging."
Daniel J., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"It still has good acceleration and handling."
William I., OH (2004 Toyota Camry)"The toe of my shoe often catches on a protrusion above the brake pedal that makes it difficult to brake. Very annoying and potentially dangerous."
Anonymous, IL (2004 Toyota Camry)"I can show a clean pair of Camry heels to just about any car from a standing start! The acceleration is great, which can be very important in certain circumstances."
Roxanne R., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"It has more than enough power for mrgering on to the freeway and passing in the mountains. It also handles well when passing in the mountains."
Don V., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Car drives rough above 65 mph steering had aligned several times struts changed, new tires etc... had trouble with radio cd player unable to repair makes noise"
Louis D., WY (2004 Toyota Camry)"It does not feel like a 14 year old car. Love this car"
Anonymous, FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"very responsive handling"
Richard D., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"Does what I want it to."
C S., NY (2004 Toyota Camry)"Steering is very smooth and effortless."
Jon J., BC (2004 Toyota Camry)"great acceleration for a 4 cylinder, comfortable ride"
Kevin F., NJ (2004 Toyota Camry)"handles and accelerates very well after 150000+ miles! Drives almost like a new car"
Anonymous, SC (2004 Toyota Camry)"Easy to drive"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Drives and handles smooth"
Don L., IN (2004 Toyota Camry)"It has great acceleration when you need it, like getting on the expressway, and fine tuned control, like fitting into a tight parking space."
Anonymous, NV (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good economy car. Has lasted over 250K miles."
Richard M., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Great acceleration and great handling. We love this car."
Anonymous, WA (2004 Toyota Camry)"overall reliability"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"The Camry’s acceleration was adequate, but it suffered from throttle lag. This was annoying at times. Hsndling was smooth and solid."
Greg G., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"see previous entry"
Frederick S., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"Four a 4 cyl. Engine it has good acceleration and handle very well in traffic"
Anonymous, AZ (2004 Toyota Camry)"I have the 6 cylinder engine, so it accelerates well. It is very handy for merging onto the interstate."
Jeremyj N., GA (2004 Toyota Camry)"As good as new."
James B., TX (2004 Toyota Camry)"The car handles well, has very good acceleration, and gets good gas mileage with the SE V6 model , which has standard stiffer suspension, and higher power than the standard V6. The ride is firm, but still comfortable."
Gerald C., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"I have the 6 cylinder model and it has plenty of power and acceleration."
William P., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"I was surprised at how well our Camry handles on twisty mountain roads, and the V6 has more than enough acceleration. Our Camry has over 165k miles, and still accelerates like it did new."
Bob N., NV (2004 Toyota Camry)"This 14 year old car still handles very well. I live it!"
Anonymous, IL (2004 Toyota Camry)"The acceleration is plenty adequate and it handles very well on our hilly/curvy/country roads. And I have participated and won many time and distance rallys over the years - also many gymkhanas and autocrosses, with the trophys to prove it. It handles great for a larger car!!"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Good Fast response when pulling out into traffic."
Anonymous, MD (2004 Toyota Camry)"The Camry is very predictable in what it will do in pretty much every situation."
Alexander L., CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"I can depend on it for driving in towns and also on a highway."
Patricia W., NC (2004 Toyota Camry)"it handles very good, never any problems"
JOAN B., FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration is adequate, handling is predictable. Comfortable ride."
GEORGE B., CO (2004 Toyota Camry)"There is some hesitation occasionally when you press the throttle"
Anonymous, MD (2004 Toyota Camry)"The accelerator sticks at times when first preessing. It was taken to the dealer the first 3-6 months. we were linformed it would work itself out after 1,000 miles. It never has!"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Acceleration is excellent, but response tends to be sluggish at times. It performs well but does not inspire confidence."
MANUEL P., TX (2004 Toyota Camry)"I am very happy with the way handles in traffic and no problem to accelerate in the express way"
DIMITRI P., MA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Great acceleration, esp on the highway."
Anonymous, MA (2004 Toyota Camry)"My Camry has been to the track a few times and is faster than much better cars. It also see regular towing action."
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"The accelleration was never as acute (sensitive, responsive) as I would have liked. But, it's a four-door full size and it is only a four cylinder, so maybe this has something to do with it. After 12 years, it has lost some of it's "take-off" speed. I do buy cheap gas."
MARILYN W., MD (2004 Toyota Camry)"This Camry has a lack of traction on the front wheels. It often will spins the tires on a start-up."
PAUL L., CT (2004 Toyota Camry)"This Camry has always had a tendency to surge upon acceleration."
STEVE N., MS (2004 Toyota Camry)"I had to drive straight for 14 hours and my back wasn't even uncomfortable"
Anonymous, ON (2004 Toyota Camry)"Brakes softer than I like.. Very comfortable ride."
Anonymous, ON (2004 Toyota Camry)"It handles like the Titanic but fortunately will never be directed by James Cameron. I never knew the lag when you punch engine at nearly any speed was a defect, until I read the submissions to the DOT re: recalls. Given the p/w ratio hard to understand that any emergency acceleration will likely take 2-3 seconds to actually work. Takes corners badly, takes bumps of any kind poorly. Front air deflector (covers bottom if engine) scraped pavent on flat street at 20 mph and broke attachment point"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Toyota Camry)"The 4cyl engine has enough pep to easily accelerate into traffic."
EDWARD M., NY (2004 Toyota Camry)"Very comfortable on long trips."
DANIEL B., VT (2004 Toyota Camry)"pleasant ride and handling"
Anonymous, LA (2004 Toyota Camry)"Dependable"
Anonymous, FL (2004 Toyota Camry)"Handling is abysmal. It's easy enough to keep on the road and you could say that its incompetence encourages attention and careful driving, but I wouldn't bother. Well, you don't buy a Toyota for it's precise steering, road feel, and handling competence, do you? Acceleration is bad and the V-6 was a waste of money. 2004 was the year they put in the 5-speed automatic and it's a terrible, intractable. No sense to the gear changes, it only stays in 2nd gear for a second or two, might as well n"
FREDRICK S., MD (2004 Toyota Camry)"When new to almost 200k miles great acceleration for a 4 cylinder, great gas mileage and reliability, great handling, quiet easy to drive car, little brake work and oil changes, changed the plugs myself, original everything except the fly by wire throttle control which cost 1k to replace, am still driving it even though it does need new shocks."
DAVID B., IA (2004 Toyota Camry)"The best handling car I have owned, being a V6 with a little tighter and beefed up suspension this car is easy to control and has good great stability in accident avoidance. I prefer the handling (almost sporty) to the softer handling of the 4 cylinder. The accelleration is phenominal ! Gas 32 mpg at 75 MPH."
Anonymous, VA (2004 Toyota Camry)
"Acceleration is awesome. Merging on interstate is a breeze."
Robert H., WA (2004 Toyota Camry)