As early as the 1990s, young Xie Shu quit his job as a school teacher and went to Shantou, Guangdong Province, where he worked as a construction worker and a material warehouse security guard.
If the sky is going to be a great task for the Sri Lankan people, they must first suffer their minds, work their bones and muscles, and starve their bodies and skins. Old Xie Shu earned his first bucket of gold in a few years, and then his business flourished. He replaced his Li Xia car with "Toyota Camry", which was one of the favorite luxury cars in Guangdong at that time.
To put it in the old words, in Guangdong, if you drive an Audi, others will not respect you and think you are a driver of a government unit, but if you drive a Camry or a Crown, others will think you are a big boss and have a completely different position.
Due to family reasons, Xie Shu Sr can only go back to Sichuan for development after 2003, but his love for Toyota brand has not changed. One-day Toyota, lifelong Toyota, from the fourth generation Camry XV20 to the eighth generation Camry hybrid version, he has never left behind almost every generation of models.
"The car is used to drive, is used to use. I don't drive a car that doesn't worry. " Toyota Camry is such a role. After 23 years of business, Xie Shu Sr bought four generations of Camry: Camry XV20, Camry XV40, Camry XV50, and the eighth generation Camry.
The fourth generation Mei Jia XV20
Camry XV20 is the first Toyota car in Uncle Xie's life, which is the direct reason why he loves this brand. Camry is the name of Camry before it was made in China. At the beginning, the high price of about 500 thousand was not affordable for ordinary people.
According to Xie Shu Sr, this may be influenced by Hong Kong movies. In those days, there must have been a Toyota Camry in Guangdong mobile phone. Therefore, driving a Toyota Camry in Guangdong, most people dare not mess around. It not only means that you have money, but also means that your position is unusual.
Toyota Camry XV20, the fourth generation, is also the second generation model imported from China. At first glance, it gives people the impression of being steady, refreshing, simple and comfortable, which is very western. The XV20 has a pair of slender taillights, which is particularly classic. Some people in China also refer to this generation as "the beauty of fine lamps".
For this car, I still stay in my childhood memories. I still remember those hot summer days, Uncle Xie drove this car and took my brother and me to swim together. I still remember the scene of a lot of inflatable swimming rings and water polo piled up in the back of the car.
The 6th Generation Camry XV40
The XV40 is also the first generation model produced by Camry in China, which indicates that it has entered the homes of ordinary people in China, and its name has been changed from "Camry" to "Camry".
Camry, born with aura, is very comfortable in all aspects. Attract the majority of car owners with excellent quality and reliable stability, so domestic production has made small achievements from the beginning.
"Power and interior have been improved a lot, with more space, more fuel economy and more domineering appearance", which is Xie Shu's evaluation of his last XV20. XV40 continues to use Toyota's K platform, but the power system has improved, from the previous 2.2L displacement to 2.4L, and the maximum power has reached 167 horsepower.
The wheelbase of the XV40 is greatly increased by 104mm, and the body size and internal space are greatly increased, making the whole body more plump and solid. The lines on the side and tail of the car body have also become more masculine, and the slender quadrilateral taillights make it look very spiritual.
"The interior has become more luxurious and humanized."
On the whole, with the great leap forward progress, the center console is no longer layered, and an unmodified inverted trapezoid is directly inserted from the top of the center console in front of the bumper. The buttons and screen above are also angular, and the central control function is more convenient to use.
Seventh generation Camry XV50
This replacement seems to have caught up with the "small year" of Camry's technological upgrading. The XV50 continues to use the Toyota K platform, and the chassis adjustment, power system and size have hardly changed.
"The appearance is more masculine than before, and the interior has become more technological."
Camry has always appeared in front of the world with a round shape. This generation of XV50 is more angular, and the irregular headlights still tend to tilt upwards. The air intake grille is replaced by a silver chrome grille, and the side and tail lines of the car body become straighter and look more masculine.
The change of the interior is a surprise for Grandpa Xie. The center console of the XV50 is more layered, the materials are more upscale than all previous models, and the functions of the on-board system are more abundant.
The eighth generation Camry hybrid version
During the epidemic, old Xie Shu changed his XV50, which he had been driving for six years, into the latest eighth generation Camry, and officially entered the mixed ranks in into the pit.
The eighth generation Camry is Toyota's first model developed entirely based on TNGA architecture. Compared with XV50, it has achieved unprecedented changes in styling design, driving pleasure and safety performance.
"The latest Camry is more elegant than ever!"
Compared with previous generations, the appearance of the eighth generation Camry is also the favorite of old Xie Shu. The appearance of the new car pays more attention to proportion, making the body look more elegant and luxurious. The front face is surrounded by many banners, which looks more dynamic visually.
The interior style has not changed much compared with previous generations, and it is low-key and introverted, somewhat similar to Toyota's Corolla. The center console is irregularly shaped, and two Y-shaped chrome trim strips skillfully divide the center console into three parts, creating a three-dimensional driving environment.
After into the pit mixed up, Lao Xie Shu had a new feeling. For the first time, he felt the feeling of pushing back that sports cars have. The hybrid electric vehicle will provide power for the engine when it is started, which solves the shortage of torque when the naturally aspirated engine is started.
Old Xie Shu will retire this year, which may be his last generation of Camry, but his love for Camry will never change.
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