1997-2003 Toyota Camry/Solara: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1997-2003 Toyota Camry/Solara. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1997-2003 Toyota Camry/Solara.
Year to Year Changes
1998 Toyota Camry/Solara:
Seat-mounted side airbags became optional.
1999 Toyota Camry/Solara:
A Camry Solara coupe joined the sedan this season. Unlike previous Camry coupes, the Solara had unique styling and chassis tuning. In base SE trim, the Solara had a 4-cylinder engine, with manual or automatic transmission, but the SLE coupe had the V6 and automatic. Solara engines were slightly more powerful than those installed in Camry sedans.
2000 Toyota Camry/Solara:
Camry grilles, bumpers, and taillights were new, along with multireflector headlamps and self-propping hoods. XLE models added imitation wood interior trim, and the XLE V6 adopted standard 16-inch wheels. The CE's 4-cylinder engine gained 3 horsepower. A Solara convertible joined the coupe in midseason, in three versions: 4-cylinder SE, SE V6, and SLE.
2001 Toyota Camry/Solara:
For 2001, a new Gallery Series package dressed up LEs with 2-tone paint and cloth interior, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, among other trim items. CE models replaced 14-inch tires and a compact spare with 15-inch wheels and a full-size spare.
2002 Toyota Camry/Solara:
Camry was redesigned in 2002, but Toyota continued to sell the Solara for two more years on the existing platform. The only significant change for '02 to the Solara was a switch to a new 4-cylinder engine. Now displacing 2.4 liters, it made 157 horsepower, up from 138 a year prior.
2003 Toyota Camry/Solara:
Solara was unchanged for '03. A new model would debut in 2004.
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