2008 Toyota Solara - Consumer Guide Automotive

Category	SE 4-cylinder coupe, automatic Rating (See All Ratings)	Midsize Car Average Rating

Acceleration	4	5.6

Fuel Economy	6	5.6

Ride Quality	7	6

Steering/Handling/Braking	5	6

Quietness	7	6

Controls	6	6.3

Details	6	5.5

Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front)	7	6.7

Room/Comfort (rear)	4	5.1

Cargo Room	3	4

Value within Class	4	6.2

Total Score:	59	63

Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category

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2008 Toyota Solara Review

The 2008 Toyota Solara is unchanged. These coupes and convertibles are spinoffs of Toyota's 2002-2006 Camry sedan design. Both Solara body styles come in SE, Sport, and SLE trims. Convertibles have a power soft top. Coupes are available with a 155-hp 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine or a 210-hp 3.3-liter V6. Convertibles come only with the V6. Four-cylinder Solaras are available with manual or automatic transmission. V6 versions come only with the automatic. Sport versions have specific exterior trim and Sport coupes get firmer suspension tuning. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front side airbags, and curtain side airbags (coupe only).

Competition

Consumer Guide Automotive places each vehicle into one of 18 classes based on size, price, and market position. Midsize Cars represent the heart of the U.S. car market. Most are price-sensitive, conservatively designed, family oriented sedans and wagons.

Our Best Buys include Honda Accord and Kia Rondo. Our Recommended picks are the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Mazda 5, Mercury Milan, Nissan Altima, Saturn Aura, and Toyota Camry.

New or significantly redesigned models include the Chevrolet Malibu, Dodge Avenger, Honda Accord, and Mazda 5.

News

Solara reportedly gets the axe after 2008 because of underwhelming sales. Sources say the coupe might return around 2010. That timing, however, would be out of phase with the parent Camry's design cycle, so we'd look for a different sort of Solara on a different platform--assuming a new version does, in fact, materialize.

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