The Car Guide's Best Buys for 2021: Toyota Camry

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry.

Midsize sedans are far less popular than they were a few years ago, and yet they have never been so good. The all-new Kia K5 replaces the old Optima, but since it was not available yet at the time of the voting process, we chose not to consider it here.

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And so our Best Buy award for 2021 goes to the Toyota Camry. Available with a four-cylinder engine, V6 or hybrid powertrain, this car delivers solid performance and now offers a sporty TRD model on top of that, spicing things up nicely and marking a clear departure from your dad’s boring Camry.

The 2021 model year brings a few cosmetic revisions, a new available nine-inch display and standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ on all models. All-wheel drive is optional, and the Camry is among the most reliable vehicles on the market.

The runner-up is the Subaru Legacy, a low-profile sedan that will surprise many with its long list of attributes. While the six-cylinder engine is gone, the Legacy continues to shine with a stellar AWD system and surefooted handling.

As for third place, we picked the Honda Accord, which is available with a pair of turbocharged engines along with a hybrid powertrain. All Accord models boast dynamic handling that every competitor would envy. The manual transmission has been dropped for 2021, but a few notable updates make it an interesting purchase.