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Originally Posted by E90M3velocity
I have a 2018 Camry SE as a commuter, I have to say the transmission takes forever to downshift and I'm comparing this to the 8 speed autos BMW and GM already have for years. It can handle turns previous Camry's cannot take, but it is no BMW. Toyota does have a color that I currently like more than any BMW offers now though, Galactic Aqua. For basic transportation, it works just fine. But let us not exaggerate fellas, Mazda probably means the FRZ/BRS and Lexus F-Sport cars. They might not be fast in a straight line or pretty, but reviewers have said the F-Sport cars are fun to drive. When the F-Sport GS came out people were mentioning the E39 M5.
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I am not comparing the Camry transmission to the bmw trans, as all my cars have been 6speed except for my truck. But my wife's car does downshift quickly for this type of car. Not sure why yours takes a long time to downshift, her previous car the E350 took a second to downshift and it was very annoying. This car does not do that, and will respond quickly and just goes. For a commuter car it is very perky. You might want to have your car checked if it indeed downshifts extremely slow. I do not think there is a difference between the SE and the XSE as far as the trans goes but I could be wrong as her car is an XSE. Anyway, I will not kid my self with BMW. If it's not an M car or at the very least a 340i, I would not over look another brands car that cost thousands less and offers almost similar features or better for the daily driver.