#Or finish and sell fancier pots

[blamebrampton]

I had three hours free this afternoon that was designated Creative Time. On my list of options, I had:

* Make some porcelain heart earrings

* Dig out my silk flower making tools and soft soap and see if I could make porcelain leaves or flowers using some of the brass moulds

* Finish the edits on a piece of fanfic

* Write chapter 6 of my silly Jane Austen story

* Write chapter 22 of my sensible crime novel

* Type up more of my enormous fantasy novel

* Start knitting the gloves I patterned for my friend in January

* Knit the last thumb bit of the fingerless gloves I made most of for Rai in the 2010s

* Use up some of my stoneware clay samples making knitting bowls for me and my knitty friend

* Cut out and sew a new winter pinafore and jacket before the weather cools

* Darn the hole I made in my comfy leggings

* Re-wedge my midfire clay remnants so I can have a big throwing night on Thursday

All such Important Jobs that they were written down on a list of Things To Do On The Long Weekend or ASAP. Instead, I re-sewed the lining of my friend’s thick wool coat in place and darned the big hole in her underarm. It was 28°C here today.

My ridiculous inability to focus has finally driven me to do the unthinkable: I’ve asked Siri to schedule me a daily reminder to write or pot.

Tune in next month for the amusing story of how I threw my bossy and irritating phone through the window.

[myherowritings]

of gold stars and lotus crisps

SUMMARY. You didn’t always get along with your roommate. But with his disarming charm and genuine kindness, you soon found yourself taking a liking to Zhongli and all the little gifts he got for you. 

PAIRING. zhongli x reader

WORD COUNT. 3.0k

GENRE. roommate au, modern au, fluff

A/N. i’m in love with zhongli, did u know? 😳 anyway i think i had way too much fun writing this ahdjksd so pls enjoy 🥺💓 xx sof

Your roommate wasn’t particularly airheaded, you wouldn’t say. But he did seem to either forget or not care for the mundane, everyday things in life. 

Mundane, everyday things such as closing the door as he entered, turning the faucet off after washing dishes, bringing his wallet with him when he went shopping, eating enough meals throughout the day needed to properly sustain his health... 

Honestly, you had to wonder how on earth he’s kept himself alive all these years. It wouldn’t surprise you if he was pampered and spoiled rotten all his life. (Though, after getting to know him, you started to realize he did nothing out of malintent and he wasn’t actually a spoiled brat.)

Still, it was annoying at first���you couldn’t lie. 

Those weren’t characteristics you wanted in a roommate, but with how high rent was these days, it wasn’t like you had much of a choice. You’d rather split rent with someone who seemed fairly harmless, albeit a bit of a handful, than go house-hunting all over again.

In the beginning, it was a chore. Constantly closing the door after him or reminding him to lock it himself, paying attention to the running water in case he left the faucet open and accidentally flooded the place, cooking extra for breakfast so he could have something to eat instead of just skipping the meal— It was a lot to deal with at first.

But he was receptive to communication. After you sat down with him one night and genuinely told him about the things that bothered you, Zhongli tried to be more mindful of his surroundings and checked the sink before leaving the kitchen. He brought his keys with him and closed the door. And he even remembered to bring his wallet whenever the two of you went out to eat together! That was a feat in itself, you had to say. 

One thing he never quite got the hang of, however, was not skipping meals due to sheer forgetfulness.

“Did you eat breakfast yet?” you would ask. 

He would pause, putting his book or whatever else was capturing his attention at the time down. “Breakfast… I’m afraid I can’t remember if it was yesterday or the day before when I last ate it.” 

And that simply wouldn’t do. 

You found yourself waking up a little earlier before Zhongli had to go to work and cooking a little more than usual in order to ensure he had something to eat. Breakfast was the most important meal of the day, after all! You couldn’t just let your roommate (and friend) miss the best meal. 

It became more and more frequent for the two of you to eat breakfast together to start your day, bonding as you passed a pitcher of orange juice and shared smiles as the sun shined through the glass windows.

Mornings became a million times more pleasant with him around. 

And it wasn’t as if your friendship was purely one-sided, with you giving more than you were getting. In his own ways, Zhongli would express his gratitude and liking towards you. 

Most days, he’d come home from work or from hanging out with his friends with a gift in his hands. Whether it be a shiny figurine from an anime you liked or an obscure snow globe with indecipherable writings on it, he would offer it to you with a wide-eyed look on his face, as if he was deliberately gauging your reaction. 

“Y/N, would you care for this gift? It reminded me of you and I thought you would like it.”

Or—

“You said you were a fan of this show, correct? I’m not sure who the character on this sweatshirt is, but it seems to suit you.” 

Soon, you found all of Zhongli’s gifts to you taking up a whole corner in your room, from the clothes in the dresser to the trinkets resting on the shelves atop. You couldn’t help but smile fondly whenever you glanced at it. 

The routine became second nature, with you cooking meals for him and eating breakfast and sometimes even dinner together, him giving you random gifts and treating you out (when he remembered to bring his wallet, of course). The two of you seemed to settle into a nice, content rhythm. That was, until the past few days when you started feeling an odd flutter in your stomach and an unfamiliar race of your heart in Zhongli’s presence.

You didn’t sense those physiological changes when you were around him before… Why was it happening now? 

After hours of thinking, you came to the conclusion that these symptoms could only be one of two things: Either you randomly caught the case of a stomach bug, or you developed a crush on your roommate. 

You couldn’t say which would be worse. 

And to add insult to injury, you were having this sudden revelation only minutes before Zhongli’s arrival back home. He was out for the weekend and would be here for dinnertime. 

You decided to make a meal of Bamboo Shoot Soup with Lotus Flower Crisps for dessert— Something a little fancier than usual and something you knew he liked, and for some reason, you felt nervous at the thought of him tasting your cooking this time. It was often the case you cooked for yourself and made enough for him to have some servings, but today, you wanted to make things he enjoyed in hopes of having him be pleased by the effort you put in. 

Sure, he would’ve appreciated a sloppily put together Adventurer’s Breakfast Sandwich, but an annoying part of you couldn’t help but seek praise from your crush for a dish you put your heart into. 

Soon enough, you heard the familiar jingling of keys and unlocking of the door as Zhongli stepped inside, slipping his shoes off and removing his overcoat. From the corner of your eye, you saw him pull out a small box from the inner pocket of his coat and slip it into the pocket of his slacks. 

“Hi, Zhongli! Welcome home,” you greeted from the kitchen as you shut the stove off. “You came just in time for me to finish making dinner.”

Home. Was calling your shared space ‘home’ strange? It seemed oddly domestic and you felt your heartbeat pick up speed. It felt right to call it home, and that made you nervous. 

“It smells delectable,” said Zhongli with a smile, rolling his sleeves up his forearms before he washed his hands in the sink. While he dried off, he watched as you scooped the contents of the pot into two bowls. “The bamboo looks perfectly cooked and the pork seems tender and succulent. It’s lovely; thank you for taking the time to cook it, Y/N.” 

You felt heat flood your cheeks at his flood of praises, puffing your chest up ever so slightly. “Well, maybe you should taste it first before you shower me in compliments— What if it’s not as good as it looks?” 

“Having knowledge of your culinary skills from past experiences, I believe it’s unlikely for this meal to be anything less than delicious.” He helped you carry the bowls and utensils to the dining room table, sitting down in front of you with a fond look on his face.“After all, you made it.”

Stuffing your mouth full of bamboo shoots to prevent a dopey look from spreading and inevitably outing your newfound crush on him, you mumbled a quick, “Thanks.” 

He nodded, promptly settling into a comfortable silence as he enjoyed every bite of the soup. Like usual, the meal was on the quieter side, save for his occasional compliments and hums of satisfaction as he ate your cooking. 

“Somehow, you manage to outdo yourself each time,” he commended as he finished his bowl, carefully folding his napkin in a neat square after dabbing it across his mouth. “Thank you for the meal and company, Y/N.”

“Of course. I always enjoy having dinner with you.” 

“Maybe tomorrow, you would allow me to take you out for dinner at Xinyue Kiosk? You recently expressed an interest in having Yue cuisine so I managed to talk to the owner and secure a reservation.” 

Your eyes widened. Xinyue Kiosk was known for having a waitlist that was over three-months long— Travellers from overseas waited years just to get a taste of their Fullmoon Egg and Golden Crab. 

Just a few days ago, you told Zhongli you were craving some Crystal Shrimp from the restaurant and, while he wasn’t fond of seafood, he promised he’d take you to get some soon. Now, you knew he had some pretty powerful connections through his line of work, but you didn’t know it was strong enough to wiggle his way past a three-month waitlist. 

Did he sell his left kidney for a spot? you wondered, only half-joking. 

“Xinyue Kiosk? Tomorrow?” you repeated, wanting to make sure your ears weren’t deceiving you.

“Yes, tomorrow.” He hesitated, an unfamiliar flash of uncertainty crossing his features. “Unless, of course, you are unable to accompany me or do not wish to do so— I apologize if I have made any rash assumptions—” 

“No, no! That’s not it at all! I’d love to go with you! I was just surprised you got a reservation on such short notice,” you said hurriedly, shaking your head. “But maybe I shouldn’t be too shocked; you are amazing after all.” 

“You flatter me. I simply called in on a favor once I found out you wanted to dine on some Yue cuisine,” he brushed off nonchalantly. “It’s the least I could do for you.”

“The least you could do for me is take me on a fancy date to the most exclusive restaurant in Liyue Harbor, hmm?” you teased. “Is this a grand gesture of your affection towards me?” 

“Yes.” 

His answer was so straightforward and brief, you almost didn’t catch it. “P-pardon?” 

Zhongli smiled but didn’t say a word in response.

Was he just joking around and teasing you back? Your stomach churned in excitement but you didn’t want to get your hopes up. You tried to shake off your nerves. 

There was a beat of silence. 

“I made some Lotus Flower Crisps for us—!” “Would you care for a gift I got you—?”

The two of you blurted out your sentences at the same time, trying to patch the lapse of quiet from settling in.

“Apologies,” said Zhongli, tilting his head to the side. “What were you saying again?”

“Oh, no, it’s fine! You can go first!” 

He studied you closely but eventually relented. “If you’re sure.” Zhongli stood up to gingerly pull a mint-colored box out of his pocket, walking around the table until he was next to you. “I was only saying I stopped by the jewelers on the way home from work and picked this up for you.” 

A silly smile spread across your face as you accepted the box into your hands. The jewelry box itself felt durable and luxe, and you opened it up to see cushions of velvet holding a delicate-looking necklace in place. The chain was gold and shiny and there was a small star pendant in the center.

“Stars are bright and brilliant and never fail to light up the darkness. Such a necklace seemed only fitting for the likes of you.” 

Your stomach felt like dolphins were flipping and doing tricks inside. Comparing someone to a star didn’t seem like a ‘just roommates’ thing to do, but you’d rather not assume anything only to be let down. So instead, you just grinned. “It’s beautiful— I love it so much, Zhongli! Thank you.” 

“I’m glad it’s to your liking. Do you need any assistance putting it on?” 

“I’d appreciate that very much,” you said with a nod, watching as his nimble fingers removed the chain from the velvet cushion and gently draped it around you. 

The cool metal brushed against your warm skin, startling you enough that you almost jumped up in your seat. But that feeling of shock didn’t compare to the sparks that came when Zhongli rested his palm against the nape of your neck, taking his time to secure the gold clasp.

“It’s 24 karat gold which means the pendant, though small, may be more malleable than jewelry made of alloyed gold. If you wish to engage in more strenuous physical activities it may be best to take it off then to keep the piece in best condition. Only if that’s to your interest, of course. It’s yours and you may do with it whatever you please.” He removed his fingers from the back of your neck and you felt disappointed at the loss of warmth. “All that to say… I hope you like it.”

Zhongli seemed to have a shy look on his face, a stark contrast from his usually confident and self-assured features. As if he didn’t look cute enough already, you internally swooned. 

“Are you kidding? I love it!” You threw your arms over his shoulders, overjoyed at your new gift. A pure, 24 karat gold piece wasn’t something that sounded inexpensive, and you’d be sure to treasure it for as long as you could. “Thank you so, so much, Zhongli.” 

“You’re more than welcome.” He looked happy that you were happy, smiling as he admired the delicate chain of jewelry around your neck. “It looks stunning on you.”

You glowed at his flattery, but attempted to play it off with a small shrug. “Only because you have good taste.”

“What use is good taste if not to complement the recipient of the present?” said Zhongli, taking a seat back down on the chair across from you. “Now, what were you saying earlier?”

There was a moment of confusion before you remembered the dessert you made for him cooling on the counter. 

“Oh, right!” You stood up in excitement, bouncing over to the kitchen to pull out a tray of Lotus Flower Crisps. “I made these for you,” you said nervously, placing the sweets in the center of the dining table. “It’s probably not as good of a gift as the necklace you got but—”

“It’s better,” he said with certainty.

You blinked. “Better?”

“Yes. After all, you made it.” His voice was confident and his smile was firm as he looked fondly at you. “A gift that requires time and effort to create is the best one a person could receive.” He admired the blooming fried pastry, gently touching the part that was meant to resemble a petal. “Maybe I can make you a gift instead of buying it one day as well.”

“I’d appreciate anything from you,” you said plainly. “If you came home with a half-off candybar, I’d love it nonetheless.” 

Zhongli chuckled, taking a bite of a Lotus Flower Crisp. “You’re very generous. That’s just one thing I like about you.” 

You grew bashful. Just one? Then what were the other things?

“This tastes absolutely delicious, by the way,” he said, the last piece of his pastry disappearing between his lips, the pink tip of his tongue poking out to sweep a loose crumb off the corner of his mouth. “Thank you for making this, Y/N.”

Forcibly tearing your gaze away from his lips, you took a drink of water to clear your dry throat. “You’re welcome. I’m happy you think so. I was worried the taste wouldn’t be to your liking.” 

“No need to worry then, I trust in your culinary skills completely.” 

You shared a smile as you ate the pastry in contentment. The sweet crispness of the pink flower felt light in your stomach, the perfect dessert to complement the mood. 

Once the two of you were stuffed full, you couldn’t help but let your mind wander to your conversation at the beginning of the night. 

“So…” you trailed off, promptly gathering Zhongli’s full attention. “Earlier, when I asked if dinner at Xinyue Kiosk  would be a date and a way for you to show your affection and you said yes… You weren’t joking around?”

“I wouldn’t jest about such a thing,” he stated. “Besides, I was talking to Aether about you and he said we were practically dating already. I wasn’t too sure what he meant at first, but apparently it’s not commonplace for roommates to give each other gifts and spend meals together like this.” 

You flushed, having the decency to look sheepish. “Well, I guess he’s right about that. Not that it really matters what’s common or not as long as we both enjoy it,” you said assuredly despite your fluttering heart. You found your hand gravitating towards the small star pendant around your neck. You held it between your thumb and forefinger, finding both comfort and courage in the smooth metal. “Still… I wouldn’t be opposed to the idea of dating.”

He smiled when he noticed you holding onto the gift he got for you. “I agree. With you as a partner, the prospect of dating doesn’t sound particularly tedious. Perhaps a nice dinner out would be a good starting point into something more… Official, I believe is the word Aether used?” 

Official. You quite liked the sound of that. “I’d love that. A real, official date sounds nice,” you said with a grin, removing your hands from your necklace only to place it over his, clasping them gently. “Anything to spend more time with you.” 

Zhongli gave you a gentle squeeze back. “It’s a date then. And I’m rather looking forward to it.” 

Fondly, you wondered how your roommate who you once could barely even stand turned into someone so important to you. You went from two objects repelling each other in space, to a binary star system, gravitational bound together. 

“I’m looking forward to it too.”

[mxnsterbabe]

August x Willow

Male Cryptid/Female Human SFW Wordcount: 10,009 Commissions | Ko-fi | Masterlist

Not entirely sure what you’d classify August as monster-wise, but the important thing is that he’s babey~

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Dark, faded wallpaper. Wooden floors thick with dust. A splintered oak side table, stained with the remnants of candle wax. Doors shut tight, warped in their frames. A bare bulb overhead, sickly yellow light. A dirty window, a barren garden beyond.

Boot-clad feet stepped over the threshold, dust clouded in the air. It was so thick and so dark that for a moment it was all there was to see. How long had this place sat empty, collecting dust and grime?

"It's a bit of a fixer-upper," Willow mused. Each step into the hall left footprints across the dark wood. The house was big and dark, the hallway cavernous in its emptiness. Two long-dead potted plants peeked at her from across the enormous space.

The estate agent - a tall, lithe woman who looked better suited to modelling than selling homes - smiled tensely. She did that a lot, Willow noticed. "It hasn't been lived in for a number of years," she answered simply. Delicate heels slicked against the floor as she slipped past Willow and into the foyer.

Foyer. It made the simple townhouse sound much fancier than it was.

Willow's hand searched for a switch, hands caressing wallpaper that was probably older than she was. Slender fingers found the switch - the lights flickered, then went out with a pop.

Get more bulbs. Noted.

"The place has central heating," the estate agent continued. Her name started with an S, Willow was fairly certain. Sarah? Sadie? "The living room has a fireplace. It was proper wood-burning when it was built, but like the heating it's a more modern modification."

Stella, that was it. She remembered now, when they introduced themselves over the phone all those weeks ago. When Willow was still unsure about moving out of her pokey little flat.

"You told me about everything before," Willow reminded with a smile, "the conservatory was added in the nineties. They were the last family to live here before moving out."

"And no one has lived here long term since," Stella finished. Her smile was tense, edged with something like nerves. Her face was pale too.

Well, Willow had bought the place anyway. Her tiny little home had been unbearable, and no place for the golden retriever currently waiting in her car. As dirty and dark as this house was, it was huge compared to the flat she had rented since she was nineteen. Not to mention it came fully furnished. It had been cheap too, which had only sealed the deal.

Stella watched her through thick-rimmed glasses as she took a quick peek up the stairs. It was pitch black despite the sunny afternoon. "The sun never seems to reach the top floor," Stella offered helpfully.

Willow swallowed thickly. "I'll just need good lights. No crap energy saving bulbs for me," she joked. It fell flat. Stella didn't even smirk. "Anyway, I don't mind the dark. I'm not superstitious." At least, she told herself she wasn't.

But the darkness loomed down on her. The more she stared the more it seemed to shift. Writhe. Like something living. Shivering, Willow looked away.

Stella's forced smile didn't ease her strange onset of nerves. Those heels continued to click with every step; to harsh, too loud in this quiet house. "Kitchen's in there, as you know." Pale fingers glinted in the semi-darkness. Her nails were painted black. "Living room's to the right. The radiator in there is a bit off, makes noise if you turn it too high."

"The other estate agent told me," Willow mused, "said it sounds like a ghost."

Stella's smile was ghostlike too. "Right. Well, I suppose that's everything. The place is officially yours."

"I'll walk you to the door - oh." From the corner of her dark eyes, Willow caught sight of another door. Tucked away, she almost missed it. It had never been mentioned when she'd viewed it last month. "I didn't realise there was a downstairs toilet."

If it was possible for Stella to pale any further, she did. One hand rested on the front door, clutching the handle. Like a woman trapped and desperate to get free. "Basement," she corrected, "we couldn't get the door open."

"I could hire a locksmith?"

"We already tried."

Willow's brows furrowed, and her chest did this odd little skip. She hadn't even realised her hands were sweating, not until she grasped the door handle and it slipped in her grasp. "Break it down?" she offered lamely.

A weak laugh left Stella's lips. "Believe me, we've tried all the options. I suppose it just one of the quirks of the house."

Quirks? Willow's full lips curved into a smile, tongue peeking from between white teeth. "Well, I don't have much use for a basement anyway. I've enough rooms to clean out already."

She showed Stella to the door then, letting it swing wide so sunlight streamed into the dark hallway. The sudden burst of light only made the layers of dust more obvious. Not to mention the upstairs hall remained perfectly dark despite the sun. Shivering, she turned to Stella. "Thanks for everything. This place is a steal."

A nod, a jittery hand tugging at the sleeve of her expensive blouse. "If you need anything, do call," she replied - but she looked like she would be happy to never step foot inside this place again. With one last uneasy smile, Stella all but sprinted down the steps and down the little stone path, leaving Willow alone.

What a weird afternoon this was turning out to be.

Across the driveway a little yellow face appeared in her car's window. A pink tongue lolled out, paws tapped the window. Peppermint was getting antsy.

The tension drained from Willow as she scampered down the steps, digging out the car keys from the depths of her fleecy jumper. "Coming!" she called as if Peppermint could hear. Or understand. Trotting over to the car, she was greeted with a joyful bark, eager paws scrabbling at the window as if she was trying to break free.

No sooner had the door clicked open when Peppermint threw herself at Willow in a blur of yellow fluff. She was big, even for a fully grown retriever, and the force of her sent Willow tumbling backward - until her back hit the soft grass bordering the driveway. Peppermint continued to bark, oversized tail almost a blur, and Willow laughed.

"I love you," she cooed, even as she shoved away Peppermint's drooling face, "but you're crazy, you know that?" Peppermint simply wagged her tail even more furiously, and Willow rolled her eyes. "Well, no matter how weird this place might turn out to be, at least I've got you."

Peppermint's response was to bark right in her face, her breath thick with the smell of doggy treats. At least if there was anything spooky in this house, Peppermint would probably just eat it.

"Well, there's no point in freaking out," she murmured into Peppermint's fur, "let's get to work." Maybe she could even have this place in a decent state by the end of the day. Wishful thinking.

So, without another thought on the matter of spooky houses and weird estate agents, Willow got to work. The house wasn't huge but there was plenty of surface area to get through. A living room, a kitchen half the size of her entire flat back in the city, three bedrooms and two baths. Not to mention the hallways were like whole rooms in themselves.

Peppermint, at least, was happy to beeline for upstairs and flop down into a puddle of fluff. She didn't seem to plan on moving any time soon.

Lips curling into a smile, Willow let the front door slip closed as she stepped inside. It was still so dark, so the windows came first. Heading straight for the kitchen for hot water, Willow thanked the fact she had brought enough cleaning supplies for a mansion.

Working for five hours straight didn't turn out so terribly. Her hands ached by the time the kitchen was done, but it sparked like it was brand new. And yeah, maybe her back felt like it had been crushed with a sledgehammer, but the living room ended up beautiful. It wasn't until she reached the upstairs that things got tricky.

Hands slick with sweat, blond curls clinging to the back of her neck, Willow felt like garbage How was it, that even although her hair barely reached her neck, it still managed to get so sweaty? Wiping damp hands on her jeans, Willow heaved herself to her feet. Joints popped, knees creaked, and when she leaned over to put down the duster she swore her back actually snapped.

One bedroom clean. Two to go.

Somewhere else in the house, Peppermint barked. Short, shrill, and definitely unlike her. Then there was silence - and in that silence, Willow shivered. Tilting her head, she listened - but there was nothing. Just the creak of old pipes and the rustle of a breeze through the open window.

Shrugging, Willow turned back to survey the bedroom. The bed was an old wooden thing, but fresh sheets made all the difference. It was a basic room, probably used as a spare by the last people to live here. People that had left in an awful hurry. They hadn't even fully cleared the bookshelf. Or taken their wall mounted TV. Weird.

Creaking. Quiet, subtle creaking of steps on hardwood. Willow turned to face the open door, but was met with an empty hallway. Squinting, she peered into the murky darkness. She still needed bulbs, and the blackness made her spine crawl. Was the estate agent back? Willow hadn't locked the door, but she hadn't heard anyone come inside or call for her. No, this was just paranoia spurred on by that strange basement conversation.

Shadows curled at the edge of her vision. Something big and hulking and low to the ground. Willow skittered back, lips curling into a grimace as she reached for something heavy. Her hand touched an old fashioned alarm clock-

Something golden and fluffy flung itself at her. A whine left its throat, paws scrabbling at the fabric of her jumper, claws tangling in the soft fabric. Willow stumbled, foot catching on the bed, and the two of them tumbled down. Her back hit the bed - and then Peppermint dashed off, finding solace in the far corner of the room.

"Peppermint, what the hell?"

Curled up in a giant yellow ball, Peppermint only let out a low growl.

"Aw come on, stop being such a baby."

Another growl, accented by a whimper that trailed off into nothing. Peppermint had been around for six years now and never had she done something like this. Not even during visits to her parents, where badgers frequently tried to chase her with murderous intent.

Crouching, Willow offered out a tanned hand. "What happened? Did you see another dog from the window?"

She didn't answer, because she was a dog and dogs don't talk. Yet those enormous brown eyes fixed on the doorway, unblinking. Like she saw something in the shadowy hallway. Like something was watching them back.

Yet when Willow turned around, nothing was there. It was just the two of them, an open door, and an empty hall. If she squinted, it sort of like something might have been there. A dark shape hovering by the top of the stairs, something lumpy and strange. Vaguely human. But then she hauled herself to her feet, ignoring the way her heart shuddered, and saw that it was only the cleaning supplies she had abandoned earlier. Of course. This was a big, empty house that hadn't been used in years; but it wasn't haunted, and there was nothing here with her except a weird, annoying dog.

But, a small part of her reasoned, maybe you should check downstairs anyway. After all, Peppermint is afraid of something.

It was difficult not to roll her eyes at herself as she inched into the hall. Glancing back, she saw Peppermint's head perk up - no doubt wondering where she was off to - but she didn't move. "So I'm on my own in this? Thanks, Pep."

If dogs were capable of human facial expressions, she imagined Peppermint might have rolled her eyes too.

One foot on the top step. Downstairs was just as murky, shapes forming in the corner of her vision. Hardly any sunlight reached the house, windows grimy with age. As her foot hit the last step, grey eyes drifted to the basement.

What, did she think someone lived down there? Stella said herself it was locked up tight - and probably had been since forever. Yet Willow still padded over to the door, still grasped the handle with slender fingers. It was hot to the touch, hotter than the autumn weather permitted, and when her eyes drifted across the door she saw scratches in the wood.

Scratches that weren't from a person, but from something with claws.

Something heavy settled in her gut. Hands dropped back to her side, damp with sweat - and this time it wasn't from rigorous cleaning. Wiping them on her thighs, Willow skittered back.

It's locked, she reasoned with herself, and no one's lived here for a long time. Those scratches could come from anything.

Just to settle her mind, Willow checked the kitchen. Wooden counter tops made of dark hardwood, matching table with crooked chairs, a kitchen island with three lonely stools sitting empty. Earlier, she had filled Peppermint's dog bowl and set it by the back door; it was still mostly full.

It set her mind at ease, at least, but she popped her head into the living room for the sake of being thorough. The wooden floor was covered by a faded rug. It smelled musty, heavy with dust and mildew. Wrinkling her nose, Willow let the door swing closed.

Back out in the hall, two empty armchairs leered at her. Who put armchairs in a hall anyway? She had to pass them on the way to the staircase, and she wondered how long it had been since someone had sat in them. There was still a photo hanging above them; a family of four, all grinning at the camera. She would need to take it down later.

A thud, deep and rumbling as it echoed throughout the house. Willow flinched, hands balling into fists. Just Peppermint, she reasoned, knocking something over like usual. Yet the sound hadn't echoed from a room upstairs. Muffled, it had seemed to come from below her.

Her body snapped into flight mode; she darted up the stairs, pulse racing in her ears. Refusing to look back. She imagined something crawling after her; something tall and thin and not quite right. Then bare feet caught in the top step and she stumbled, a huff of breathe escaping her lips, and she skidded to a stop.

It would have eased her mind if she had looked back. Saw that there was nothing there except an empty hallway and a locked door. But she couldn't force herself to even peek. So, grabbing the bundle of cleaning supplies from the top of the stairs, Willow set to work.

She had her work cut out for her, and cleaning that disgusting bathroom would sure as hell keep her mind occupied. Then, maybe, she could go into town and buy some bulbs. Just so the house wouldn't be so dark. Just to settle her silly paranoia.

So she got stuck in, up to her elbows in mildew remover and cleaning spray and air freshener. Every window in the house was opened, letting in the crisp fresh air of an overcast autumn day. She mopped the floors and vacuumed the carpets. Wiped down every single surface in the entire house. She took only one break the entire afternoon, driving into town for light bulbs and food because she hadn't thought to plan for lunch.

By the time Willow was satisfied, darkness had already begun to creep over the modest garden. Soft yellow light filtered through the now crystal-clear windows, and the place actually looked good. More than just good - it looked damn fantastic. To think, this house had actually seemed creepy.

Peppermint flopped down by her feet, mouth gaping in a yawn.

"Well, someone's gotten over her freak out," Willow mused, "does that mean you want some dinner?"

Her tail batted lazily at the floor, ears perking.

"Thought so. We can start unpacking tomorrow, but I expect you to help." Not having to worry about furniture had been nice - no moving van needed - but half of the crap she had carted from her tiny flat was Peppermint's.

Peppermint followed behind as Willow moved to the kitchen. The fridge was half stocked at best; the basics, just to tide her by. She emptied fresh dog food into the bowl by the corner, then set about dinner. Something simple, since options were limited and honestly, she couldn't be bothered. Pasta would do for tonight.

Willow had barely set the pot to simmer when she heard a quiet creak from behind. "Pepper-" she started - but Peppermint was still at her feet, tucked between the floor and an open drawer. So then...?

That feeling again. The slow, creeping uneasiness that settled deep in her gut. The insight that something was off, but not the knowledge of what. Like when people say they know they're being watched, even if there doesn't seem to be a soul in sight.

By her feet, Peppermint twitched. Still asleep. Good. No need for a replay of her freak out earlier.

Slowly, cautiously, Willow turned to the kitchen door. It hung open just how she had left it, giving her a glimpse into the hall. Those two empty armchairs. The sideboard. Her shoes abandoned on the welcome mat. Letting out a breath, Willow rolled her eyes.

Paranoia.

Even so, as Willow turned to dump a handful of pasta into the bubbling water, she couldn't help but feel something was wrong. Swallowing thickly, she put it from her mind and carried on with dinner.

And everything went back to normal after that. She ate dinner in the quiet kitchen, put the leftovers in the fridge, and collapsed into the living room for some evening reading. Peppermint shoved herself ungracefully into the space between Willow's legs and the arm of the sofa, her little face all smushed as she drooled onto Willow's jeans. Even without her familiar throw blanket, even in this spooky old house she had been in all of twelve hours, it was peaceful.

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Something wrenched Willow from the depths of sleep with the delicacy of a slap to the face. Chestnut eyes flew open as a gasp ripped itself from her throat, hands grasping the thin crimson bed sheets. Somehow they had twisted around her in the night; constricting, trapping. With only the moon to provide light, they looked like blood.

Slowly, painfully, Willow pulled herself upright. The sheets slipped from her broad shoulders, pooling on the bed. Eyes blinked blearily, searching the darkness for something, anything, that could have woken her.

No Peppermint. She was downstairs. Likely sleeping sweet puppy dreams about chasing squirrels or something. The house was silent; not even the creak of trees outside penetrated the perfect quiet.

This house is getting to you, Willow scolded herself she flopped back down, once you unpack all those boxes in the car, it won't be so bad. It would feel more like a home, for starters. Less like a place she was just lodging in. But a vague sense of discomfort lingered in the pit of her stomach, in the clench of her fists.

Why had she woken up?

Well, sleep wasn't happening; that much was obvious. Tea. She needed tea. Or hot chocolate. Something comforting. Huffing, Willow hauled herself to her feet, wishing her tired body didn't feel so damn heavy. It was still pitch dark out, but she couldn't be bothered to check the time. Padding downstairs, she went in search of her much needed hot drink.

"Thank God I bought hot chocolate this afternoon," she muttered to herself. It had caught her eye went she went out for the essentials - and now, she was thankful for it.

Hands reached for the light switch as she reached the kitchen. Nothing happened. Willow flicked it again; once, twice, three times. Typical. Trust her to buy dodgy light bulbs. Fine, she could make hot chocolate in the dark. Cautiously, Willow edged herself forward; feeling with her feet. By the time she reached the fridge, her eyes were beginning to adjust.

Bright, yellow light nearly blinded her upon opening the fridge. Blinking rapidly, hands shielding her face, Willow stumbled back. With her free hand she grabbed the milk, then swung the fridge shut.

Darkness swallowed her up once again.

The milk carton got dumped unceremoniously onto the nearest surface as she rummaged for a mug. Still rubbing her eyes, Willow spun - nearly bumping her hip into the kitchen island in the process - still blinking as her eyes readjusted.

Only to come face to face with... something.

It just looked like a shadow, hovering in the doorway, obscured both by the kitchen island and darkness. A shadow that hunched low to the ground, somehow huge and imposing but too thin and spindly all at once. Human. But not. She could have dismissed it as an exhausted brain and too many cleaning chemicals. Couldn't you make chlorine gas from bleach and vinegar?

Then it moved. The huge, unidentifiable mass moved, edging away from her and toward the hall.

Could be Peppermint, or maybe something got in through all those open windows, her mind reasoned. But this wasn't Peppermint or a badger or a damn squirrel. It was huge and dark and boney and oh shit, it was looking at her. Milky white eyes like something blind. But it wasn't. It was looking right at her, gaze wide and unblinking.

Like a frightened animal.

But that was no animal. It looked human. Human-ish. Human enough.

Willow's mind ground to a halt, shut down, ceased to function. As if watching herself from a distance, she raised a hand in a silly half wave and said, "hi." Even to her own ears, it was ridiculous.

It didn't move. Just watched her with those creepy white eyes gleaming in the darkness.

A growl, a low warning, echoed from somewhere in the corner. Willow flinched, chest shuddering as her head whipped toward the source - Peppermint. She huddled in the corner, tail between her legs. Had she been there this entire time? She must have been. Something in the darkness shifted - that thing - and Peppermint bared her teeth.

Then there was the sound of claws, of something scuttling across hardwood on all fours.

Willow's pulse thundered in her ears; her stomach threatened to throw up her dinner. When she turned back to the doorway, it was empty.

"Well," she concluded quietly, "I'm going crazy." And then she made hot chocolate, because it was stupid o'clock in the morning and something was living in her new house and what else was she supposed to do?

By the time she was done and the hot chocolate was nestled in her hands like a lifeline, the tension had eased from her shoulders. A yawn tugged at her lips as she inhaled the thick, sweet chocolate. The creature, or whatever it was, faded in her mind like a distant memory. Or a dream.

"Come on Peppermint," she clapped her knee, and Peppermint came trotting right up, tail wagging sleepily as if nothing was wrong. Lips quirking, Willow said, "you can sleep in the bedroom with me tonight, okay?"

Peppermint had no concept of human fears, or of the uneasiness that settled deep in Willow's stomach. She was a dog, and dog life was easy when you had a human to look out for you.

But Willow didn't have anyone looking out for her, and as she hauled herself back upstairs she couldn't help but let her gaze linger in the dark hallway a little too long. It was empty, of course, but sleep wasn't going to come tonight.

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The next day, mind fresh from a good night's sleep, everything looked a little brighter, a little better. She made herself a breakfast of hot oatmeal with honey, and toast made with fresh bread from the bakery down the street. When she dropped a piece on the floor by mistake, Peppermint was quick to gobble it up.

"That's bad for you, you know," Willow huffed, but a smile curled at her lips, "you're not supposed to get people food."

Peppermint simply let out a self-satisfied bark and meandered into the hall. The lazy wag of her tail hit a box on the way, and the entire stack tilted dangerously, looming ever closer to collapsing. Well, at least Willow knew what stack to start with today.

But first, dishes. She meandered over to the sink with her dishes in hand, reaching for the soap - but there was already a dish on the draining board. Willow had cleaned up after dinner, hadn't she? Pasta bake, if she remembered rightly, with fresh tomatoes and bacon.

Regardless of what she had eaten last night, she had packed up the leftovers in the fridge and washed up before diving into more unpacking. And as far as she knew, Peppermint didn't have any interest in eating pasta nor the ability to clean up after herself. So...

Of course. A little jolt of panic raced through Willow at the realisation, breath catching in her throat. How else would that creature get food? Sure, it could probably hunt in the woods nearby if it needed to, but a fully stocked kitchen was far easier. She almost didn't want to check, didn't want her suspicion to be confirmed - but she looked anyway. Swallowing thickly, she swung open the fridge door.

And sure enough, the leftovers were gone. Not just that, but other food too. The ham and cheese, which she didn't remember opening, was half finished. There was a pre-packaged chocolate mousse gone. How it taken her so long to notice?

Because she hadn't been looking.

Now she was, and it was so obvious she was left wondering how she hadn't seen it. That evening, when she had been getting a drink so late, had it been on its way to steal her leftovers? Her stomach reeled, nausea rolling, but not from disgust. No, something like sympathy swelled in her gut.

Before she quite knew what she was doing, Willow was cooking up a second batch of breakfast; but this one wasn't for her. Fifteen minutes later she found herself standing in front of the basement door holding a tray of perfectly browned toast, honeyed oatmeal and a mug of tea.

This is stupid, he thought. Yet here she was. Out loud she said, "I don't know if you can hear me, but I brought you breakfast. If you want it. I mean, it beats cold leftovers, right?" Unsurprisingly, she was greeted with silence. Willow was probably talking to a door, and this was a waste of time. Did monsters even like oatmeal? Most people didn't, and she was just unfortunate enough to love food others considered gross. With a sigh, she set the tray down on the floor. "I'll leave it outside for you. You can get it when I leave, if you don't want to show yourself."

Peppermint watched her from the living room doorway, head tilted as if to say you're being an idiot. She often thought dogs were smarter than people; or at least had better instincts. This was one of those times she could physically feel Peppermint's disapproval, like she knew how silly this was. Or how badly it would turn out for her.

Willow just stuck out her tongue, trying to ignore the way her stomach clenched. Without looking back - because she was almost certain it would wait until she was gone anyway - she shuffled back into the kitchen. A cup of tea waited for her, but as she scooped up the enormous mug, Willow realised she didn't want it. Breakfast sat heavily in her stomach, and the thought of consuming anything else brought sickening nausea.

So she waited. For what, she wasn't entirely sure. It didn't help that when she swung open the front door to fetch more boxes from her car, the sunshine seemed to mock her. Two trips, and each time her gaze wandered to the basement door. Each time, the food was still there.

Until the third trip, and a dark shadow in the hall caught her eye. After dropping the box into the corner, Willow crept closer.

The tray of food was gone, having been snatched away when she wasn't looking. Just like she had expected. Yet instead of a locked basement, Willow was met with a small sliver of darkness creeping from where it had been left ajar. Chest fluttering, Willow curled her fingers against the coarse wood and tugged it open.

Miraculously, the door swung open without so much as a creak of old hinges. She was met with stairs trailing off into pitch blackness. Beyond the first three steps, the basement was a mystery.

Peppermint padded up beside her - then took one look at the basement, let out a whine, and looked at Willow as if to say really? You're going in there?

Maybe talking to her dog like it was a person was considered crazy, but Willow had done it since she was a kid and right now, it was the only thing keeping her sane. So, with a huff and a grimace she replied, "it left the door open for a reason. Maybe it wants to say hello?"

If a dog was capable of disgust, Peppermint managed. With one last whine, she turned around and darted off to some unseen part of the house. If Willow was going to get ambushed down there, apparently Peppermint didn't want to hang around to save her. Typical.

The darkness stretched on, and Willow tried to calm the rapid thudding of her chest. Her hands were already damp with sweat, and as she took the first step into the basement she wiped them on her jeans. Seconds later, they were damp again.

"Hello?" she called - what else was she supposed to do? Did she even need to announce her arrival? She felt like every protagonist of a horror movie, too damn curious to do the sensible thing and run away. As she crept down the dark stairwell, she couldn't help but think of the dozens of horror movies her old roommate had forced her to watch over the years. It was always the stupid, naive white girls that got murdered first. Well, she certainly had the stupid and naive part down.

Her foot hit cold brick instead of carpet and she automatically drew her leg back with a gasp. Oh right, she had hit the bottom. Wincing, Willow forced herself forward, the brick floor cold against her bare feet. She was wearing socks, sure, but they weren't doing her any good. I hope the floor's clean at least, she thought - and then realised what a stupid comment that was.

It wasn't as dark down here, at least. There was an enormous, nineties-looking TV off to the left emitting dull static. There was no sound, but the flickering light illuminated a ratty old sofa, a cluster of ancient bookshelves, and enough junk to fill the entire house. Everything looked so old - had the first owners of this place abandoned everything down here?

If there had been something living down here, Willow supposed she wouldn't want to go down to collect it either. Shivering, she turned - only for her forehead to smack against something hard and warm.

She let out a squeak and skittered back - and something else made a sound too, a pained little yelp that rang in her ears. Her forehead throbbed, pain settling right above her nose, but after a moment it dulled to nothing. It took a second longer for her swimming vision to return; when it did, she saw who - or what - she had smacked into. The concept of cracking her skull off of a monster would have been funny, if it hadn't caused a sudden swirl of nausea in her chest.

But then she saw it, huddled on the dusty floor with its head in its hand, and all nausea vanished. An odd desire to help rose in her chest, the need to reach out, to take its hands from its odd face and check for injuries. She had been a reckless kid, and couldn't count how many times Dad had done the same for her.

Her legs moved without permission, knees bending to crouch down and take a peek. Even with them both kneeling on the cold floor, it was so much taller than her. It looked like it was all limbs, long and gangly and far too skinny. Even its neck - what she could see between the bony hands - looked too long.

"Hey," she murmured, reaching out with one shaking hand, "are you all right?"

Idiot, a part of her snapped, asking a monster if it's hurt. It could probably kill you without breaking a sweat.

Yet still she offered out a hand, shaking and sweaty, but willing to help. Stranger yet was when the creature took it, it's skin leathery and dry but surprisingly warm. Pale eyes peeked up at her, and she swore it smiled. Then, with Willow's help, it unravelled those spindly limbs and stood.

Willow's chest skipped, her stomach jolted, and she snatched her hand back with a yelp. It kept rising, long limbs wobbling as if it hadn't stretched out in years, and it towered so far above Willow she could hardly see its face - aside from those bright, gleaming eyes.

"Holy shit."

It flinched from her, head narrowly missing the bare bulb that swung listlessly from the ceiling. Suddenly it didn't look like a towering monster any more but something else. Something softer. Something almost... sad.

"Are you afraid of me?"

A slow blink, hands dropped to its side. Up close the static of the TV cast greyish shadows across its gaunt face, and Willow felt a pang of sympathy deep within her. Then, a shrug. Such a human gesture, but something that seemed so natural on those narrow shoulders.

Willow turned, just so she wouldn't have to look at those big, unblinking eyes any more. In books and movies turning your back on the monster always meant death - with good reason, if said monster had murderous intent. But somehow not looking felt better, and Willow's tense muscles began to relax as she surveyed the room.

The TV static glared back at her, and her eyes began to ache. "Can I turn on a light?" she questioned - like this was a normal day and she was having a normal conversation with any old roommate. It didn't reply, so Willow leaned across the sofa to turn off the TV. For a moment they lapsed into darkness, and Willow's breath hitched as her eyes searched the darkness. Then her fingers found the switch to a little standing lamp by the TV stand and soft, yellow light bloomed across the dingy basement.

When her eyes roamed back to the creature, it hadn't moved.

Swallowing, Willow folded her arms across her chest. Her breathing rasped unevenly, a cloud of moisture blooming with each puff. Shivering, she tried to ignore the cold seeping into her toes. "Getting weird," she mumbled - as if things weren't weird from the beginning. "Okay," she finally announced, spinning on her heels to face the creature, "there's no easy resolution to this whole situation, is there? So I suppose we're roommates now."

It regarded her silently, features impassive. For the first time, Willow noticed it was completely bald.

"It would be nice to know where you came from at least. Were you born here? Made? Are you some human hybrid or an alien or someone's nightmare made real?" She had heard of something like that, when someone's belief in something was so real they made it come to life. Dharven, her roommate, had been a horror nut as long as she'd known him, and he mentioned it one time during weekly movie night. What was it called again?

There was a spark of recognition in those off-blue eyes, a curious tilt of the head that made her think just maybe, it understood. When it stepped forward its feet were silent against the brick floor, although surely with claws like that it should have made some kind of noise? One step, two, each one wider than her longest stride until it paused right before her.

Even towering above her, the weak lamp casting harsh shadows across its face, Willow didn't feel a drop of fear. There was just something about the creature, something soft despite the hard jut of bones and hard angle of too-thin limbs. Honestly, it looked as lost as her as it stared down at her.

Still, those unblinking eyes made her breath shudder. "You're staring at me like I'm the freaky monster here," she muttered. She tried to hold its gaze, but the pale, glazed expression made her stomach curl and her own eyes darted to the floor. She shivered, shoving her hands deep in her hoodie pockets.

It didn't reply, although by now she didn't expect it to. Its pale eyes blinked owlishly, head tilted as it regarded her-

Upstairs something crashed, boxes tumbled to the ground in one drawn out mess of jumbled sound. Willow jolted, head snapping toward the dark basement stairs, and then there was silence.

The creature skittered back with a whine, tucked itself into the furthest corner. With bookshelves casting grey shadows across its face it looked even more gaunt. Pitiful, almost.

"Probably just Peppermint being an idiot," Willow soothed. Yes, she was soothing the monster that lived in her basement. At this point it was better to just accept the circumstances instead of trying to rationalise. With a gentle sigh, Willow ran a hand through her bouncy curls and trudged up the basement stairs. "I'll be back soon," she said with what she hoped was a reassuring smile.

In the end, it was just Peppermint. It turned out that odd sounds were a lot less scary when the monster that caused most of them was already in front of you. Was that weird? Regardless, she found Peppermint surrounded by half a dozen chew toys, tail thumping happily as she bit down on a banana shaped squeaker. It let out a high pitched squeak that echoed through the hall.

Also surrounding Peppermint, other than the toys, were Willow's favourite books and half of her console games.

"You're not even embarrassed, are you?" Willow challenged, "good thing these aren't breakable."

She took a few minutes to scoop her things back into boxes, ignoring the labels in favour of just getting them out of the way. Then her mind went back to the basement, and what lurked there, and all other thoughts were banished. Was it still waiting there, hiding amongst the pile of boxes? Was it pacing, waiting for her to come back? Had it found a way to entertain itself - like the dozens of books or static TV?

Strangely, she could absolutely imagine it curled up on the sofa with a book. Maybe a classic like Jane Austen. Or Agatha Christie.

Shaking her head, Willow carefully picked her way through the cluttered hall - but when her hand met the basement door, it was locked.

Well damn. Looked like it didn't want her around after all. Frowning, Willow tapped against the wood. "Can I come in? Everything's fine, I promise."

No answer. Not that she had expected one. She imagined it, lurking on the staircase as it purposefully ignored her.

"Fine," she snapped, surprised by her own harshness. Then, softer she said, "I have to unpack anyway. Just... you don't have to be afraid. I'm not afraid of you."

Except, was that true? Sure, it didn't bring that uneasy, sick feeling in her stomach it had before; but she wasn't about to start making friendship bracelets either.

Willow bit down on her lip until her canines nicked the corners. The flash of pain somehow cleared her mind and she blinked, stepping away from the door.

The hall remained deathly silent as Willow trudged into the kitchen. There was nothing to indicate anything was different. Yet as she glanced back, squinting past the piles of boxes, she thought she caught a pair of shining eyes staring from the darkness.

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Later, after Willow had curled up for the night and Peppermint was fast asleep sprawled across the Queen sized bed, the soft pitter-patter of feet brought her attention to something outside the bedroom door. It paused, a shadow stretching across the floor, and slid something through the gap. Seconds later the scuttling footsteps retreated. It could have been her imagination, if there hadn't been a thin slip of paper waiting for her.

Peppermint's head popped up from where she lay, snout stretching in a yawn.

"Go back to sleep Pepper." Willow ruffled her golden fur as she climbed from the bed. Feet met cool air and she shivered, arms wrapped around her torso. She needed to dig out proper pyjamas, instead of sleeping in a tank top and running shorts. Still, she had something else on her mind.

Kneeling before the door, Willow's small hands grasped the paper. It was coarse beneath her fingers, thick paper of decent quality. Two words were written there, scribbled in pink highlighter that was undoubtedly her own.

Thank you.

Smiling, Willow tucked the note away in a drawer and slipped back into bed.

Her sleep went undisturbed - and in the morning when she went to make breakfast, the tray had returned, along with clean dishes drying on the sink rack. She ate breakfast with a smile, washed the dishes, and got set unpacking the last of her stuff.

It might have been the bare remnants of what she owned, the rest already having found a place in the house, but there was still so much. It took three hours just to rehome her decorations.

Books lay sprawled across the stairs, piled high, spilling onto the floor. Willow sat in the middle of it all, chin resting on her palms as she surveyed the mess. "Well," she muttered, "I really don't need all of these, but I can't bear to throw them out."

Peppermint thumped her tail against the floor in agreement. She was probably going crazy in this mess, poor thing, but she seemed content to let Willow slowly plow through the mass of stuff accumulating in the hallway.

"Don't look so smug," Willow shot with a smile, "I hate to think about having to find places to keep all your dog toys." How she had managed to fit all of this in her tiny old flat was a mystery - but Peppermint reigned Queen of hoarding. Then again, she had bought everything for her. So it was sort of Willow's fault anyway. Huffing, she went back to book sorting. Horror, romance, fantasy - there was even a handful of historical fiction in there too. Well, they could all get chucked. She should have done this before moving.

The kitchen clocked tinkled; a cheerful little tune that rang throughout the house like chimes in a cafe. Willow had found it in one of the spare rooms and, after a little experimenting it worked beautifully. It chimed every hour - which meant it was already two o'clock.

Legs stretched across the floor, Peppermint's dark eyes looked up expectantly.

"Lunch. I've got you covered, Pepper." Willow ruffled her golden fur as she climbed to her feet - only to wince as nearly half of her joints popped back into place. God, she really had been sitting down too long. Still, her joints relaxed as she meandered to the kitchen, and by the time she was rummaging through the fridge the only thing left was a mild ache in her lower back.

There wasn't much left, honestly - her leftovers were still disappearing, and she had woken up that morning to an empty milk carton shoved back into the fridge. Behind the jam and peanut butter, as if that could hide it. It was kind of like having an annoying roommate - one that barely ever appeared and expected you to do all the work.

Dharvan had been a much kinder roommate.

Scowling at the fridge, Willow got to work. Garlic noodles would have to do, at least until she went shopping. Peppermint watched her as she worked, no doubt waiting for a slice of chicken or a spare noodle to fall at her feet. No such luck Peppermint, Willow was getting better at the whole cooking thing.

In fact, the whole thing was finished in only fifteen minutes. Willow was just plating up when she heard a soft creak from behind - the sound had become so familiar now that she didn't even flinch, instead turning to the door with a smile. "Noodles?" she offered, holding out a bowl.

The creature blinked owlishly, shoulders hunched as it edged back toward the hall. It didn't make a sound - no claws scuffling on the floor, no growls or huffs. In fact, the only sound Willow had ever heard was it's raspy breathing.

"I made enough for two," Willow continued. Her pulse was racing, hands damp as she offered out the bowl again. It wasn't fear though, and that was the strange thing. Seeing it out here in the open - perhaps not willing to stay, but not resistant either - cause a spark of thrill to run through her.

Tarnished white eyes fixed on her as it inched forward. One long, bony arm outstretched to snatch the bowl from her hands - and then it skittered back to the darkest corner of the room. She didn't think he realised the darkest corner was still bright with mid afternoon sunshine.

He. Realisation struck her, leaving her dumbfounded. Was that really the first time she had thought of him like that? Ah, there she went again.

He clutched the bowl to his chest, either soaking up the heat from the noodles or trying to protect his food she couldn't tell. There hadn't been one blink the entire time, and just thinking about it made Willow's eyes ache.

"You're really weird, you know that?" Willow said with a roll of her dark eyes, "if anything I should be afraid of you." Yet she watched him just as intently, even as she leaned across the counter top to grab her own meal. "You can take it to the basement if you want. I can't stop you."

But instead of scurrying off to the depths of a safe corner like Willow expected, he simply blinked owlishly. Like he was mulling it over. Then, with a shrug, he hunkered down right there on the kitchen floor and began to eat. With his bare hands. Or, rather, claws.

However he had been getting food before she arrived, Willow was grateful she didn't have to bear witness.

The kitchen table was too close for her liking, so with a grimace she hopped up onto the counter instead. Legs swinging freely, she stared down at her cooling noodles. Her stomach growled, but she didn't feel like eating any more. Grabbing a fork anyway, she said, "you've changed your tune. Decided we're friends, have you?" God, she was talking to him - it, whatever, did monsters even care about gender? - as if it was a person. Or a weird dog. It was crazy, but sound - even just her own voice - was better than thick, awkward silence. So she continued, "wish I knew what to call you. I keep just saying creature, but that's kind of rude, isn't it? Especially now I know you're not out to gut me in my sleep or anything."

When he glanced up, the late afternoon sun cast a sickly glow across his gaunt features. Paper-like skin, almost translucent, glowed dimly. And then he spoke. Or at least, Willow thought so. With a voice rough like sandpaper and croaky as if from years of disuse, it was almost impossible to decipher. Yet he almost definitely said something like, "no name."

Willow blinked. And then she blinked again. And then she glanced down at her noodles, wondering if somehow food poisoning could cause hallucinations. Could you even get food poisoning from noodles? This was absurd. Crazy. Absolutely mental. Somehow the fact that she was sitting sharing lunch with a cryptid was fine - but the fact it could talk? Nu-uh.

Grey eyes stared back at her. He shrank under her gaze, scooting backward until its back hit the wall. Then, as if things weren't strange enough already, he mumbled, "sorry."

"You can talk?" Willow spluttered; and she hadn't meant to speak, because that made this too real and she wasn't ready, not at all, but the words flew from her mouth without permission. A clatter rung out through the silent kitchen as her fork tumbled to the floor - her chest stuttered, but she didn't dare look away.

He looked sheepish, although with such foreign features Willow wasn't sure how he managed it. He actually grimaced, and for the first time Willow caught a glimpse of chunky, sharp teeth.

"W-why didn't you speak before?"

A shrug of narrow shoulders, eyes downcast. His voice was barely a voice at all, but Willow made out something that might have been "scared".

Laughter bubbled up in Willow's throat and she had to swallow it down, hands gripping her bowl until knuckles turned white. The noodles burned her through the ceramic but she hardly noticed the dull sting. "Right. Okay. Yeah, that makes sense." It made no sense. Honestly, she believed she was coming to terms with all of this; doing well, all things considered, but this new information was making her brain short circuit.

A shrill chime resounded throughout the house - so sudden that Willow actually shrieked, and the noodle bowl tumbled from her hands. She caught it just in time, wincing as hot broth splashed against her jeans. Just the clock, she scolded herself, maybe putting that up was a bad idea.

When she turned back to the creature, setting aside the unwanted meal, he was gazing at her with wide, round grey eyes.

"This is a lot, okay?" God, she was still doing it. Even though he understood her, she was still talking like he was a dog. Biting down on her lip she said, "sorry, I didn't mean to snap. This whole thing is just... wild."

A look of understanding passed over him then. Or maybe Willow just wished for it. Eyes danced toward the door, like he considered bolting, but then his gazed shifted back to her.

"At least we can talk now?" she offered weakly. Her pulse was hammering, neck flushed and hands shaking as she heaved herself from the kitchen counter she had claimed her makeshift seat. Bare feet thudded against the hardwood. And there she hovered. "Maybe now you'll tell me how you ended up here, what you are?"

"Don't know," he replied roughly - the words came out wrong, splintered and slurred like he had never learned to speak correctly. Maybe he had learned to speak from eavesdropping; from voices in the hall filtered down from the basement steps, muffled through walls and doors.

Oh. That was kind of sad, wasn't it?

A strange, heavy feeling settled in her stomach. Her racing pulse began to slow, replaced by a kind of ache in her chest. Poor thing. "You don't have a name, or know where you came from? You don't even know what you are?" Willow's teeth caught her bottom lip. She was starting to worry a sore there, and it stung when she bit down too hard. "Well, how about I give you a name?"

He didn't refuse. Didn't react at all, really.

Willow took that as a yes. "How about... August?" August was her best friend from high school - an odd choice, to name the monster living with her after a long-estranged friend. Still, there was something relieving about giving him a human name. Made this all seem normal, somehow. Smiling, Willow gave herself a nod. "Yeah, I like it. August is good."

Pale eyelids shuttered over his eyes, and something almost like a smile of his own spread across thin lips. Sure, it was all teeth - too many, all crammed together like a shark - but there was something strangely cute about it. "August," he repeated - and his voice was almost normal.

"Well August, it's nice to meet you properly this time." She offered a hand - before realising how utterly ridiculous that was, and let it drop back to her side. Fidgeting awkwardly, she continued, "I'm Willow. If we're going to be living together, I expect we'll see a lot more of each other."

August - and yes, that was going to take some getting used to - seemed to consider the idea. Head tilted, eyes narrowed in thought, Willow wasn't sure where his mind went. At least, not until he gave a shrug of narrow shoulders and offered another one of those unsettling, toothy grins.

Well, her mother had always told her she had a knack for making friends. So did Dharvan. As a teen, she had befriended just about every group out there - the nerds, jocks, goths, drama kids. She supposed she could add monsters to the list of 'people she could befriend even though it should have been impossible.

August shifted under her gaze like he was uncomfortable, but the idea was absurd. Wasn't it?

Despite knowing that, the question flew from her lips anyway. "Do you not like being seen?"

Big eyes blinked. Willow wasn't sure when it had stopped being creepy, the way it happened in slow motion, but there was something endearing about it.

"It's just... I thought you didn't like the light at first. Like it hurt your eyes, maybe? But now I think... now I think you just don't like being looked at."

Those strange features were impossible to read; gaunt, jutting cheekbones and hollow eyes made his face so foreign. Yet Willow noticed the shift of his eyes, the juttering quirk of his head. It didn't take a genius to know she was right.

"I can turn them off? Can't do much about the sun though, sorry." The big, open windows let sunlight stream in, casting streaks across the hardwood floor. Maybe she could invest in curtains? Dammit, there she went again, acting like this was all completely normal. Frowning slightly, Willow ran a hand through her hair, curl bouncing.

August regarded her with those unblinking eyes - and actually, in the light that pale blue-grey was oddly alluring - but didn't say a word. Was talking difficult, or did he just not like it?

Huffing out a breath, Willow turned back to her meal. Appetite gone, she didn't care that it was cold, swirling the fork idly before giving up again. "I can't tell which one of us is more uncomfortable," she noted with a halfhearted smile.

He muttered something like I'm sorry - but his voice had lost that almost-human quality. Guttural and raspy, it sounded like a struggle. He looked so painfully awkward too; like a kicked puppy. Despite his honestly unnatural appearance, the way he ducked his head and tucked himself into the corner was heartbreaking.

Plenty of people had lived here before her; most had thought the place was haunted, and quickly left. But how many people had glimpsed him in the dark, like she had? How many of those had simply left - and how many had less... peaceful reactions? Perhaps that was why he hid in the first place, why he cringed from her stares.

Climbing from the counter, Willow's joints ached. She ignored it, letting her knees pop back into place before crouching on the cold floor. "This is gonna be weird for us both," she murmured, "but we'll be fine."

Big, white eyes stared up at her, eyes flickering across her face.

Willow was terrible for acting on impulse; right now was no different. Without giving herself time to think, she reached out slender arms and tugged him in for a hug.

His whole body tensed beneath her touch, arms rigid. He was still crouching, an awkward angle to be held at, but that wasn't the reason. Had he ever been hugged? Or even been touched? She knew nothing about his history - and apparently neither did he.

With soft, careful movements, Willow inched closer to deepen the embrace. Hands linked behind his neck, head dropping onto his shoulder, she smiled. "It's called a hug," she muttered, "it's a good thing. Just go with it."

Painfully slowly, he relaxed into her. The warmth of his skin was almost unbearable, but when he loped one thin arm around her, she could have cheered. It was awkward, probably entirely new to him, but after a moment she caught a strange, toothy smile crawl onto his misshapen lips.

"See, it isn't so bad is it?"

A breath huffed against her ear - was that laughter? - and then he did something she never would have expected. Tentatively, body twitching with nerves, he nuzzled into the crook of her neck.

Willow should have been frightened. Uncomfortable. Nervous, at least. Yet she couldn't help but feel like this was right. Like this was where he belonged. Her heart did a little skip as he burrowed closer, revelling in how warm and oddly soft he was, despite the jutting bones and leathery skin.

Everything about this was weird. Yet everything about this was perfect.

Willow could have stayed like that for hours, her arms wrapped around his skinny torso and his face pressed into her neck. Yet the floor was cold and hard underneath her knees, thighs beginning to ache from the uncomfortable angle. Gently, so not to spook August, she pried herself away from his clinging arms.

Head snapping up, his white eyes widened as he gazed up at her. Maybe Willow was wrong, but there was a shine in his eyes akin to awe. It made her chest flutter strangely.

"See?" she murmured with a smile, "you and I, we'll be just fine. No more hiding in the basement either, okay?"

With a stuttering little shrug he grumbled, "okay."

Willow liked his voice, how strange and gravelly it was, and she smiled softly as he spoke. Even just one word was better than he had managed before today. Impulsively she leaned over, not to hug him again but press a ghost of a kiss to the top of his forehead. He stiffened underneath her touch - and that was when Willow realised what she had done. Cheeks flushing she backed off-

But he simply huffed out a contented sigh as he settled into her side again. Not quite a hug but... something close.

Relaxing, Willow allowed a sigh of her own, sinking into August's surprising warmth. Only a few days ago the sight of him had made her flinch, fear bubbling up in her chest - now, all she wanted was to curl up on the sofa with him. Weird, how things could change so quickly. If anyone else had said that, she'd have called them crazy.

Glancing down at August, eyes closed, Willow smiled. She just knew this was going to be weird, completely beyond anything she had even thought was possible. Yet she found it difficult to care when she had him tucked into her side, clawed hands resting to daintily on his lap.

So, maybe Willow was crazy for being okay with this. For wanting this. Honestly, she was completely all right with that.

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Happy Halloween

This came from a writing prompt I got in class about a belligerent child wanting to be something weird for Halloween.

It's set in the Guildies universe and is extremely post-canon, if it's even canon to begin with.

I wanted to write something nice about Simon, so here he is, after a ton of character development, time, plot stuff, and a family (kinda).

“Dad.”

“Dad.”

“Baba!”

Simon opened an eye to see his volatile young daughter poking him in the side. He considered pretending to nap further on the couch, but Thea might take it as an incentive to jump on him instead. “Hello kiddo, what brings you here this sunny October day?”

“I have decided on a costume! For Halloween!” Thea began to jump up and down and Simon hoped she didn’t break into the ice cream stash again.

“What is it? A mighty dragon? A moving castle?” Many of his friends were Halloween fanatics and wanted to raise his daughter as one too. Although Simon wasn’t, he was in no position to judge. Considering his sordid past, a love of dress-up and sugar-fueled mischief wasn’t the worst vice to have.

“I wanna be a chicken pot pie!”

A chicken pot pie? That made Simon pause. Have one of her friends’ parents fed her the dish when she came over for dinner? Has her mom? Because he certainly hasn’t. Simon raised his daughter on a well-balanced diet of homemade noodles, pizza, and funky Costco mooncakes whenever it was his turn to raise Thea for the year.

He propped himself up with his elbows and raised an eyebrow comically high at Thea. His face caught the sunbeams that floated through the window, giving the situation an absurd level of gravitas. Thea caught on and giggled. “A chicken pot pie? May I ask why this little rascal wants to be a North American foodstuff?”

“Maggie’s going as a turkey and I want a fancier costume that matches!”

Simon didn’t follow any bit of that logic. But Thea was happy, so why not encourage her? He raised his hands in a faux show of surrender. “Interesting choice, but okay. Want to raid the fabric store later today? After your lord and savior finishes his nap?”

“Why not Spirit Halloween?” Thea loved the Spirit Halloween store. Earlier that month she had darted through the aisles looking for fake cobwebs and tinsel black cats. She squealed in joy at all the fake blood and plastic bones. Simon took his eyes off her for a few moments and found her climbing a giant plastic zombie statue. He found it hilarious, the staff did not.

“I’m pretty sure Spirit Halloween doesn’t sell that costume. Once you look past all the scary stuff in there, the store’s very boring.” And the gorey décor it sold had no basis in reality. Bite wounds were nowhere near as clean as the ‘Zombie Invasion Party Pack’ made them seem.

“Okay, the fabric store’s fine.” Thea nodded her head with an intensity that made Simon swear to double-check the ice cream freezer.

“Cool, we can pick out some brown stuff, some beige stuff…” Simon’s mind wondered about how he could construct a chicken pot pie costume. He tailored most of Thea’s fancy clothes but had never done anything like her current request. Perhaps he can use that cardboard box he’d been meaning to throw away.

“Don’t forget the red stuff for intestines!”

“Pardon?”

“I wanna have a slice removed, so people can see the pie’s stuffed full of intestines! And I want them spilling out and hitting my legs!” Ahh, that was his daughter, that little creative genius. It made sense that she got his morbid proclivities from him, although Simon was never as enthusiastic as she was.

“For intestines, may I suggest using pink stuff? It’s more realistic.” Simon’s head swam with ideas. For the intestines, he can make little interlinked fabric sausages and have Thea draw on veins with a fabric pen. He could also convince Thea to wear her coat if he decorated it like a chicken. He might get judged by his neighbors for Thea’s stroke of genius but whatever.

“Hmmm…” Thea pretended to ponder as she flopped on a neighboring chair in a manner oh so similar to his. “Okay! And you better be up by then!” She got up with a vigor Simon wished he still had and ran back outside to do whatever kids did when they were outside.

Simon relaxed back on the couch. ‘Then’ probably meant a half-hour to an hour depending on Thea’s patience, so he still had time to brainstorm. He’ll probably need some green and orange fabric too. He could put some red fabric in the ‘pie’, and say it’s bloody gravy, which exists right? And there’s duct tape in the pantry, lots of it. He can figure something out by the time Halloween rolls around.

Satisfied, Simon went back to sleep.

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7 Renovation Projects That Add Value to Your Home

There are all sorts of home renovations and upgrades out there, and it can be hard to sort through the options and choose what's best for your home and family. Whether it's insurance claims, kitchen remodels or roof repairs, your expert Wichita roofers and contractors can help with whatever you may need for your home or business. Here are some energy-efficient and value-increasing projects for inspiration:

7 Projects That Add Value to Your Home

Many projects do add value to your home, and improve your family’s quality of life. By working on these projects now, you can enjoy the benefits and updates. If you make green upgrades, then you can also start recouping your investment in these green energy technologies once you complete the projects.

Some home improvement projects that add value to a home include:

1. Remodeling the Kitchen

Most people consider the kitchen to be the heart of the home, and because of this, updates in this room pay off. According to HGTV, you can expect to recoup 60%-120% of your investment on a kitchen remodel, as long as you don’t go overboard. You should never make your kitchen fancier than the rest of the house, or the neighborhood.

A Little Paint Goes a Long Way When it comes to how much you spend on a kitchen remodel, prices can run the gamut, from $5,000 to $75,000, or more. Get the biggest bang for your buck on a kitchen remodel by looking at color. Fresh paint, in modern colors, can go a long way towards updating the look of your kitchen. Plus, paint is relatively cheap.

You might want to consider using low-VOC paint; this makes your kitchen more eco-friendly, and helps your family avoid breathing in dangerous chemicals, like benzene, that off-gas from regular fresh paint.

2. Bathroom Addition

If your home only has one bathroom, you can recoup a large chunk of your investment by adding another one. HGTV estimates that you can recoup 80%-130% of whatever you spend adding a bathroom.

When it comes to finding room in your house for an extra bathroom, take a look at any extra rooms or underutilized spaces. Consider other spaces, such as closets or areas under the stairs, too. If you want a half-bath you need at least 18 square feet. If you want a full bath, including a stand-up shower, you need at least 30 square feet. If you want a bathtub, make sure you have at least 35 square feet to work with for a bathroom addition.

3. Reinventing a Room

Adding more square footage to your home with a new room can be an incredibly expensive project. Although you can recoup some of your investment, anywhere from 50%-83%, this project’s costs can quickly spin wildly out of control. Just turn on any of those home remodeling TV shows; projects that start off with a $15,000 budget quickly turn into $30,000 or more when homeowners and contractors run into unexpected problems.

Reinvent the existing space in your home to save money. Finish a basement, or convert the attic to a bedroom.

Before you demolish walls and rafters, try to think about the ways that you, and potential buyers, can use the space:

Versatile rooms have greater appeal to potential buyers.

Basements frequently work well as second living rooms, or game rooms. Many people also turn this space into a small apartment for an aging relative or a tenant.

Attic spaces often work well for craft rooms and game rooms, especially if they have high ceilings. If you have kids, you can add swings to the rafters, and create a cool play room just for them.

4. Adding Energy-Efficient Windows

These days, buyers shop for homes with energy efficiency in mind. Old, drafty single-pane windows are a major turn off. Energy Star claims that adding Energy Star-rated windows can save you up to $500 a year in heating and cooling costs by making your home more energy efficient.

According to HGTV, you can expect to recoup 60%-90% of your costs when you invest in energy-efficient windows. You can also receive a green energy tax credit of 10% for this upgrade, as long as you install Energy Star-rated windows. You might also qualify for additional credits from your state, or even your utility company.

5. Deck Addition

Adding a deck increases the value of your home. Outdoor living spaces have become more desirable, especially since more people stay home for vacation (i.e. referred to as a staycation). If you make your deck and your backyard more appealing, your house will be more appealing to prospective buyers when you decide to sell. HGTV claims that homeowners recoup 65%-90% of their investment by adding a deck.

The cost of adding a deck to your home varies widely. Everything depends on its size, and how many bells and whistles you want added, like built-in seating, multiple stairs, built-in flower pots, and the size of the deck. Decks can cost anywhere from $1,200 to $10,000, or more. Again, it all depends on the design and materials used.

6. Energy-Efficient Insulation

If your home lacks basic insulation, and has old doors that let in plenty of hot and cold air, home inspectors working with potential buyers will include this in their reports. Homes that haven’t been modified with energy efficiency in mind cost more to live in and maintain.

Updating your home to save energy doesn’t have to cost a lot of money and can make your home more appealing to potential buyers. You can save $2,500 or more each year just by making some changes. For example, you can add extra insulation to your attic for $200 or less, and this small change can save you hundreds each year on your utility bill.

Seal cracks around the house to save even more money on energy costs, and to make your home more appealing to buyers. The U.S. Department of Energy (USDE) estimates that the average house has enough leaks to equal a 3×3 foot hole in the wall. You can find leaks in your home during the winter. Anytime you feel a draft or cold spot, you’re in an area that leaks air.

You can often discover leaks, and areas that need more insulation, in these areas:

Around doors and windows

Around electrical sockets and light switches

In recessed lighting

Around the attic hatch

In the basement

Anywhere ducts or wires go outside the house

7. Basic Updates

Basic updates add the most value to your home. Keep the paint fresh, fix the roof when it leaks, replace wood that rots, and get rid of any mold that you find. These types of chores keep your home from deteriorating over time. Buyers want a healthy, solid, safe home, and they look carefully for signs of routine maintenance.

I’ve replaced the electric wiring in my home, repainted the outside, replaced the plumbing, and repainted the interior. These projects keep my home in tip-top shape so that when I do decide to try and sell again, buyers will see a well-cared-for home.

— Read more at moneycrashers.com

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.

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2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Review And Price –  At first released as a four-front door version of the Celica in 1979, the Camry grew to be a stay-alone nameplate in 1982. Ever since then, it provides become one particular of the most reliable and well-known sedans in the industry, specifically in the U.S., exactly where Toyota has shipped more than 200,000 models a year given that 1988 and then more than 350,000 real examples given that 1996. Currently the best offering traveler car in North America, the Camry drove into a new generation for the 2019 model year. Seen screening on public roads gave that earlier 2016; the eighth-generation sedan was redesigned from the ground up. Of course, this is not shocking as brand-new-generation vehicles get redesigns each inside and out, but the new Camry is a huge departure looking at the Forerunner. Not just given a change, it is also sleeker, sportier, and more elegant than its precursor. It looks as if the new Camry was made to connection space among the used Toyota cars and the top quality Lexus products.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Future

And that is not a bad idea. As normal, the re-designed exterior is joined by a revamped interior with the new design and updated technologies. Toyota also took attention of the drivetrain division by presenting three new engines, which includes a hybrid. “The all-new Toyota Camry VVT-iE is, without question, the most eye-catching mid-size sedan we have made,” stated Bob Carter, Toyota senior vice president of auto procedures. “It offers every thing Camry owners came to expect from America’s best-selling car and adds to it, jaw-falling design, more complex modern technology, reducing-edge safety systems, and mixing performance that boosts it to an unmatched level of exhilaration.” These are mighty big words originating from Mr. Carter, so you’re possibly wondering yourselves “is the new Toyota Camry VVT-iE that excellent or is Toyota riding on top of PR talk?” Well, let us discover the answer to this big concern in the review below.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Exterior And Interior

When I very first have seen spy shots of the camouflaged Toyota Camry VVT-iE prototype, I was confident that the eighth-generation sedan would get an evolutionary design based on the outgoing car and along with design cues noticed on the more compact Corolla. I cannot say I was completely wrong about the “evolutionary” part, but aside from some parallels with the earlier model, the new Camry has plenty of new design features to talk about. What’s more, it advantages of a bit different strategy that mixes a sportier position with the upmarket design.While the new external is sportier, fancier, yet evolutionary, the cabin is an enormous leaving from the earlier design.

While the outgoing Camry’s interior is a selection of horizontal lines disturbed only by the center pile, the new sedan is a more organic proposal on the inside. The new dashboard, which feels contemporary and much more high end than just before, was created with two primary issues in your mind. Very first, it’s meant to give the car owner the sensation that he’s sitting in a sports car. This is achieved using a cockpit-type inner compartment with the gauges and the average stack angled towards the motorist. This is more aided by the unique persona collection that runs straight down from the tool bunch and bisects the center gaming console, therefore isolating the gear shifter from the passenger area. On the other hand, the person becomes a different atmosphere, showcased by a perception of openness and the soft touch areas and the veneer in the dashboard.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Engine

Even though Toyota Camry VVT-iE was considered that Toyota would stage out the venerable 3.5-liter V-6 and opt for a turbocharged 4-tube instead, the midsize sedan will continue to use a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder. The 2.5-liter several-tube have also been held, as was the hybrid drivetrain according to the same several-cooking pot unit. However, the three drivetrains have been remodeled with a big focus on boosting fuel economy. Although particular numbers are not yet available, Toyota states that the new 2.5-liter engine delivers a lot more power and torque in comparison to its forerunner, all while returning reduce fuel consumption. The latter is achievable by attaining fast combustion as a result of higher tumble air stream. Also, simply because of its lengthy-cerebrovascular event and compression ratio, multiple-hole immediate fuel injectors, various cooling system, and the newest edition of Toyota’s Adjustable Control device-Timing-intelligent Electric (VVT-iE), the four-container has a “world-leading thermal performance” of 40 %. As far as fuel efficiency should go, Toyota anticipates it will accomplish best-in-class figures. The 2.5-liter buddies to the freshly developed Direct Shift 8-pace automatic transmission that gives quick lock up from gears two via 8 to eliminate power damage from the torque converter.

2019 Toyota Camry VVT-iE Price And Release Date

Prices details are not yet available, but the Camry’s sticker label ought to increase with the update. With the outgoing model valued from $23,070, the following-generation sedan could start from around $24,000. The Toyota Camry will once more be around on several levels: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. The new SE and XSE levels use a distinctly various body type than the primary class LE and top quality XLE models, featured by a toned rocker solar panel. New 19-inch black machined finish off alloy rims (XSE only) an understated rear spoiler lip, full front fender, and rear bumper having an integrated reduced diffuser. The entrance fascia sports bigger side intakes are flanking the reduced frame, a substantial and slim upper ingestion around key Toyota badge, and a different mesh grille. A modified rear bumper and light up-tinted taillights highlight the changes at the back.