Making that long journey in the Camry was actually pretty pleasant, too. Yeah, we could have made the L.A.-SF trip in an hour or so on a plane, but making that trip in the Camry was a lot more comfortable (and cheaper) than any round-trip flight on SouthWest ever could be. Sporty-looking or not, our test car still is a Camry, so its cockpit is as nice and as comfortable as any other Toyota (save for the Echo - that thing was horrible...)

While the Camry's interior styling is a little bland, it is at least very clean. There are no buttons scattered all over the place, it isn't over-designed (as the dash from the last-gen Echo was) and the fit and finish are superb. While the dash looks so-so during the day, it actually gets pretty cool at night. In the dark, the entire dash takes on an eerie blue glow -- it looks a bit futuristic, and we'd say that this Camry's trick interior lighting would look right at home on a Scion. Our test car also came with an auxiliary-in jack, 440 watt 6-disc stereo and heated leather seats, so as if we need to say it again, this Camry was a very comfortable place to be during those 7-hour stretches of driving.

All in all, our Camry SE, with its aero kit, sport-tuned suspension, 268-horsepower V6, heated leather seats, 440-watt stereo and more came in at a very reasonably-priced $29,638. We'd say this car is perfect for the guy that needs a "family car" but still wants to look cool. We actually kind of want one of these, too.