James, Wanda (2005). Driving from Japan: Japanese Cars in America. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. sid. 64. ISBN 978-078641-734-6. http://books.google.com/?id=oBeVQUPFZ3cC. ”The [1982] Camry was produced to replace the aging Corona and to compete with the Honda Accord, which had a three-year head start on the market. To regain some of that share, the Camry was designed to "one-up" the Accord with a longer wheelbase of 102.4 inches (almost 6 inches longer than the Accord), as well as a more powerful 2,0-liter, 92-horsepower engine to pass Accord's 86-horsepower, 1,8-liter engine.”
