“KIA K5: The New Challenger to Camry’s Cult Status in the Russian Market”

Camry was almost a cult model for the Russian market: for a long time, cars assembled in St. Petersburg held the undisputed leadership in their segment, and neither Ford Mondeo, nor Skoda Superb, nor KIA Optima could get close to them. However, after the release of the extremely successful KIA K5 liftback, the Japanese bestseller faced a strong competitor for the first time and almost lost: according to the results of the last “normal” year, 2021, 32 thousand Camry Vs 29 thousand K5. In any case, the Camry’s reputation remains with it, and in this sense, the Avalon is a perfectly adequate replacement: in fact, the same car, just a little larger. Camry itself is also imported from China at a price of 3.5 million rubles, so you can choose a more spacious option, and a little more agile. By the way, this is almost twice as expensive as the Camry cost just two years ago, when for 2 liter versions requested from 1.88 million.