The Toyota Camry is the most popular car in America, and for good reason. The Camry’s legendary reliability and high resale value combine to make it a wise purchase whether you plan to keep your car forever or trade it in after a few years. The Camry is available with the choice between a frugal four-cylinder engine, powerful V6 and gas-sipping hybrid powertrain, so buyers can outfit the Camry to exactly their own wants and needs. The 2011 Toyota Camry starts at just under $20,000, making it affordable for most buyers.

The 2011 Toyota Camry is available with four different engines. The base engine is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 169-hp. A slightly more powerful version of the four-cylinder is also available with 179-hp on SE models. Lead-foot buyers will want to opt for the 3.5-liter V6 engine, which has 268-hp (more horsepower than the Ford Mustang from 10 years ago). The Camry is also available with a hybrid powertrain that uses a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine coupled with an electric motor for a total of 187-hp. The 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid has gas mileage ratings of 31-mpg city and 35-mpg highway.

The 2011 Toyota Camry competes with the Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and Hyundai Sonata. The Toyota’s reputation for reliability and high resale values makes it a top seller, even with such stiff competition. The Camry doesn’t have any clear advantages over the competition besides the reputation the car has built over the years, so buyers have a tough choice if they’re shopping for a mid-size car.

The Camry’s gas mileage ratings of 20-mpg city and 29 highway are competitive with the Accord V6’s 20-mpg city and 30-mpg highway and better than the Ford Fusion V6’s 17 city and 24 highway ratings. The Camry V6 can’t compete with the more powerful turbocharged four-cylinder Hyundai Sonata’s gas mileage ratings of 22 city and 33 highway. The 2011 Toyota Camry four-cylinder gas mileage ratings of 22-mpg city and 33-mpg highway are also right in the middle of the pack. The Accord is rated at 23 city and 33 highway, the Hyundai Sonata gets ratings of 24-mpg city and 35-mpg highway and the Fusion is rated at 22 city and 31 highway.

The Camry’s interior dimensions are also comparable with the competition. The Camry’s 38.8 inches of front headroom is 1.2 inches less than the Sonata and 2.6 less than the Accord, but 0.1 more than the Fusion. The 2011 Camry has less front legroom than its competition, but has more rear seat legroom, making it a little bit more comfortable for larger passengers. The 2011 Camry’s 15 cubic feet of cargo room put it above the Honda Accord, which has 14 cubic feet, but below the Sonata and Fusion, both of which have 16.5 cubic feet of trunk space.