UPDATE: The 2009 Camry Hybrid is unchanged from the 2007 model that I have. Here's a recent (8/08) favorable
review of the 2009.
ORIGINAL COMMENT: Love my 2007 Camry Hybrid. Usually get 36.5 mpg/combined city/highway. Has plenty of zip for me--the 4 cyl. gas engine combines with the electric motor to produce 187 hp instead of the usual 158 hp for the 4 cyl. alone. The seats and driving position are quite comfortable. Suspension system is great--smooth ride and hugs the corners better than any other car I've had. Stability control, traction control, and ABS are standard, as is a continuously variable transmission--took me a while to get used to not hearing a shift in gears when accelerating. Slight whine when the brakes are applied, which is the regenerative braking system charging the high-voltage battery. The one drawback is somewhat limited trunk space because of the high-voltage battery at the back of the rear seats, but I never have trouble fitting my limited luggage in. Apart from that, the only way I can tell it's a hybrid is the complete silence when at a stop. Oh, and having to stop for gas only half as often as I used to. Even though mine is the basic trim level, it came equipped with loads of standard features that are options on nonhybrid models. The hybrid system is warranted for eight years or 100,000 miles (under California regulations the battery warranty extends to 10 years or 150,000 miles).