


The Vista first appeared April 1982 as a nicer trim level of the second generation Toyota Camry, and was sold exclusively at a new Toyota dealership channel with the same name, Vista. Then in August 1998 the last generation Vista would be redesigned, independent of the Camry.

This pattern will continue until late 1996, when a new, larger, US-oriented Camry took over the "Camry" name (earlier this larger CX/ CV platform was marketed in Japan as Scepter (MCV10) and Camry Gracia (MCV20/ MCX20)). When the Camry was redesigned, so was the Vista. Each Vista model is essentially a Japanese-market Toyota Camry, with different front- and rear-end treatment plus, while Camry is always a sedan, most Vistas up to V40 are hardtop.
