i noticed the 2013 has one more hp and one more torque than the 2014 model, why? and would that be a noticeable drop in performance?
sorry dont know much about cars.

 

They used a camry ECU instead of having 2 different part numbers and tunes.

 

The performance from the engine will be exactly the same. No worries.

Since you don't know much about cars, you'll probably be getting the automatic. Supposedly, the auto in the 2014s is better than the 2013 and under. The auto in my 2011 is a slushbox.