@cjmoss1, you may or may not have experience driving any current newer model vehicles, such as rentals. If you have not, be prepared to find what initially will seem a startling difference between your '96 Camry versus any and all newer vehicles of the past few years.
In addition to using Consumer Reports new car buying guide and online research, be prepared to do lots of test driving. You may find that after initial test drives you will need to look over the specs again and then go for additional rounds of test drives as you become familiar with the features and feel of current model cars and sync those experiences with what is written about the cars.
I went through just such a few years ago when replacing a twenty year old car.