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2018 Toyota Highlander SE V6 AWD Review
Hypes: Nifty Solution to Transportation for 7 Gripes: Limited Rear Vision, Too Much Black Plastic Inside Not very long ago, it would have been unthinkable for a 4,570 pound SUV powered by a gas hungry 295hp V6 to return 22MPG in overall driving. But when Toyota performed a substantial makeover of their best selling Highlander […]
Read More »2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid XLE AWD-i Review
Toyota’s Hybrid Highlander tops the model range in both horsepower and fuel economy. It’s hard to beat that double-barreled punch. In the non-Hybrid Highlander, the 3.5-liter 2GR-FXS V6 produces 280hp in gas-only form, with an overall mileage rating of 20MPG.
Read More »2018 Toyota RAV4 Platinum FWD Review
It’s not the space. It’s not the pace. Nor is it the looks. So what is it about the RAV4 that makes this little SUV the best selling Toyota of them all?
Read More »2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6 Review
This year, seven Toyotas started the Daytona 500. Six of them used V8 engines to power their rear wheels. The seventh used a V6 to power its front wheels.
Read More »2017 Toyota Tundra 4×4 Limited Crewmax Review
If you want to be transported back in time to the rock ‘n roll Fifties, step way up into the huge Crewmax cab of this Tundra, tune SiriusXM to “Fifties on 5,” then lay hard into the throttle pedal. The tune the engine plays is even more evocative than the one issuing from the JBL amplifier and subwoofer.
Read More »2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid SE Review
Toyota’s official designation for the color of this week’s 2018 Camry is “Ruby Flare Pearl.” It costs $395 extra and is worth every penny. But since when is Ruby Flare Pearl a name you’d associate with a Camry? Since now
Read More »2018 Toyota C-HR XLE Review
This uniquely outrageous looking vehicle, originally intended to be part of Toyota’s now defunct Scion product line, is named C-HR because it’s a Coupe-High Rider.
Read More »2017 Toyota Highlander SE V6 AWD Review
About the only thing this Toyota fails to provide is fun behind the wheel. Although the Highlander’s window sticker claims that this crossover is fitted with a “Sport Tuned” suspension, the Highlander is just too heavy.
Read More »2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD PRO 4×4 DBL. Cab Review
Hypes: Rugged Old School Pickup Gripes: Needs Hydraulic Hood Prop Opt for the TRD PRO version of the Tacoma compact pickup and you’ve got a military spec off-roader that will out-butch everything but a monster truck. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is hardly a newcomer to assaults on Baja, or the urban jungle for that matter. […]
Read More »2017 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited Review
Today’s Avalon is a very different product from that modest initial offering. Although it has retained the same “big car” dimensions for the last decade, the packaging within has transformed the Avalon from a massaged Camry into a luxurious line-topping sedan with no need to apologize for anything.
Read More »2017 Toyota Prius Prime Advanced Review
Toyota has been busy supplementing the Prius line with new versions dedicated to extra space (Prius V), affordability (Prius c), and now, a plug-in version first distributed in fall of 2016 as a 2017 model. This latest entry in the hybrid class, named Prius Prime, looks like a space ship compared to previous Prius designs.
Read More »2017 Toyota Corolla 50th Anniversary Special Edition Review
In honor of five decades of continuous improvement of that winning original recipe, Toyota celebrates the Corolla’s unprecedented longevity with a tastefully appointed 50th Anniversary Special Edition. So the 50th anniversary Corolla is really quite the bowl of dark cherries.
Read More »2016 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Review
Call this one the ‘Hybridlander.’ At $50,385, it’s right at the top of the model’s price range. Sure, you can buy a stripper ‘Lowlander’ with a 2.7 liter 4 cylinder 185hp engine for an entry level price of $29,665. But for sheer practicality, performance, comfort and travel range, you can’t beat the line-topping Hybrid.
Read More »2016 Toyota Corolla Special Edition Review
The Corolla doesn’t get a lot of love from car enthusiasts. Just recently, Toyota introduced a “Special Edition” of the model to commemorate the fact that 2016 marks the 50th year of production.
Read More »2016 Toyota Avalon Hybrid LTD Review
If you’re interested in saving 10 percent off the top, consider a Toyota Avalon instead of a Lexus ES300. Both four door luxury sedans derive from the same platform. Select the Hybrid model Avalon, and you’ll pay a base price of $41,950.
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