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Toyota Prius Minivan In The Works?
From the ‘Well duh, why shouldn’t they’ department comes word (just rumors at the moment) that Toyota, the worlds largest car company, is thinking of making a Prius minivan. Or to be more accurate, it would be a minivan based on the Prius platform. Now, a Prius isn’t a very big car to begin with, […]
Read More »Moms Speak Out About Safest Cars
In honor of Mother’s Day (it’s this Sunday, so don’t forget people) I thought I’d do a mom-related car posting. In my search, I found a great Web site called motherproof.com. Let’s face it, mothers do a lot of driving. A group of women on motherproof.com take a look at the vehicles, road-test them for […]
Read More »2009 Toyota Yaris 5-door Liftback Review – The True Smart Car
The Toyota 5-door Yaris looks and feels about right as the utility vehicle for the new economy. It is cheap, roomy, economical and versatile. And it accomplishes all of this with a bit of style and flare. Its EPA numbers of 29 City/35 Highway is not quite at the level of the tiny Smart Fortwo’s 33/41.
Read More »2010 Scion xB New Tunes, Same Price
Here’s some solid evidence that Toyota’s Scion brand sure knows it’s market: The 2010 version of the quite popular xB is getting a new and better audio system, and the prices for the car aren’t going up a cent. The 2010 xB which is exactly the same vehicle as the 2009, apart from the all-new, […]
Read More »2009 Toyota RAV4 Review – a car disguised as an SUV
Toyota’s RAV4 is a compact sport-utility vehicle that is slightly larger than some of its competition — it’s one of the few vehicles in its class to offer a third row. But despite its relatively large size, it’s also one of the lightest vehicles in its segment, a trait which pays dividends in the RAV4’s driving dynamics and fuel efficiency.
Read More »Toyota Develops World's First Rear-Seat Center Airbag
Here’s something that had never occurred to me: There is no airbag for the rear, center seat passenger. Turn out this fact DID occur to the bright sparks at Toyota, and they have decided to address the issue by making the world’s first rear seat center airbag. This is, by and large, a pretty good […]
Read More »Toyota Stays In the Race
Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s largest automaker, announced plans to continue racing in Formula One and NASCAR series, even as demand for their cars is taking a pit stop worldwide. The carmaker will participate in the two racing series despite being financially restricted by catastrophic business conditions. According to a Toyota press release, this will […]
Read More »One Million Priuses in U.S. Can't Be Wrong
Toyota’s hybrid sales in the U.S. have surpassed the 1 million mark, the Japanese automaker said Thursday, underlining the rising popularity of the ecological vehicles. Here in trendy San Francisco
Read More »2010 Tundra Unveiled at Chicago Auto Show
Toyota unveiled the 2010 Tundra pickup at the Chicago Auto Show this week, featuring an optional smaller, more fuel-efficient V-8 engine and other features, including an optional flex-fuel powertrain which will allow the vehicle to run on gasoline-ethanol blends. Toyota is trying to make the Tundra a little greener and a little sleeker, in response […]
Read More »Toyota Recalls 1.3 Million Yaris
Uh-oh, another recall, and this is a big one. Toyota, largest automaker in the world has to recall one of its most popular models, the Yaris. As a matter of fact, they are recalling 1.3 million of the little buggers, so this is a pretty big deal (BTW, just what IS the plural of Yaris? […]
Read More »Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris and Nissan Versa Comparison – The New Big 3's Little 3.
Rather, this article is about comparing three little sub-compact cars: the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and the Toyota Yaris. Cars that have held true to the decades-old focus and
Read More »It's a Family Affair at Toyota
As Obama takes on the tough job of running our country, Toyota Motor Corp. is also looking at some very tough times. So, it came as no surprise that right before our inauguration, the carmaker named a new leader to run its organization. It’s fitting actually, because Toyota is the size of a small country […]
Read More »Toyota Unveils New FT-EV at Detroit Auto Show
Last Sunday as part of the opening festivities for the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Toyota unveiled their new FT-EV concept car, scheduled for release in 2012. I like the idea behind it (“green and lean”) but couldn’t Toyota come up with a design that doesn’t look like something out of “Willie […]
Read More »Let the Sun Shine, Toyota Declares
Toyota, who’s Prius is the most popular car on the hybrid market today, is upping the “clean and green” ante with a new vehicle in development that will run partially on the sun’s rays. They will also start the long-range development of a car that will run solely on solar. Both vehicles will take several […]
Read More »CarReview's Best Car Choices of 2008
Another year has passed by and it is time for reflection upon the past year, as well as looking forward to more good things happening in 2009. CarReview’s editors reviewed the cars for 2008 and picked their favorites. Below is our list of outstanding vehicles that won’t have you asking for any handouts from congress.
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