Author Archives: Kristen

Toyota to launch 17 new engines in next 5 years

Based on Toyota‘s New Global Architecture (TNGA), the Japanese carmaker has announced the introduction of a new engine that would be 60 percent more fuel efficient than the current generation ones. These new engines would come into 60 percent of Toyota Group cars by 2021, starting with Japan, and later moving on to China, Asia,

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Sporty looks don’t equal sport sedan

The Toyota Camry has been the best-selling midsize sedan for quite some time. Year to date, the Camry is the fourth-best-selling vehicle in the U.S. behind America’s workhorses, the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado, and Ram pickup. We’ve tested themore powerful V-6 and frugal hybrid variants, but we haven’t tested the volume Camry engine. Until now.

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2017 Toyota Sienna

This year marks the Toyota Sienna’s seventh and final model year before a next-generation version arrives, so the current van understandably is showing signs of age. Compared with fresher competitors, it offers fewer ways for the kids to stay connected, fewer clever bins, and 100 percent fewer options for a vacuum cleaner than you’ll find

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime first drive: The hybrid top dog goes plug-in Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/drive-reviews/first-drive-2017-toyota-prius-prime#ixzz4M3DOuK7q

Prius Prime plug-in gets a bigger battery, but the Volt still goes twice as far on electricity Toyota is the world leader in hybrids, pioneering their development as mass-market transportation alternatives 25 years ago and then selling way more of them than any other carmaker on the planet. Toyota now offers a total of 13

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50th anniversary of Toyota Corolla

2016 marks another great milestone for the Toyota Corolla, as the world’s most popular car celebrates its 50th anniversary. The first Toyota Corolla was introduced to Japan in 1966. Available in two distinct body styles (two- and four-door saloon, and two-door estate), the Corolla was designed to be a “people’s car”, nevertheless it displayed superior

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