From the Auris and the Avensis to the Yaris and the RAV4, all of Toyota’s recent mainstream cars have been depressingly vanilla. White goods. Reliable, serviceable, capable—but as engaging as a washing machine or fridge freezer. But with the C-HR—an acronym for Coupe-High Rider, if you were wondering—Toyota has built a mass market vehicle with
While the 24 Hours of Lemons race series, which employs me as Chief Justice of the Lemons Supreme Court, visits Sonoma Raceway aka Sears Point twice each year, I hadn’t done a Race Organizer Review there since I drove a 2016 Scion FR-S for the 2016 Sears Pointless race. Since I stay 44 miles from
Like the 1986 film Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that fails to inspire fervor among critics. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealer lots last year, Toyota’s mid-size crossover SUV entered 2017 with a host of changes aimed at satisfying the masses and pundits alike. Notably, all Highlanders,
Toyota defended its title as the world’s most valuable car brand in a new ranking, holding off BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Tesla, meanwhile, made the biggest improvement, rising two spots to No. 8 because of a 32 percent increase in its brand value. Toyota’s brand value decreased 3 percent to $28.7 billion as increased sales were
The world’s most popular hybrid gets a big makeover Pros Incredible fuel economy, more pleasant to drive, functional hatchback body style Cons Styling both inside and out not to all tastes Value for money Good What would I change? Ditch the weird white interior plastics How I would spec it? The Technology trim has everything
The design, technology and handling of the Toyota C-HR make it shine brightly in the crossover crowd, as you can see from this review detailing the spec, performance and price of the 1.2 Excel manual version. THE new Toyota C-HR uses the same global architecture as the company’s Prius – and right there is where
You can tell just by looking at it. The C-HR was supposed to be a Scion, right up until Toyota put the brand out of its misery. Like the rest of the survivors, it found asylum in Toyota, but it remains firmly a child of two worlds. As a result, it’s completely unsure of what
The SUV craze just got a little crazier. A 2,000-hp (2,000 hp!) Toyota Land Cruiser, with former NASCAR champ Carl Edwards piloting, set a 230-mph speed record. The big fella actually went a GPS-certified and video-documented 230.02 mph. Toyota said it could have gone faster but ran out of usable space. Toyota calls this truck
In the face of fresher competition from Chrysler and a new version of the Honda Odyssey, the Toyota Sienna remains a popular choice, as Toyota’s well-earned reputation for reliability is a compelling notion for buyers of a hard-use vehicle like a minivan. There’s also the fact that Toyota has strived to keep the Sienna in