Crossovers are changing the automotive industry with their record-breaking sales. So much so that many manufacturers are changing their M.O., shifting their focus to crossovers instead of sedans. Manufacturers who haven’t hopped on the crossover bandwagon are rushing new and updated models to the market while some have let go of top executives for not
There are more than 40 brands offering 230-some nameplates in America today. Not a single one is a direct Land Cruiser competitor. So what is the Land Cruiser’s mission? It’s not aimed at the towing crowd. A $50,000 full-size half-ton anything can tow more than the Land Cruiser’s 8,100 lbs. It’s not for hauling people.
I’m a bit of an iPhone fanboy and when Apple revealed its watch, I was intrigued and went back and forth on whether to move ahead on their wrist-encompassing gadget. I decided the last thing I need is yet another apparatus alerting me to incoming emails, text messages and calendar reminders. The retro Nokia 3310
You might be wondering why an enthusiast automotive site like The Drive even bothers to cover a car like the Toyota Camry. Well, despite some of your internet-badass proclamations of “boring!”, or feigned slumber every time the mid-size sedan is featured, Toyota sells a lot of these. In fact, it’s the best-selling sedan in America
One of the biggest debuts at the 2017 Detroit auto show was the redesigned and re-engineered 2018 Toyota Camry. Looking to inject some excitement into the venerable nameplate, and overall midsize sedan segment, Toyota’s latest iteration is perhaps the sportiest yet. Now that it is closer to reaching dealership lots, the automotive press just got
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