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toyota Archive
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![When I finished writing my Cars of a Lifetime series early this year, I had just bought a used Ford Focus to become my main car. But I was keeping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Smackdown1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Smackdown! 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS vs. 2006 Ford Focus ZX5 SES")
COAL Smackdown! 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS vs. 2006 Ford Focus ZX5 SES
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 44 CommentsWhen I finished writing my Cars of a Lifetime series early this year, I had just bought a used Ford Focus to become my main car. But I was keeping […] -
![We’ve discussed the original mini-Cordoba Cressida a while back, but today I want to talk about the later version. While the 1976-80 Cressida was very much a 3/4-scale LeSabre or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/02-02-2013-013-800x533-e1366572528612.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Cressida – I’d Take One Over An ES300")
CC Capsule: 1989 Toyota Cressida – I’d Take One Over An ES300
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 24 CommentsWe’ve discussed the original mini-Cordoba Cressida a while back, but today I want to talk about the later version. While the 1976-80 Cressida was very much a 3/4-scale LeSabre or […] -
![The second-generation Camry is where Toyota got serious about the midsize sedan. The Camry had always been designed with the U.S. market in mind, but the styling of the first-generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/89ToyotaCamryAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Toyota Camry DX – Somehow, Beige Is Appropriate")
CC Capsule: 1988 Toyota Camry DX – Somehow, Beige Is Appropriate
Posted on March 16, 2013 | 80 CommentsThe second-generation Camry is where Toyota got serious about the midsize sedan. The Camry had always been designed with the U.S. market in mind, but the styling of the first-generation […] -
![I am not a huge Toyota fan, despite my love for the quirky 1970s models. But despite it all, the current lineup does have a certain appeal. Nice family cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2-17-2013-024-1280x852-e1361653050652.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future CCs: A Pleasant Toyota Sunday…")
Future CCs: A Pleasant Toyota Sunday…
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 42 CommentsI am not a huge Toyota fan, despite my love for the quirky 1970s models. But despite it all, the current lineup does have a certain appeal. Nice family cars […] -
![It seems that the MT Car of the Year and European Car of the Year could not have been more different; to wit, the Mustang II and W116 Merc S-Class: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02-03-2013-001-e1359955248280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CCOTY Nomination: 1974 Toyota Corona – Japan Inc. Finally Plays In Peoria")
CCOTY Nomination: 1974 Toyota Corona – Japan Inc. Finally Plays In Peoria
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 49 CommentsIt seems that the MT Car of the Year and European Car of the Year could not have been more different; to wit, the Mustang II and W116 Merc S-Class: […] -
![After wrecking my red Toyota Matrix, I needed to buy a car in a hurry. I wanted another wagon to haul the kids and the dog, and the used-car lots […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Focus1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS–The Blue Pill")
COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS–The Blue Pill
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 43 CommentsAfter wrecking my red Toyota Matrix, I needed to buy a car in a hurry. I wanted another wagon to haul the kids and the dog, and the used-car lots […] -
![My wife held out as long as she could, but had finally had her fill of cramming two child seats in the back of her beloved but tiny Corolla coupe. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BlueMatrix3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix–The Red Pill")
COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix–The Red Pill
Posted on January 19, 2013 | 50 CommentsMy wife held out as long as she could, but had finally had her fill of cramming two child seats in the back of her beloved but tiny Corolla coupe. […] -
![Both my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sienna3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars")
COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars
Posted on January 12, 2013 | 29 CommentsBoth my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […] -
![“The red was so bright and shiny,” she said, “it was hard to look at.” But when I met her, four years post-purchase, the red finish on her 1989 Corolla […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Corolla4jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5–Flying By You")
COAL: 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5–Flying By You
Posted on January 5, 2013 | 22 Comments“The red was so bright and shiny,” she said, “it was hard to look at.” But when I met her, four years post-purchase, the red finish on her 1989 Corolla […] -
![Toyota was on top of the world in the early ’90s. The 1989 launch of Lexus had exceeded all expectations. The Camry and Corolla were selling like gangbusters. It didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC00560-1024x768-e1346264817776.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-96 Toyota Camry – The Greatest Camry Of All Time?")
Curbside Classic: 1992-96 Toyota Camry – The Greatest Camry Of All Time?
Posted on September 4, 2012 | 128 CommentsToyota was on top of the world in the early ’90s. The 1989 launch of Lexus had exceeded all expectations. The Camry and Corolla were selling like gangbusters. It didn’t […] -
![There are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-171-050-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater")
Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 46 CommentsThere are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […] -
![The fifth-generation Toyota Celica, while retaining the grille and pop-up headlights of its immediate predecessor, showcased a new organic design language that appeared on the Previa minivan the same year, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-004-800x585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Celica Convertible – Remember When Toyotas Were Sporty?")
CC Capsule: 1991 Toyota Celica Convertible – Remember When Toyotas Were Sporty?
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 29 CommentsThe fifth-generation Toyota Celica, while retaining the grille and pop-up headlights of its immediate predecessor, showcased a new organic design language that appeared on the Previa minivan the same year, […]
