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toyota Archive
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Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Avalon Limited AWD – Kicking Ass And Taking Names
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 71 CommentsIt’s hard to believe that the Toyota Avalon has been part of the streetscape for over 25 years now. Redesigned again for its fifth generation a couple of years ago, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 75 CommentsThis is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro – Contemporary Classic
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 30 Comments2021 marks the twelfth model year that the current generation of Toyota 4Runner has been available for purchase in the United States, making it one of the longest-lived vehicles on […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited AWD Hybrid – Slicing The Pie Ever Thinner
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 30 CommentsStandard Hybrid Powertrain. Standard AWD. Starting at $32,470 for the LE version. Which is about $3,820 more than the RAV4 LE Hybrid AWD with essentially the same powertrain, built on […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsHave you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsWhile most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […] -
Automotive History: Toyota Kijang – Brand Evolution
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 16 Comments(first posted 11/1/2014) A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the Compadre, neé GM BTV. In comparison to that little project, the Kijang is considerably less ambitious […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Corolla XSE – Humble Is This Juggernaut
Posted on October 5, 2020 | 45 CommentsLast year Toyota sold more Toyota Corolla badged cars in the United States than their entire Lexus brand sold here in total. Worldwide, the Corolla sold more often than the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 62 Comments(first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans
Posted on March 31, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 3/24/2014) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d […] -
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWith the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […] -
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsAutomotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […] -
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8%
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 15 CommentsYou’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […] -
COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 8 CommentsI never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […]
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Avalon Limited AWD – Kicking Ass And Taking Names It’s hard to believe that the Toyota Avalon has been part of the streetscape for over 25 years now. Redesigned again for its fifth generation a couple of years ago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_1194-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine (first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ho.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD (Plug-In Hybrid) – The Missing Link For The EV-Curious This is the vehicle GM should have built and named the Volt back in 2010. Instead they chose to go with a low slung hatchback limited to four seats and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9295.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro – Contemporary Classic 2021 marks the twelfth model year that the current generation of Toyota 4Runner has been available for purchase in the United States, making it one of the longest-lived vehicles on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_8942-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited AWD Hybrid – Slicing The Pie Ever Thinner Standard Hybrid Powertrain. Standard AWD. Starting at $32,470 for the LE version. Which is about $3,820 more than the RAV4 LE Hybrid AWD with essentially the same powertrain, built on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8790-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank Have you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7879-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt While most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7391-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Toyota Kijang – Brand Evolution (first posted 11/1/2014) A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about the Compadre, neé GM BTV. In comparison to that little project, the Kijang is considerably less ambitious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GS-003-04.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Corolla XSE – Humble Is This Juggernaut Last year Toyota sold more Toyota Corolla badged cars in the United States than their entire Lexus brand sold here in total. Worldwide, the Corolla sold more often than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_5780-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Toyota Cressida – The Proto Lexus (first posted 7/14/2011) Every “overnight success” has a much larger back story than most people care to know. It’s become pop history that Toyota’s Lexus division took the country by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cressida-86.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Tercel – Last Of The Mohicans (first posted 3/24/2014) “Will you take a picture of me with the car?” taunted the local teen, walking home from school with some of his cohorts. As much as I’d […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-02-18-15.51.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford With the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_120230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: 2019 Fleet Vehicles Of The Year Automotive Fleet magazine is perhaps the most comprehensive publication covering all spectrums of the fleet industry. From telematics to tire pricing trends, they cover the spectrum of items encountered by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fleet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 8: Hybrids Surge At Toyota, Nearly Everything Else Tumbles; Toyota Motor North America Down 1.8% You’ve got to have some sympathy for Toyota. They finally injected some passion into the Corolla, Camry, and Avalon at exactly the time when people are jumping ship to crossovers. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180402_130827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car I never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191102_165853.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


