Toyota New Car Reviews

2010 Toyota Prius Review | Buyer Guide

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Better Than Ever
You have to hand it to Toyota—they have taken what was the state-of-the-art hybrid car and made it even better. If you liked the last Prius, you are going to love the new one. Toyota has improved its most popular hybrid in almost every way, and added a number of high-tech options.
The 2010 [...]

2009 Toyota Venza Review | Buyer Guide

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

A Tweener
Whenever there’s a gap in the Toyota lineup, you can be sure that it won’t last for long. The product planners get all over it, and a new vehicle pops up. Such is the case with the 2009 Toyota Venza.
According to Toyota spokesman, Ron Zeinstra, the Venza is designed to appeal to those who [...]

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Review | Buyer Guide

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Highlander Hybrid Offers Better Gas Mileage
The redesigned 2008 Highlander doesn’t look a lot different than its predecessor, but it’s bigger, more powerful and comes with more features.
Toyota made the’08 Highlander four inches longer, three inches wider and an inch taller than the old model. It also gave the new Highlander a longer platform with [...]

2007 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid Review | Buyer Guide

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Toyota Redesigns Camry and Adds Hybrid
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Toyota Camry is a hugely popular car. In fact, it’s been the best selling car in America for eight out of the last nine years. And the 2007 model that may become the most popular Camry yet. Why? Because [...]

Preview: 2008 Toyota Highlander Review | Buyer Guide

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

2008 Highlander Bulks Up
June 27, 2007 - Stevenson, WA. At a press preview here today, Toyota introduced its redesigned Highlander SUV to a gathering of West Coast journalists. This 2008 model doesn’t look a lot different than its predecessor, but its bigger, more powerful and provides more safety equipment now. It is also significantly [...]

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Review | Buyer Guide

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Macho FJ Cruiser Shines Off-Road, But Hard To Live With
When I drove the FJ Cruiser at the press introduction, I wondered what on earth possessed Toyota to build this vehicle. Everybody knew in November 2005 that the public’s taste in SUVs had changed. Rugged, off-road sport/utilities were out, and civilized car-based models, like Toyota’s Highlander, [...]