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Toyota's 2016 Yaris Delivers Practicality, Affordability, Reliability and Safety in One Small Package, Says AutoTrader

The 2016 Toyota Yaris is the smallest Toyota you can buy here in U.S., but it still brings big Toyota credibility to the table in key areas like reliability and safety. Autotrader editor Jabari Jones recently outlined five good reasons to consider buying a Yaris in this video segment.

In addition to its ultra-maneuverable size and right-sized price tag, the Yaris benefits from Toyota's well-earned reputation for reliability. In fact, all scheduled maintenance is covered for two-years/25,000 miles, and Toyota's offers free 24-hour roadside assistance...

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NY Times Review: New Prius Has a New Look, Better Handling and Electric Power Management

The Toyota Prius pioneered the hybrid vehicle category over 15 years ago, and still is iconic in all that is represents: being eco-conscious, sensible, progressive. The 2017 Prius, the fourth generation, arrives with a distinctive new look (what would be a Prius be, if not distinctive) and an even stingier hybrid gasoline engine than the previous version. Tom Voelk, auto critic for The New York Times, has the review.

The new Prius Eco model has an EPA-rated fuel economy rating of 58 city, 54 highway. The Prius does hybridy kinds of things. Coasting and braking charges the battery...

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Michigan-Engineered, Texas-Built Toyota Tundra Takes on 1 Million Miles of Highway

Victor Sheppard drives a lot. We mean a lot.

While the average American driver puts about 12,000 miles on their odometer every year, Louisiana-native Sheppard drives 125,000 miles per year, on average. Most people take ten years to reach the mileage Sheppard hits in one. In only nine years, Sheppard's truck exceeded 1 million miles.

The only truck tough enough to handle mileage like that, with its original transmission, engine, and paint job?

 

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Toyota Camry Nabs Top Spot in Cars.com American-Made Index

Here at Kings Toyota, we’re proud to be able to say that Cars.com has, for the second year in a row and sixth time overall, given the Toyota Camry the top spot on its “American Made Index.” So that means America's best-selling car is still the most "American Made."

 

 

 

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A Musical Approach to Aerodynamics—the 2016 Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius has been the poster child for “green cars” since it burst onto the US market in 2000 with a bit of a clunky, boxy design and an entirely new way of doing things. Times have changed, thankfully, and the 2016 Toyota Prius is a little more hip, happening, and aerodynamic. As a way to highlight the aerodynamic design language of the 2016 Prius, Toyota has taken a unique approach: it has engineered the world’s first Prius Piano, an LED wind tunnel piano that shows off the aerodynamic body of the 2016 Prius by sending ribbons of…

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2016 Toyota RAV4 Continues to Set Pace for Small SUV Segment

Within the compact crossover class, the Toyota RAV4 is no doubt a deity. In fact, it's credited by many as one of the first of its kind, a true trendsetter among small SUVs.

Can the 2016 model continue to hold the throne in the face of ever-growing competition? Well, that's precisely the query MotorWeek set about addressing in their recent video review of the RAV4. See what they found in the clip below:

Indisputably one of its finest features, the RAV4's engine is altogether excellent. Coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission, this 2.5-liter four-cylinder is rated…

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