The first crash test results for 2012 model-year cars were released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) earlier this month, and the news isn’t great. Under the stricter guidelines in place for 2011 and forward, only three cars have earned five-star composite ratings so far. Those three cars are the 2012 Cadillac CTS, [...]
Toyota announced earlier this month that it’s considering moving the production of the Toyota Camry models meant for the South Korean market from Japan to the United States to reduce export expenses. Last year, South Koreans bought 4,200 Toyota Camrys making it one of the best selling foreign cars in that country. Toyota believes that [...]
Yesterday Toyota and Ford made a joint-announcement revealing plans for the two automakers to collaborate on hybrid-drive technology meant for light trucks and SUVs. It’s expected that the result will be new, more fuel-efficient powertrains that will eventually show up under both the Toyota and Ford brands as the decade progresses. While neither company has [...]
It’s no secret that hybrids and EVs are the darlings of the environmental movement, but there are still a lot of vehicle options that will give you excellent gas mileage and the ease of care that comes with a standard engine. Recently, Automotive Magazine came up with a list of the most fuel efficient 2011 [...]
Okay, we admit that power isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think of a Toyota Prius, but maybe it should be – at least a little bit – because the automaker has just announced its new Plus Performance Package for their hybrid poster-car. What’s in the Plus Performance Package? Well, there’s [...]