Toyota News

Last week, I test drove a fossil fuel-powered Camry so that last night, when I test-drove the Camry hybrid, I would have a baseline for comparison. I ought to have used the Ford Fusion hybrid for that. Outside, the hybrid looks much the same as the standard Camry, except for the hybrid badging. The...

Just for its looks, the Aptera 2e has gotten a ton of press--but now we show you what it's like to drive.

Toyota's Certified Used Hybrid program takes away the worry about powertrain reliability

Toyota is worried about competition from the cheaper, smaller 2010 Honda Insight, which gets mileage almost as good as the new Prius

Toyota announced today that they have exceeded one million total hybrid sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. Toyota accomplished this feat with a fleet of six total hybrid vehicles from Toyota and Lexus, including the automotive industry's first gas electric hybrid, the Toyota Prius. The...

Toyota has issued slightly modified preliminary EPA fuel economy numbers for its 2010 Prius. Before you smugly declare that you were right, that there was no way this third-gen hybrid could achieve 50 miles to the gallon in combined fuel economy, please note: that number hasn't changed, Mister...

Toyota subtly adjusted the gas-mileage ratings for the 2010 Prius today

Sometimes it takes a little nudge to make us realize we know way too much about the car business. When news reports quoted AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson as saying he had 600,000 used hybrids piling up on lots all over the country, we chuckled. And when we wrote about his speech, we didn't use that...

As the Melbourne Auto Show draws to a close today, several premiers are still news worthy.  Toyota premiered the Toyota Camry Hybrid Concept called the HC-CV.  This concept closely hints at what the production version will look like when Toyota starts production early next year. The Toyota Camry...

It's a good time to buy any car, but you may get a particularly good deal on a Prius right now

Today we celebrate a unique anniversary. One hundred years ago today, US Patent No. 288,181 was granted to Henri Pieper for a "Mixed Drive for Autovehicles"--what we now call a hybrid-electric vehicle. Here's the odd part: Monsieur Pieper describes himself as "a loyal subject of the King of...

The 2009 Female Mechanics Calendar includes renowned Prius mechanic Carolyn Coquilette of San Francisco's Luscious Garage

Oven out of service? Can't think of what to make for dinner? Got to drive 75 miles? Have we got a recipe for you!

Does the Smart ForTwo Have Competition on the Way

The Prius wins a prestigious honor from the bible for new car buyers

Would you buy a stripped-down current Prius for $5,000 less than the new, fancier 2010 model? Toyota hopes so.

Detroit learns that few of the President's auto task force members drive cars from GM or Chrysler

More details have emerged about Italdesign's latest hybrid supercar concept expected to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The numbers are staggering. Italdesign claims that the car will tear through 0 to 62 mph in under four seconds and achieve a top speed of 186 miles per hour. That's...

Partisans on both sides are squaring off to debate the merits of the first real American competition for the Prius

The name Fabrizio Giugiaro is synonymous with fast, stylish cars. The styling director at Italdesign knows how to make car fans drool. In 2006 there was the Giugiaro Mustang Concept with 500 horsepower, a glass roof and doors hinged at the bottom of the A-pillar that tipped forward when opened. At...