When is a Toyota not a Toyota? In the case of the Yaris, when it’s a Mazda. The sedan version of this tiniest Toyota became a rebadged version of the Mazda2 for 2016, and next year, the hatchback will do the same. Depending on your preference, you’ll either have to wait for that one to arrive, or to grab your last chance at the Toyota-built 2019 on

OJAI, California – The Corolla turns 50 this year. And in honour of its half-century anniversary, the ubiquitous little sedan has just set a new standard, not just for the compact segment, but for every mainstream vehicle on the market. It’s part of Toyota’s “democratization of safety” strategy, making technology available to every mainstream

DETROIT – Toyota’s building an all-new 2019 Avalon, and you can be forgiven if your first reaction is, “They were still making the old one?” The new cabin looks nothing like the old one, with the previous busy centre stack replaced with a floating central screen that rises up from the console. The company certainly is, and it’s a shame

The mythical island of Avalon features prominently in Arthurian legend, as the place the King went to recover after an epic battle, and where Arthur's sword, Excalibur was forged. At various times, it has been suggested Avalon's true location was near Scotland, Australia, or Italy. In other words, if the place ever was real, no one knows where to f

When it comes to minivans, there's a lot to be said for the Toyota Sienna. Indeed, it won the most recent autoTRADER minivan comparison test thanks to its combination of roomy and comfortable interior, low step-in height, extra-wide rear sliding doors, potent and willing powertrain, decent handling and reasonable pricing. And that's before factorin

The newly-reincarnated Toyota GR Supra is coming online now for model-year 2020—the better part of two decades after the last Supra’s exit from the Canadian marketplace. For the sports-car enthusiast, or anyone aspiring for a taste of world-class performance without the world-class price-tag, it’s a machine immensely deserving of your attention. Ba

DETROIT, Michigan – It was standing room only at Toyota’s Monday morning press conference at the Detroit auto show. In fact, the crowd spilled out of the hall and down the corridor, relegated to watching the event on one of several screens posted outside. Virtually a BMW Z4 under its Toyota FT-1 concept-inspired skin. Calling it “one of

You don’t usually buy a Toyota to be different. In fact, one could argue that Toyota products are the very definition of mainstream ubiquity. Then there is the Avalon. I saw one on the road a few weeks ago (honest, I did) and my car-dar did a double take, flashing “Unidentified! Unidentified!” to the receptors in the old cranium. The To

Toyota’s TNGA platform continues to make its way through the lineup, with the fourth-generation 2020 Highlander as the latest vehicle to receive the architecture. It’s called TNGA-K in this application, and it marks the Highlander as being all-new from the ground up. It certainly looks it: Aggressive creases on the doors and new 20-inch wheels (

The 2019 Toyota Avalon is the most recent example of just how narrow the gap between traditional luxury and the “nicest Toyota you can buy” has become. Whereas it was once necessary to schlep on over to the Lexus lot to experience top-tier features and creature comforts, the Avalon’s flagship sedan status has guaranteed it access to nigh-on ident

Toyota's truck division is largely a tale of two very different destinies. First, there's the Tundra, the brand's full-size option that for a brief shining moment seemed poised for relevancy amongst the domestic workhorses that dominate the Canadian pickup market, only to fizzle and fade, a victim of the indifference of its corporate masters and pr

Somewhere in the land between Camry and Lexus lies the Toyota Avalon: a holdout in a world where large family sedans are rapidly being replaced by SUVs, where its aspirational interior quality is outshone by its own cousins and where the competition is packing more punch. The Avalon is an odd duck. It doesn’t really fit anywhere any more. Toy

Vehicle Type Mid-size 4x4 SUV History/Description Optional Crawl Control and Multi-Terrain Select systems were on board, allowing drivers to tell the vehicle what sort of terrain they’re about to encounter, and allowing the computer to effectively optimize throttle sensitivity, braking and shifting as appropriate for the situation at hand.

Great Scott! Is it 2015 already? Well, let's take a quick look-see at how accurate Back to the Future II was. • Still need roads. When Marty McFly successfully navigated the trials and tribulations of time travel, his reward wasn't a stainless-steel super(ish) car, it was a truck. • Nikes don't tie themselves. • Hoverboard not avail

At the launch of the latest Corolla a couple years ago, Toyota announced the redesigned 2014 model would no longer be available in beige . This was of course seen as a tacit admission that for many years, the Corolla was, quite possibly, the world's most boring car. That tongue-in-cheek nod to the Corolla's reputation as a favourite of drivers