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You Can Get a 2020 Toyota Supra With a Manual Transmission After All

Maybe Toyota got it right with the 2020 Supra. Don’t offer a manual transmission and they’ll be writing about it for years, which is publicity. Even if it’s not good publicity.  The Supra seems like the best performance model Toyota has offered in years. One of the most natural options one can imagine would be …

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD Adds Flagship Performance and Looks

As the company flagship, Toyota Avalon doesn’t have to sell in huge numbers, it just has to be the best it can be. In a side-by-side comparison to its sister Lexus ES, it is surprisingly the better car, especially when you factor in list price, interior room, and front end designs.  About those Lexus front …
2020 Toyota Supra

More Powerful Toyota Supras Are Coming

The Toyota Supra has a heritage of being a true sports car, and the new 2020 version is no exception. What’s different is that its development was not exclusively Toyota’s but a tandem effort with BMW. The BMW Z4 is the basis for the Supra, and vice-versa. Each has their own power plant and bits, …

GM, VW Say “No Future” in Hybrids

Model cancellations, consolidations, and a march toward electrification are leading car manufacturers to make drastic decisions. Today, the Wall Street Journal announced that both General Motors and Volkswagen are killing off their Hybrid models. For them, it’s either conventional engines or electric — no middle ground. What they’re saying “Our strong preference is to go …

Tuned Toyota Supra Already Makes 420 HP

Litchfield Motors in Tewkesbury, UK, is a large British tuner that massages all things fast from Porsches to Ferraris; and those fast Nissan GT-R racers. They’ve been around over 20 years, and are known as one of the premier tuner shops in Europe. They recently snagged a 2020 Toyota Supra to breathe some extra smack …
2019 Toyota RAV4 Top IIHS Safety Pick

2019 Toyota RAV4 Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has given the Toyota RAV4 crossover its highest safety rating.  It checked off every safety category the IIHS has to get the “2019 Top Safety Pick” rating. Those safety categories cover specific items under umbrella headings for crashworthiness, crash avoidance, and child seat anchors. Within each of these …
2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro

Here’s What Makes the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Such a Great Truck

Doug DeMuro is a YouTube video creator who specializes in automobile reviews. Over the last five years, he’s reviewed hundreds if not thousands of different vehicles ranging from mundane daily drivers to high-end exotics. In early July, DeMuro reviewed Toyota’s 2019 Tacoma TRD Pro and came away convinced that it’s a truly awesome truck. Here’s …