Avalon
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0Three Toyotas latest to earn IIHS Top Safety Picks 1274884200
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just announced that a total of three new Toyota vehicles have been given Top Safety Pick awards. Both the 2011 Toyota Avalon and 2011 Toyota Sienna were awarded the institute's highest ratings in front, side, rollover and rear crash tests. The 2010 ...
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Toyota prices redesigned Avalon, Sienna minivan w/Auto Access Seat [w/video] 1268076540
2011 Toyota Avalon – Click above for high-res image galleryToyota has officially announced pricing for the updated 2011 Avalon which made its public debut at this year's Chicago Auto Show. Additionally, pricing has been released for the Sienna with Auto Access Seat, which is the first ... -
Toyota looks to boost March sales with "biggest offers ever" 1267650480
Toyota has been getting hammered on Capitol Hill and on the showroom floor, but the Japanese automaker isn't going to take the punishment sitting down. To spur sales during this time of crisis, Toyota is betting big on incentives that included 0 percent financing and leases under $200 on its ... -
Toyota offering to fix oil lines on nearly 1M six-cylinder models 1267544820
"This is not a safety recall." Toyota is making it perfectly clear that this latest limited service campaign involving V6-powered vehicles sold over the past few years is not, in fact, a safety recall, as it does not have the potential to harm drivers. What's happening, however, is the rubber ...
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Consumer Reports may restore Toyota "Recommended" ratings next week 1267475400
Consumer Reports may be ready to offer a vote of confidence in Toyota, depending on the outcome of the Japanese automaker's current Congressional Hearings on Toyota Safety here in the United States, says CR Senior Director David Champion. At the end of January as news was starting to pile up ...
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Autoblog Podcast #166 - Chicago recap/Geneva preview 1266354960
Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!It's Chris² as both Shunk and Paukert join Dan and for Episode #166 of the Autoblog Podcast this week. First up, as usual, is the Autoblog Garage, housing a Suzuki Grand Vitara and a Kia Soul this week. From there, we take a ... -
Report: Toyota idling two U.S. factories in wake of sales shortfall 1266337740
The recall of over eight million vehicles has Toyota in the crosshairs of the world media, and all that negative attention is predictably hurting the Japanese automaker's U.S. sales. A report from Breitbart claims that Toyota is stopping production at its Georgetown, Kentucky Camry and Avalon ...
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Chicago 2010: Refreshed Toyota Avalon "boldly redesigned" to look exactly like predecessor 1265827500
2011 Toyota Avalon – Click above for high-res galleryPerhaps the only 'surprise' at this year's Chicago Auto Show thus far has been the appearance of Toyota's refreshed-for-2011 Avalon sedan. According to this morning's presentation, even the automaker itself debated ... -
Report: Toyota continuing to sell recalled vehicles without a fix 1264433340
Toyota is in the beginning stages of a new voluntary recall that affects 2.3 million vehicles. The recall involves accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick due to wear and cause unintended acceleration, though it is technically not related to an earlier, larger recall to fix floor mats on ...
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Toyota issues new voluntary recall for sticking accelerator pedals, 2.3 million vehicles affected 1264111140
Toyota has announced a new voluntary recall of approximately 2.3 million vehicles to correct "sticking accelerator pedals" on eight specific Toyota models. The recall includes late model versions of the RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Tundra and Sequoia (follow the jump for the ...

