Midsize Might: 2025 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Review

2025 toyota tacoma trd 1

Toyota’s most popular pickup truck remains the Tacoma, which has long been the dominant model in the midsize segment. Completely overhauled in 2024, the 2025 model continues with minor changes, including now-standard front tow hooks. The new style is burly, but the high price point for top-of-the-line models such as … Read more

Live! From the 2018 Chicago Auto Show

2018 Chicago auto show

Chicago new car reveals and concepts from McCormick Place. The 2018 Chicago Auto Show kicks off this week and yours truly will be in attendance for the media days scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The public days begin Saturday, Feb. 10 and extend through Monday, Feb. 19. If you’re in … Read more

The History of the Toyota Sequoia

2021 Toyota Sequoia

The Toyota Sequoia is a full-size SUV, based on the platform underpinning the Toyota Tundra pickup truck. This SUV competes in a narrow segment, one dominated by the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Ford Expedition and represented in later years by the Nissan Armada. Toyota released the Sequoia in 2001. That … Read more

Timeless Trails: The 2019 Toyota 4Runner

2019 Toyota 4Runner review

The TRD Pro is the only 4Runner model with “TOYOTA” emblazoned on its grille. True off-road SUV adventuring belongs to Jeep and Land Rover, with GMC, Ford and Chevrolet also represented. Not to be overlooked is Toyota, which has decades of experience in delivering various Land Cruiser, Sequoia, and FJ … Read more

Toyota’s Workhorse: The Full-Size 2016 Tundra

2016 Toyota Tundra

Behind the wheel of Toyota’s largest pickup truck. How do you like your pickup truck — small, medium or large? Small pickup trucks are no longer sold in the US, having morphed into midsize trucks beginning about two decades ago. With the Ford Ranger’s retirement in 2011, consumers were left … Read more