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Remaining Calm: Toyota expects pickup sales to rebound

10719783 Posted August 15 2008 11:36 AM by andrew_strieber

As gas hovers around $4 gallon, you'd think that with its lineup of fuel-efficient hybrids Toyota would be flying high. And while Camrys and Corollas are selling well and dealers are moving every example of the...

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Video Find: IIHS tests small pickups for the first time; Tacoma best rated

2008 toyota tacoma side impact test Posted July 24 2008 04:57 PM by Melissa

In recent side crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma earned the highest rating while the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and Nissan Frontier faired "okay" and the and the...

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2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser: Combining high-tech computer power with old-school flare

008_Toyota_FJ_Cruiser_front Posted July 16 2008 04:29 PM by Mark Williams

Toyota had high hopes for the new FJ Cruiser when it made its debute two years ago, and, for the most part, it’s hit all targets. In one fell swoop, Toyota let the auto world know it could dip into the retro well just like...

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The Big Picture: Bad News, Good News

High gas prices might help make Detroit relevant again
2008_toyota_Sequoia_Ltd_4WD Posted July 16 2008 11:17 AM by Angus MacKenzie

It's been decades since Detroit was the car capital of the world. Instead, it's become the world's truck capital. Motown's made millions of 'em, growing fat and happy on the juicy profit margins afforded by selling...

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Toyota Diesel rumored

2008_toyota_sequoia Posted July 15 2008 04:51 PM by TT Editors

Toyota is rumored to be working on a 7.0-liter V-8 diesel for a heavy-duty pickup-truck application--an HD Tundra.

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Reader's Ride SpotLight: 2006 Toyota Tacoma

2006 Toyota Tacoma front view Posted July 14 2008 11:00 AM by TT Editors

Snow White has nothing on this 2006 Toyota Tacoma with plenty of TDR extras.

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Land Cruising: Exploring East Africa in an Indigenous Toyota

land-cruiser-roof-popups Posted July 7 2008 11:20 AM by Frank Markus

I'll never look at Hummers, Gelaendawagens, Land Rovers, Jeeps and those right nancy Land Cruisers Toyota pedals in the U.S. the same again. I just spent 10 days bounding across the Dark Continent in a "Real Man's" Land...

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Sales Carnage: Toyota posts bigger drop than GM

gm logo Posted July 1 2008 04:18 PM by Todd Lassa

DETROIT - Who's the best swimmer on the Titanic? Turns out to be General Motors, which held on to first place in U.S. sales last month (Toyota slid past it in total global sales last year) with just an 18.5-percent drop...

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Reader's Letters: Truck of the Year Debate

2008 toyota tundra Posted June 20 2008 02:10 PM by TT Editors

I liked your magazine until you insulted us by calling the Tundra the Truck of the Year ! If my memory is correct, the Toyota came out only a few weeks after the Chevrolet Silverado, and I think probably because they knew...

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Getting Spy Shots Is Hard Enough; Even Harder in a Red Car

2009 Toyota Venza side view Posted May 30 2008 03:17 PM by Allyson Harwood

I was 30 minutes late to work today, and it was all Toyota's fault. (Okay, it was actually all my fault, but my boss might not be as upset about it if I blame Toyota…) I went on a wild goose chase through the hills of...

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Oh yes, NDFNSBL: 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser

2008 Toyota Land Cruiser rfont view Posted May 30 2008 06:00 AM by Arthur St. Antoine

Well, last night I drove home in a shiny new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser, a 6.2-foot-tall, 5920-pound, 8-passenger SUV with a price tag of $72,030. There's almost no way to justify owning a rig as huge and lavish and...

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Truck and SUV sales take a beating, says SEMA

2008 Ford Ranger line up Posted May 29 2008 06:00 PM by Melissa

SEMA just released its findings on the decline of light-duty trucks and SUV sales compared to last year's numbers. The research was conducted between the top-20 selling pickups from January–April 2008 relative to the same...

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Soaking wet in Toyota's Tough Tundra

2008 Toyota Tundra Front three quater and camp Posted May 28 2008 03:58 PM by Brian_Vance

Memorial Day weekend is supposed to be the kickoff to warm summer weather, but in the eastern Sierra side of California last weekend, winter was still flexing its muscle. The plan was to rendezvous with some Reno friends...

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Reader's Letters: MORE TOTY QUESTIONS

2008 toyota tundra Posted April 4 2008 04:50 PM by TT Editors

I'm curious about your TOTY selection, the Toyota Tundra. Based on your criteria of superiority, significance, and value, I'm not sure how the selection occurred. Superiority? The recently redesigned Tundra already has...

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Hit a truck and win a Toyota Tundra

Great  American Ball  Park 2009 toyota tundra Posted March 24 2008 04:31 PM by Melissa

Reds fans at the Great American Ball Park will have a chance to win a 2008 Toyota Tundra this year. A red Tundra was placed on top of an elevator shaft some 500 feet off the home plate behind center field. If any of the...

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