What was the 1996 Toyota Classic? It was a limited-run sedan inspired by the 1936 Toyoda Model AA, built on a Hilux pickup chassis. Toyota produced 100 examples, combining period-style bodywork and ca
The first minute is often the worst. You start the car, turn on the fan and get a brief gust that smells faintly sour or musty. By the time the cabin has cooled, the smell has faded enough to make you
Few automotive features can make a parked car look as alive as pop-up headlights. Turn the switch and two neat sections of bodywork rise from the hood, pause with theatrical precision and reveal the l
Walk past a parked car after dark and the cabin can seem completely asleep, apart from one tiny red light pulsing on the dashboard. Blink. Pause. Blink again. Since red dashboard lights usua
Shift an automatic car into Drive, release the brake and it begins moving without a touch of the accelerator. The movement is usually gentle. Just enough to edge forward in traffic, ease into a par
Toyota could have stopped with the GR Corolla, and most enthusiasts would’ve been perfectly happy. Instead, it went even further. Meet the GRMN Corolla, a more hardcore version of the already wi
Lotus has never really believed in leaving well enough alone. The Emira was already quick, sharp, and dramatic, but apparently that still wasn’t enough. So now there’s the new Emira 420 Sp
Toyota badges can get weirdly confusing once you start paying attention. For years, TRD was the name people knew. Toyota Racing Development. Simple enough. If a Toyota had a little extra attitu
There’s a weird pattern in the U.S. car market. We stop buying something, automakers kill it, and then a few years later everyone starts asking, “wait… why did we get rid of that?&r
Most people hear “reliable car brand” and immediately think Toyota, Lexus, maybe Subaru if they have spent enough time around owners who talk about all-wheel drive like it is a religion.