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The 2012 Toyota Prius c is one fine hybrid car, and it seems as though we're not alone in this sentiment. The gas sipping car even managed to top the Edmunds Inside Line list of "Quickest Selling Cars" in the US. The list is compiled by averaging the amount of time new cars spend on the lot before finding a new home within their owners garage or driveway.

So what did Inside Line find…

A new initiative from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, titled "D2D - Diplomas to Degrees", has gaining quite a bit of attention lately. The program, which encourages youth education, improves high school graduation rates, and prepares students for college, was initially piloted in ten cities over the last year. Now, Toyota is helping the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to bring it to over 1,000 branches across the country.

Toyota made the official announcement…

Scion iQ Owners Park For Free in NYC

Parking in Manhattan is a nightmare of biblical proportions - at least if you don't drive a Scion iQ, available at Passport Toyota. Owners of the tiny two-door from Toyota's off-shoot auto maker are getting free parking in The Big Apple.

Central Parking of New York has partnered with Scion dealers to not only help launch the 2012 Scion iQ, but under "iPark Freely" new customers get six months of parking FREE at over…

2012 Prius-Plug in Gets Offical Fuel Economy Rating from EPA

If you're like most of us on the road today, you're always looking for a way to save a buck or two at the pump. And for most, this means turning to hybrid models of their favorite vehicle in order to use less gas when traveling. But today, Passport Toyota is here to ask, "what stop there?"

Toyota is debuting a plug-in hybrid version of the Toyota Prius, and it's set to…

Since 1990, J.D. Power and Associates has released an annual Vehicle Dependability Study helping drivers determine which the automotive brands that offer the best build quality on the road. In conducting the study, J.D. Power and Associates contacts owners of late-model vehicles and inquires about the issues they have encountered over their course of ownership. This data is relayed to consumers in a number of problems per 100 vehicles format, so that they…

Toyota v. Chevy - A Battle of the Batteries

Is it just us, or does it seem like hybrid and electric vehicles are taking over U.S. roads and highways? What perhaps was possibly first thought to be a fad, looks, in fact, like it is here to stay. If the price of gasoline continues on the trend it is on, we can only assume hybrid sales will continue to rise. The movement that began with the hybrid model Toyota Prius in 2000 has…

Toyota Bringing a Hybrid Pair to Le Mans

Toyota is known for pioneering the hybrid market with its Toyota Prius family. So, what's next for the world's leading producer of hybrid vehicles? The answer is simple: racing! Toyota will be entering two game-changing hybrid models into this year's Le Mans race- a pair of TS030 HYBRIDs. The "TS" is the shortened form of "Toyota Sport," and the hybrids will be the first of their kind used in the FIA World…

2012 Toyota Camry Wows Experts at Consumer Reports

In case you weren't aware, the 2012 Toyota Camry was recently reviewed by the experts at Consumer Reports, and to say that it fared well against their harsh critiquing process would be a real understatement. In fact, the latest redesign of the lauded mid-size sedan even drove off with the company's coveted "recommended" designation.


We know what you're thinking. This is just another accolade to add to the ever-growing list that the…

Toyota To Launch Six Hybrids in 2012

Toyota recently announced that they'd be bringing six new hybrid models to the market in the 2012 model year. This doesn't include the new Toyota Prius v, upcoming Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, or even the recently-announced Toyota Prius C. Rather, Toyota has said that their goal is to further expand its hybrid offerings.

More specifically, the Japanese automaker is claiming that two of these six new models will be released under the luxury…