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My Next Toyota: Should I Lease It or Buy?

Leasing has as many advantages and disadvantages to obtaining a new car as does buying. Customer needs should dictate which option is best for their current situation.

A lease agreement is cheaper generally with monthly payments than taking out an auto loan. That is because the contract is based on the nature of service and not the automobile. The customer can return the car at the end of the lease agreement. There are guidelines that need to be followed in a lease contract. Financial penalties are assessed if regulations are not followed...

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Toyota Replaces Nissan As Auto Sponsor Of 'The Voice'


Toyota has signed on to be the exclusive auto sponsor of NBC's "The Voice" for the next two seasons.

The automaker replaces Nissan, who was the official auto partner for four seasons of the reality singing competition. Kia was also an early sponsor of "The Voice."

Toyota is the first marketer to take advantage of NBC Universal's advertising offering on Snapchat. As part of the deal, Toyota is sponsoring "The Voice" Snapchat story…

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Toyota Supra and BMW Z5: Everything We Know

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The BMW Z4 has reached the end of its life cycle, which means it’s time for a replacement, and Toyota inexplicably forgot to conceive a successor to the iconic Supra when that model was discontinued a decade and a half ago. It’s good, then, that both of the automakers have teamed up on new sports cars—but they won’t exactly be Japanese or German.

BMW and Toyota have remained admirably officially silent…
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Toyota EverTest expedition: mission complete

The large-scale Toyota EverTest project is complete. For three months – April, May and June 2016 – this project united brave and strong-minded mountaineers who took the challenge of the world’s highest mountain, and legendary SUVs of the Land Cruiser family. The Land Cruiser 200 and the Land Cruiser Prado, unbeatable and designed for testing to the limits, have again proved their right to be called ever better cars, travelling a path of 15,250 kilometers…
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Toyota dominates opening Cup practice at New Hampshire

Toyota dominates opening Cup practice at New Hampshire

After sweeping both Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last year, the Toyotas were stout again in first practice on Friday.

Martin Truex Jr. led the Camry parade in single lap speeds. He posted the fastest lap — 133.562 mph — on his 18th circuit around the Magic Mile. Carl Edwards was second quick with a lap of 133.380 mph. The No. 19 Toyota jumped to the top of the speed chart with…
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When a Ferrari and a Toyota GT86 get jiggy, strange things happen


Swapping V8s into small Japanese cars is not new. In fact, swapping V8s into small sportscars from anywhere is not new. From the original Cobra to the modern FR-S and BRZ, big V8 power in a light, lithe chassis has been delicious combination rivaling the Reese's peanut butter cup.

People familiar with these swaps know that American iron is the preferred source for large-displacement grunt, but Ryan Tuerck and Gumout have taken a different…
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Toyota's new concept car is inspired by a comic book

When car designers seek inspiration, they usually look to nature or to objects like fighter jets, but for Toyota's latest conceptual take on its GT86 sportscar, the company has looked to cult 1990s manga comic book and cartoon series "Initial D."



Those that know their manga will know that central "Initial D" character Takumi Fujiwara is a delivery driver by day and aspiring street racer by night. But they'll also know that his…
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Toyota's car of the future drives like a Camry


The Toyota Mirai looks like it's ready to swallow you whole. From the front, the hydrogen fuel-cell car has the aggressive stance of a bulldog. But as you circle the vehicle, the styling quickly softens to clean lines that lead to a rear end that would blend in among a sea of cars trapped in traffic. It's the future of driving (one version of it, anyway), but as I found after a recent…
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Japan's Toyota has the most made-in-the USA car: Camry

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When it comes to finding the maker of the most American of U.S.-made cars — the one that's built in an American factory with the most domestically produced parts — look no further than Japan.

Toyota and Honda are winning the race when it comes to having vehicles considered the most American, according to Cars.com.

For the second year in a row, the most popular car that is assembled in the U.S…
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Classic Toyota Corolla Debuts in the Coast-to-the-Heartland 2016 Great Race

Jamie Bestwick in the Driver's Seat (Photo: Business Wire)

A great race for a great car! An iconic first-generation 1970 Toyota Corolla sedan will be joining more than 130 vintage cars in the Great Race, a long-distance endurance competition. Starting in Northern California and ending in Moline, Ill., Toyota’s participation is part of the Corolla’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Toyota’s first-ever entry in the collector-car endurance road rally, the vintage Corolla will be driven by Jamie Bestwick, 13-time X Games gold medal…
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