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Every year, the World Car of the Year Awards program recognizes the best new vehicles on the planet automakers have to offer. A panel composed of 73 automotive journalists from around the world – two from Canada, including yours truly – submitted their votes electronically last week. The finalists in …

I’m willing to bet you never heard of Gazoo Racing; apart from the fact that the name might remind you of a funny sounding musical instrument, the company is relatively unknown. And yet, Gazoo Racing is a big name in the industry: it regroups pretty much every racing team fielded …

Toyota is expanding its electrified lineup in Canada with the addition of the RAV4 Hybrid for the 2016 model year. The 2016 RAV4 Hybrid joins six other hybrid or plug-in hybrid models in Toyota's Canadian lineup, and uses a Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive that has been "uniquely optimized" for the …

In the Northern frozen wastes, four-wheel-drive vehicles are quite popular: since they can cross obstacles that would stump a simpler FWD vehicle, they usually handle winter quite well. Toyota recently unveiled an all-wheel-drive version of its Prius hybrid: sold in Japan and just arriving in dealerships, this version uses an …

Each year, WardsAuto compiles its list of 10 significant engines; the 2016 selection has just been unveiled. To be part of the candidates, there were a few criteria: the engine had to be new or significantly improved for 2016 OR have received a nomination from WardsAuto last year. The vehicle …

Toyota has announced that production of its RAV4 compact crossover will replace the Corolla sedan at its plant in Cambridge, Ont., starting in 2019. The automaker, which first announced in April that it planned to shift production of the Corolla to a new plant in Mexico, said the RAV4's move …

It's often said that pickup trucks are getting bigger as time passes, and Toyota's new Tundrasine epitomizes that sentiment to perfection. Based on the Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition 4×4 CrewMax 5.7L V8 pickup, the similarities between stock pickup and Tundrasine end there, with the custom limo stretching more than 26 …

The year 2015 was marked by a heated fight between Toyota and Volkswagen to see which manufacturer would sell more vehicles; while the Germans were actually winning that fight for a while, it seems the Japanese automaker still has something to say about the matter. The arrival of the annual …

The 28 th edition of what is affectionately known as Testfest is under way. This annual event gathers up members of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada in order to determine the best new vehicles for 2016. This year, the test program will be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park …

'Back to the Future' may have been first released 30 years ago, but Toyota is celebrating "the future" with a modern-day recreation of Marty McFly's dream truck from the movie. Based on a 2016 Toyota Tacoma, the re-imagined dream truck features a host of add-ons, including: Custom 1985 Toyota exterior …