Tests and Features

FRENCH RIVER, Ontario – In 2016, Toyota launched a new off-road series called TRD Pro, developed to meet rapidly growing consumer demand for off-road vehicles following the launch of the Ford F-150 Raptor. The TRD Pro series impacted mainly the Tacoma and Tundra pickups as well as the 4Runner midsize …

ORFORD, Quebec – I’ve not lost my mind. I’ve not been paid by Toyota to write these words. I have seen a doctor for a routine check-up in the last nine months and I am perfectly normal, whatever that means. I mostly grew up with big cars and even though …

ORFORD, Quebec – Everyone mocked me for being excited about this car. The truth is that before I went off on this official product launch, I’d already driven it. I knew what I was in for, but for a moment I must admit I thought maybe I’d gone too far …

I know you think I’m kidding, but the fact of the matter is that, in a weird twist, I’ve already driven both cars. Toyota was gracious enough to allow Michel Deslauriers and I the opportunity to sample these cars before their launch for the le Guide de l’auto 2019 buyer’s …

It’s fascinating what the appearance in a cult movie about time travelling will do to a vehicle. That and the best reliability rating on the planet also helps. Ask anyone looking for a second-hand Toyota truck or head onto Kijiji and look for one yourself, you’ll quickly realize that they’re …

The current, third-generation Toyota Sienna was released way back in 2011, which means this vehicle is in its eighth production year—a bit of an elder in the automotive industry. A manufacturer can get away with this if the product is good, so this is an early indication of what to …

Toyota could’ve taken the easy route by launching a subcompact SUV that would’ve blended right in with the rest of the crowd. However, the brand decided to step away from conventionalism—which it very rarely does—in order to please a younger audience. A normal subcompact SUV with available all-wheel drive will …

The Toyota Corolla is one of the highest-selling vehicles of all time. It enjoys foolproof name recognition and a well-deserved aura of bulletproof reliability. It’s because of these facts that Canadians continue to buy the car in droves. For fiscal year 2017, the Corolla was the eighth most popular vehicle …

EDMONTON, Alberta – Last year, the Canadian automotive industry reached record sales, topping two million vehicles. Close to 70 percent of those sales were attributed to the light-truck segment that includes SUVs and crossovers. Record-breaking Canadian sales numbers were also posted by Toyota and the Japanese brand appears primed and …

For the second year in a row, the Toyota RAV4 topped all SUVs in Canadian and American sales for 2017. It couldn't be better timing for the sleek and angular-shaped compact crossover SUV, as the light-truck segment accounted for 68.6 percent of the market share at the end of 2017, …