Toyota

The RAV4 gets the Gazoo Racing badge for 2026.

Summary

The dream of a general-purpose AI that can do anything your phone's chatbot does, including pilot a two-ton vehicle, just got a reality check. Researchers handed frontier models complete control of a Toyota Corolla and watched most of them fail spectacularly before the first turn.

The 2026 4Runner TRD Pro in the fantastic Wave Maker color that is exclusive to TRD Pro Toyota truck trims and I love it!

Toyota's all-new, all-hybrid RAV4 was supposed to spend 2026 doing what the RAV4 always does: sit near the top of the sales charts as the best-selling thing in America that isn't an F-Series. Fresh styling, more power, better efficiency. Instead, production problems knocked sales down early in the year, and the Honda CR-V walked right through the open door. Honda's lead is now large enough that Toyota probably can't reel it back before the calendar runs out.

If the door lock on your 2023, 2024, or 2025 Toyota Prius or Prius Prime does not respond to being locked or unlocked by the remote then the door lock actuator is likely damaged. We go step by step through the replacement instructions here to get your door lock working properly again.

The Sienna doesn’t change for 2026, but I love minivans so I had to cover this again. This is the top trim in Canada.

Bozi Tatarevic examines the compatibility of GR Corolla strut assemblies and calipers with a Prius Prime, analyzing mounting points, dimensions, and tolerances. The process involves test-fitting the hardware to check for interference and measuring ride height changes.

Toyota revealed July 6 it plans to invest $3.6 billion into an expansion of the Texas plant that produces its full-size Tundra to add a second production line that will build its midsize Tacoma pickup.

Toyota’s long national nightmare is over. The automaker’s $2 billion investment in its Kentucky plant began paying off as the first all-new RAV4 rolled off the production line after months of asking buyers to be patient.

The 2026 Toyota Tacoma was completely redesigned a couple of years ago so there’s not much that’s new for the 2026 model year. Check out the highlights here.

Toyota vehicles have long been known to hold their resale values exceptionally well. But the market is now confronting a situation where some used RAV4s are actually surpassing their original MSRPs.

Toyota has previewed even hotter versions of its already piping-hot hatchback. For 2027, the world will be receiving the track-focused GRMN Corolla, which the manufacturer dubbed the “ultimate” version of the GR Corolla.

Which RAV4 is best for you? I break down the differences, trims, powertrains, even color!

In this MARS Archive story, we catch up with Luke, Michigan’s go-to guy for all things Toyota Tercel. With a garage full of 80s Tercels, shelves stacked with rare parts, and a YouTube channel of over 3,000 subscribers, Luke has built a community around one of the quirkiest and most lovable off-road platforms out there.

Toyota’s looking to grow in the Lone Star State with a $2 billion plant expansion the company’s dubbed "Project Orca."

The C-HR is back and it’s electric. I loved driving it on the winding canyon roads of Ojai, California!

Friend of TTAC Robin Warner is here to help you figure out which version of the 2026 Toyota C-HR XSE is right for you.

Today is a 1993 Toyota MR2 that's had an engine swap.

Some people argue that fast cars racing around race courses serve as “rolling billboards.” Which was probably a more effective thing before digital advertising.

We're modifying a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime in an attempt to improve the handling and appearance and turn it into a hot hatch.

If the door lock on your 2023, 2024, or 2025 Toyota Prius or Prius Prime does not respond to being locked or unlocked by the remote then the door lock actuator is likely damaged.

Toyota is recalling over 550,000 Highlander and Highlander Hybrids from the 2021-2024 model years due to a problem with the rear seat’s recliner mechanism.

The arrival of the “flying car” or more precisely electric air taxis took another step forward with Joby Aviation’s first flight test in California March 11 to become Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) compliant.

The Toyota Camry has been the best-selling sedan in America for nearly three straight decades, so commonplace that it's hard to remember a time when they weren't everywhere. The first examples of the Camry reached our shores in the spring of 1983, and I just found one of those cars in a Denver-area car graveyard.

Friend of the site Connie Peters has a review of the 2026 Toyota Prius for you.

Today's UCOTD is a clean-looking 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder.

Step by step instruction on removing a door panel on a 2023, 2024, and 2025 Toyota Prius and Prius Prime.

Looks like the 2027 Toyota Highlander is going all-electric.

Toyota has decided to reinvent the Highlander as an all-electric SUV for the 2027 model year. This is assuredly a response to the Grand Highlander gobbling up sales that would have gone to its little brother. But one still wonders if this is the best play for Toyota to make.

Super Bowl LX took place last night. And as per usual, several car companies plunked down money on ads.

Mega money, of course.

Which car ads were good? Bad? Meh?

Today's recall alert concerns several BMW models -- and one Toyota that shares a lot of its bones with a BMW.

Toyota Motor Co. announced it has shuffled its leadership team, looking to accelerate decision-making, and improving profitability in the process.

While the Datsun 280ZX still shows up with reasonably frequency in the big self-service car graveyards I frequent, discarded examples of its Toyota Celica Supra rival are much harder to find. Here's one that showed up at a Colorado Springs facility last summer.

We are test fitting GR Corolla suspension and brakes on a 5th Gen Toyota Prius Prime.

Today's recall alert involves the 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra.

Toyota’s reticence to make the jump into fully electric vehicles paid off big in 2025 as it reported an 8 percent sales increase for the year with hybrids playing a major role.

Let’s take a look at the all-new 2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro, a highly capable off-road vehicle that boasts impressive 4x4 performance. With a price tag of $70k, the question remains, is this the best off-roader on the market?

If you want to see more of this one, click here. It's for sale for $19,999 in Houston.

Today we have a 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo for you all.

Toyota has confirmed that the Corolla will be making an official return to rally racing after a nearly 30-year sabbatical. The GR Corolla RC2 has been tapped to compete in the American Rally Association (ARA) championship for the 2026 season.

Known for its sensible, reliable cars, Toyota is a ubiquitous presence in the U.S. Despite this extreme popularity, the thing most Americans don't know is that the Japanese brand kept many of its most luxurious and fun cars for its home market.

No, we're not drunk -- not right now, anyway. There really does exist, out the in the world, a 1984 Toyota Celica Supra Boss 302. Meaning someone plunked a 302 cubic-inch mill into a 1984 Toyota Celica Supra.

On April 1, 2010, the final vehicle built at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant rolled off the production line. That vehicle was a red Corolla, and I spent years searching junkyards for a discarded Corolla built during the final few months of the storied GM-Toyota joint venture in Fremont, California. Finally, success!

Today we bring you a sports car that probably should've been more -- a 2000 Toyota Celica GTS.

Toyota has confirmed that its new supercar will soon debut and introduced a ticking clock to get everyone excited. But it’s hard not to be when this promises to be the most extreme performance vehicle the brand has ever offered to the general public. This is also the first time we’ve seen the car teased without camouflage, even if Toyota is still trying to hide the finer details.

Today we bring you a 1990 Toyota Celica.

Today we have a 1991 Toyota MR2 for ya.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that I don't want to see automakers revoke access to Apple CarPlay -- not unless they come up with a better smartphone-mirroring system.

I still stand by that -- but three separate instances of CarPlay going bye-bye when I needed it suggests that the universe is trying to tell me something. Or, at least, it's laughing in my face.

We have a recall for some 2022-2024 Toyota and Lexus vehicles with the V35A engine.

Toyota brought the Scion name out of storage for a SEMA concept. Should it resurrect the brand?

The Scion brand was invented by Toyota for the North American market in a bid to cater to young drivers. Unfortunately, the effort failed and the marque was dissolved in 2016. Well, the name is back and has been applied to an absolutely mental side-by-side concept Toyota sent to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show.

Japanese automakers are considering importing U.S.-built vehicles back into Japan in a politically motivated play aimed at easing trade tensions with the Trump administration. Executives from Toyota and Nissan confirmed this week that they are looking at so-called “reverse imports,” an expensive idea that would see a small number of American-assembled vehicles sold in Japan.

Friend of the site Connie Peters has a review of the all-new 2026 Toyota RAV4 out.

Friend of TTAC Robin Warner has a walkaround of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter for you.

The Toyota Century is a unique luxury sedan manufactured by Toyota. While just about the antithesis of flashy, this understated-to-the-point-of-being-almost-invisible four-door is the pinnacle of Japanese domestic luxury.