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Review 2010 Toyota Corolla: potentially the fastest car in town

Please allow me to explain my obnoxious title with a brief story.

Less than a year ago, I was bopping down a local boulevard in a bright blue Dodge challenger R/T flowing with traffic.  I know there are cops on this road, thus I keep a calm/collected head and saved the heroic driving for my “special” spots.

Then it happened.

Video review 2010 Toyota Camry SE V6: Fast but certainly not furious

Give us 3-minutes and we'll give you the scoop.

The Toyota Camry is typically a pretty sedate family sedan. But what happens when you add a silky smooth V6, sports tuned suspension and big Toyota Racing Development wheels? 

Review 2010 Toyota Avalon: Can an 'old school' ride succeed in a 'new school' state?

Toyota is perhaps the most conservative automaker in the world, and the Toyota Avalon is certainly the most conservative car that Toyota makes.

It defines the terms "old school" or "your father's Buick."

On the plus side the Avalon is everything you would want a big luxurious car to be...especially if your definition of a luxury car was formed during the seventies.

Video review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner spooks snow covered Colorado ghost town

The town of Caribou, Colorado is at about 2 miles above sea level, and today it is just another spooky Colorado ghost town.

But when Colorado was still the Wild West, about 130 years ago, Caribou was a mining boom-town.

So now it is 2010 and here we are in Caribou with the all new 5th generation of the iconic Toyota 4Runner (and it is -16 degrees and Caribou is covered in fresh snow).  So did we bring the right test car to this long forgotten town.

Video Preview: 2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 goes mountain climbing in Colorado

Give us a couple of minutes and we'll give you the scoop.

The town of Caribou, Colorado is at about 10,000 feet of elevation and today it is just another Colorado ghost town.

But when Colorado was still the Wild West, about 130 years ago, Caribou was a mining boomtown.

We can’t help but think back just ten years when sales of an earlier version of the truck-based Toyota 4Runner were booming.

Review 2010 Toyota Tundra 4x4 : Or how to drive down a snowy road sideways in a full-sized pick-up

What makes the 2010 Toyota Tundra 4X4 such a worthy pick-up in its class is that it is exceptionally easy to forget the trucks 5,400 pounds of metal, plastic, and glass.

Plus, the Tundra's interesting design mixture of a muscular and brawny body with sexy and feminine curves makes it unique in a world of manly big-rig styled competitors.

However, I was quickly reminded of the pick-up's true weight as the Tundra was sliding down the snow-covered and icy road (sideways) toward either a small forest of strangely pointy trees, or the much bigger and heavier yellow road grader.

As is always the case with these sort of disasters...at the time it all seemed like a such good idea.

Review 2009 Toyota RAV4 4X4 Sport: This one is just right!

Do you recall the classic kids tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

You know when Goldilocks is in the bear chairs and proclaims, "This one is too big, and this one is too small, and of course, this one is just right!"

The current generation of Toyota's RAV4 is like that: just right.

Review 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid: most fuel-efficient doesn't mean best

The Prius, which means "to go before" in Latin, has come a long way since 1997 when Toyota introduced it as the world's first mass-produced hybrid. But with several more manufacturers now offering quality hybrids, Toyota redesigned and upgraded the hybrid industry leading Prius for its third generation in 2010.

The standard and optional changes are substantial — the redesigned exterior, better gas mileage (the first legitimate 50 mpg EPA estimate) and Intelligent Parking Assist (IPA). The Prius is now among the top-20 the best-selling cars in the country. Yet, it's still a work in progress.

Review 2010 Toyota RAV4 Sport: a glitch or two is more than acceptable

About 10 years ago, I went fishing with a buddy of mine who owned a ’98 Toyota RAV4. What I thought was going to be a rather dull trip turned into a very quick Rally stage through the hills. This thing had a snappy 5-speed manual and weighed less than a Camry.

Things have changed. Still, I had a good time with the newest of Toyota’s RAV4 Sports.

2010 Toyota Prius V video review: a not so normal car for the very normal driver

Give us five minutes and we'll give you the scoop.

Like the Volkswagen Beetle and the Ford Model T before it, Toyota considers the Prius an iconic car.

And so is Toyota correct? Because unlike any other car made in the last 100 years, the Prius has brought back electricity as a viable way to power a car.

It opened the door for the Volt, the Tesla, and hundreds of other cars that will soon join the Hybrid and EV car craze. 

Prius vs. Prius which is faster? The second generation or the newest 2010 Toyota hybrid

So which car is faster? The newest Prius or the last generation of the iconic hybrid.

There is only really one way to find out: Good old fashioned drag race,

So what happens when you drag race a second generation Prius vs. the newest (2010) third generation Prius hybrid?

Review 2009 Toyota Venza AWD: A cool yet fuddy-duddy car for families wth 1.5 dogs

Venza.

You have to admit that it is another one of those funky Japaneses car names that seems to suggest fun and utility at the same time. Sort of like Acura, Intergra and of course the Suzuki Forenza.

Funny how all of these names end in a consonant followed by an "a."

You can almost picture the focus group when they test these car names.

Review: 2009 Toyota Highlander: not just for wild weekends in Vegas anymore

Let's face it in general the Japaneses, and Toyota specifically, tend to build mature cars for grown-ups. The Toyota Highlander isn't the type of vehicle that you'd want to drive to a wild and lost bachelor or bachelorette weekend in Vegas with even the slightest the possibility of a lacy bra ending up wrapped around the rear view mirror.

Review 2009 Toyota Venza: where performance and design don't quite meet

The Toyota Venza debuted in late 2008 as a 2009 model and as a new approach to the dreaded two words, “station wagon.” The Venza has a keen exterior and interior design. The Japanese manufacturer introduced the vehicle with hopes of attracting customers who want the comforts of a passenger car (camry) with the versatility of a sport utility vehicle (highlander). The combination defines crossover. In other words, the Venza is a modern-day station wagon.

2010 Toyota Prius driven and reviewed by Roman Mica

Here are the answers to the most important question that you probably have about the all new 2010 Prius from reading part one of my review.

1) Yes---a lot

2) No---you should not

3) You bet---I did

4) A "untold" basket

So what are the questions?

1) Is the new 2010 Prius a better car than the car current generation Prius?