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The #Toyota86 wasn’t engineered like any sports car. And that’s why it’s not just for any driver. Do you think the 86 is for you? pic.twitter.com/ViFSz25ECy

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) January 26, 2017

Toyota wowed yet again with a March 13 press release out of Torrance, CA promising some cool new upgrades to 2017 Toyota 86. They'll take the form of a limited-minting, late-March release, called the 860 Special Edition, and we at Classic Toyota are revving our engines in anticipation.

There's already much to love in the sporty 2017 Toyota 86 base…

While January is drawing to a close, the staff here at Classic Toyota Galveston would argue that it was anything but ordinary. After a successful and exhilarating North American International Auto Show, all we have left is an unhinged desire to get behind the wheel of the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry. Now into its eighth generation, the Camry has put its nose to the grindstone in an effort to stand out further with a more exciting character and greater performance overall.

Where on Earth could you go if you needed to experience the latest and greatest models from Toyota? As of this week, there's no better place than Washington D.C. and the Washington Auto Show. Fresh off of the huge reveal of the all-new 2018 Camry, Toyota has brought a full lineup along with it to the nation's capital for another week of pure excitement: ranging from the aforementioned Camry to the hydrogen fuel cell-based Toyota Mirai:

This model goes from Marginal to Good+ for easy child restraint installation. https://t.co/4hfX77aqlw pic.twitter.com/KkPSOUsWhp

— IIHS (@IIHS_autosafety) September 1, 2016

Looking for a safer way to get your growing family around Galveston? Consider for a moment a new Toyota Prius.

Wait, wait! Don't laugh! We know it's small -- a proud member of the compact car segment. Yet this little-hybrid-that-could is designed with safety, and the convenience of parents and guardians with small children in mind.

The IIHS already awarded the 2016 Prius with its highest overall safety honor...

The @Toyota Camry is No. 1 on the @carsdotcom American-Made Index. Find out why: https://t.co/Y7N6d3GV1e pic.twitter.com/giMVKGvjxe

— Cars.com (@carsdotcom) June 28, 2016

Every year, Cars.com creates the American-Made Index -- a list of the Top 10 vehicles in America that were assembled here, and are made with at least 75 percent American-made parts.

For 2016, however, it wasn't a top 10, it was a top 8. That's because only eight models in the entire United States met those two requirements. For the second year in a row, the number-one spot on the…

Honored to be recognized by @MIT @techreview as one of the 50 Smartest Companies! https://t.co/B7S0q5Iovm pic.twitter.com/bN2VIoJhD3

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) June 22, 2016

The MIT Technology Review released a list of the 17 Smartest Companies of 2016 this June, and one of the only two automaker mentioned was Toyota. The publication noted Toyota for its research in self-driving cars, as well as robotics and mobility technology at the new Toyota Research Institute, which opened this January.

"We're very grateful to be recognized by MIT, one of the finest educational institutions in the...

 

A photo posted by toyotausa (@toyotausa) on Mar 23, 2016 at 6:23am PDT

When Toyota unveiled the 2017 Prius Prime, it also unveiled a host of new features and even a new four-seat layout. Did Toyota forget about the middle seat? No, it was purely intentional. Read on to learn why.

Minivans are not race cars. Furthest thing from. That's how most drivers perceive them, anyway. A stock-car sedan like the Camry could be -- and is -- a winning NASCAR model, but a van?

Toyota thought it was about time somebody changed the expectation that a minivan can't offer exhilarating driving performance. The Toyota Sienna, affectionately dubbed "The Swagger Wagon," features a 3.5-liter V6 engine with 300-horsepower output -- a hefty amount, more than worthy of becoming a stock car racer.

Team Toyota Sienna entered One Lap of America, a classic motorsport event held since 1984, in

Most trucks these days are considered to be pretty long-lasting if they can tick off roughly 200,000 miles over their usable lives, and that's at the upper end of the range for most. But to Toyota, 200,000 miles is a pittance, as it just announced that it had accepted a trade-in of a 2007 Toyota Tundra with over one million miles on it.

What Is a Million-Mile Toyota Tundra Worth? https://t.co/jCKXGHTmjp pic.twitter.com/2vs96vMFu3

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) May 11, 2016