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Toyota to Open Self-Driving Car Research Center in Michigan this Summer

June 2016 will be the advent of Toyota's self-driving future.

Though the company insists is has been researching self-driving car technology for over a decade, thus far Toyota has lagged behind competitors in producing a working prototype. That looks to be all about to change.

Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO of the Toyota Research Center (TRI), announced last week that he will be opening a new TRI location in Ann Arbor, MI…

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Is It Time for a Road Trip Yet?

Winter isn’t technically over, but some of us are over winter. If you’re looking ahead toward spring and summer and excited about planning a road trip to ring in the warmer seasons, then Classic Toyota Galveston has got you covered. Our beautiful showroom, located at 7802 Broadway St, Galveston, has heaps of new and used vehicles to help turn your road-trip dream into your road-trip reality.

 

 

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Vaga Brothers Explore in the All-New Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

When you were in high school how many of your fellow classmates said that they wanted to travel the world? It is a big goal and one that many of us have, yet how many of us actually do it?

It’s not that we don’t have good intentions. Somewhere along the way though, jobs, families and other activities of daily life take up the time and money needed for such an adventure.

For those of us who aren’t traveling, at least currently, it’s good to hear about adventurous souls like the Vaga Brothers. Recently Toyota challenged…

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Take a Selfie for Charity

This past Wednesday, Toyota announced a new social media campaign that we think everyone can get behind. From now until January 4, 2016, Instagram users are encouraged to replace the #selfie hashtag with #selflessie. For every photo hashtagged on the popular photo-sharing social media platform, Toyota will donate $50, up to a total of $250,000, to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BCGA)...

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Toyota Sponsors Paralympics

If you’ve ever dreamed of competing in the Olympic Games, you will be happy to hear of Toyota’s recent announcement: it is a worldwide Paralympic sponsor through the year 2024.

Paralympics began in 1948 in England, as a simple archery competition for service personnel who had suffered injury. Since that time it has grown to a worldwide event, where the best and strongest athletes with disabilities compete.

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Toyota Delivers Full-Size SUV Splendor with 2015 Sequoia

Sure to be a star of the full-size SUV segment, the 2015 Toyota Sequoia is one well-rounded workhorse.

Boasting smart style, plenteous power and incredible creature comforts, this big-bodied beaut is truly the total package. Get a load of it in the video review below:

Just beneath the Sequoia's snout, a 5.7-liter V8 engine resides. Rated at a robust 381 horsepower and 401 pound-feet of torque, this eight-banger is extremely brawny.

Want further proof of its performance prowess? Well, its 0-to-60 mph time -- clocking in at a zesty 6.9 seconds -- should be all that you need.

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Autotrader Revels in the Remarkable 2015 Toyota RAV4

If a compact crossover is at the top of your new-car wish list, your chums at Classic Toyota Galveston encourage you to take a good, long look at the 2015 Toyota RAV4. It very well may deliver everything you're searching for in a daily driver.

And here to delineate the RAV4's top five traits is Jabari Jones, Autotrader critic. Get his take in the clip below:

There's simply so very much to like about the RAV4's 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. For one, it's sufficiently spunky, twisting out a terrific 176 horsepower and 172 pound-feet of…

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