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2011 Toyota Sienna
Apr 23rd
In many places, the popular wisdom is that minivans are irrelevant and outdated. The truth is that this is just what some automakers would really like for you to believe; it’s mostly Ford and GM marketers who are trumpeting the death of the minivan. The ugly truth is that Honda and Toyota jumped into the minivan game and beat Ford and GM so soundly that the American manufacturers took their ball and went home to build crossovers. The 2011 Toyota Sienna illustrates exactly why that happened. More >
2002 Mercedes E320
Apr 23rd
The Mercedes E320 is tremendously frustrating, because it’s almost perfect.
Almost.
On the surface, Mercedes has gotten everything right. The E-Class, Mercedes’ entry into the busy center of the luxury sedan market, has a pleasant blend of sportiness and luxury that walks the middle ground without being boring. The solid structure and expensive materials make it immediately obvious why Mercedes cars cost so much. There’s a specialness about a Mercedes (hinted at in the company’s commercials) that makes it seem like more than a car. Such anthropomorphic feelings are most often reserved for exclusive, unobtainable exotics and equally rare classic cars, but the E320 has that feeling right off the showroom floor. The starting price of over $48,000 may be expensive, but in a Mercedes you rarely wonder why. More >
2005 Toyota Tacoma
Apr 23rd
For a while, the buzz in the industry was that the compact pickup truck market was on its way out. People didn’t have a use for smaller trucks, said the ubiquitous They, and before long there wouldn’t be any more. The recent redesigns of the Chevrolet Colorado, Nissan Frontier and now, the 2005 Toyota Tacoma beg to disagree with this analysis, however. If anyone knows the market, it’s Toyota, and its revitalized mini pickup is a solid vote of confidence that there are still folks out there who don’t want full-size trucks. More >