Toyota’s RAV4 Hybrid is surprising off-road
Ever since hybrid vehicles hit the streets, I’ve thought there might be a place for them, but that place is not in my garage. Sure, they’re all have all-wheel-drive, [...]
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Which Tacoma is better; TRD Off-Road or TRD Sport?
I don’t often get to test different versions of the same type of vehicle. The vehicle fairies generally bring me a rig decked out with all the bells and whistles, which is [...]
The Toyota Tundra TRD Pro is all that … and more
A few weeks ago, the vehicle fairies left me one heck of a truck. Just sitting there in the parking lot, the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro looked like it was ready to take on the [...]
Land Cruiser is a very fancy, but very capable, SUV
If you have a need to get over, through, or around the toughest obstacles in your drive to your hunting or fishing spot, but you also have an overwhelming desire to be more [...]
Some new vehicles come with off-road grit built right in
There are a couple of trucks and at least one SUV on the market these days that are perfect just the way they come off the lot – no aftermarket modifications necessary. As [...]
4Runner TRD Pro is everything they say it is
My wife and I have a 2012 Toyota 4Runner in the Limited package. It’s been a great vehicle, but I’d rather have a true four-wheel-drive than a full-time four-wheel-drive. [...]
A drive across Wyoming is best done in the spring
I had to take my kids to Adventure Camp last week, but I only had a day to get them there. I wish I’d had a full two days, at least, so I could have made a couple of pit [...]
Toyota’s Highlander has just enough clearance
My preferences, in order, for hunting and fishing vehicles are full-size, four-wheel-drive, pickups, then four-wheel-drive SUVs, and way down the list, a very short list of [...]
Toyota has finally improved the RAV4
I’ve said before that I’m not a big fan of the Toyota RAV4. Earlier versions of this small SUV have left me very unimpressed. Granted, I’m a big guy, and a lot of what [...]