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Toyota launches Highlander in Europe, the seven-seat RAV4

The highlight of the Highlander are the seven seats and the luggage compartment with 658 liters of capacity, in addition to the 4th generation of the hybrid system with 244 hp and emissions of 146 gr/km of CO2 under the WLTP protocol.

The Highlander will be on sale for the first time in the Old Continent, exclusively with a hybrid engine, joining the existing models: C-HR, RAV-4 and the new Yaris Cross.

The platform of the Highlander is the same as the RAV4, that is, the GA-K, has all-wheel drive due to the i4WD system and capacity for 2 tons of trailer.

The Highlander is 4950 mm long, has 20-inch alloy wheels and a unique styling that draws inspiration, of course, from the RAV4. Inside, space is offered as needed: the center row moves forward or backward on 180 mm rails, allowing enough space for the third row of seats and improved accessibility.

The rear gate is opened via a sensor placed under the bumper, without hands, and gives access to a 658 liter luggage compartment with additional space under the luggage compartment floor, with the total load capacity reaching 1909 liters with the folding of the second row of seats.

There are several storage spaces in the cabin that can be ordered in black or grey, and several USB sockets for all passengers in the first and second row of seats. Upper equipment levels receive a 12.3-inch screen on top of the center console with satellite navigation, a head up display, Apple Carplay and Android Auto, wireless phone charging, ventilated seats and the interior rearview mirror with camera rear that allows you to have an image that is always free from obstacles, whether the head restraints or the load in the luggage compartment.

The Highlander's hybrid system is a 2.5 liter gasoline engine with an Atkinson cycle, with two electric motors, one on each axle, thus offering all-wheel drive, and the system is powered by nickel metal hydride batteries positioned under the second row of seats. There are, in total, 244 hp that consume 6.6 l/100 km and with emissions of 146 gr/km of CO2, according to the WLTP protocol (5.2 l/100 km and 117 gr/km of CO2 in the correlated NEDC) , the best values ​​in the segment, recalls Toyota.

There are four driving modes (Eco, Normal, Sport and Trail) which are all usable at any time even in electric mode. The Highlander is equipped with several measures to reduce interior noise: for acoustic breezes, reinforced insulation on the roof, dashboard and door linings, inside, wheel arches and loading areas, thus offering high acoustic comfort according to Toyota.

The Highlander is equipped with the “Toyota Safety Sense” system, a set of safety technology designed to prevent or mitigate collisions in a wide variety of traffic situations. This package includes the PCS (Pre-Collision Systam) which takes care of the steering to avoid an imminent collision, with detection of pedestrians by day and night and bicycles during the day. Also adaptive cruise control (ACC), traffic sign reader (RSA), lane maintenance assistant (LTA), lane crossing warning (LDA) and automatic high-speed (AHB). The Toyota Highlander will go on sale in early 2021.

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2021 Toyota C-HR Release Date, Interior, Cost

2021 Toyota C-HR Release Date, Interior, Cost

2021 Toyota C-HR Release Date, Interior, Cost– In the event you look into the checklist of the more researched methods on yahoo, you will recognize that C-HR is probably the leading. This has been by far the most awaited concept originating from this particular Japan car maker. That concept seemed to be actually unveiled 2 years earlier on the Rome Auto Show whilst some crossover is provided on…

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2022 Toyota Camry XSE Hybrid Review

Standard safety features include automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning with steering assistance, adaptive cruise control and automatic high beams.TechnologyThe base LE has a standard 7.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but the higher-end finishes come with a 9.0-inch touchscreen. A 4.2-inch digital instrument cluster is also standard, while a 7.0-inch unit is included in some finishes.

Six speakers are standard, but a new JBL speaker system is available as an option.What is the Nightshade edition?Toyota has introduced a night shadow edition with sleek black accents on a variety of vehicles, including the 4Runner, Avalon Hybrid, C-HR, Camry, Corolla, Sequoia, Tacoma and Tundra. New for 2022, the Camry Hybrid Nightshade features black mirrors, window finishes, door handles, 18-inch alloy wheels and emblems.

The Toyota Camry Hybrid is one of the few mid-size hybrid sedans on the market today. The current generation debuted for the 2018 model year and receives some upgrades for 2022. As expected, the 2022 Camry Hybrid has significant improvements in fuel economy over the standard Camry, although the traction front is still the only transmission configuration.

No one buys a Toyota Camry for stellar performance, and that’s true for the hybrid version, too. The sedan has a comfortable ride that protects occupants from bumps on the road, but the steering feels boring. Both the Honda Accord Hybrid and the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid are more attractive to drive.

Inside, the Camry Hybrid has a functional design. The touch screen is easy to use with simple menus and few buttons clutter the center stack. That said, rivals offer more impressive technology (the Sonata Hybrid offers a larger touchscreen and a 12.3-inch digital-width cluster).

Efficiency is the priority. The Camry Hybrid offers excellent fuel economy, especially in the base model which exceeds 50 mpg in both city and road driving. With strong fuel economy and faster acceleration than the standard gas-powered four-cylinder Camry, this could be the best Camry you can buy. However, we believe that many buyers will be happier with the Honda Accord Hybrid zipper or hyundai Sonata Hybrid loaded with technology.

Fuel efficiency and economy

A 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, an electric motor and a lithium-ion battery work together to produce 208 hp in the Camry Hybrid. Power is routed via an automatic CVT to the front wheels. When we tested a Camry XSE Hybrid, it reached 60 mph in 7.4 seconds, making it considerably slower than the Honda Accord Hybrid Touring, which completed the race in 6.7 seconds.

The Toyota Camry Hybrid 2022 has a strong fuel economy. The LE exceeds the city / highway models by 51/53 mpg, while the SE, XLE and XSE models have a rating of 44/47 mpg.

Qualifications and security features

The Toyota Camry Hybrid 2022 earns an overall five-star safety rating from the NHTSA. This score includes five stars in all individual crash categories: frontal, side, and rollover tests. The Camry Hybrid 2021 was named Top Safety Pick +2021, the highest award in the IIHS.

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Sarah-n-Tuned Reviews Toyota C-HR: Is Off-Roading Possible?

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Sarah-n-Tuned Reviews Toyota C-HR: Is Off-Roading Possible?

In a recent video, auto YouTuber Sarah Greenwood reviews the 2021 Toyota C-HR on her Sarah-n-Tuned approach . Compared to the Lexus LS500h sedan she investigated earlier this month, this C-HR review puts Sarah at the polar opposite of Toyota’s automotive spectrum—about a $90, 000 difference in cost. The C-HR was launched in the U. S. in order to compete with the Nissan Kicks as well as other SUV-ish vehicles.

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In her typical often flippant approach, Sarah delves right into discussing the unique characteristics from the C-HR. Remarking that this compact all terain has the spirit of a Scion—Toyota’s defunct sub-brand that died in 2016—Sarah professes a fondness for “cheap, fun-looking vehicles like this. ”

She calls attention to the particular Nightshade Edition model in this movie and its black accents on the front side, wheels, and other areas. She good remarks the car’s LED headlights being an unusual feature in a car using a $25, 000 price tag.

Sarah brings watchers to the back again of the C-HR to discuss unusual outdoor features. She comments that the back door handle looks like an “origami project, ” while the rear side brings back memories of a Ford Sierra Cosworth. The protruding tail lighting evoke a similarity with the Toyota Yaris GR hot hatch that will Sarah laments is “sadly unavailable in the U. S. ”

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Moving into the cabin, Dorothy comments that the C-HR’s interior will be typical of lower-priced cars. The girl pays particular attention to the intensive use of geometric patterns on the doors, seat covers, and headliner.

Sarah calls out the particular width of the C-pillars, no doubt developing rear blind spots for the driver. The particular camera finds her spending some time within the back seat with little beneficial to say about it. She does enhance the C-HR for special functions, including the power-folding side mirrors, substantial-looking steering wheel, decent infotainment screen, plus standard electronic driver aids.

Next, Sarah brings the particular C-HR to an off-road setting including a rock-paved trail. She wonders in the event that she should take a front-wheel-drive vehicle on this trail, and then of course , will. She traverses the rough landscape and wonders out loud if a packet could destroy the C-HR’s essential oil pan. After some gentle moving and wheel slippage, Sarah sensibly reverses out of danger.

Under the hood, Sarah explains the particular C-HR is powered by a good anemic 2 . 0L naturally equiped four-cylinder producing 144 hp plus 139 lb-ft of torque. The electric motor connects to an equally anemic CVT. She implores Toyota to enable the car with a 1 . 2L turbo engine and 6-speed manual that Toyota offers to C-HR buyers in certain other markets. Viewers also find out that the C-HR has a chunky suppress weight of 3, 300 pound., about the same weight as a much larger RAV-4 in a front-wheel-drive configuration.

Sarah calls the C-HR the “good little car” though proclaims mainly below-average marks in her very subjective review. She wants Toyota to provide a hot hatch model with the C-HR.

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  2021 Toyota C-HR XLE AWD Engine –2.5L 4 cylinder engine with 243 HP & 175 ft-lb Driver Assistance – Toyota Safety sense 2.5 Rims – 18 inch alloy wheels Interior Front – Heated seats, Heated leather wrapped steering wheel with Bluetooth and audio controls, 8 inch touch screen, Apple car-play, Android auto Fuel efficiency – 8.7L/100km city / 7.5L /100km highway – 50L tank Rear of vehicle/Trunk – Back-up Camera, 60/40 split | View photos and more info at: https://app.cdemo.com/dashboard/view/.... (Uploaded by DataDriver).

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2021 Toyota Venza review: Rebooting into luxury

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2021 Toyota Venza review: Rebooting into luxury

Yes, that’s a Venza.

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It’s quite common, expected even, that a given model of car will grow and grow as it ages through subsequent redesigns and refreshes. Like many of us, cars get bigger as they get older. But, it’s not every day that a given model genuinely moves up-market, offering the same level of feature and function but in a nicer package. In this way, the new Venza is a bit of a rare bird, its 2021 model year reboot turning this machine from a frumpy family hauler to a clean, sharp and genuinely premium SUV.

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Sharp new looks

Good efficiency and drivability

That crazy roof

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Entune needs a similar retooling

And that’s important because there are oh so many crossovers and SUVs to choose from these days. Hell, just keeping in the family you have the C-HR, RAV4, Highlander, 4Runner, Sequoia and Land Cruiser to choose from. How, then, does a product like the Venza break from the den of anonymity?

Well, it starts off with a fresh new look that’s sharp and distinctive while still honoring its Toyota DNA, particularly the gaping lower grille and aggressively pronounced rear fenders. Compared to its van-like, family friendly predecessor, it’s a revelation.

The interior reboot is just as drastic, especially when equipped with the 12.3-inch touchscreen that’s standard on the Limited-trim model you see here, optional on the lower specs. Beneath that, the Limited features a smooth panel of capacitive-touch buttons that looks great, though the lack of a volume knob is, as ever, a bummer.

Keep moving down to find a Qi inductive charging pad for keeping your phone topped up wirelessly, situated in a generous cubby into which Toyota engineers curiously saw fit to hide the engine start button. That storage compartment, plus the rest of the interior, is rimmed with subtle, colored lighting — helpful, because it’s awfully dark otherwise.

This is guaranteed to get a “whoa” from your most jaded of passengers, and when’s the last time a practical SUV did that?  

Also helpful is the panoramic glass ceiling, which not only lets in lots of light but hides the Venza’s best party trick. That glass is (optionally) electrochromic, meaning at the touch of a button it clicks to a foggy opaque. This is guaranteed to get a “whoa” from your most jaded of passengers, and when’s the last time a practical SUV did that?

Sadly, the software running in here isn’t likely to garner such a response. Up on that big, pronounced touchscreen you’ll find Toyota’s tried-and-true Entune system. That’s a polite way of saying it looks low-res and dated, especially the navigation interface. Thankfully, with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay onboard, you can at least hide all that pretty quickly.

What’s going on under the hood is far more modern, with every version of the Venza spinning the same 2.5-liter, Atkinson-cycle inline-four-cylinder engine paired up with not one, not two, but three electric motors. The two up front help the gasoline engine, while the one at the back provides this SUV’s all-wheel-drive capability.

There’s a lot going on here.

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Together with the 0.9 kWh worth of lithium-ion batteries, Toyota says this system provides 219 horsepower, with 176 hp and 163 pound-feet of torque coming from the gasoline engine alone. That means a decidedly front-biased power delivery. Interestingly, despite the tiny battery and not being a plug-in, the Venza can be driven in a full-electric mode… sort of. Top speed here is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 mph and, should you nuzzle the throttle with anything more than a kitten’s touch, the engine spins up and you’re rudely kicked from the the land that is free of emissions. Still, it’s nice for calm cruises through parking lots or silent, early morning escapes from ninjas.

When pressed harder the Venza accelerates cleanly and smoothly, the CVT eliminating shifts but resulting in typical engine drone. Still, it’s not much of a bother and, whether you’re in Eco or Sport mode, the Venza has more than enough pep to get you ahead in traffic. Given that, I spent most of my week in Eco mode and got a more than respectable 40.5 miles-per-gallon. That’s just a half a tick ahead of the Venza’s EPA-rated 40 mpg highway, 37 city and 39 combined.

On the ride handling side, the Venza is definitely tuned for comfort, gliding through rather than carving corners and absorbing the worst of asphalt imperfections without transmitting them into the cabin. Whether seated up front or out back there’s plenty of comfort to be had, plenty of headroom too, my only (minor) complaint being ventilated seats of the “Wait, are these actually on?” variety.

Clear skies above… if you push the right button.

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The 2021 Toyota Venza starts at $32,470 plus $860 delivery, while the Limited version I tested raises the starting price to $39,800. Limited adds treats like an overhead, 360-degree camera, trim niceties like the interior illumination, heated and ventilated front seats and access to that Star Gaze roof — though that’s an additional $1,400.

The great news is that Toyota’s Safety Sense 2.0 ADAS system comes standard on the lowest trim, including lane-departure warnings, adaptive cruise and blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alerts. Given the powertrain also remains unchanged, it’s really just luxuries you’re paying a premium for, but given how pampered you feel in the Limited, it still seems like good value. That’s especially true if you compare it to something like the corporate-cousin Lexus NX Hybrid, which starts at $40,060 plus $1,025 delivery.

So, then, consider this rebirth a success. The 2021 Toyota Venza impresses on multiple levels. It looks good, drives well and does a remarkably good job of playing the luxury game. It’s a standout in an ever-expanding sea of me-too SUVs. 

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2021 Kia Seltos Small SUV: Tons of Tasty Colors and Options

Kia has released full details and pricing information for its new subcompact crossover. You can now configure the 2021 Kia Seltos online, with prices starting at $23,110.

That base price is a bit high compared to rivals like the 2020 Toyota C-HR ($22,415) and 2020 Honda HR-V ($21,940), and the 2020 Nissan Kicks has a particularly low entry price of $19,965. Still, the Seltos—which just had a star turn in a Super Bowl commercial—has a robust list of standard features including 17-inch wheels, an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and two-step reclining rear seats. Buyers can choose from two entry trims that share the same starting price: the front-drive S, which boasts LED daytime running lights and taillights, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and gearshift, and other goodies, or the LX, which has fewer amenities but gets standard all-wheel drive.

Jumping up to the EX trim nets a sound-absorbing front windshield, wireless phone charger, automatic climate control, LED interior lighting, and other features for a price of $26,410. The S Turbo and SX Turbo trims upgrade from a 146-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine to a 1.6-liter turbo-four with 175 horsepower. If you start checking boxes on the top-trim SX Turbo, your Seltos can easily top $30,000. SX Turbo models get the 10.25-inch touchscreen, and the Bose audio system has a sound-connected mood lamp, allowing the front door speaker to pulsate and change color to the beat of the music. You can select a $700 power sunroof package to let a little more light into your life.

How would we configure our Seltos? We haven’t driven the 2021 Kia Seltos, but considering a similarly powered 2.0-liter works well in the Kia Soul and Hyundai Kona, the Seltos EX in Neptune Blue sounds like an intriguing proposition. The two-tone paint colors are also tempting: blue/white, blue/black, yellow/black, and white/black. Other solid color options include black, white, grey, yellow, and Mars Orange. Of course, color options vary by trim. Interior choices can get creative with contrasting colors, too.

Check out the 2021 Kia Seltos configurator here.

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Los precios del Kia Seltos 2020 pueden haberse filtrado

Un informador anónimo envió a Motor1 una lista de MSRP para las seis versiones del Kia Seltos 2021. No podemos saber si los precios son correctos, pero Motor1 parece tener conexiones subterráneas sólidas en los cuartos traseros de Kia últimamente, y por lo demás, los números nos dan una referencia para saber cuándo caen los precios oficiales. Cuando los Seltos debutaron en el Auto Show de Los Ángeles del año pasado, el fabricante de automóviles dijo que la variante de tracción total del modelo base LX y la versión de tracción delantera del S comenzarán por debajo de $ 22,000. Según las cifras anónimas, un billete de $ 10 convierte a Kia en una fuente honesta, ambas versiones comienzan en $ 21,990 antes del destino. La tarifa reportada de $ 1,120 por manejo lleva la suma a $ 23,110, y pone a los Seltos $ 2,000 bajo el Sportage de tamaño similar pero más poderoso. Precios reclamados para toda la línea después de que se ejecute el destino: Al momento de escribir este artículo, Kia tiene los Seltos en su sitio web de EE. UU., Pero la información aún no se ha presentado. El MSRP inicial aparece como $ 21,990 en la parte superior de la página, pero cerca de la parte inferior de la página, el SX Turbo está listado por ese precio, lo que no puede ser correcto. Todos los enlaces relevantes conducen a páginas rotas. La base LX incluye la base de 2.0 litros con 146 caballos de fuerza y ​​132 libras-pie de torsión de potencia a través de un CVT, pero claramente no es un modelo de stripper; agrega control de crucero adaptativo, Apple CarPlay y Android Auto, y ruedas de 17 pulgadas a su sistema de tracción total. El S renuncia al sistema de todas las ruedas para aumentar las opciones. La instalación de AWD en el motor de nivel de entrada requiere un adicional de $ 1,500. El 1.6 litros mejorado con 175 hp y 195 lb-ft cambia a través de una caja de cambios de doble embrague de siete velocidades y solo viene en AWD, y lleva el recargo a $ 3,500. Como también señala Motor1, los Seltos LX AWD y S FWD son más caros que las versiones FWD y AWD de Hyundai Venue y Kona, Nissan Kicks, Ford EcoSport, Mazda CX-3 y Toyota C-HR. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de preocupaciones prácticas como el ahorro de combustible, a Seltos le va bien. En cuanto a los competidores de tracción delantera, solo el Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid mucho más costoso y los Nissan Kicks y Hyundai Venue más pequeños y más baratos encabezan el Kia, y el Buick Encore lo vincula. Con tracción total, el Seltos también es competitivo. La combinación de 30 mpg del Subaru Crosstrek no híbrido supera al Seltos por solo uno, y el Honda HR-V más caro está empatado con el Kia. Lo que realmente necesitamos es tener nuestro primer impulso en él, para descubrir cómo y dónde el Kia intenta ganar su lugar en el segmento. Se dice que el pequeño crossover llegó a los concesionarios la primera semana de febrero.

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2021 Toyota C-HR Le Suv Release Date, Engine, Redesign

2021 Toyota C-HR Le Suv Release Date, Engine, Redesign

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Seria o novo Toyota Yaris Cross o carro que falta para a marca no Brasil?

Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid tem dianteira meio careta

Depois de muita expectativa (minha, pelo menos), finalmente o novo Toyota Yaris Cross foi anunciado! Seria esse SUV compacto o carro que falta para a marca no Brasil?

O anúncio oficial do modelo aconteceria no Salão do Automóvel de Genebra, na Suíça,que foi cancelado. O novo modelo, inicialmente, será feio no Japão, a partir do último trimestre desse ano, e na na França, no meio de 2021, para toda a Europa.

Baseado na nova geração do Yaris, apresentada em outubro de 2019, o Yaris Cross será híbrido e usará a plataforma GA-B, versão reduzida da arquitetura TNGA, a mesma do novo Corolla (GA-C) e do RAV4, ambos já vendidos no Brasil, e do C-HR, SUV que foi estudado para o nosso mercado mas, infelizmente, acabou não sendo lançado.

Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid tem visual mais conservador

Nivus da Toyota?

A plataforma GA-B foi desenvolvida pensando em carros mais compactos e urbanos, que é o objetivo desse Yaris Cross. Como o próprio (e pouco criativo) nome já diz, o modelo será um Yaris SUV. Mais ou menos na mesma linha que a Volkswagen está fazendo com o Nivus, que é um Polo SUV – mas o Toyota pode, também, brigar com o T-Cross.

Segundo a Toyota, usando o sistema híbrido e a arquitetura TNGA, o Yaris Cross terá bom desempenho e ótima média de consumo, além de baixa emissão de poluentes.  A marca garante que o modelo será fácil de dirigir e terá bons espaço interno e porta-malas.

Painel de Toyota Yaris Cross foi inspirado no do RAV4, mas modernizado

Por dentro e por fora

O design lembra um pouco o do RAV4, especialmente a traseira. A dianteira, com certeza, precisaria passar por uma alteração para ficar mais agressiva para o mercado brasileiro. Por dentro, o painel também lembra o do RAV4, só que menor e modernizado.

Entre os equipamentos, podemos notar partida sem chave, assistente de partida em rampa, ar-condicionado digital de duas zonas, central multimídia com Android Auto e Apple CarPlay; computador de bordo; faróis e lanternas de neblina; sensores de chuva e crepuscular; cruise control; direção, trava, vidros e retrovisores elétricos, além de controles de tração e estabilidade, câmbio automático, mais de um modo de condução e tampa do porta-malas com abertura e fechamento elétricos.

Detalhe para o câmbio automático, ar-condicionado digital de duas zonas e para a central multimídia do Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid

Motor e tração

O Yaris Cross usa o motor 1.5, de três cilindros, a gasolina, e um elétrico, gerando uma potência total de 118 cv (116 hp). Curioso que, além da opção com tração dianteira, o modelo terá a opção de tração integral, algo inédito.

Falando das medidas, o novo Cross tem os 2,56 m de distância entre-eixos do irmão Yaris hatch europeu (o brasileiro tem 2,55 m), mas ganhou é 24 cm de comprimento, 9 cm de altura e 2 cm de altura – sem contar que ele tem 3 cm a mais de altura em relação ao solo.

Toyota Yaris Cross Comprimento 4,18 m Largura 1,765 m Altura 1,560 m Entre-eixos 2,560 m Combustão Híbrido Motor 1.5 Dynamic Force, três cilindros 1.5 Dynamic Force + Toyota Hybrid System II Transmissão Automática CVT Manual de 6 marchas Automática Tração Dianteira Dianteira e 4×4

Yaris Cross no Brasil?

Embora não exista planos oficiais de produzí-lo em solo nacional, sem dúvida, o Yaris Cross se encaixaria como uma luva para a Toyota no Brasil. O modelo é menor e seria mais barato do que o RAV4, o que permitiria que a marca japonesa, finalmente, tivesse um representante forte no cobiçado segmento de SUVs.

Como compartilha a mesma plataforma, seria bem fácil equipá-lo tanto com o motor 1.8 16V híbrido flex quanto com o propulsor 2.0 16V Dynamic Force, do novo Corolla.

Mas podemos esperar sentados: Yaris Cross, no Brasil, só a partir de 2022.

Toyota Yaris Cross híbrido no Brasil? Só a partir de 2022…

Yaris pelo mundo

Para quem não sabe, o Yaris foi lançada em 1999 e, desde então, mais de 8,7 milhões de unidades foram vendidas globalmente.

No Brasil, o Yaris foi lançado em 2018 querendo ficar mais perto do Corolla (conseguiu em preço), mas sendo, na prática, um Etios refinado. Sua linha 2020 trouxe poucas novidades e preços que ainda assustam.

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2021 Kia Seltos Review: Standout Subompact SUV

The hits keep on coming for Kia. This time it’s the 2021 Kia Seltos, a rugged little SUV with a handsome exterior, good passenger and cargo space, and very good handling for a subcompact vehicle that slots between the Kia Soul and Kia Sportage. With the turbo engine on upper models, it’s right quick.

It’s important to pick the right trim line because Kia goes light on driver assists on the entry Seltos. You’ll probably want middle trim levels, Seltos S Turbo or EX. Option the car right and you can also have a 10.2-inch infotainment display, all-wheel-drive, and reasonable off-roading-lite experiences. Be prepared to live with firm suspension and some cabin noise at highway speeds.

Overall, this is a great first car for people who’d prefer to spend for a new subcompact vehicle rather than, say, a two- or three-year-old compact SUV of the Sportage class. It’s also as an around-town runabout or a car for people who don’t need a status symbol. Although, from a head-on view, it could be mistaken for Kia’s wildly successful Telluride SUV.

The 2021 Kia Seltos is nicely trimmed out for an entry crossover.

The Seltos is based on the Hyundai Kona, which arrived as a 2018 model.  The Seltos shipped to global markets a year ago, and now in the US. At 172 inches, it’s 8 inches longer than Kona, also 2 inches taller, which pays off in more cargo space as well as a bit more room in both seating rows. Four adults could go away for the weekend with soft-side luggage in the Seltos without much trouble. In the Kona, the baggage rules would be: If you bring a backpack, it goes inside the duffel, or it rides on your lap because four more backpacks/laptop bags might not fit in the back.

Front-seat room is fine, and cargo space is excellent for a 172-inch-long vehicle. The second row is good, but not great.

On the Road With Seltos

I test-drove the Seltos S Turbo with all-wheel drive, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, keyless entry, cruise control (not adaptive cruise), a leather steering wheel, and a reasonable driver-assist package. It gets to 60 mph in about 7 seconds. In a week of driving split between city and highway, I got 28 mpg, about where the EPA sets the combined driving figure.

The seats are supportive and the cockpit shows good build quality, although there are some hard plastics (with no padded trim covering) that attest to the Seltos’ affordable price point. The driver’s knee may scrape the (also not padded) center console. The cargo area is quite spacious for a small car. Handling is good, although the flip side to that is a ride that’s stiffer than passengers might like on highways.

It would have been nice to have had more than one USB jack in a car with seat belts for five, even knowing that automotive-grade jacks can cost automakers $20-plus.

If you’re a fan of the Kia Soul and want all-wheel-drive, you’re looking at the solution: one of the Seltos trim lines with AWD. It’s 7 inches longer than the Soul.

Seltos Trim Lines

The Seltos comes in five trim lines (model variants) – LX, S, S Turbo, EX, and SX – and the trim lines take the place of options packages. The few options include two-tone paint and sunroof, although production constraints currently force you to pick sunroof or two-tone paint, not both. There are two engines, a 146-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a continuously variable transmission, rated at 29 mpg city / 34 mpg highway, and the 175-hp 1.6-liter turbo-four rated at 25 mpg city, 30 mpg highway.

The SX is quite well equipped, with navigation and a 10.25-inch center stack display, which seems huge in such a small car. The six-speaker audio jumps to eight with branded Bose audio and Sound Connected Mood Lamp, meaning lights in the cockpit that pulse in sync with the music. There’s UVO Link telematics, remote start, wireless phone charging, and an additional USB jack. It is the one model with adaptive cruise control and limited autonomous driving, on limited-access highways.

The Kia Seltos LX is soft on safety and driver assists. The S Turbo hits the sweet spot. Only the SX ($29K) has it all – including Level 2 self-driving.

Driver Assists for the Upmarket Models

Kia offers a lot of Seltos driver assists, including SAE Level 2 self-driving (called Highway Driving Assist). But as you browse the Kia site, eventually you’ll find most of it is not on the cheapest model. (Minor annoyance: the Seltos’ underwhelming website only lets you cross-compare three of the five trim lines at a time. The table above, from kia.com, was snipped in segments from the site and stitched together in Photoshop. Harrumph.) The entry LX, $23,110 including shipping, with all-wheel-drive, has no driver assists beyond a reminder to check the rear seats when exiting, as well as the federally mandated backup camera. The Seltos S, the same price but with front-drive, adds a front-windshield camera that provides automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning/lane centering, and automatic high beams.

The S Turbo and EX (both AWD) add blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert. The top trim line, SX, is the only one with full-range adaptive cruise and active driving assistance (Highway Driving Assist), as well as safe exit assist that uses blind-spot warning to keep the left-side doors from opening into approaching traffic. The top-line SX with optional sunroof and premium paint runs $30,055.

Seltos X-Line Trail Attack Concept.

Kia has been showing concept off-roader versions of the Seltos and it’s likely one will come to market to compete against smaller Jeeps. (Also to separate Kia from Hyundai in buyers’ mind: Hyundai luxury/mainstream, Kia sporty.) There’s nothing like a Jeep, as Jeep people say, but there’s an opportunity for brands that get serious about off-roading albeit with nice cockpits and good reliability.

Awesome: The top-of-the-line Seltos SX gets a 10.25-inch center stack LCD.

Should You Buy the Seltos?

There are several good cars in the subcompact crossover category. As a group, they’re luring passengers away from compact sedans. The Seltos is one of the best and the interior room is good.

The strongest challenger is the new Mazda CX-30, an excellent driving car with great handling, an upscale cockpit, and a quieter ride on the highway. The older, smaller Mazda CX-3 is still a good car, but aging.

The Subaru Crosstrek is highly regarded and has a good reputation for reliability and being able to go lightly off-road, just not over boulders. Also look at the Nissan Rogue Sport, Ford EcoSport, Nissan Kicks, Hyundai Venue, and Honda HR-V.

If you like the Kia family, both the smaller Kia Soul and larger Kia Sportage are first-rate. (The Kia Niro SUV, an inch shorter than the Seltos, is sold as a hybrid/plug-in hybrid.)

As for the Seltos, you should probably avoid the entry model because it lacks driver safety assists. Note that Toyota’s cheapest C-HR LE ($22K) has extensive driver assists, even adaptive cruise control, and the only missing safety assist, blind-spot detection, is on the C-HR XLE ($24K). We’re not recommending the C-HR over the Seltos because it’s got less room, poor visibility, soft acceleration, and lacks all-wheel-drive. But if Toyota can put all that safety tech on every trim line of an entry vehicle, so can Kia.

The S Turbo and EX represent the bang-for-the-buck sweet spot, while the SX is very well equipped for long-distance highway driving, even if it doesn’t ride as smoothly as, say, the larger Sportage. If you’re shopping small SUVs, you need to drive the Seltos. Between Kia and corporate siblings Hyundai and Genesis, they have launched almost 10 vehicles since the start of 2019, and all have been good, excellent, or, in the case of the Kia Telluride, Hyundai Palisade, and Hyundai Sonata, best-in-class.

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Sarah-n-Tuned Reviews Toyota C-HR: Is Off-Roading Possible?

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Sarah-n-Tuned Reviews Toyota C-HR: Is Off-Roading Possible?

In a recent video, auto YouTuber Sarah Greenwood reviews the 2021 Toyota C-HR on her Sarah-n-Tuned approach . Compared to the Lexus LS500h sedan she investigated earlier this month, this C-HR review puts Sarah at the polar opposite of Toyota’s automotive spectrum—about a $90, 000 difference in cost. The C-HR was launched in the U. S. in order to compete with the Nissan Kicks as well as other SUV-ish vehicles.

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In her typical often flippant approach, Sarah delves right into discussing the unique characteristics from the C-HR. Remarking that this compact all terain has the spirit of a Scion—Toyota’s defunct sub-brand that died in 2016—Sarah professes a fondness for “cheap, fun-looking vehicles like this. ”

She calls attention to the particular Nightshade Edition model in this movie and its black accents on the front side, wheels, and other areas. She good remarks the car’s LED headlights being an unusual feature in a car using a $25, 000 price tag.

Sarah brings watchers to the back again of the C-HR to discuss unusual outdoor features. She comments that the back door handle looks like an “origami project, ” while the rear side brings back memories of a Ford Sierra Cosworth. The protruding tail lighting evoke a similarity with the Toyota Yaris GR hot hatch that will Sarah laments is “sadly unavailable in the U. S. ”

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Moving into the cabin, Dorothy comments that the C-HR’s interior will be typical of lower-priced cars. The girl pays particular attention to the intensive use of geometric patterns on the doors, seat covers, and headliner.

Sarah calls out the particular width of the C-pillars, no doubt developing rear blind spots for the driver. The particular camera finds her spending some time within the back seat with little beneficial to say about it. She does enhance the C-HR for special functions, including the power-folding side mirrors, substantial-looking steering wheel, decent infotainment screen, plus standard electronic driver aids.

Next, Sarah brings the particular C-HR to an off-road setting including a rock-paved trail. She wonders in the event that she should take a front-wheel-drive vehicle on this trail, and then of course , will. She traverses the rough landscape and wonders out loud if a packet could destroy the C-HR’s essential oil pan. After some gentle moving and wheel slippage, Sarah sensibly reverses out of danger.

Under the hood, Sarah explains the particular C-HR is powered by a good anemic 2 . 0L naturally equiped four-cylinder producing 144 hp plus 139 lb-ft of torque. The electric motor connects to an equally anemic CVT. She implores Toyota to enable the car with a 1 . 2L turbo engine and 6-speed manual that Toyota offers to C-HR buyers in certain other markets. Viewers also find out that the C-HR has a chunky suppress weight of 3, 300 pound., about the same weight as a much larger RAV-4 in a front-wheel-drive configuration.

Sarah calls the C-HR the “good little car” though proclaims mainly below-average marks in her very subjective review. She wants Toyota to provide a hot hatch model with the C-HR.

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2019 Byton M-Byte First Look: Mega-Byte

A couple of years ago, at the press introduction of the Toyota Prius C in San Diego, I was chatting with chief engineer Satoshi Ogiso, a central figure in the history Toyota’s hybrid technology. As we both stared at a Prius parked at the curb, I asked him what worried a guy like him about the future.

He answered more quickly than I expected (I’m paraphrasing here): “Startup car electric car companies. A gasoline engine has thousands of parts, and it takes a big company with a lot of resources to manufacture. But an electric motor is cheap with one moving part. The barrier for an electric car startup is very low. I worry about them.”

Five years later, his fear is realized: The entire drivetrain of the imminently arriving China-based Byton—its motors and powertrain electrics from Bosch, its underfloor battery pack from BMW-supplier CATL, with prismatic cells chargeable at a 180 kW rate—has been outsourced.

This particular version of Ogiso-san’s nightmare adds a twist, though: The Byton isn’t just another 0–60 EV railgun. While the 680-hp Tesla Model S P100D, 1,000-hp Lucid Air, and 754-hp Rivian R1T will all bazooka onto on-ramps, the Byton’s standard configuration—with a modest 272 hp rear motor and 71-kW-hr battery (250-mile range)—will be merely “quick.” Its “fast” version adds a front 204-hp motor that’s really just a shortened (cheaper) version of rear one, and the automaker claims can travel a Tesla-like 325 miles on 95 kW-hr. But even then, its combined 476 hp won’t raise one eyebrow among performance wonks these days. Although Tesla has sometimes crowed in their quarterly reports about MotorTrend’s blistering Model S 0–60 times, Byton President Daniel Kirchert tepidly defended his car’s performance to me, saying it’s “not a lame duck.”

Underwhelming? It’s intentional, one leg of a three-legged stool of foundational design bets, each totally dependent on the other two.

To be honest, the keystone is probably another company entirely: Aurora Innovation, Byton’s autonomous-tech partner. Although overshadowed by Waymo, Aurora is a first-tier player headed by Chris Urmson, from autonomous hotbed Carnegie Mellon, who became Chief Technology Officer of Alphabet’s self-driving program; Sterling Anderson, MIT robotics Ph.D. who led the team that created Tesla’s Autopilot; and Drew Bagnell, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute and founding member of Uber’s Advanced Technology Center. It’s an all-star trio Byton is relying on when the M-Byte (Byton’s initial crossover offering) is delivered with available Level 3 autonomy late this year in China and 2020 in the U.S. and Europe. The prototype of the second Byton, the K-Byte sedan (due in 2021), even shows off visually obvious lidars—literally wearing its potential for Level 4 and 5 capability on its sleeve.

The puzzle pieces are starting to come together. Think about it: If a car is geofenced Level 3 autonomous, everyone inside is also usually a passenger, meaning the drivetrain really needs no more than chauffeur-level performance. All that supercar-level of horsepower is a waste of money better spent on the user’s digital experience and autonomy tech.

I’ve spent some time in Cadillac’s excellent L2+ Super Cruise system, and after about 10 freeway miles, you’re thinking two things. One: This thing’s noticeably destressing. Two: You’re pretty quickly bored. So last year I pilgrimaged to the opening of Byton’s satellite Santa Clara office—a 13-minute drive from Aurora’s Palo Alto location—where at that time, 150 people were focused on developing The Screen.

This thing is ridiculous

At 48 inches wide—spanning A-pillar to A-pillar—and 10 inches tall, The Screen has the surface area of more than 24 iPhone 10 Maxes. The glowing heart of the car, it’s the precious centerpiece that Byton isn’t outsourcing like its drivetrain or automation, and it’s designed to be replaceable as screen technology improves. Will it be 24 times more compelling than an iPhone 10? Our own Miguel Cortina, who grew up in Mexico City, saw the movie Roma in 70mm film at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood after first watching it on his tablet via Netflix. Better, Miguel? He strongly nods. Then again, while screen size matters, what matters most is what’s on it.

Directed by the Byton operating system, called Byton Life, the digital world being cooked up inside borders on the fantastical. Climb in the cockpit, and cameras on the dash identify you and everybody else while your phone and wrist heart-rate data is synced to the car. Blended with your seat-measured weight, health tips might appear: For instance, after setting a nav destination, the system might ask if you might like to park a half mile away from there to get a needed walk. The digital instrument display moves up and down on the screen when you adjust the steering wheel—there are plenty of extra pixels.

On the highway in Level 3, the Faurecia-supplied front seats can each swivel 12 degrees toward each other for easier chatting. To instruct the giant screen, the driver has a 7.0-inch touchpad on the steering wheel itself; no, the image doesn’t turn with the wheel (Byton calls the steering wheel an engineering feat all its own, given the airbag). The front passenger has an 8.0-inch touchpad in the center console, and both can just finger-point to spots on the screen using its gesture recognition. What about hand-bounce over bumps? Accelerometers compensate and predict where you’re pointing.

If you and a friend separately ask Alexa to play your individual music, it recognizes whose voice is whose. Do you like steak but your passenger is into seafood? Asking for a lunch recommendation returns places that serve both. Abe Chen, who leads Byton’s digital technology department, described another example: “Let’s say you drop your kid off every day at school and then go to Starbucks. The car recognizes your coffee appetite and suggests an interesting alternative nearby.” To enable this, the M-Byte will be the first car to have full connectivity on the go via multiple antennas and 5G preparation.

Creeped out by all this connectedness? Chen understands. At Apple, he created their worldwide new-product security team; he was Tesla’s director of information and product security; and in 2017, his group bested 75 other teams to win DEF CON’s Car Hacking Village Capture the Flag competition. CEO Carsten Breitfeld calls the Byton “mobility’s smartphone moment.”

Who the heck are these guys?

Carsten is a craggy, steel-eyed Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, a 20-year BMW veteran, a 10-year BMW Group Vice President, and most recently project manager of BMW’s carbon-tub Batmobile i8. His co-founder and Byton’s president, Daniel Kirchert, is lean, speaks concisely, and has spent much of his life in China learning its culture and business ropes as managing director of Infiniti China. These guys are the antithesis of an Asian web tycoon-turned-lawsuit-refugee or pot-puffing Twitter warrior. Breitfeld and Kirchert are seasoned, no-nonsense auto-industry Germans with decades of experience experiencing “manufacturing hell,” brought together by a Chinese seed-money investor.

During a Q&A session after the car’s debut at CES 2018, the more spontaneous Breitfeld leaned back and got to free-talking (in a manner that reminds me of a German James Mason). At 50 years of age, he could have ridden out that big career at BMW. But he chose to throw himself into one last life-defining battle and pull the ripcord into this uncharted new jungle of EVs and autonomous and connected cars.

One reason is the conviction that China will be writing the next chapter of the automobile. Problems at Byton, he says, are fixed by the time a legacy automaker would be drawing up a Gantt chart. Quickening the timeline is designer Benoit Jacob, responsible for the BMW i3 and i8. Breitfeld relies on his sensitivity to production practicalities, to avoid time-wasting misunderstandings between engineering and design. The $45,000 base-price M-Byte advanced from a conversation to reality in 28 months compared to the customary four, even five years for most automakers. Maintaining that pace, their third car—a bigger, seven-passenger MPV—will be based on the same platform and drivetrain as the M and K. (Byton openly questions Tesla judgement in creating two platforms.)

Although hubbed in Shanghai, Byton’s 1,500 employees are dispersed among five locations. Construction of the nearby Nangyang factory is complete with equipment now being installed. (Breitfeld says its initial capacity of 100,000 cars is a critical threshold for meaningful economies of scale; total capacity will be 300,000.) Roughly 100 M-Byte prototypes are being tested right now; design and engineering happens in Munich.

When I asked where Breitfeld finds scarce software engineers in the Silicon Valley area, Carsten smiled. “They just drive north up Interstate 5 from Gardena,” he said. That’s code for the home of Faraday Future and its perilous existence. Mention Faraday, and Byton’s founders simultaneously wince. Yep, they fully understand the skepticism—another futuristic, China-based EV startup, right? At every opportunity they seem anxious to be crystal-clear about their financials and partners.

The Ride

One evening during this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, I stood in the chill night outside the mostly deserted convention center waiting my turn to ride in an M-byte prototype.

The car was a cobbled-together mule that snail-drummed over the street’s ripples and snapped Buddy Rich rimshots over the potholes. In actuality, its screen graphics were just a quickly monotonous video loop. So I sat back and just stared as the streets of downtown L.A. slowly reeled by me.

Ahead are two illuminated worlds. Looking up, the still-glowing neon office towers are slowly sliding past each other like giant playing cards. Left and right, people are prowling the dirty sidewalks beneath the  renovated Depression-Era masonry lofts. Some of them are pausing to consider a restaurant I don’t know or crowding around a club or gallery that might be fun. Cocooned in this car, I’m abstracted from them. Like watching aquarium fish through the thick glass.

I stared at the other illuminated world in front of me—the panoramic Byton screen that’s still looping its same graphics. In a matter of months this could be the portal through that barrier, merging me to them, those places, that world out there. Recently, I called the Tesla Model 3 the Automobile 2.0. Maybe the Byton is what the post-automobile will look like. It’s not about driving. It’s about living. Suddenly conventional cars seem one-dimensional. Go from here. To there. This is 3-D.

A few years ago, we did a speculative story about what an Apple Car might be like. (Apple’s Project Titan was an open secret.) Soon after, Tim Cook pulled its plug, though smart money says they’re still developing an autonomous system. Now, the iPhone’s sales have softened, Apple’s stock has tumbled, and its failure to bet big again in the time since the Steve Jobs days is coming to roost. I ask you, Mr, Cook, how did the scrappy guys at Byton build the Apple Car you guys couldn’t?

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2021 Toyota Avalon Price, Interior, Engine

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2021 Toyota Avalon Price, Interior, Engine

2021 Toyota Avalon Price, Interior, Engine – Toyota becomes dominated a teaser picture from what appears to mean that particular 2021 Toyota Avalon before its international first appearance in Jan the new year. The carmaker drops some lighting at a new car final Fri, supplying us a tip at what to anticipate in the 2020 Detroit automobile show. Seemingly, your improved Avalon car will probably support the two-tiered large grille, which will people noticed about the past Avalon version.

2021 Toyota Avalon Redesign

Exterior And Interior Design

Toyota’s revelation in the 2021 Toyota Avalon product on Fri was with a teaser appearance of the identical. While the photo seems darkish and also shadowy, it shows just how the re-designed Avalon may be like whenever it lastly appears at retailers the new year. Apart from, much of our spies have got snapped prototypes within the open up, plus they offer plenty of cues.

2021 Toyota Avalon Exterior

The corporation is but to promote plenty of particulars, but we believe an arriving Toyota Avalon might leveraging the particular Toyota New International Structure. This program also underpins these kinds of automobiles because of the Prius, Camry, together with C-HR. All of our surveillance pictures demonstrate that car’s revamped front lights, which in turn seem to have fantastic lighting artwork. Provided that the automobile is without obvious reduce facial lines, we anticipate it to show off any clamshell hood.

The most up-to-date Avalon will communicate a hostile fender, a toned hood and remodeled front lights with new Y-bone fragments daytime working lamps. Oddly enough, its hostile entrance fender has area ducting that probably shows it will likely be utilized for cooling down. That 2021 Toyota Avalon would possibly get yourself a prominent, gaping grille that will display what we should find in the overhauled Camry.

2021 Toyota Avalon Interior

On the inside, the newest Toyota Avalon can come provided with some safety features. It again will include the particular brand’s Safety Sensation modern technology. It bundles things such as autonomous crisis braking, lane leaving alert, sightless-area tracking, not to mention adaptive luxury cruise management.

2021 Toyota Avalon Engine

The particular Toyota Avalon 2021 powertrain continues to be unknown, though Toyota could include a V6 generator that produces a little above 300 hp. This incoming Toyota Avalon is probably going to obtain a 3.5-liter V6 powertrain which usually brings around 301 hp and additionally 267-lb.feet from torque. Toyota can evenly preserve its hybrid version, which perhaps sticks for the entirely new Camry Hybrid. Therefore, the 2.5-liter 4-tube motor is sure to get addicted to a motor unit. The device brings together to get a full production as much as 208 hp and also offers over 50 miles per gallon mixed.

2021 Toyota Avalon Engine

2021 Toyota Avalon Release Date And Price

Ultimately, typically the 2021 Toyota Avalon will end up a fantastic car for customers trying to find the full efficiency. The inbound vehicle will strike the international vehicle showrooms in Jan next season with the Detroit automobile display. The actual price of your access-degree version is around $35,000 although best-spec versions could have their rates within the $40,000 property.

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2019 New and Future Cars: Toyota

Long known as a purveyor of reliable yet uninspiring transportation, Toyota recently started making cars and crossovers that are more interesting and more fun to drive. And soon, this effort will be capstoned by the long-anticipated return of the Supra.

2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback

The Toyota Corolla sedan is our favorite over-the-counter sleep aid, but the new Corolla hatch seems to have a bit of life in it. Essentially an Americanized version of the European-market Auris, the hatchback shares its TNGA architecture with the Camry, a car that has impressed us way more than we expected. The 168-hp 2.0-liter naturally aspirated I-4 feels lively when mated to a six-speed manual, and although the continuously variable transmission dampens the fun, it gets points for trying: It uses a geared connection at low speeds for snappier starts and imitates a 10-speed stepped transmission when it’s on the move. Practicality is limited, as the Corolla hatchback is sized more for parking than packing.

On sale: Now Base price: $20,910

2019 Toyota RAV4

We know, we know, but we’re kind of excited about the new RAV4. Like the new Camry, it’s based on the TNGA platform, and we expect it’ll work the same magic on the RAV that it did on the sedan. It’s exciting visually as well; although the size is about the same as the old car, the proportions are completely different. We like the aggressive new look and are pleased to see Toyota backing away from the bottom-feeder grille that afflicts the new Camry and Avalon. Toyota plans nine variants, two powertrains (conventional and hybrid), and three all-wheel-drive systems. Non-hybrid RAV4s will get Toyota’s Multi-Terrain Select system, which should give the RAV4 better-than-expected all-wheel-drive chops. As with the Camry, there will be a high-end sport-themed XSE model, which will be available with the hybrid drivetrain.

As for another potential Toyota crossover that has piqued our interest, it’s been more than a year since the FT-4X concept bowed at the 2017 New York auto show, and although Toyota announced no production plans, it hinted heavily that the FT-4X foreshadowed a future product. There’s certainly a big hole in the company’s SUV lineup beneath the RAV4, one that the front-drive-only C-HR doesn’t quite fill. We imagine a small, rugged crossover that combines the cool factor of the original Scion xB with off-road abilities derived from the 4Runner—something along the lines of a less capable but edgier-looking Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. The RAV4 and upcoming Supra will no doubt keep Toyota busy for a while, but we’d hope to see a production version by 2020 or 2021.

On sale: December 2018 Base price: $27,000 (est)

2020 Toyota Supra

We’ve been waiting so long that it hardly seems possible the day is upon us—the day the new Supra will finally appear. We’ve published enough photos of camouflaged Supras to paper our office, and then there’s the GR Supra race car Toyota showed undisguised at the 2018 Geneva auto show—a shrewd move on its part, as an aeroed-up and stripped-down racer reveals next to nothing about the production version’s body trim and interior. We know the Supra is being co-developed with BMW and that it will share its architecture with the upcoming Z4. That means the new version will be significantly trimmer than the behemoth it grew into in the 1990s. It will feature the classic long-hood, short-deck proportions, and it now seems the nifty double-bubble roof will make it into production. The big question, though, is whether the Supra will feel like a proper Toyota or a rebadged BMW. And then there’s the engine: Chief engineer Tetsuya Tada has acknowledged that Supra fans expect an inline-six. Toyota doesn’t have one, but BMW has a lovely straight-six ready to go, which is all but assured to be the Supra’s primary powerplant. The car should hit the streets in 2019, but whether the U.S. will be one of the first countries to receive it remains yet another mystery.

On sale: Mid-2019 (est) Base price: $45,000 (est)