Archive for 2016
2017 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE in Cosmic Gray Mica
2017 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE 
Class: Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 296
Fuel Used: 7.5 gallons
Quick Spin: 2016 Lexus RX 350
2016 Lexus RX 350 in Silver Lining Metallic
2016 Lexus RX 350 AWD 
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 270
Fuel Used: 40.9 gallons
2016 Toyota Corolla S Premium in Classic Silver Metallic
2016 Toyota Corolla S Premium
Class: Compact Car
Miles Driven: 270
Fuel Used: 9.6 gallons
2017 Volvo V60 T5 Cross Country in Twilight Bronze Metallic (a $560 option)
2017 Volvo V60 T5 AWD Cross Country Platinum
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 1053
Fuel Used: 43.8 gallons
Aichi Madness! 10 Classic Toyota Ads
1976 Toyota Corollas
It’s tough to say exactly when Toyota became a mainstream brand. I would argue that the Japanese carmaker shed its niche-market “economy-car” image in the U.S. when it rolled out the inaugural Camry in 1983. With the Camry, Toyota had a product that could be cross-shopped directly with popular U.S. model vehicles.
Test Drive: 2017 Kia Cadenza
2017 Kia Cadenza Technology in Silky Silver
2017 Kia Cadenza Technology
Class: Large Car
Miles Driven: 462
Fuel Used: 21.8 gallons
2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum in Dark Adriatic Blue
2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 249
Fuel Used: 12.8 gallons
1973 Volvo
There’s nothing like a bit of historical data to put 2016 new-car prices in context. For a healthy dose of perspective, scroll down to the 1973-model-year Mercedes-Benz prices below and just sort of let them sink in.
This snow-bound Mercedes-Benz SL is a little too easy to identify.
The snow came later than it usually does here around Consumer Guide’s suburban Chicago headquarters. However, when it did come, it came with impact, dumping 6-8 inches around the area in a relatively short period of time. With snow comes snow-covered vehicles, some of which may be difficult to identify under all the badge- and shape-obscuring white stuff. Here we have eight liberally coated vehicles for you to identify. A couple of the cars are pretty easy, but a few should take you a least a moment to ID.
First Spin: 2017 Subaru Impreza
2017 Subaru Impreza sedan in Lithium Red Pearl
Since its introduction for 1993, Subaru’s Impreza has stood out in the compact class as being one of the few – and in many years, the only – member to offer all-wheel drive. And since 1997, AWD has been standard.
