Camry's redesign brought laudable new safety features and lifted comfort, convenience, and refinement to nearly Lexus levels. Although all these must-try midsizes still engage the head more than [...]
Shop elsewhere if you want lively high-speed acceleration. On the plus side, Yaris is a relatively refined subcompact with a driving position high enough, and a structure substantial enough, so [...]
Far from exciting in concept or reality, Tercel's mission has been to be the least-expensive Toyota, and it shows against the plusher, more substantial Corolla and other subcompact leaders. On [...]
Like Honda's Insight and subsequent Civic Hybrid, the Prius serves mainly as a high-tech alternative to a traditional economy car. Toyota's own Echo delivers similarly appealing fuel mileage, and [...]
Base models are decent values, but both the 940 and the 960 have trouble competing now against such refined benchmarks as the front-wheel-drive Lexus ES 300 and Acura Legend. We've rated the 960 [...]
Looks can be deceiving on the used-car market, as shoppers learn quickly. Volvo's 2-door companions are suave in shape, perform admirably, and offer excellent amenities, but Mercedes-Benz just [...]
S70/V70 models have been competitively priced against other near-luxury sedans, such as the Cadillac Catera and Infiniti I30. They offer a wagon and AWD choices that the others ignore. GLT [...]
A serious contender among luxury-class sedans, the well-built S80 earns high marks for refinement, ergonomics, and trunk space. Volvo managed to pack a lot of safety and convenience features into [...]
While delivering a generally solid driving feel, the S40/V40 do not have the same quality of interior materials or detailed workmanship as Swedish-built Volvos. Fully equipped models get a bit [...]
Roomy and contemporary, solid and versatile, Volvo's latest wagons are the best ones yet. The XC furnishes appealing all-weather security and delivers some SUV-style attributes. We'd skip the [...]
