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Unimpressive in most areas, except for fuel economy, the Esteem does not deliver acceptable value. For not too many extra dollars, several good alternatives can be found, including a Honda Civic, [...]

Off-road ability is the Vitara's strongest quality. Both body styles have been priced to attract young buyers who crave a 4x4 image, but they're also-rans in room and comfort....

Prices might have seemed attractive when the XL-7 was new, but these SUV's were no bargain given their subpar refinement, labored acceleration, stiff and nervous ride, poor handling, and [...]

Quirky and a bit sluggish, Aerio sedans can be efficient, low-cost commuter cars. Except for their tall build, though, they don't really stand out among subcompact cars. Wagons are roomier and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sequoia suffers from all the usual big-SUV vices, but is nonetheless a strong competitor that merits serious consideration as a refined, well-equipped Toyota. Still, rivals match it in many ways [...]

On the whole, a RAV4 is more suited to suburban errand-running than to long-distance people-hauling or even moderate off-roading. Still, it's an attractive compact SUV. Many rivals offer more [...]

Domestic rivals such as the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Blazer, and Jeep Grand Cherokee might be better bargains, but a 4Runner includes Toyota's reputation for reliability...

The only advantage a Tacoma might have over domestic compacts would be in reliability. This is one case where we would shop the competition despite Toyota's reputation...