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Our blog often showcases a portion of the Toyota brand's philanthropic endeavors. We say a portion because the automaker is always finding new ways to get involved, that it can be hard to keep up.

From giving away new Toyota vehicles during its 100 Cars for Good campaign, or more recently, alleviating automobile crashes by educating our next generation of drivers.

Toyota's TeenDrive365 program uses interactive online tools, helpful tips from the experts...

At last week's SEMA Show that recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, Toyota decided to do something special to commemorate the departure of a beloved friend. If you weren't aware already, this is the final year that the iconic Toyota FJ Cruiser will be included in the Toyota product line. That is why our favorite Japanese automaker introduced us to the 2014 FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Ultimate Edition.

To some, in particular those of us at Dayton Toyota, calling our preferred automaker one of the utmost green bands out there seems like a no-brainer. After all, how could you call the maker of cars like the Camry Hybrid, the Highlander Hybrid, and of course, the Prius anything less? Fortunately, we're not the only ones that think that way.

With a whole host of automakers investing in battery powered EVs and hydrogen fuel cell cars, some may say that the era of the hybrid is on the wane. But that's not the case, according to Takeshi Uchiyamada, father of the Prius hybrid and Toyota's chairman.

We love motor shows here at Dayton Toyota. It is, after all, where all the magic happens. It's where we got our first look at the Furia Concept that would become the new Corolla, and a variety of other new Toyota models. This year, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, they're showing us another rehashed model: the Yaris Hybrid-R Concept.

After months of anticipation, the 2014 Corolla has finally hit our lot at Dayton Toyota. We'd be lying if we said we weren't excited to offer this car to our South Brunswick, NJ drivers. The car has received quite the stylish redesign for the new model year, and to celebrate, the automaker is running an ad commemorating how the Corolla has kept people partying throughout its lifetime.

In case you haven't heard yet, there's a brand new Toyota Corolla incoming for the next model year. Based off of the Furia concept, it has an aggressively-presented front end and grille, and tweaked, dynamic line work. What could make this car better, you ask? If it was offered as a hybrid.

The cornerstone of Toyota's philosophy is ongoing improvement, both in the automotive and technological sector. With recent successes such as great sales, and even sending a small robot into space to test voice recognition functionality, we're pleased to share with you what's coming down the pike for the Japanese car manufacturer.

As of late, Toyota has been charting a course to many new frontiers. A while back, we told you that the Japanese manufacturer was testing a car that can drive itself, and more recently, about their plans to send a talking robot into space. Now, more in the terrestrial vein, Dayton Toyota has heard that the automaker has planned to enter the H2 Fuel Cell market in 2015.

Science fiction has often portrayed the AI robots of the future in a less than positive light. In movies such as The Matrix, they have enslaved humanity for their potential as batteries, and in Terminator, one comes back to the present as a beefed up, red-eyed cyborg with a thick Austrian accent. The robot manufactured by Toyota however, isn't like that at all, and in fact, was built to help us in the realms of science.