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“Oh, the weather outside is frightful …” The holiday song is right and sometimes the weather really is terrible for driving.

Whether you commute daily during winter hazards, or only while traveling for the holidays or infrequent work obligations, a few quick tips may help.

Safety.

Do you treat it as the first priority of any vehicle, or more of a "just-in-case" afterthought? How important are safety features on a car?

Toyota is re-focusing on safety features that prevent accidents from ever occurring, so that you never have to find out.

Toyota Safety Sense focuses on three main causes of traffic collisions: drifting out of lanes, poor night visibility, and frontal collisions.

Lane departure warning can help keep you maintain lanes. Automatic high beams detect headlights and tail lights of surrounding traffic, and dim the high beams automatically.

When it comes to contests named after a single human feeling, "fun" is a lot better than "hunger" right off the bat. Plus, while one such contest is run by an evil, science-fiction government and meant to create a gruesome gladiator-like spectacle, the other is run by a fairly reliable, likeable car company.

As the name implies, these games are all about having fun.

Three teams were given a new Toyota Tacoma and set down in the California wilderness, with various off-road adventure challenges to complete.

The goal isn't to do the best at the challenges though, points are…

Since it debuted in 1982, the Toyota Camry has become something of a mainstay in both driveways and sales sheets. That's because from day one, the Japanese automaker sought to make it something really special. The result is a stylish and reliable car that families can't seem to get enough of.

We're not talking about a demolition derby, where cars smash each other up. No, that's too mundane for the likes of Top Gear. When they want to destroy a car, they park it on the roof of a 240 foot tall apartment building that is due for demolition by controlled explosives.

When you drop a used vehicle off a building like this, you don't just have to account for the fall itself. There is also the matter of flying debris and crushing rubble. The truck could have easily been buried, never to emerge again.

But it wasn…

Capability is paramount in the midsize pickup segment where the Toyota Tacoma competes. While the next-generation truck is quite the looker in both style and muscle, the real test comes with its performance and versatility. This past week, MotorWeek opted to take the truck for a spin to see how it holds up.

Keeping your Toyota in great shape is easy, as long as you have it serviced by a Toyota-certified technician every now and then. Why should you bring your vehicle to a Toyota service center rather than a different one? Check out the video below to see why.

These guys learned the hard way why genuine parts are always better. Their electrician used just any parts and the results were definitely not good. So why use…

Pardon our French, but have you heard that bullsh*t makes great fuel? Think about all the burgers you eat, all the milk you drink every year. All those cows make great food, but their poo is just going to waste!

What if someone came around and turned that waste into a clean and efficient way to power your car?

That’s exactly what Toyota is doing. Ever at the forefront of green innovations, Toyota…

The 2015 Toyota Sienna has been called the "Swagger Wagon" and it only takes a single look at to see how its earned such a nickname.

The refreshed 2015 Sienna brings an undeniable cool factor to the minivan while also retaining its hallmark values of reliability and safety.

The Sienna's dazzling new appearance is led by its LED headlights, 19-inch alloy wheels and sedan inspired styling. The Sienna will undoubtedly turn a few heads…