R & H Toyota

Think you're interested in a Toyota, but don't know for sure? Maybe this will help you make up your mind. Three Toyota models have recently been earned awards from Consumer Reports magazine. The ever-popular Prius hybrid was named "Top Green Car", for the eighth consecutive year.  The RAV4 earned the title of "Best Value Small SUV". And, the Sienna minivan received the distinction of "Best Family Hauler". Plus, Toyota leads all automakers with…

Though worldwide sales are already around two million, demand for the Prius is surging. So, what is drawing buyers to the best selling hybrid car in the world?

In a prepared statement, Edmunds.com recently said ,"Consideration of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius among its online shoppers is up more than 30% since the beginning of the year, rising almost in parallel with gasoline... That's triple the 11% increase in consideration of all hybrids and…

Toyota now says its Prius can do 62 mpg. Jim Colon, Toyota vice president for product communication, made this announcement last week:  "Whatever goal [the Obama administration] establishes, Toyota will be prepared to meet. If it's 62 miles a gallon, we'll be able to achieve that."

Mr. Colon said the new rules "excite" Toyota, and the company is "already going in that direction."

But Toyota is going at it alone - members of the…

A fleet of eight Toyota Prius are now available to Zipcar car-sharing service members in San Francisco, Portland, and Boston. Toyota's introduction of the highly acclaimed Prius to Zipcar's fleet is part of a pilot program designed to investigate how next-generation electric technology can effectively serve large car-share programs.

"Zipcar is an ideal test bed for early consumer acceptance of EVs," says Scott Griffith, Chairman and CEO, Zipcar. "This project will allow companies…