The new 2025 Toyota 4Runner is made for getaways to anywhere. By anywhere, we’re not just talking a road trip to Las Vegas or San Diego. We’re talking up into the San Bernardino Mountains and out towards the Salton Sea. The question comes up about how much you can pack into the cargo hold of…
You are stranded in the middle of the High Desert, miles from a service station or anywhere to safely park, and your vehicle is not running. No one wants to end up in this scenario while on a road trip. We can be better prepared for these situations. If you have the room in your…
The best-selling sedan in America, the 2025 Toyota Camry, was redesigned for 2025 with an emphasis on efficiency, performance, and comfort. It is everything you expect in a Camry and more. The tech journalist from Tom’s Guide recently had a 2025 Camry XSE AWD in for a week’s turn and was quite impressed. He noted…
The 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser can do many things. It can take you anywhere – across the desert, up into the mountains, or a leisurely trip to the beach in San Diego. Did you also know that it can tow up to 6,000 pounds? Cars.com recently gave the 2024 Land Cruiser a towing test and…
What is the best SUV out there? According to Cars.com, it is the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. The leading car shopping website says that “our watchwords for the best SUV are capability, roominess and comfort, three things the Land Cruiser has in spades.” The editors love what it can do, including “conquer off-road obstacles with…
When you are looking for family transportation that is fun to drive and easy on fuel, the 2025 Toyota Highlander is a wise choice. For those of us looking for more room, the 2025 Grand Highlander is also a good choice, with a larger third-row seating area and more cargo space overall. Plus, the addition…
Our craving for adventure awaits. The desert and the mountains offer opportunities to go beyond the mundane to discover new ways of enjoying these great landscapes. Overlanding is a way of life. It combines the allure of wanderlust, the taste of extreme driving, and the tenacity of setting up camp in the middle of nowhere….
Here in the High Desert, we take our pickup trucks seriously—not just for work, but also for play. There is a vast desert and a majestic mountain range right in our backyard. Where else do we take our pickup trucks for fun? The possibilities are endless. If there is one place where the pickup truck…
Pickup trucks are known to return hundreds of thousands of miles. Achieving exceedingly high mileage shows how durable and strong the engines, drivelines, and the pickup trucks themselves are over time and use. Toyota pickups have reputations for delivering on durability. There had been reports of Tundras hitting a million or more miles. Even Tacomas…
Remember the Toyota Celica? In the fall of 1970, Toyota introduced a small coupe that would bring enthusiasts to our showrooms for years to come. The Celica looked like a typical sports coupe of the era, but it was more efficient and completely fun to drive. From that start, the Celica became everyone’s go-to affordable…
