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Get Retro with These 1991 Toyota Model Reviews

A lot of time has passed since the 90's and, whether you were old enough to remember driving back then or not, it's pretty amazing to see how far automotive design has come in the last few decades. Take a look at the retro review from MotorWeek below; they review the 1991 Toyota MR-2, Previa, and LandCruiser and we don’t know about you but it gave us quite a bit of nostalgia. Take a walk down memory lane with us today and check it out for yourself:

 

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Can Car Color Compromise Cabin Comfort?

Is the paint color of your next car a purely aesthetic choice, or can it have a real impact on your comfort?

Color, in fact, changes much more than just appearances. It affects the rate at which heat and light are absorbed and emitted.

In this video, Autotrader's Eric Lanford conducts an experiment. He takes two identical Toyota vehicles, one white and one black, and parks them in the sun for an identical amount of time, on the same 95 degree afternoon.

The black Toyota reaches an interior temperature of 131 degrees, while the white SUV remains at a…

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Which Two Automakers Are On the CDP's A-List for Water?

Water is a critical resource. About 60% of your body is made up of water, and without it, you can die within a few days.

There has been a frightening trend of water scarcity around the world, with recent droughts in California hitting closest to home.

With that in mind, the CDP-- an organization devoted to helping companies do business sustainably and providing public transparency of environmental practices-- asked

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