Toyota Takes 10 Vincentric 'Best Value in America' Awards Including Best Overall Passenger Car

TORRANCE, Calif., March 1, 2011 - - Toyota led all manufacturers with 10 winners in the 7th annual Vincentric’s Best Value in America awards for the 2011 model year.  Toyota’s award total was twice as many as the runner-up brand and represented nearly one-quarter of all awards selected.

 

Vincentric determines its Best Value in America awards based on cost-of-ownership by measuring eight different cost factors: depreciation, fuel, insurance, opportunity cost, financing, maintenance, taxes and state fees, and repairs. 

 

The 10 segment winners were highlighted by Toyota receiving the brand level award for the passenger car segment, in addition to its nine model-specific awards. The remaining nine model-specific segment awards captured by Toyota included:

 

• 4Runner – SUV, Mid-Size (third year in a row)
• Avalon – Large (six-time winner)
• Camry Hybrid – Mid-Size Hybrid Sedan
• FJ Cruiser – SUV, Compact
• Highlander Hybrid – SUV, Mid-Size Hybrid
• Land Cruiser – SUV, Mid-Size Premium (fourth year in a row)
• Prius – Compact, Advanced Fuel Technology (six-time winner)
• Tacoma – Compact Pickup (seventh year in a row…more than any other vehicle)
• Venza – Crossover, Mid-Size (two-time winner)

 

Vincentric, LLC is a privately held automotive data compilation and analysis firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Mich.  The company provides data, knowledge, and insight to the automotive industry by identifying and applying many aspects of automotive value.  Using Vinbase™, its comprehensive, proprietary cost-of-ownership database, Vincentric measures and analyzes the overall cost of owning and operating vehicles and its impact on the value provided to buyers.

 

Articles sources : toyota.com

The Only Minivan On The 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick List: Toyota Sienna

 

With minivans once again growing in popularity, there are a lot of new choices on the market today—but only one earned a place among the 2011 Top Safety Picks chosen by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): That was the all-new Toyota Sienna. Only vehicles that offer electronic stability control and score the highest possible marks in the IIHS’ front, side, rear and rollover crash evaluations earn the award, so this is no small honor for Toyota’s “Swagger Wagon.”

But it is further evidence of Toyota’s renewed dedication to customer safety, which also includes making the company’s Star Safety System a standard feature on the Sienna. This comprehensive suite of safety technologies includes anti-lock brakes, brake-force distribution, brake assist, vehicle stability control and traction control. Seven airbags are standard as well, ranging from dual-stage front and seat-mounted airbags for the front seats to a new driver’s-side knee airbag and side-curtain airbags that extend the length of the cabin to offer protection to passengers in all rows.

The 2011 Sienna stands apart from the crowd for other reasons, too. Completely redesigned for the new model year, Toyota’s minivan offers a choice of both four- and six-cylinder engines, front- or all-wheel drive, a sporty SE model that delivers a surprisingly dynamic driving experience, aggressive sheet metal, a roomier and more versatile interior than the 2010 model, and much more. In fact, thanks to these kinds of advantages, sales of the Sienna were up nearly 20 percent through November of this year.

Articles sources:  toyotainthenews.com