The 2025 Toyota Tacoma has been winning awards and the hearts of its owners. Our best-selling mid-size pickup truck offers a wide range of drivelines and trim levels – each with a specific mission. From work trucks to overlanding rigs, there is a Tacoma for everyone. The journalist members of the Texas Auto Writers Association agree. That is why they awarded…
A few decades ago, SUVs promised go-anywhere outdoor adventure, and the great consumer shift from sedans, coupes, station wagons, and minivans to SUVs began. But not everyone really wanted to spend their weekends crawling on technical trails, and manufacturers quickly realized that what most of them wanted was a vehicle that carried things, offered some…
If you’re an editor for a major automotive magazine and want to name your choices of vehicles you worked with, which ones would you choose above the rest? At Car and Driver, their editors compile an extensive list of their favorite vehicles. Their task is made more difficult because they test and evaluate over 450 cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans. Their methodology goes deeper by…
At Sharp Automotive, we carry three options in America’s most popular vehicle category. There is the best-selling RAV4, now a 100% hybrid model line; the sporty-looking Chevrolet Equinox; and the upscale-looking GMC Terrain. Admittedly, as GM models, the latter two share quite a bit, at least in the mechanical bits you can’t see. While the Equinox comes in both a sporty form with…
60 years ago, the default family car was a full-size rear-drive sedan powered by a V8, with the Chevrolet Impala often taking the sales crown. Ten years later, a general downsizing brought the mid-size Oldsmobile Cutlass to the sales lead. Eventually, front-wheel drive became ubiquitous, and smaller mid-size sedans rose to the top of the popularity charts. Until…
Now that tax season is over, it is time to decide how to spend this year’s refund. May we suggest a new-to-you vehicle? Your tax refund can go far by putting it towards the purchase of one of our new Chevrolet, GMC, or Toyota models – or one of our used vehicles available. With the weather warming up, now is a good time to consider a new-to-you…
Winter driving is a time when accidents can seemingly happen out of nowhere. If the ground is cold, that means snow and ice are likely to stick more easily. This means that, as a driver, you need to pay extra attention not only to what your vehicle is doing but also to the other vehicles…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is an international institution. Pretty much every country on earth has seen a Land Cruiser rescue people or experience new terrain. When the Land Cruiser was introduced to the American market in 1958, every SUV since has tried to take a page from its book. The Land Cruiser 1958 Toyota makes…
Finding and buying your ideal truck can be frustrating, especially when deciding between a light- or heavy-duty truck with a gas or diesel engine. Chevrolet, GMC, and Toyota offer plenty of options, but trying to narrow it down to what you need versus what you want for the price can be exhausting. What Is a…
To understand the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and how it can achieve record track speeds is to understand the inner workings of this fast machine. This goes beyond horsepower, suspension geometry, and the materials used to build the 2025 Corvette ZR1. It is how it performs as a complete sports car. It is the combination…
