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Over the last few years, a lot of the automotive news has been dominated by safety recalls. Essentially, some of the features designed to protect have been misbehaving. The result is that more and more companies are doubling down on safety. So what will the cars of tomorrow look like? Original, But Better Obviously, the first place most companies are focusing is on improving existing technology. It’s likely, for example, that within the next ten years you’ll see even more advanced airbags, including external airbags to protect pedestrians. Similarly, laser-based headlights and night vision devices are expected to make their debuts to improve the basics of reaction time. Loss of Control? It’s not all about the driver, though. Recently, some vehicles have reached zero fatality rates because of safety features that respond on their own. Automatic braking and adjustments will become standard features, using radar and sonar to detect potential collisions. However, this is also likely to extend to lane departure and other areas where your car will react before you even know what’s going on. The Hack Attack Possibly the biggest challenge facing automakers in the future is the ability for cars to be hacked. Even now, hackers can access and control your car’s systems. As cars get more sophisticated, they are also more interconnected. The next phase of infotainment will absolutely include defenses to keep people from being able to turn your engine off while you’re on the highway or take over your cruise control system.

Your local Pennsylvania Toyota dealership is proud to be a leader in the world of alternative fuel vehicles. The 2015 Toyota Prius C is the top performing standard hybrid vehicle in the U.S. topping out with an EPA rated 53 mpg in city driving conditions. It is packaged in a stylish and trendy look that turns heads all over town, making it the ultimate urban commuter car. For 2015, Toyota has updated the Prius C with a new, single LED projector low/high beam lights and a re-engineered front end bumper, designed to increase airflow and decrease your fuel consumption. The new look lends the Prius C an aggressive, sporty look thanks to the larger grille. Pair this with one of the lively color options available makes the 2015 Prius a ride to be proud of. The 2015 Prius C is the most affordable of Toyota’s hybrids, coming in at $19,540 starting MSRP. This affords drivers the best hybrid technology from the industry leader in alternative fuel vehicles. Drivers may choose from four separate models and customize their rides to include such items as moon-roofs, two-toned interior seating, and an upgraded Entune™ Premium Audio with Navigation systems. This system turns your multimedia touch screen display into what essentially amounts to a tablet, enabling instant access to maps, restaurant reservations, ticket purchases, and Pandora®. So be sure to come on down to your Pennsylvania area Toyota dealership and give the 2015 Prius C a try. We love showing this car off to drivers and we’ve seen this car help thousands of drivers reduce their footprint and their gas expenditures substantially. Now it is your turn to have your life transformed.

The 2015 Toyota Tacoma is set to take the mid-range truck market by storm. You’ll find her at the Hatfield Toyota dealership, just waiting for you to climb on in and take her for a spin. You’ll be happy to oblige, we promise. Regardless of where you drive, the 2015 Toyota Tacoma has what it takes to get the job done. With a standard 2.7-liter, 4-cylinder engine pumps out 159 horsepower and can tow up to 3,500 lbs of anything you can fit in on a hitch. An upgrade to the 4-liter V6 engine model offers 236 horsepower and towing capacity up to 6,500 lbs. Considered one of the best in the mid-range truck class, the Toyota Tacoma won the Residual Value Award from ALG in its class. Therefore you can rest assured that any investment in the 2015 Toyota Tacoma will yield great value over time. Simply owning a Toyota brand offers you protection from rapid price depreciation. The Toyota Tacoma comes in three grade levels and up to eight trim levels per grade, which allow for up to 19 complete customizations according to any driver’s needs. The different grades are: Access Cab Double Cab TRD Pro The Access Cab comes in four 2-wheel drive trims and four all-wheel drive trims. These trims offer everything from 4-speed manual or automatic, up to 6-speed manual. The Double Cab offers 7 trims, only 3 of which are all-wheel drive. Finally the TRD Pro offers four all-wheel drive configurations with our best features.

When it comes to ensuring that you get the best bang for your buck, you cannot go wrong with your Toyota dealer near Philadelphia. Our cars won six of ALG’s coveted residual value awards and Toyota stole the show as the best mainstream car brand for consumer’s money. Toyota dominated the truck and SUV classifications and unsurprisingly also won the award for the best alternative fuel vehicle. We are thrilled to be recognized for the value Toyota cars and trucks have created for our drivers. The cars and their awards are as listed: Best Alternative Fuel Residual Value Award won by the 2015 Toyota Prius V Best Mid-Size Utility 3-Row Residual Value Award won by the 2015 Toyota Highlander Best Off-Road Utility Vehicle Residual Value awarded to the 2015 Toyota 4Runner Best Mid-Size Pickup Truck Residual Value awarded to 2015 Toyota Tacoma Best Full-Size Pickup Truck Residual Value Award went to the 2015 Toyota Tundra Best Premium Full-Size Utility Vehicle Award given to the 2015 Toyota Landcruiser The highest cost to new car owners is vehicle depreciation. Therefore the fact that ALG, an industry leader in automotive valuations, has awarded Toyota as the highest value mainstream auto manufacturing brand speaks volumes towards the value we provide our customers. We at Toyota do our best to provide you the highest quality value and work hard to ensure that this value will continue throughout your ownership of our brand.

With everyone heading out on summer road trips, your local Pennsylvania Toyota dealership wants to inform families on appropriate child seat installation and use. A little known fact, three quarters of all children’s car seats are incorrectly installed. This is perhaps the leading contributor to the high child mortality rate in car accidents, which is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in the U.S. This can easily be significantly reduced through the proper installation and fastening of child seats into the car. In order to ensure that your child is safely buckled in, make sure the seat does not wiggle more than an inch once strapped in. Follow all the guidelines in your child seat manufacturer’s installation manual to ensure that you are not improperly installing the seat. When buckling your child into the seat, be sure to remove any bulky or loose clothing, as this may give an illusion of the straps being tight, however upon the impact of a collision, will compress which could lead to the injury of your child. By the same token, you should also not pad the seat with excess padding or towels. Finally, as your child grows, routinely check the guidelines of their child seat to ensure that it still offers them optimum protection for the height and weight. If they exceed the guidelines, replace the old car seat with a new one. This should be continued until your child can properly wear a seatbelt without the need of a booster, which could be as late as age 12 or 13.

It is that time of year again; road trip season. Here at your local Hatfield Toyota dealership, we want to give you some helpful insights about how best to make any upcoming road trips your family embarks on into cherished memories. Much of this is accomplished through proper preparation and careful planning ahead of time. Plan Ahead: With google maps it is easy to sit down and identify potential routes and travel times. If you have small children, you will likely want to travel intentionally, picking rest areas and towns to stop over in for potty breaks and burn off any excess energy built up through a couple hours of sitting. Sprinkle your trip with fun stopovers and remember, road trips are as much about the journey as the destination. Food, Food, Food: Road tripping is all about sharing snacks, picnics and eating on the run. If you are road tripping on a budget, you’ll want to pre-make your food. Carrots, berries, grapes, and crackers make excellent healthy snacks that won’t break the bank. You may want to pre-portion these with younger children to avoid squabbles over who gets how much. Accident Prevention and Safety: Last, but certainly not least, you’ll want to get your car checked out to ensure that the hoses and belts are all in good condition and check that the oil and tires are in excellent condition prior to embarking upon your summer adventures. Finally, if you are traveling with small children, be certain to ensure that they have the appropriate child car seat. You can get your Toyota inspected free of charge here at the Hatfield Toyota dealership and we’ll ensure that your car’s performance offers your family the opportunity to enjoy the road trip.

Hauling family everywhere this summer? Your Toyota dealer in the Trenton area has the perfect solution to your transportation needs. The 2015 Toyota Sienna has been named the best in class for 3-row family vehicles by the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA). The GAAMA considers everything ranging from exterior and interior styling, engine efficiency, safety, and convenience. The 2015 Toyota Sienna outperformed the competition its category, winning its spot as top 3-row family vehicle in the GAAMA’s annual Family Choice Challenge. We are thrilled to present the 2015 Toyota Sienna, which has lavishly updated interior and exterior styling, inspired from the classic sports sedan chassis. This gives drivers increased responsiveness on the road and maximizes the impact of the 266 horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine under the hood just waiting to spice up the daily commute. The 2015 Toyota Sienna comes in five different trim levels starting at $28,600 for the base model: $28,600 for the L trim $31,330 for the LE $34,900 for the SE $35,100 for the XLE $41,650 for the Limited All models come standard with state of the art safety systems including rearview backup cameras, blind spot monitoring. In the event of a collision the reinforced chassis in combination with seat belts and a state of the art airbag system ensure your safety. Be sure to stop in at your Trenton area Toyota dealer to give the 2015 Toyota Sienna a test spin and see what all the fuss is about for yourself.

With all of the innovations over just the last few years, cars have gone far beyond just seatbelts and airbags. In fact, today’s cars are safer than ever largely because of computers and automated systems running throughout your car. Your Pennsylvania Toyota dealership talks you through the most essential safety equipment. Seatbelts The most essential of all safety features, the humble seatbelt is credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives every year. The triple-anchored seatbelt is being looked at by several companies for improvements, but that’s a long way off. Airbags One of the most changed pieces of safety equipment, the airbag has been given quite a makeover. Intelligent airbags use sensors in the seat and the engine in order to detect the size, weight, and even posture of a passenger and adapt the deployment pressure accordingly. Dual-stage or multi-stage airbags do something similar. These deploy once for central impact and again for residual impact. Add to this curtain, side, knee, and even seatbelt airbags, and you’re safer than you’ve ever been. Area Alerts Along with sensors in the car are sensors around the car. Radar and laser detectors can tell you when someone is in your blindspot, when someone is about to cut you off, and when a front collision is about to happen, even if you can’t see it. These alerts are incredibly useful and have drastically decreased accidents. Automated Stopping The most recent addition is a system that applies brakes before you can when one of those alerts is triggered. This can mean a rear or frontal collision, but what’s more impressive is that cars armed with these kinds of systems have reached zero fatalities.

Once upon a time, it was enough to have a truck with a bed. That’s all you needed. These days, though, the pickup is much more than a work vehicle. Today it’s the family vehicle as well as the crew’s transportation. Toyota has changed with the times and presents the 2015 Tundra from your Toyota dealer in the Trenton Area. Muscle The Tundra begins with a 4.6-liter V8 engine. Using a combination of variable valve timing, multi-point fuel injection, and six-speed automatic transmission it’s able to deliver 310 horsepower and 327 pounds of torque. With four-wheel drive and manual transmission mode, it can handle over 1,300 pounds in payload and 6,500 pounds in towing capacity. Comfort With four doors and seating for five, the Tundra comes with heated mirrors, power windows and locks, cruise control, climate control, microfiltration, and a six-speaker audio system with AM/FM/CD/MP3 playback, SiriusXM readiness, and Bluetooth connectivity for streaming and hands-free calling. Safety Meanwhile, keeping your crew safe is Toyota’s smart stop technology that manages the four-wheel, anti-lock, ventilated disc brakes to let you stop when you need to. Add to that electronic traction and stability control that adjusts to slick conditions and your truck can adapt faster than you can. Finally, intelligent airbags in the front adapt to crash conditions and are augmented by side and curtain bags for the rest of the cabin. Still Need More? If you still need more space and power, the Tundra CrewMax is also available, weighing in at 5.7 liters and eight cylinders with the most space in the cabin.

With the huge influx of hybrid options on the market these days, it can be difficult to know whether you should take the plunge or stick with the tried-and-true combustion engine. There are a lot of factors that go into the decision and your Hatfield Toyota dealer is here to help. Mileage Isn’t Everything When you’re looking for a new car, it can be easy to get starstruck by the high MPGs of a hybrid. The first thing to keep in mind is that mileage isn’t always the most important element to consider. Where You Drive Naturally, cities are the best fit for hybrids. The way they work is to conserve energy while coasting or idling and use regenerative braking to create energy when you decelerate. If you live in the suburbs or in a rural area, a hybrid doesn’t make as much sense. If you have a long commute on highways each day or if you deal with rough or slick road conditions, a hybrid might not be the right choice. What You Carry If you spend a lot of time carrying heavy loads, hybrids aren’t always a good fit. If you tends to carry a passenger or two along with some shopping bags, they can be ideal. But if you tend to carry a lot of passengers or high volume and high weight cargo, even a hybrid SUV can suffer. The reason is that the engine of a hybrid is designed to be small. If you overwork it, the energy savings can take a hit.

Truck owners look at the world differently. They look at the world in terms of work and efficiency. How can I get the job done better? That’s the central question. It means that truck people look at car shopping differently, too. Luckily, your Toyota dealer near Philadelphia has several pre-owned workhorses to choose from. Regular Cab: 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 At the most straightforward cab, the Sierra features a 4.3-liter V6 engine with overhead cams and direct fuel injection to generate 297 horsepower and 330 pounds of torque. That translates to a towing capacity over 6,000 pounds and a payload allowance of nearly 2,000 pounds. Four-wheel, anti-lock, ventilated disc brakes keep you in control and intelligent front airbags use sensors to maximize protection. Extended Cab: 2009 Toyota Tacoma If you need a bit more room up front, the Tacoma offers seating for four and a 4.0-liter V6 engine that delivers 236 horsepower and 266 pounds of torque to a four-wheel drivetrain. A five-speed automatic transmission with manual mode gives control for payloads over 1,300 pounds and towing capacity of 6,500 pounds. In addition to an impressive safety package, the Tacoma features AC, power windows and locks, and a six-speaker audio system. Crew Cab: 2013 Toyota Tundra Need even more room for your crew? Try the 2013 Tundra with a 5.7-liter V8 engine that cranks out 381 horsepower and 401 pounds of torque to all four wheels. Take on payloads nearing 1,600 pounds and tow 9,000 pounds with total comfort and safety. Intelligent front airbags are augmented by side and curtain airbags for the whole cabin and a six-speaker audio system and climate control ease the work.

Recently, Toyota announced another major move in terms of production. Already heavily invested in Canada, the United States, and South America, Toyota, Japan’s top manufacturer, will be investing about one billion dollars in a new Mexico plant for Corollas. Your Pennsylvania Toyota dealership wants to tell you all about it. The What For the first time in three years, Toyota has announced a new plant. The new facility will be massive and employ around 2,000 people in the town of Guanajuato in central Mexico. The plant will be exclusively for Corolla production and is estimated to produce nearly 200,000 units a year after it finishes construction in 2019. The Why There are three core reasons for Toyota’s interest in Mexico. The first is that producing cars closer to its biggest market is a must for the automaker. The second reason is that Mexico, in efforts to attract large businesses like Toyota, offers highly competitive labor rates and overhead costs. Finally, the free trade agreements that exist between Mexico and the rest of North and South America allows the vehicles to move to market with far less cost than crossing an ocean. The Result Ultimately, the benefit to the American consumer will be noticeable. By increasing the amount of cars available and decreasing the cost of production and shipping, you can expect to see another dip in the price of one of America’s favorite cars. The other piece to consider is that several companies are investing in brand new facilities in order to bring a state-of-the-art product to market. Expect to see big changes for the Corolla and other Toyota brands.