Child Models Added to Toyota Crash Tests

Not all Crash Test Dummies are the Same

Toyota recently released three new models of it’s Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS), or better known as crash test dummy software. The THUMS software is what is used to judge and determine what happens to the human body after an accident. By adding 3 new models, ranging in sizes, this allows the car company to understand the safety of more age groups. 

 

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Driving Teal

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At Laurel Toyota we recently unveiled our teal Toyota Corolla to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. Our vehicle will be featured at events that the Ann Harris Smith Foundation supports and sponsors throughout the year. 

 

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Turns Out, the Toyota Prius is Perfect for Longer Road Trips Too

With some of the best fuel efficiency ratings among available hybrids, the new 2016 Toyota Prius is an obviously wonderful commuter. But did you know it's also an excellent choice for longer road trips? The good folks at Edmunds call the Prius one of the best long road trip vehicles, thanks to its efficiency, but also how it handles on the highway. Visit our Johnstown, PA Toyota dealership today and ...

 

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Choose the Best for Your Family, and Check Out the New Toyota Sienna

Finding the perfect vehicle means asking yourself what you're using it for. While you yourself might love a decked out Toyota Tundra, it might not be the best fit for the whole family with kids and pets to carry around. For that, the new 2016 Toyota Sienna is the perfect choice, a minivan highly regarded and rated by trusted auto sources for a family ride. Visit our Johnstown, PA Toyota dealership today to find your ...

 

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What Does a Toyota Tundra Look Like After 1 Million Miles?

After driving a million miles, is a car really the same car you had when you started? After all, you've probably had to replace just about every mechanical component, right?

Wrong.

In 2007, Victor Sheppard bought a Toyota Tundra. He travels far, and often for his job, putting around 125,000 miles on the odometer every year. He eventually surpassed the million-mile mark. There have been countless oil changes, a replaced timing belt, and who knows how many…

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Toyota: Charging Ahead

Toyota Scientists Make Breakthrough on Safer, Smarter Batteries

For anyone (i.e. everyone) who’s ever panicked when their mobile device chirped, “low battery,” the future could be far less stressful, thanks to the advanced battery research of scientists at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA). A new breakthrough involving magnesium batteries may soon open the doors for smaller, longer-lasting batteries for everything from cars to cell phones.
 

 


 
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Intelligent Park Assist Gives You Some Breathing Room

Perhaps the most universally loathed parking situation, the parallel park, is about to get a whole lot easier—so easy, you might just start doing it voluntarily. The 2016 Toyota Prius has some excellent driver’s assistance features that are going to make parallel parking fears drift off into the ether: available Intelligent Parking Assist and Intelligent Clearance Sonar work together to basically park your vehicle for you, with oversight and minor input on your behalf. Your parking skills will be so smooth, we recommend taking full credit for them yourself; we promise we won’t tell.

 

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5 Things to Look For When Test Driving a Car


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The only way to find out is stopping by your local dealer to take a good look at all your potential choices—after all, it’s not only an investment, it’s going to be with you for an extended period of time. Test-driving cars allows you to get a better feel for what you could be getting into before actually committing to it for certain.  Here are five helpful tips you can prepare yourself with before hitting the showroom floor.
 

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