West Herr Toyota Scion of Williamsville

Though the Toyota Venza made its debut a mere four years ago, Japanese automaker Toyota has decided it's time for some serious upgrades. The stylish crossover, which made its 2013 model debut recently at the NY Auto Show, will now become even more so with newly enhanced exterior styling. The new Toyota Venza will also feature several new updated option packages (with such features as the brand's Entune multi-media system) and an increased amount of standard features.

It's a sad day for Toyota fans everywhere, as the auto company has announced its Toyota Hybrid Le Mans Racer will be missing its first competition due to a crash during testing. Though the Toyota TS030 racer was set to make its debut at the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on May 5^th, it can no longer make the race.

Toyota Camry Hybrid Tops Consumer Reports Ratings - Fox News and several other news sources are reporting that Consumer Reports has rated that all-new 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid the top choice among family sedans.  The magazine said it tested three versions of the Camry - the volume model LE four-cylinder, the Camry XLE V6 and the Camry Hybrid XLE - and recommended all three while giving the Camry Hybrid its highest overall rating in the family sedan category…

The Toyota Highlander has long been built in the automaker's home country of Japan, but times are changing as the value of the Japanese yen continues to soar. The new Highlander will move its production to the United States, and Toyota has stated it will invest $400 million to expand its Princeton, Indiana plant that already constructs the vehicle stateside.

Do you know of a nonprofit organization that could use some new or better transportation? For the second year in a row, Toyota has kicked off its "100 Cars for Good" program, which awards 100 Toyota vehicles to U.S. nonprofit organizations over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected through a public voting forum on the Japanese automaker's Facebook page, and applications will be accepted there as well, until March 12, 2012.

Some of our astute readers may know that the 2012 Toyota Corolla is in for a redesign for the 2013 model year. You may not know, however, that to get ahead of the game, Toyota has been testing this 2013 model overseas (specifically, in Europe). How do we know this? Well, it seems a lucky bystander caught the new Toyota on camera.

Don't expect another single model year to go by without a redesign for the 2012 Toyota Yaris. Toyota wants you to know that there are changes coming, and they've been listening to the needs of Toyota drivers everywhere. The new 2013 Yaris subcompact has been completely reworked to better compete with other vehicles in its segment. These vehicles challenged Toyota, and it's certainly answering.

The Scion brand is probably best-known for its boxy, trendy style, but that will all change with the launch of the new 2013 Scion FR-S, which is pinned as "Bringing the Sport Back to the Car."¹ The storied history of the new Scion stems from a fifth generation Toyota Corolla by the name of "AE86," which was offered in model years 1985-1987. The AE86 was a combination of wieldy power and lightweight design, offering a perfect balance of the two. It was a famous off-roading and racing car for many years, and although the new FR-S doesn't share the same parts, it follows in the AE86's footsteps in terms of legacy and passion.

Who wants to drive the all all-new Toyota FT-86 before its big debut at the Tokyo Motor Show? Unfortunately, West Herr Toyota Scion of Williamsville can't help with that, but we can tell you all about an all new iPhone app, which lets you photograph the highly anticipated rear-wheel drive coupe before it is introduced in Tokyo, this December.

Known as the "FT-86 World Report," the app lets users digitally impose an orange Toyota…

There are plenty of ways for an automaker to get the word out there concerning a new or upcoming model, but we think Toyota has taken the cake for creativity with this one. The Japanese automaker recently launched a new Facebook game that allows drivers to take the yet-to-be-released FT-86 for a virtual test drive from their home computer.

The game is known as Social Network Racer, and aside from letting users get a first-hand…