Dependability Study Winners Make Great Used Cars

Is reliability one of the things you want most out of your next used car? If you’d like a vehicle that won’t have lots of costly mechanical problems, J.D. Power’s Dependability Study winners are a good choice for you. The best part is that award winners are selected based on surveys taken by actual vehicle owners, who document how many or how few problems they’ve had with their cars.

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Toyota Announces Kids Dream Car Art Contest Winners

Once again Toyota’s annual Dream Car Art Contest received awesome, exceptionally creative submissions, from which judges recently selected nine U.S. winners. These pieces will advance to the World Contest Semi-Finals, where they’ll be judged alongside art pieces from kids all over the world.

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All-New 2016 Toyota Tacoma Debuts at Detroit Auto Show

Mouths dropped and audible oohs and aahs resounded when the new redesigned 2016 Toyota Tacoma debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. With looks and power that’ll spark your wanderlust, as well as a bevy of tech and storage features, Tacoma once again marks its territory in the midsize pickup segment, proving that it’s still one of your No. 1 truck picks. Learn more about its new engines, transmissions, suspension, features and styling now!

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Is Idling to Warm Up My Car in Winter Really Necessary?

When cold weather hits, most of us sit in our cars longer, letting them idle to warm up the engine. But is this seasonal habit necessary or is the idea of needing to warm up cars a myth? Recently, several articles have been published on this subject. Some say that newer cars don't need to be warmed up, while others insist that idling is a good idea for both new and old vehicles. Read on to hear opinions from both sides.

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Central Illinois' Premier Jazz Festival Returns

The Juvae Jazz Society is hosting its 40th Annual Jazz Festival this month at the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel. For music lovers young and old, it's an enticing event that brings some of the best national jazz assembles and local jazz musicians together under one roof for three days and two nights of improvisational, swing, hot, cool, bebop and classic jazz! Read more for details.

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