New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Celica Compact Coupe Description: Compact Coupe Base MSRP Range: $17,670 – $23,035 Invoice Price Range: $15,990 – $20,730 Where built: Japan Styled at Toyota’s California design studio, Toyota’s compact coupe in a daring design features a cab-forward format with distinctive angular character lines and curt overhangs that convey a muscular tone. An optional ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Prius Mid-Size Hybrid Sedan Description: Mid-Size Hybrid Sedan Base MSRP Range: $20,875 Invoice Price Range: $19,222 Where built: Japan Toyota’s hybrid sedan, which morphed to a larger size last year, fits in the mid-size class with generous space for five in the comfortable cabin. A sleek design for the body features a dramatic ... Read More »

Toyota's popular mid-size sedan, built at a Kentucky assembly plant, accounts for a fifth of all Toyotas sold in North America. For 2005, Camry earns a stylish face-lift with revamped headlamps and grille plus new wheels.

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Echo Compact Coupe and Sedan Description: Compact Coupe and Sedan Base MSRP Range: $10,455 – $11,785 Invoice Price Range: $9,827 – $11,076 Where built: USA Toyota’s smallest car comes as a two-door coupe or four-door sedan. Each carves out surprising space for riders in a five-seat cabin, accommodates a load of luggage in ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Avalon Full-Size Sedan Description: Full-Size Sedan Base MSRP Range: $26,350 – $33,540 Invoice Price Range: $23,543 – $29,514 Where built: USA As Toyota’s expansion idea drawn from mid-size Camry, the full-size Avalon sedan provides more of every asset inherent in Camry — more room, more comforts, more security. With seats for as many ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Corolla Compact Sedan Description: Compact Sedan Base MSRP Range: $13,780 – $17,555 Invoice Price Range: $12,744 – $15,886 Where built: Canada Toyota’s compact sedan comes together in California and at Toyota’s Canadian factory in Ontario. Exterior styling appears shapely and contemporary but also athletic, as issues of 2005 display a new front fascia ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Matrix Sub-Compact Hatchback Wagon Description: Sub-Compact Hatchback Wagon Base MSRP Range: $14,860 – $18,850 Invoice Price Range: $13,744 – $17,058 Where built: Canada Toyota pitches this five-door hatchback as a crossover utility vehicle that blends the sleek lines and nimble manners of a sporty car with the practicality of a boxy sport-utility wagon ... Read More »

New Car Review of the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara Mid-Size Sports Coupe and Convertible Description: Mid-Size Sports Coupe and Convertible Base MSRP Range: $19,320 – $29,250 Invoice Price Range: $17,387 – $26,774 Where built: USA Toyota’s slinky mid-size sports coupe and convertible, spinning off the platform of Camry, present stunning shapes highlighted by an aggressive face and sensuous lines swirling ... Read More »

Suzuki's largest SUV carries as many as seven riders on three rows of seats in a cabin that stretches about a foot longer than Grand Vitara. The exterior design appears more sophisticated and serious, as interior appointments rise in tone and quality.

New body styling and a revised cabin design apply to Suzuki's sub-compact Aerio, which comes in conventional sedan and unconventional four-door hatchback formats. Both sedan and hatch share a chassis, powertrain and mechanical hardware.