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The interior of the Toyota Tundra CrewMax Limited is sure to please both driver and crew. Up front, the 2008 CrewMax Limited’s comfortable and supportive leather trimmed front bucket seats have variable heating to take away the chill and power lumbar support to ease an aching back.

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MPG-o-Matic Toyota Tundra 4X4 CrewMax Review Summary: The 2008 Toyota Tundra 4X4 CrewMax goes toe-to-toe with Big 3’s full-size pickups, with plenty of power, a segment-topping towing capacity of 10,100 lbs., and a spacious interior with plenty of room for five.

The Toyota Tundra competes with the Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Nissan Titan in the highly competitive full-size pickup truck market.

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Although the Toyota RAV4 is one of the most popular small SUVs on the planet, not all reviews of the RAV4 spell out the exact reasons why. We’ll be perfectly clear about it … while the RAV4 isn’t the off-roader’s 4×4, it’s a king of the highways and parking lots, from the shopping mall to the soccer fields. This little SUV gets it done with plenty of pep, lots of cargo space, a flexible interior, and respectable gas mileage.

Our MPGomatic Toyota RAV4 review shows why this popular sport utility does so well in a highly competitive market. With our standard week-long review time frame, we were able to put hundreds of miles on the RAV4 to get a solid reading on fuel efficiency and overall driveability. It’s easy to see why the RAV4 is such a success. When called upon, the V6 in our test unit delivered the rare combination of both excellent acceleration and good mileage (when driven conscientiously, of course).

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What that you say? A Toyota Yaris that just might be the (oh so green) apple of T. Boone Pickens’ eye? Toyota pulled out the stops for SEMA 2008 and rolled out a bright metallic green wide body five-door Yaris packed with spiffy surprises, including dual video screens, shaved doors, suicides, and a clamshell tailgate that revealed a CNG tank tucked away under the window-rattling sound system. Duel fuel is twice the fun!

With the aid of a gracious Toyota rep, we crawled all over the CNG Yaris to bring back this video for your viewing pleasure. Highlights include the under mirror door popper buttons, power clam shell, hidden CNG tank, low key CNG dash button control, Rotora brakes, and gargantuan DPE rims clad in Nitto rubber.

MPG-o-Matic Toyota RAV4 Review Summary: The Toyota RAV4 is one of the best-selling five-seat SUVs for good reason. Solid gas mileage, a roomy interior, and a generous cargo capacity are among its most appealing attributes.

The Toyota RAV4 competes with the Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Ford Escape, and Jeep Liberty, among many others in the five seat SUV market.

Our 2008 RAV4 Limited test unit was fitted with the 3.5 liter DOHC VVT-i V6 engine, which produces 269 horsepower (HP) and 246 foot pounds of torque. A more economical 2.5 liter inline 4 is available.

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