Automotive Minute: New and revamped Toyotas, Acura earns the accolades - Atlanta Business Chronicle (blog)

Featuring two engine choices resulting in around 20 mpg combined, the 2016 Tacoma has been physically redesigned to be more in-line with the recently redesigned Tundra, inside and out. MSRP starts at $23,300. Toyota also has revamped the Land Cruiser for model year 2016 including new exterior and interior design features, an upgraded drivetrain, enhanced multimedia features and new safety technology. The newly redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot has earned 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to its high level of performance in the small overlap front test and the addition of its available front crash... The rating is an upgrade from the 2014 and 2015 tests where the Pilot performed poorly in the small overlap front test. Featuring the typically muscular AMG body style as a coupe and powered by an AMG 4. 0-liter V8 biturbo engine, the new model will power into Atlanta showrooms in the summer of 2016. Mercedes-Benz USA is based in Atlanta, and yesterday announced a... Ford engineers have begun trail testing prototypes of the all-new F-150 Raptor, which debuted at the North American International Auto Show in January. Source: www.bizjournals.com