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Safety features are often the deciding factor when choosing a new car. That’s why Toyota strives to make their vehicles as safe as possible with many of the latest features in the industry. The world’s largest automaker has created the STAR Safety System which includes a number of common safety features that many of the current models have in its lineup. Here are some of the features included with Toyota’s STAR Safety System.

• Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) – This safety feature helps keep the front wheels and the rear wheels from slipping so the driver can regain control of the vehicle when road conditions are less than ideal.
• Traction Control – This feature applies the wheel’s brakes individually and reduces engine output in slippery conditions.
• Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) – This is a feature that has been around for many years, but Toyota has perfected it to make it even better. It comes standard on all Toyota SUVs and it keeps the wheels from locking up when braking in emergency situations.
• Brake Assist (BA) – This system applies extra pressure on the brakes in emergency situations so you can stop with shorter distances and more effectively.

These are just some of the safety features you can expect to find on many Toyota cars and SUVs. Visit a Doylestown area Toyota dealer today to get a vehicle with these features designed to keep you and your family safe.

If you are like the majority of American drivers, you probably support a ban on texting while you are behind the wheel of a car. In fact, according to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, about 90 percent of Americans think it is too much of a distraction to text on your cell phone while you are driving. Only 8 percent of those surveyed said texting and driving was fine and should not be made illegal.

The survey included more than 1,000 participants of all age groups and it was conducted over the phone. Even the younger drivers agree with a texting ban, although not as many of them are in support of it. With age groups over the age of 45, 94 percent would support a ban on texting, but that could be because very few of them use that type of service in their everyday life.

Men and women also agree on this issue. More than 90 percent of women support banning texting while driving and 88 percent of the men surveyed agreed.

Your Trenton area VW dealer wants to know how you feel about a ban on texting and driving. Would you support a federal ban? Would you follow it? Or do you think the issue is blown way out of proportion? Let us know your thoughts below!

Are you looking for a great place to have breakfast in the Philadelphia area? If so, your Philadelphia area VW dealers got you covered. Here are some of our favorite places to have breakfast when we need a rousing start to our day.

Sabrina’s
Located at 910 Christian Street and 1804 Callowhill Street, Sabrina’s opens its doors for breakfast at 8 a.m. Get there early because there is going to be a line just a couple short minutes after 8:00. One of the best dishes there is The Barking Chihuahua. It may not sound great by the name, but it’s a delicious breakfast burrito filled with beans, eggs, cheese and red peppers. If this doesn’t get you going in the morning, nothing will!

Little Pete’s
This Philadelphia staple has been serving and satisfying customers for more than 25 years. If you like eggs, be sure to order the spinach and feta omelet. It will ruin you for any other omelet that you used to like.

Honey’s Sit-N-Eat
Located at 800 North 4th Street, this cleverly named restaurant used local meats, pastured eggs and other things that make their breakfast better than other places. Their freshly-baked biscuits are an absolute must for any delicious breakfast.

After you get a full stomach from one of these places, visit a Philadelphia area VW dealer and take a new car for a test drive. It’s the perfect way to spend any day!

If you live in the Philadelphia area or plan on visiting it this season, there’s no better combination to enjoy than going to Table 31 in your Toyota car.

Table 31 is an elegant Italian bistro that takes up three different floors in the prestigious Comcast Center at the northwest corner of Arch and 17th Streets. This upscale restaurant offers sophisticated dining in a visitor-friendly atmosphere. Choose from a full menu of steak, fresh fish and lobster for a succulent meal that you won’t soon forget.

One of the most impressive things on the menu is the house-made gnocchi mixed with tomatoes and roasted cauliflower, but you can also have the roasted chicken tortelloni in a black truffle sauce or linguine with crab if pasta is your pleasure.

In addition to the food, Table 31 offers a list of elegant wines and champagnes by the glass or you can choose cocktails or beers if that’s your preference.

Of course, don’t forget about arriving in style in your Toyota car. The two names go hand-in-hand when it comes to Philadelphia elegance. If you don’t own a Toyota, visit one of the Philadelphia area Toyota dealers to see the style and elegance you’ve been missing.

Philadelphia has a rich and storied history. As such, there are dozens of historical landmarks to see when you visit or live in the Philly area. In addition, Philadelphia is rich in fall colors about this time of year so you can get treated to an eyeful of beautiful colors. Here are five ways to enjoy “The City of Brotherly Love” while driving around in your Toyota.

1. Longwood Gardens – At 1001 Longwood Road in Kennett Square, PA, you will see some of the most breathtaking color changes and shades. In addition to the trees, Longwood Gardens is also the place for the Chrysanthemum Festival and a fireworks show during the season.
2. Philadelphia Zoo – You might not think about the zoo as a place to enjoy a beautiful autumn day, but the late season means fewer people and beautiful foliage all around. This season you will see exotic birds in the new Avian McNeil Aviation Center. You can also take a ride on the zoo’s balloon and se everything from 400 feet above the ground!
3. Peddler’s Village – In Lahaska, PA is a place called Peddler’s Village which has more than 70 restaurants and boutiques. In the fall, you can watch or participate in the annual Scarecrow Competition and Apple Festival. These two fun events have been staples in the Philadelphia area for more than 30 years!

Don’t forget to visit your Philadelphia area Toyota dealer while you are here enjoying the fall colors. You might just drive home in an autumn-colored new car!

In order to test quality, engineers are building a track around the perimeter of the new plant in Chattanooga for taking VW cars on a test drive right off the line. In fact, there will be two tracks around the plant. One will include various surfaces to make sure the VW cars are running correctly. The other will have fewer turns so testers can drive higher speeds.

Tracks at factories for testing VW cars, however, are not a new idea. According to Guenther Scherelis, the general manager of communication for VW’s Chattanooga plant, it’s “quite normal” at newer VW factories. These are not called “test tracks” because that term implies research. The tracks are solely for the purpose of testing quality immediately from the production line.

The vice president of marketing of Chattanooga’s Area Chamber of Commerce said quality assurance is a VW commitment that is obvious through the automaker’s operations. “This bodes very well for the success of Volkswagen operations here in Chattanooga,” he said about the tracks at the plant.

Currently, officials have not decided if they will let individual buyers test their purchase at the plant before the cars get to your Allentown area VW dealer. But that would be pretty sweet if they did allow it.

Do you think it is an infringement on your personal rights if you are prevented from driving while you are drunk? If so, there is a small segment of the population that agrees with you. Obviously, their loved ones have never been needlessly killed by a drunk driver.

But for the ones who think drunk drivers should be taken off the road, the Toyota Motor Company is working on a device that will help prevent people from driving if they have had too much to drink. The device is not a breakthrough gadget as courts have ordered similar devices installed in cars of people who have been convicted of drinking and driving in the past. The difference is that Toyota is going to pre-install them when manufacturing the vehicle, making them a permanent part of the car.

The device includes a hand-held breathalyzer to test the amount of alcohol in your breath, a digital camera that is designed to look for signs of intoxication in your face and other features that indicate you have had too much to drink. If the gadget determines you should not be driving, the ignition locks and you will not be able to start the car.

Parents will probably appreciate this type of device more than other drivers. Either way, however, we will let you know when these handy devices are available at your Doylestown area Toyota dealers. Until then, just be safe and call a cab or a friend if you have had too much to drink. It’s not worth it to take a chance.

Did you know that adjusting your car can improve your driving? Police in Austin, Texas and AAA are teaming up to show older drivers how to do just that so they can stay safer behind the wheel.

“Knowing your vehicle is the first step in knowing how to safely operate on the road,” said Art Acevedo, Austin’s Police Chief. Unfortunately, many senior drivers do not take the time to make adjustments to their car as their vision, reflexes and judgment changes with their age.

“As we age, changes in our vision, flexibility, strength, range of motion and even size and height may make us less comfortable behind the wheel,” explained a spokesperson for AAA. That’s where the CarFit program comes in. This program gives senior adults the tools they need to adjust their cars for safety with a 12-point checklist which includes the driver’s seat position, reaching the pedals easily and more.

Your Philadelphia area VW dealers encourage you to do everything possible to stay comfortable when you are driving. Comfort is essential to being safe and safety is vital when you are on the roadways with other drivers regardless of your age.

If you are tired of getting into your hot car during the summer and burning your hands on the steering wheel or having your breath taken away by the heat, the new Toyota Prius is for you.

The new Prius has a feature that has been a long time coming in the auto industry – a solar-powered roof. The innovative feature includes solar-mounted panels on the roof of the Prius. These panels absorb the sun’s energy and use it to power the fan that cools the car while it is sitting in the heat. This means getting into a cooler car after coming out of the supermarket, school or from your job. The electric fan is also part of the Solar Powered Ventilation System on the 2010 Prius.

In addition to powering the cooling fan, Toyota is also trying to harness solar power to run other accessories in the Prius. One day you may be able to power your radio, windows, interior lights and more from the sun’s energy!

Check out the newest generation of the Prius at your Glenside area Toyota dealers today. After experiencing the various innovations and features, you will not want to try any other vehicle.

At one time, Volkswagen had the image of being an automobile that appealed to the “hippy” generation. Between the camper van and the VW Bug, the 1960s generation brought Volkswagen into an iconic stage that few automakers have achieved. But over the years, the reputation has stuck and officials want to change that in hopes of appealing to a larger audience.

“You have California, the hippies, Woodstock and all the great memories Americans have for VW,” said Stefan Jacoby, the chief executive of the Volkswagen Group of America. “But when it comes to the conversion – ‘Will I actually buy this car?’ – we lose our customers.”

One of the ways Volkswagen is trying to change its image is by putting a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. By doing this, the automaker plans to “sell Americans a solid, midsize, made-in-Tennessee sedan – probably under the Jetta name – that will compete with the Japanese and American cars that millions of families use to shuttle children to soccer practice, go shopping or hit the road on recession-era vacations.”

Volkswagen models are not just for your parents or grandparents anymore. The automaker has many new models and styles that are much different from the 1960s models. Visit your Allentown area VW dealers and see how far they have come!