Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
Review: All-New 2016 Toyota Prius Two Eco Really Impresses
As truck guys, we have likely heard every Prius joke out there. These jokes make fun of the Prius’ design, top speed and its historically green-thumb consumer base. While there was some truth in these jokes, the Prius, well, really is not a joke anymore. Toyota has really done a lot to improve its design, make it more fun to drive and this should expand its consumer base.
Two Shades of Gray – Toyota Tundra Exterior Color Options Explained
When it comes to color options on your new Toyota Tundra, the choices may seem pretty limited. There are solid business reasons why it is done this way and there is also a little secret to getting a different color. Here is what you need to know.
This Magnetic Gray Metallic color is one of only two different stock gray colors available for the Tundra.
Getting Dirty in a 2016 Lexus RX 350 AWD F-Sport
When you think of the 2016 Lexus RX 350 F-Sport, you probably think of driving on city streets or along coastal highways enjoying the smooth roads while engaging the F-Sport mode for a bit of fun. What if instead you ended up on a seemingly never ending series of dirt roads? Can the luxury SUV handle the dirt or is it simply not equipped for that terrain? Thanks to some errant directions from the on-board navigation I found out and it wasn’t exactly pretty.
A navigation snafu had me driving over miles of dirt roads.
May 2016 Truck Sales – Both Toyota Trucks Down
For the first time in months (maybe even years), both Toyota trucks saw a sales drop as the plant closure, lack of selling days versus last year and a down market all contributed to the drop. Ford looks like the only real big winner based on volume, but their car sales were down sharply as well.
Toyota Tundra sales dropped for another month and this time the Tacoma sales dropped as well.
