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It’s a big day, maybe it’s a Monday morning, you’ve got a big meeting, and you’re rushing around. Amid the flurry of preparation, you didn’t notice that you never actually plugged your phone charger in, and your phone’s battery is almost dead. You can’t do all you need to do without that simple but important tool. Lucky for you, you opted to get the Qi wireless charging feature in your new Camry. Your phone will be able to charge during your drive and you won’t have to stress about finding an outlet…

At Trotter Toyota, we've never met a Toyota that we didn't like. Of course, the same goes for the newly designed 2016 Toyota Prius. While you may not expect much from this eco-friendly hybrid, we beg you to reconsider. In the video below, check out what makes this year's Prius such a fun car to drive:

Rock out all day & night in the fun-to-drive, 2016 Prius. Follow us for our big Big Game plans. #GoPriusGohttps://t.co/IeTyBNvTnJ

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) February 4, 2016

When it comes to adventure, Toyota is ready. So are brothers Mark and Alex Ayling, self-proclaimed vagabonds. These Vagabrothers travel across the globe in search of new friends and adventures that will help them grow and appreciate the world around them. So, Toyota thought, why not present them with a challenge?

We wanted to see how much of California's San Gabriel Mountains they could explore -- on one tank of gas in the all-new RAV4 Hybrid. Check out the results in the video below.

Though we have a lot of sensational sedan on-site here at Trotter Toyota, the 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid is, slowly but surely, becoming one of our absolute favorites.

And for good reason.

We think you'll understand where we're coming from after scoping the clip below, a video review of the Camry Hybrid from the fine folks at Autotrader:

It's awful tough to argue with a drivetrain as delightful as the Camry Hybrid's.

In the case of this charming cruiser, a 2.5-liter gasoline engine labors in lockstep with an electric motor, together turning out a very…

It was in a recent video review that Autotrader pundit, Jabari Jones, completely flipped his wig. He put our full-size crossover, the Toyota Sequoia, through its paces and was seemingly very impressed by what he found. To which we at Trotter Toyota responded:

"Yeah; it tends to have that sort of effect on folks."

That said, we suggest you scope the following video. Just don't be surprised when you catch the love bug, too:

At the zenith of the Sequoia's lineup is where you'll discover the deliriously decked-out Platinum iteration.

Don't you wish your truck could just dig itself out when it got stuck in sand? Maybe it can.

The new Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road edition features crawl control. Crawl control isn't just for when you're doing a steep rock crawl. It can gauge with precision the amount of slip under each tire, and give exactly as much power to each wheel as needed to get out of almost any situation.

If you just buried yourself axle-deep in sand, you may not need a shovel to get out. Just flip into crawl control, and let the Tacoma…

Some trucks passively take in the scenery. Some trucks dominate. The Toyota Tundra TRD Pro definitely falls into the second category.

This full-size pickup has 4x4 capability to start with. Add to that the TRD Pro series package, and you have a truck that doesn't need any modification to play in the toughest terrains in the country.

One of the stops on this border-to-boarder road trip is Moab Utah, where the Tundra is challenged to take on "Hell's Revenge," one of the fiercest looking features carved into the slick desert rocks.

Word of the fourth generation Toyota Prius goes back nearly three years, when we saw some of the first spy shots of the car testing. That's a pretty long gestation period for a car, but then again, Toyota has a lot riding on this model. The wait culminated this week in Las Vegas, when the new car was unveiled.

Driving on bald tires is hazardous, especially in the rain or other slippery conditions. But how significant is the difference between worn and fresh tread, and how do you know when it's time for new tires?

In the featured video, Toyota shows how a car, when braking from 60mph on a wet road, takes as many as 10 additional car lengths to stop when it has worn tread compared to fresh tread.

Do you need special equipment to tell when your tread is worn down, or can you just eyeball it?

You know one.

An old truck, half rust, unmaintained, and almost as old as you are... but it keeps driving.

The used truck is a symbol of durability, and Toyota in particular is lauded for high reliability into vehicular old age. Top Gear decided to test out Toyota's claims of reliability on one such old farm truck.

Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson does everything he can think of to make this truck break down, like driving it down stairs, and sinking it into the ocean. Even more unfair to the truck, the mechanic trying to get it driving again…