Toyota Celebrates the Eco-Friendly Efforts of Five US Mayors

Just last month, we here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring told you all about the award-winning news concerning our eco-friendly new and used cars. It was more than enough reason to celebrate and it was another green notch in the belt of our favorite automaker. And now that the winners have been announced for the National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, the eco-friendly accolades just keep on coming.

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Toyota Debuts New 2014 4Runner



Today Toyota debuted the fifth generation of their mid-size SUV, the 2014 Toyota 4Runner, at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Torrance, California.  The new look 4Runner includes a redesigned front end, portraying a more rugged and aggressive look than its predecessors.  This aggressive exterior is complimented by "touches of refinement on the inside", with the addition of standard soft touch door trim, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and leather shift knob, rugged meets luxury like never before. The 2014 4Runner features a bevy of new features, to learn more about all that the 2014 4Runner has to offer read…
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2014 Toyota 4Runner to be Unveiled at the 2013 Stagecoach Music Festival

Not to say that we don't adore the scenic views of Silver Spring, MD and the big city lights of Washington D.C here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring, but some days it's hard not to be jealous of our friends out in California. What can we say, after the never-ending winter we just went through, a never-ending spring sounds more enticing than ever. Not only that, but now those Californians have the one-up on us in the way of our new and used cars.

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Prius Plug-In and Avalon Among Kelley Blue Book’s ‘10 Best Green Cars of 2013’

The editors at Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com have compiled a 10 Best Green Cars list to give consumers a road-map for vehicles with great mpg and off more miles from each gallon of gas or eliminate gasoline altogether.  Among the 10 Best Green Cars for 2013 are the Toyota Prius Plug-in and Avalon Hybrid.

The Prius Plug-in adds up to11 miles of all-electric driving to the combined EPA rating of 50 mpg for the Prius and qualifies it for solo-occupant carpool lane access in some states, KBB.com editors noted.

Regarding the all-new 2013 Avalon Hybrid, the editors…
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Safety First with Toyota and 'Teen Vogue'

Take it from us here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring, folks: getting through to your kids can seem near-impossible some days. Yeah, it comes with the territory and it's not like we were any different at their age, but that doesn't make communication any less important. As we've come to find, the trick to getting through is to get on their level and try to put yourself in their shoes.  It isn't always easy, but when it comes to things like the importance of safe driving, you'll be awfully glad you tried.

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Jesse Pinkman's 1984 Toyota Tercel from 'Breaking Bad' Going Up for Sale

Not for nothing, folks, but if you aren't caught up with Breaking Bad yet, you don't know what you're missing out on. We know, we know, we're a new and used car dealership, and on any other day, we'd have no place writing about one of our all-time favorite shows here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring. But lucky for us, the stars have aligned, and thanks to one royally fortunate dealership all the way out in New Mexico, Breaking Bad's on the agenda for today.

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Autoblog Names Toyota FT-86 Open Concept as a Top Five Debut at 2013 Geneva Motor Show

We don't know about you, folks, but spring can't get here fast enough for us at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring. When you can't even make it to Washington D.C. because the snow is up to your navel, it's time for winter to run its course. We can already envision it: us on a test drive in one of our new or used cars, our wayfarers on and the wind through our hair as we cruise down the highway, the sun glowing bright on our faces. Only one problem: an unfortunate lack of convertibles around these…

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2013 Toyota Tacoma and 2013 Toyota Tundra Win Big at the 2013 Best Cars for the Money Awards

Remember last week when we here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring told you all about the 2014 Toyota Tundra and its big debut at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show? Of course you do! How could you forget? Oh yes, that was a very exciting day at the dealership alright, and as much as we hate to admit it, it was almost enough to make us about our wonderful showroom of new and used cars. But then along comes the 2013 Best Cars for the Money Awards, and here we are, right back…

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2014 Toyota Tundra Struts its Stuff at the Chicago Auto Show

Unless we're talking about Fast & Furious 6, there aren't a whole lot of times where we can draw connections between the film and auto industries. But in a world where it seems like every other movie that comes out is a remake or a reboot, we here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring think the connection between Hollywood and our new and used cars is greater now than ever before.

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2013 Toyota RAV4 Makes Your Wishes Come True in New Toyota Super Bowl Commercial

If there's one thing America loves, it's new and used cars from Toyota. If there's two things America loves, it's got to be good old football. And if there's three things America loves, well of course it's The Big Bang Theory. As for us here at DARCARS Toyota Silver Spring, we couldn't agree more, which is one of the many reasons we're flat-out ecstatic for the Super Bowl this Sunday.

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