Driving a new Toyota Prius isn't a difficult task for most people, but a man that has trouble driving any vehicle was recently challenged to drive the Prius. Steve Mahan is clinically blind, and he's the newest member of Google's self-driving car development project. So, what were the results of Steve's trial run? Successful, of course! The technology-heavy Prius drove Steve to several shops and made a detour through a Taco-Bell drive-thru for food.

The 2012 Prius Plug In may have only made its debut a short time ago, but that isn't stopping the vehicle from racking up some serious sales. In April 2012, the Prius Plug In outsold two popular electric vehicles in the U.S.- the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt. With sales of 1,654 models last month, it was the Prius model's best yet.

The Blue Springs, MS Toyota manufacturing facility has only been building vehicles for five months now, but that hasn't stopped the facility from quickly increasing its capacity. In fact, the plant began its second production line shift recently, and the company plans to be at complete capacity soon. When this happens, the facility will have the ability to produce about 150-thousand Toyota Corolla vehicles each year.

Toyota took part in the Geneva Motor Show recently, and it premiered a very interesting new concept: the super-lightweight Toyota FT-Bh concept. The FT-Bh is the newest vehicle in the brand's Hybrid Synergy Drive-powered concept line, but it takes this technology and evolves into something even more future-focused with a smaller engine and lighter curb weight. The vehicle's main goal is apparent: to be as efficient as possible by maximizing the power of a hybrid drivetrain and keeping costs low as gasoline prices continue to rise. FT-Bh stands for "Future Toyota B-Segment Hybrid."

Here at Toyota of Charleston, located at 2100 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414, we've talked a lot about Toyota happenings, new models, concepts, and initiatives, but we also have to think about our other new inventory: Scion vehicles. If you don't know much about Scion, it's Toyota's youthful brand that was constructed in 2002 to build fuel-efficient, "purely-priced," vehicles with funky designs and a whole lot of personality.

The automobile world has seen some giant sales in its day. From the Ford Model-T to the BMW Beetle, to (more recently) the Ford F-Series pickup trucks, consumers have always flocked to the vehicles that meet their needs and wants in bulk numbers. The most recent vehicle to join this lineup of best-sellers is the popular Toyota Corolla, available right here at Toyota of Charleston. The Corolla recently bypassed the Ford F-Series to become the best-selling vehicle of all time! (Worldwide). The most recent numbers show the Toyota Corolla as having a total 37.5 million units sold- approximately 2…

Japanese automaker Toyota has been running its "Camry Effect" interactive online campaign for a while now. It's designed to bring the over seven million Toyota Camry owners in the U.S.- past and present- together to share their Camry stories and memories. Recently, the automaker began producing advertisement spots for the online campaign- one of which was aired during the biggest sports event of the year- the 2012 Super Bowl last Sunday.

With the price of gas staying high, hybrid models are becoming more popular among dollar-conscious consumers. However, with emerging technologies (like hybrid power) comes an increased price. While the Toyota Prius family is affordable for most, Toyota decided to offer an even more cost-efficient vehicle to its drivers- the 2012 Toyota Yaris, which starts under or around $15k for the 3-door. The SE 5-door hatchback starts right at $18k.