Shawn's Thunder Road Updates!

Shawn has been a busy man, what with working a full-time job and still putting in his time at the Thunder Road SpeedBowl and taking care of his 802 Toyota-emblazoned Toyota Camry! Here we have a list of updates from his last few races, and we'll update more as he continues. Best of luck, Shawn!

June 9 Race
Shawn was caught in a wreck and finished 15th

June 20 Race
Shawn finished 6th!

July 4 Race
Unlucky - he got caught in a wreck again after being well on his way to a top 5 spot and ended up finishing 18th

July 7 Race
He finished 5th! Go Shawn!

July 11 Race
He finished 13th, which is not what he wanted but we know Shawn's going to be amazing at his next one :)

Shawn's team is tied for 1st place in points the Thunder Road, with two rainouts that'll be taking place in August. Stay tuned for more updates, don't forget to check our Thunder Road page on our site, and good luck Shawn!

802 Toyota Staff Feature: Alex Drew

Meet Alex Drew, 802 Toyota's Internet Sales Consultant

Alex, also known as "Stewie", "Drewbie" and "Lex" is a lefty who loves both sushi and Thai Food, although his favorite restaurant is Positive Pie in Montpelier. His biggest fear is the IRS, and if he were a car he'd be the Toyota RAV4, "because I'm efficient, practical and I'm multifaceted."

The best concert he's ever been to was the Black Keys, his favorite movie is Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and his favorite song is Red Red Wine by UB40. If he could travel anywhere in the world it would be to Italy, but his favorite Vermont destination is Morse Farm. Alex loves working at 802 Toyota because he gets to know new people and learn about what excites them in a car, as well as his great coworkers, customers and the new 802 facility.

Alex will delightfully welcome you to 802 Toyota Scion when you come visit - but technically you already know him! He's the one who snaps the awesome pictures of our used vehicles for our website. Want to check out his work? View our used inventory here :) 

Toyota Pledges 1.25 Million Meals to Food Bank For New York City

Last week, Toyota announced a substantial pledge of 1.25 million meals to Food Bank For New York City, which was a huge increase from their original offer. Toyota had planned to donate one meal for every view a video that was made about their work with Food Bank received, up to 250,000 meals. After an overwhelming response to the documentary, Toyota has pledged to add another 1 million meals on top of the pre-existing 250,000.

It's times like these when we're even more proud to be a part of the Toyota brand. If you'd like to watch the film, it can be viewed here.


All information and image via Toyota.

California Science Center Unveils Exhibit Featuring Toyota Tundra

Toyota Tundra used during the Space Shuttle Endeavor transport is featured in the Giant Lever Exhibit

After partnering with Toyota Motor Sales, the California Science Center unveiled the Toyota Tundra that was used to tow the Space Shuttle Endeavor through Los Angeles. Two five year-old "future astronauts" dressed in the classic orange jumpsuits and showed spectators the science behind the lever that featured the Tundra. The lever has a beam that pivots on a fulcrum, and mini-astronauts Noah Lara and Samantha Comiskey showed that if you stand farther away from the fulcrum you can apply less force to lift the Toyota Tundra.

Toyota also presented a check to the California Science Center foundation for $401,300, which was raised by twitter followers re-tweeted to raise the money.

If you'd like to see the exhibit-featured, space shuttle-towing, rugged and practical Tundra - view our 2013 Toyota Tundra inventory here!


All information via Toyota, image 1 via Autoblog, image 2 via Review Cars

Toyota Introduces the 2014 Toyota Corolla

See what the Corolla has in store for 2014

The 2014 Toyota Corolla was recently showcased to the public for the first time, with a noticeably different style and improved technology. The new Corolla looks very similar to the Furia concept Toyota showed earlier this year, which also had a bold front grille and more aggressive wheels. The 2014 model will include an in-glass radio antenna, power windows with drive-side one-touch up/down, AC with pollen filter, Bluetooth connectivity and eight airbags. Available features include hands-free keyless entry with push-button start, automatic climate control, leather-trimmed steering wheel, Multi-Information Display and voice-command controls.

We'll have more information on a release date soon and we'll keep you updated! If you like the original, or if you're in the market right now, view our new Toyota Corolla inventory here.

All information and image via Motor Trend