How does a car manufacturer keep its customers interested in one of its best-selling models? In the case of our parent company, it keeps creating a sedan with new styling, more technology, and more power. In early January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the 2018 Toyota Camry was unveiled. Look to our showroom at Classic Toyota, in Waukegan, IL, to be carrying this new vehicle later this summer.

We’re looking forward to adding this new Toyota Camry model to our new inventory. We feel that our loyal sedan customers will be thrilled with this boldly different eighth generation design. The bestselling Toyota Camry passenger car in the U.S. will be even more dynamic, athletic, and fun to drive around northern Illinois.

Our customers will instantly recognize the sedan’s four trim options: LE, XLE, SE, and XSE. However, this newer sportier version will have different features for the luxury, sport, and hybrid trims and come complete with larger wheels, a larger spoiler lip, and larger bumpers.

Toyota engineers have also set the different trim options apart with three new powertrains: a 3.5 liter V6 and a new high volume 2.5 liter four both with an eight speed automatic, and the hybrid version with a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine with an electric motor and a continuously variable transmission.

Since we know that safety remains a high priority, our Toyota engineers have maintained the sedan’s reputation as a safe, durable, and very reliable vehicle and built the new 2018 Toyota Camry with Toyota Safety Sense with pre-collision warnings, pedestrian detection, radar cruise control, lane departure warning, and steering assist.

It’s only less than six months away till we start to see the new 2018 Toyota Camry models arriving at our Waukegan, IL showroom. Our sales force looks forward to showing our customers how this venerable sedan has gone through a total evolution, from a proven, dependable, and safe car to one that also possesses a more exciting and emotional character, thanks to its newfound sporty performance and style.
 

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The Toyota Prius is one of the most popular and highly-awarded vehicles from Toyota since its inception. It’s been cited for its safety, fuel efficiency, low operating cost, best wagon for the money, and environmental friendliness. Now it has earned another award: the 2016 Women’s World Car of the Year winner in the Green Car category.

The Women’s World Car of the Year is the only car award in the world voted for entirely by women. The women of the judging panel are all published and specialist motoring writers and are experts in their field. A panel of 17 female judges in 14 countries asked women which green car they would choose. The Toyota Prius had the largest margin in the Green Car category.

At our showroom at Classic Toyota, in Waukegan, IL, we carry a number of new 2017 Toyota Prius full hybrid electric vehicles that might be right for you and your family. No wonder that women were attracted to the 2017 Toyota Prius. It offers the safety, space, quiet ride, fuel savings, and impact on the environment that they respect. For women carting their children and friends throughout the greater Waukegan neighborhood. The 2017 Toyota Prius seats five and offers 24.6 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats for all of those groceries, sports equipment, or shopping bags. Women will be attracted to its exceptional fuel efficiency so there’s less time stopping at gas stations for fill ups. Plus, if you’re traveling long distances with your family in tow, the 2017 Toyota Prius provides the power with its 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine paired with two electric motors creating 121 horsepower to the front wheels and letting the little ones take a nap with its quiet comfortable ride.

We invite you to visit us at N. Green Bay Road in Waukegan to see why the 2017 Toyota Prius has attracted so many awards, especially its latest from a group of international women.

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If you’re looking for a stylish yet practical vehicle with lots of cargo room, you may be in the market for a hatchback. Our sales staff at Classic Toyota, in Waukegan, IL, carries a number of new 2017 Toyota hatchbacks that might be right for you and your family.

The 2017 Toyota Corolla iM hatchback (formerly known as the Scion iM) has just arrived on our lot. It’s an inexpensive compact hatchback filled with standard features and built with a wide cargo space for bulky items like winter sporting equipment, extra large furniture, or suitcases.

In addition to the 2017 Toyota Corolla iM hatchback, our showroom has just received two additional Toyota hatchback models: the 2017 Toyota Yaris subcompact two- or four-door hatchback and the environmentally-friendly 2017 Toyota Prius line.

We invite our northern Illinois customers to take a test drive in the new 2017 Toyota Yaris. We feel you’ll be impressed with its drive as well as its standard safety features and economical price point. This hatchback model comes equipped with automatic high-beam control, lane departure warning, and forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking.

One of the hottest models in our lot is the 2017 Toyota Prius four-door hatchback that seats five. Not only do you gain ample space in its cargo hold but its 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine paired with two electric motors creates 121 horsepower to the front wheels and provides a quiet comfortable ride and exceptional fuel efficiency. Its hatchback design gives the 2017 Toyota Prius the most cargo space of any competitor. The 2017 Toyota Prius offers 24.6 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats—a full three cubic feet more than the previous-generation—for you and your family’s groceries, sports equipment, or shopping bags.

Please visit us at N. Green Bay Road in Waukegan to see if a hatchback is the right style for you and your family. Our newest hatchbacks offer style, fuel efficiency, and plenty of cargo room.

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We all know that winters in northern Illinois can be vicious. Even the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts more snow in Illinois and the lower Great Lakes region this winter with the coldest period being from mid-December through late February. Our sales staff at Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, wants to ensure that you and your car are prepared for the winter ahead.

Here are a few tips to winterize your Toyota car:

• If you’re due for a tune-up, please schedule one with our service department. Winter magnifies existing problems such as pings, hard starts, sluggish performance or rough idling.
• Let our service department check your battery and charging system for optimum performance. Toyota engineers have approved our Toyota TrueStart batteries for years of trouble-free service.
• Put new antifreeze in the cooling system.
• Check out your heaters, defrosters and wipers and purchase new winter wiper blades from us.
• Check your tires for tread depth and pressure. If snow and ice are a problem in your area, consider special tires designed to grip slick roads. Our factory trained and certified Toyota technicians will ensure that your tires are mounted, balanced and inflated to match your Toyota vehicle’s specifications. We often offer tire specials.
• Schedule a Toyota Brake Inspection with our service department.  You’ll need brakes on Waukegan’s icy roads.
• Toyota drivers should also keep the gas tank at least half full at all times to decrease the chances of moisture forming in the gas lines and possibly freezing.
• Drivers should stock an emergency kit with an ice scraper and snowbrush, jumper cables, flashlight, flares, blanket, extra clothes, candles/matches, bottled water, dry food snacks and needed medication. Make sure that your cell phone is always charged.

Stop by our service department to discuss winterizing your Toyota vehicle. We’ll go over these handy tips and provide you with a warm cup of coffee.

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Everyone who drives a vehicle puts a premium on safety. At Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, we’re no different. We pride ourselves on offering safe, reliable Toyota vehicles for our northern Illinois customers to drive. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that, for the third year in a row, the Toyota brand has topped the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) annual list of safety awards. Seven Toyota vehicles won IIHS awards in 2017, with five receiving its highest award, the Top Safety Pick+, the most of any manufacturer. We’re proud to offer these 2017 Toyota Top Safety Pick+ winners on our lot: Toyota Prius (built after August 2016), Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Toyota Prius v, and Toyota RAV4, as well as the 2017 Toyota Top Safety Pick winners: Toyota Yaris iA and Toyota Avalon.

Our focus at Classic Toyota remains on the safety and peace of mind of our loyal customers. We are proud to carry safe and reliable Toyota vehicles that are recognized and rewarded 2017 Top Safety Pick+ awards. This year’s 2017 award winners had to meet tougher criteria from the IIHS than previous years. For example, the IIHS recognized Toyota as a Top Safety Pick+ for redesigning its Toyota Corolla sedan to better protect occupants in a small overlap crash and in preventing front crashes. In another designation, we were pleased to see that the Toyota Prius was recognized with a safety award for its improved headlights. Since about half of all traffic deaths happen either at dawn or dusk, the IIHS adopted more stringent standards for headlights and our Toyota Prius made the adjustment.

To receive a Top Safety Pick Award, Toyota vehicles were required to achieve good ratings in five crashworthiness tests, have an available front crash prevention system and have quality headlights. Top Safety Pick+ award winners must also have a superior- or advanced-rated front crash prevention system with automatic braking capabilities. We are pleased that Toyota brand vehicles are ranked so high and garnered so many safety awards. If you would like to take any of our safe Toyota vehicles for a test drive, stop by Classic Toyota in Waukegan, IL today!

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You might be scratching your head around this time of year wondering what type of gift to give your Toyota brand enthusiast, but our sales staff at Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, has some great ideas for you.

For the golfer on your list, a Nike Dri-FIT golf polo will surely be appreciated. While you’re out on the course, this subtly embossed geometric graphic black polo helps to keep the golfer dry using Dri-FIT moisture management technology. And, on the right sleeve, is the distinguished Toyota logo.

Looking for that custom-made one-of-a-kind gift for a Toyota 4Runner owner? This diecast keychain with a beautiful glossy red1985 Toyota 4Runner truck attached is the perfect gift. It has the fine detail that any Toyota owner would appreciate.

Who can resist opening a gift of Toyota socks on Christmas morning? These brightly colored cotton dress socks cleverly include the Toyota logo and symbol among the all-over dot design.

Your Toyota enthusiast will be pleased with this men’s hooded sweatshirt letting the world know “It’s a Toyota Thing, You Wouldn’t Understand.” They are perfect for cold weather in Illinois using 90/10 cotton/polyester and featuring a kangaroo pocket and stretch ribbed cuffs and waist.

For that busy Toyota Rav4 mom who is driving her family around, a cargo net will be very useful. This genuine Toyota accessory will allow her to hold and organize lots of toys, sports equipment, and groceries in the trunk of her Toyota Rav4. It’s quick and easy to attach and remove and its envelope-style netting accommodates a wide variety of shapes and size.

If your Toyota owner spends a lot of time in their car, perhaps a gift certificate to satellite radio would be appreciated. Sirius XM Radio offers a number of packages for hundreds of commercial-free radio stations.

And of course, we are sure they’d be happy with a new or pre-owned Toyota vehicle as well. Stop by our dealership today. We’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for your business and help you choose the perfect Toyota gift for your loved one.

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Our sales force at Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, is pleased to let our valued customers know that there’s no reason to wait until Black Friday to get an amazing deal from Toyota. Depending on your driving needs and budget, we are offering special savings, customer cash, lease bonus cash, and 0% APR during the entire month of November on a number of our most popular vehicles. We invite you to visit our Waukegan, IL dealership and start your holiday shopping early for you and your family.

One of our most popular vehicles is the 2017 Toyota Camry sedan at Classic Toyota, which is being offered at 0% APR financing for 72 months plus $1,000 bonus cash back. The Toyota Camry is the perfect vehicle to easily navigate through busy holiday shopping.

Smart shoppers know to bring in their existing car for a trade-in value before purchasing a new Toyota vehicle. Our special Black Friday pricing offers up to 120% of the Kelley Blue Book trade-in value for fair condition of your existing vehicle, 0% APR for up to 72 months, and up to $2,000 bonus cash.

The 2017 Toyota RAV4 is a well-liked crossover for Illinois families that are making shopping trips during the busy holidays or visits to relatives for family meals. We are offering three different special Black Friday deals: you can finance the Toyota RAV 4 at 0% APR for 60 months; you can lease the 2017 Toyota RAV4 for $260 for 36 months with no money down, or you can lease the 2017 Toyota RAV4 for $179 per month for 36 months with $2,699 at signing. Additionally, the Black Friday deal calls for $1,000 cash back.

If you’re traveling to the ski slopes or ice hockey games this winter, the 2016 Toyota Highlander is the perfect SUV for cold-weather driving. This spacious and upscale midsize SUV is being offered with Black Friday incentives at a zero-percent financing deal for five years.

Stop by Classic Toyota today to speak with our knowledgeable finance staff about all of our current specials, then go for a test drive. We can’t wait to see you!

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Waukegan, IL certainly knows how to honor its veterans. In early November for Veterans Day, Waukegan holds its annual parade and ceremony through the city’s streets in downtown Waukegan followed by a free luncheon for veterans and active military. The city’s local cemetery holds a guided tour of veterans dating back from the War of 1812 buried in its grounds. Even a local brewery releases a new craft beer honoring the Navy and Marines. Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL is no different. To honor their service and sacrifice, we celebrate Veterans Day in early November and continue to salute the service of our military throughout the entire year with a special discount from Toyota.

Depending on your choice, either a vehicle purchase or lease, the Toyota military rebate program offers a $500 military discount and 1.9% APR financing through Toyota Motor Credit on all new Toyota vehicle and all Toyota vehicles. The military rebate program is available to U.S. military personnel both active-duty and inactive reserve, household members of eligible U.S. military personnel including Gold Star families, U.S. military retirees (within 1 year of retirement), and U.S. military veterans (within 1 year of discharge).

Current and retired military members are invited to provide verifiable proof of military status or active service at the time of purchase/lease in order to redeem the military rebate program. This may include showing a leave and earning statement, military ID card or a DD form 214, certificate of release or discharge from active duty.

A wide array of new Toyota vehicles is available in our showroom. For those in the military that are seeking increased fuel efficiency, our dedicated sales force can demonstrate our Toyota hybrid models such as the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, 2016 Toyota Prius or 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid. If you are looking for a great family vehicle, then see what the 2016 Toyota Sienna or 2016 Toyota Highlander have to offer.

Please visit the Classic Toyota website for our latest offers including a tool to calculate your fuel savings or your monthly payment. We look forward to meeting our military veterans and current service members to help them find a new vehicle and get your well-deserved incentive.

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The 2016-2017 Illinois hunting season has begun and Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, has a variety of vehicles to help hunters bring home their game. While the Illinois woods offers a variety of standard game animals, including deer, turkey, rabbit, quail, and cock pheasants, the new vehicle inventory at Classic Toyota features the power, mobility, and extra special features for hunters on its Toyota Tundra and Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks.

Toyota has engineered its line of trucks for the outdoorsman in mind with rugged features for hunting and fishing adventures in the Illinois wilderness. Of prime importance is having a strong, dependable vehicle. The 2017 Toyota Tundra on the lot at Classic Toyota offers staggered, outboard-mounted shocks, a heavy-duty TripleTech frame with integrated towing hitch receiver, a trailer hitch that utilizes 12 high-strength bolts integrated into the frame, and an i-FORCE 5.7L V8 engine to help hunters tow over 10,500 lbs.

Hunters heap additional praise on the Toyota Tacoma as a reliable and effective truck for hunting and fishing with stylish features and robust off-road capabilities yet small enough to easily navigate country trails. The 2017 Toyota Tacoma SR pickup truck is built with an efficient V6 engine to tow up to 6,800 pounds.

For hunters who have game and other cargo on the roof or are towing and need help to determine when it’s safe to change lanes, Classic Toyota is pleased that its Toyota Tundra is the first full-size pickup to offer Blind Spot Monitor (BSM). When the BSM detects a vehicle, the truck illuminates a warning indicator on the appropriate outside mirror to alert the driver to the presence of another vehicle.

Before you purchase your Illinois hunting permit registration and purchase, please visit Classic Toyota on 515 N. Green Bay Road in Waukegan and see how its Toyota pickup trucks can make your hunting experience more enjoyable.

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Do you know how deep a commitment Toyota has for the environment? Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, is proud of its parent company’s role as the leading auto manufacturer with more than two million Toyota hybrid vehicles on U.S. roads. The Toyota brand continues to build cars and trucks that are at the forefront of environmental engineering.

That’s why Classic Toyota is looking forward to adding a new Toyota vehicle to its lot in late 2016 called the Toyota Prius Prime, a hybrid that has style, is fun to drive, and has excellent efficiency. What makes this hybrid different? The Toyota Prius Prime offers a new, sleek silhouette with a completely unique front and rear design. The advanced Quad-LED projector headlights, LED taillights and signals help light the night in a most dramatic and efficient fashion. The aerodynamically formed rear glass and hatch represents another leap forward. The carbon-fiber-reinforced-polymer construction is a Toyota first and results in a lightweight, easy-to-lift hatch.

What else sets the Toyota Prius Prime apart? This hybrid helps to maximize your mpg and features a large battery capacity that provides an increased EV Mode driving range for short neighborhood drives.

Toyota has designed the new Toyota Prius Prime with a combined passion for performance and love for the planet. Drivers have a choice between driving in EV mode while commuting to work or hybrid mode for longer extended drives. Let’s look at its impressive numbers: Toyota Prius Prime has a manufacturer’s projected EPA-estimated total driving range of 640 miles. EV Mode driving helps maximize your mileage with a manufacturer’s projected EPA-estimated 133 MPG and a manufacturer’s projected EPA-estimated 25 miles of EV Mode driving.

We invite you to visit our Waukegan, IL dealership later this fall and be one of the first to test drive this new Toyota Prius Prime hybrid vehicle!

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