Toyota Yaris makes list of best vehicles for teens

Every month, more and more teenagers earn their right to drive by completing drivers education, as well as a driving test at the Department of Motor Vehicles.  For many families, this means the purchase of another vehicle.  While this time can be one of the most exciting moments to date for the teenager, it can cause quite the anxiety for parents.  Handing the keys over to any car can be a scary moment.  Therefore, as a leading dealership selling Salt Lake city cars, we at Karl Malone Toyota would like to help you feel a little more comfortable with letting your teenager driver off. … Continue Reading

The 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid has lots to offer

The Toyota Camry has long been a heavy hitter among the automobile class of midsize sedans.  However, with added technology, added fuel efficiency, added interior and exterior style and more, the 2012 Toyota Camry has a lot to offer drivers with all kinds of preferences.  Furthermore, if you add to this the fact that the base price of the 2012 Toyota Camry is nearly a grand below the 2011 model’s price tag, the 2012 Toyota Camry just might be the best Camry ever. … Continue Reading

Toyota concept impresses

The best part about my job is learning about the latest breakthroughs in technology found in the automobile industry.  While some of these vehicles, known as concept cars, never become a reality, many of the inventions seen on auto show floors around the world eventually become the latest feature available on Salt Lake City cars.  Therefore, you can understand my joy in learning about cool new possibilities in the world of automobiles, and then watching them eventually make their way to Salt Lake City new car dealer lots. … Continue Reading

Toyota continues modernization of vehicles

Toyota continues to lead the charge in modernizing its vehicles, making them a seamless transition of life from the office and the home to the road.  The company’s latest invention has been named Toyota Touch Life.  Toyota Touch Life is an extension of Toyota’s new Entune system, which is being implemented into several Toyota models this year.

Toyota Touch Life allows drivers to use their personal electronic devices, such as a smartphone or an iTouch, seamlessly with the interface system of their vehicles LCD screen.  Essentially, the Toyota Touch Life technology transposes the screen of your smartphone, for example, onto the display screen in your Toyota and allows you to use the applications on your phone through the vehicle’s computer.

Thanks to Toyota Touch Life, the LCD screen acts just as your smartphone or iTouch would.  This means you utilize the same functions to make the applications on these devices work.  Thus, the LCD screen becomes a touch screen, and sliding your finger across the screen, taping a button and spreading your forefinger and thumb apart all produce the same responses as they would on your smartphone or iTouch.  Additionally, buttons also exist on the steering wheel to maneuver through each devices’ offerings as well.

As is always true with the Toyota vehicles on our Salt Lake City car dealership lot, Toyota has placed safety first in developing its Toyota Touch Life technology.  Thus, Toyota has implemented a graphical user interface (GUI) – which is a fancy term that means drivers can only get to the non-distracting parts of their phone while the car is in drive (read – no Angry Birds while driving down the road).

The vehicles on our Salt Lake City car dealership lot currently utilizing the Toyota Touch Life technology are specifically compatible with Nokia and Apple smartphones.  Of course, this technology is quickly being developed for more Toyota vehicles and more brands of smartphones.

To learn more about this latest development from Toyota, come visit us at Karl Malone Toyota, where the best Salt Lake City cars are sold, and test-drive the Salt Lake City cars of the next generation.

Foreign symbol, domestically manufactured

As a Salt Lake City car dealer of the Toyota brand, we at Karl Malone Toyota often hear people refer to us as a foreign automobile dealer.  While this is technically true, (Toyota’s headquarters is, after all, located in Japan), many people in America fail to realize auto manufacturers produce their vehicles all over the world. … Continue Reading