Score Toyota's five-door hatchback as a crossover utility wagon that blends the sleek lines and nimble manners of a sporty car with the practicality of a boxy SUV and the economy of a subcompact sedan. It looks wild but brings big space in a cabin that adapts to active lifestyles. The layout shows two rows of seats for five, plus a rear bay for cargo. That bay has a flat floor and, with both rear seatbacks folded down, provides 53 cubic feet of stow space.

Matrix's price-leading Standard edition and XR grade employ front-wheel-drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) traction and a thrifty four-cylinder engine. Front-drive Matrix XRS uses a high-performance 1.8-liter four with 164 hp off a six-speed manual shifter.

Curtain-style side air bags show up on the list of options for all trims, with VSC available on Matrix Standard and XR.

Toyota's popular mid-size sedan, assembled in Kentucky, accounts for a fifth of all Toyotas sold in North America.

For 2006, there are multiple models available with four-cylinder or V6 powertrains. Camry's 2.4-liter four-in-line base engine is rated at 154 hp for 2006 when tied to a five speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. A 3.3-liter V6 for Camry XLE and SE trims achieves 210 hp through the five-speed automatic.

Leather seats are the standard on XLE V6 and Limited models, and satellite radio service is optional with any Camry rigged with a JBL six-disc CD audio and navigation system. Anti-lock brakes (ABS) are standard on every Camry, while a vehicle stability control (VSC) system is available on four-cylinder models but a stock item for V6 versions. Also, a navigation system becomes a stand-alone option on the Camry SE V6.

Slinky mid-size Toyota sports coupes and convertibles, spinning off the platform of Camry, present stunning shapes highlighted by an aggressive face and sensuous lines swirling around the body.

Powertrains come directly off Camry. A 2.4-liter four-cylinder plant applies to Solara SE, while Solara SE V6 and deluxe SLE V6 draw from Camry's 3.0-liter V6. A five-speed sequential automatic transmission ties now to four-cylinder models as well as V6-equipped Solaras.

Standard safety items range from side-impact air bags to ABS, plus optional curtain-style side air bags for front and back seats in the coupe. An optional sports kit for Solara SE installs a five-piece body kit, sport gauges in the instrument cluster, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter cap plus aluminum pedals and sport tires mounted on 17-inch alloy wheels.

As flagship for Toyota's fleet, the full-size Avalon sedan is big and powerful but also plush in appointments and exceptionally quiet from the isolation of the cabin. It's also home-grown for the American market, with styling from Toyota's design studio in California, engineering via Toyota's technical center in Michigan and assembly at Toyota's Kentucky plant.

A strong and sophisticated 3.5-liter V6 engine in Avalon makes 268 through a five-speed automatic transmission with sequential shifting. And elaborate safety systems, either passive or active, show up in Avalon.

The spacious cabin contains bucket seats up front and a broad bench for three in back. A flat floor adds legroom for backseat riders, and that bench can be adjusted for comfort with the backrest tilting to five different positions. Toyota casts Avalon in four trims in 2006, including Touring grade with sport suspension tuning and a spoiler on the tail.

Toyota's full-size Land Cruiser SUV scores a face-lift for 2006 with revised fascia front and back, high-gloss finish on 18-inch alloy wheels and new shades for body paint like Thunder Cloud and Pacific Blue.

The wagon's torque-heavy V8 engine gains Toyota's VVTL-i variable valve timing to boost output to 275 hp through a five-speed automatic transmission. A full-time 4WD traction mechanism on Land Cruiser employs an electronic control unit called Active TRAC which automatically transfers engine torque to wheels that maintain the best grip.

There's a new tire pressure monitor system (TPMS) aboard, plus options of Active Height Control (AHC-4) for wheel height control and the Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension (TEMS). A cushy passenger compartment accommodates seven on three tiers of seats. Editions of 2006 show an updated instrument cluster with TPMS warning lamp and a red zone added to the analog tachometer.