Explorer versus TrailBlazer . It even sounds heroic. But this is the new millennium. Ford versus Chevy is just a prelim now. The world is smaller, and automakers from around the planet bring their best ideas to slug it out here in the U.S. arena.
Competition goes where the customers are.
Toyota has sized up the players on the U.S. scene, and it has groomed a contender of its own. The names swagger with rugged derring-do. Not if he had imagination. Enter the Toyota Highlander . No, we can't explain the name.