If you’ve been living on this planet, you’re probably aware that the new Barbie movie is about to hit theaters and make Millenials worldwide take a deep dive into nostalgia. And with the movie has come an endless parade of pink… well, everything. It’s never been easier to live your best Barbie life, and our Orlando Toyota dealership is taking things up a level – check out this quick list of parts and car accessories to Barbie-fy your new Toyota before you hit the road!

6 car accessories to Barbie-fy your Orlando Toyota

#1: Pink seat covers. 

Investing in pink seat covers is dual-purpose – not only will it create a vibrant pink vibe inside of your car, but it’ll also protect your car seats from wear and tear. Car seat covers ward off harmful UV rays that can dry, crack, and fade seats, and also protect them from staining and other forms of damage from you sitting in them. You can even find covers for the backseat, too.

#2: Pink cup holder coasters. 

Bringin your Starbies along for the ride and sick of spills and condensation accumulating in your cupholders? Try out a pair of cupholder coasters. They’re designed to absorb moisture and protect your vehicle’s cup holders from long-term damage… and they’re pink. Every time you pick up your drink you’ll get a flash of your fav color.

#3: Pink steering wheel cover. 

Another dual-purpose car accessory is a steering wheel cover. There are endless options when it comes to pink, and not only will it up the ante for your Barbification, but also protect your steering wheel from the sun and your hands. It even has a third purpose – things heat up in the summer in Florida, and a steering wheel cover will protect your hands from a hot steering wheel when you get behind the wheel.

#4: Pink license plate frames. 

When you buy a car at Toyota of Orlando, we hook you up with a sweet free license plate frame. But if you’re going the Barbie route and want something with a little bling and a whole lot of pink, check out the endless pink license plate frame options on Amazon to customize your ride on the outside.

#5: Pink push button start ring. 

Make yourself smile every time you start your car – consider a bedazzled, pink ring that goes around your push button start button. No matter where you’re headed, you’ll have a little Barbie in your life when you get things up and running in your Orlando Toyota.

#6: Pink floor mats. 

And just one more car accessory that’s pink AND useful – floor mats. Pink floor mats (especially if paired with pink seat covers) will transform the interior of your car into one worth a Barbie road trip, and they also protect the floor of your car from sand, mud, moisture, and dirty shoes.

Visit our car accessory and parts store at Toyota of Orlando

All of these car accessory options are easy ways to Barbiefy your car without having to shell out a ton of money OR time – and if you’re in the market for even more pink accessories, contact Toyota of Orlando today! Our Toyota car accessory and parts store is open seven days a week at (407) 298-0001. You can also stop by and shop in person at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 near the Millenia Mall.

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Here at Toyota of Orlando, we LOVE food trucks. We regularly have the Tea Social pay us a visit with their delicious teas and drinks, and we’re always looking for the next big food truck in Orlando to see if we can get them to pay us a visit. We also want to serve as a resource for you, but not just for new Toyotas, used cars, and car care questions. Check out this guide to the best food trucks near you in Central Florida when it comes to southern food.

Five southern food trucks in Orlando you don’t want to miss

Mama’s Fixins: This soulfood and barbecue food truck near you is definitely worth dropping some money on. Their menu is straight southern with options like BBQ ribs, fried chicken, fried fish, mac n cheese, cole slaw, fried okra, and sweet potato casserole. If you have room, finish things off with old-fashioned banana pudding and wash it down with Mama’s Pineapple Lemonade – you won’t regret it. Mama’s Fixins started out as a good delivery service in downtown Orlando and evolved from there; they’ve been in business for more than 10 years and also offer catering services.

Bell’s Kitchen and Smokehouse: Bell’s actually kicked off their career in Long Island, NY but made their way to Orlando to find major success. They specialize in Carolina-style barbecue and their menu includes delicious dishes like frog legs, alligator popcorn, BBQ sliders, creole sausage po boys, crawfish mac, and Carolina slaw. It doesn’t get much more southern than that. They also cater and can handle your next event with ease.

Phatty Chow: This food truck near you specializes in New Orleans-style brunch food, so you can expect to curb your hunger with dishes like fried lobster, brioche french toast, fried chicken, and more. They also specialize in event catering for your next big brunch, and you can book them for a private chef experience in your home for your next dinner party. Don’t miss out on their unique cuisine!

Mimi’s Kitchen: Their headline reads “We are a family and butter-loving food truck out of Orlando, Florida!” so you should know what to expect when you head over to this food truck. Their menu offers dishes like beef brisket, pork, barbecue chicken, and ribs, as well as baked beans, cole slaw, and cheese potatoes. Wash it all down with sweet tea and ask about their southern desserts before you head home!

Taste Heaven: You better come hungry when you hit this food truck. Taste Heaven specializes in soulfood and southern hospitality with dishes like steak and cheese egg rolls, buffalo chicken fries, jumbo shrimp, pork chops, collard greens, and fried grits. They also have a famous Crabby Patty sandwich that’s fried softshell crab topped with crabby coleslaw and fries… don’t miss out.

Check out the Tea Social food truck at Toyota of Orlando

Those are our top recommendations for Orlando food trucks – if you have other trucks you think are worthy, send them our way on social media! You can always stop by to see the Tea Social truck and grab a refreshing milk tea at Toyota of Orlando – they’ll be here August 4 from 2-6 pm. We’re at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 near the Millenia Mall.

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Are you about to send your teen driver out on the road? It’s nerve-wracking, we know, but now is as good a time as ever to cut the cord. As long as your teen is prepared, you need to be, too – but you can also give yourself some peace of mind by getting them an appropriate car.

Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety team up every year to compile a list of the best cars for teens, and Toyota hit almost every category of vehicle this year. We’re impressed, and we’re also ready to help put your teen driver in a new Orlando Toyota before they hit the highway.

What makes a used vehicle one of the best cars for teens?

How do Consumer Reports and the IIHS determine what the best cars for teens are? Basically, the safety that they being to the table. Here are the criteria that used vehicles have to meet in order to be considered for the list:

• Good IIHS safety ratings (especially in the moderate overlap front, original side, head restraints, and roof strength tests)
• Features that discourage dangerous driving or risk-taking (for example, sports cars, cars with curb weights under 2,750 lbs, and large vehicles with long braking distances are not considered for the list)
• Four or five stars from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
• Above-average reliability
• Above-average handling
• A standard electronic stability system
• A dry braking distances of fewer than 145 feet at 60 mph

Safest Cars for Teens: Best Choices

Here are the used Toyotas that made the cut for the Safest Cars for Teens: Best Choices list in 2023:

• Toyota Prius (2014), Small Cars
• Toyota Prius v (2015-2017), Mid-Size Cars
• Toyota Avalon (2015 or newer), Large Cars
• Toyota RAV4 (2015 or newer), Small SUVs
• Toyota Highlander (2014 or newer), Mid-Size SUVs
• Toyota Sienna (2015-2018), Minivans
• Toyota Tacoma (2016 or newer), Pickup Trucks

Safest Cars for Teens: Good Choices

Here are the used Toyotas that made the cut for the Safest Cars for Teens: Good list in 2023:

• Toyota Corolla (2013 or newer), Small Cars
• Toyota Prius (2013), Small Cars
• Toyota Camry (2013 or newer), Mid-Size Cars
• Toyota Prius v (2013), Mid-Size Cars
• Toyota Avalon (2013-2014), Large Cars
• Toyota RAV4 (2013-2014), Small SUVs
• Toyota Highlander (2013), Mid-Size SUVs

What makes a new vehicle one of the best cars for teens?

For new vehicles, they need to be a 2023 IIHA Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus. Here are some other marks that new cars have to hit:

• They have to come with standard vehicle-to-vehicle automatic emergency braking.
• They must have average or better scores in the Consumer Reports’ reliability rankings.
• They need to get good scores in handling and dry braking tests (like the used cars criteria)

And any cars with above-average insurance claims are automatically excluded from the list.

Safest New Cars for Teens

Here are the cars that made the Safest New Cars for Teens list:

• Toyota RAV4, Small SUVs
• Toyota Highlander, Mid-Size SUVs

Those aren’t the only other new Toyotas we’d recommend for teens, though. The 2023 Toyota Corolla, RAV4, RAV4 Prime, and Toyota Venza are IIHS Top Safety Picks, and the 2023 Toyota Camry, Highlander, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra are IIHS Top Safety Pick +s.

Find the best cars for teens (new and used) at Toyota of Orlando

Ready to find the best car for YOUR teen driver? Come down to Toyota of Orlando today. We’re open seven days a week at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 near the Millenia Mall. You can also call us at (407) 298-4500!

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We’re beyond excited about the completely overhauled 2024 Toyota Tacoma headed our way later this year, and we’re willing to bet that you are, too. However, we’re not just excited about the new design, the new performance features, and the new tech that’s going to be woven in – we’re also (overly) excited about the all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter edition.

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter is a brand new special edition that’s been added to the lineup this year. And not only is it sporting all of the incredible updates that the redesign is bringing to the table, but it’s also introducing – for the first time – aftermarket parts as part of its standard features. Let’s dig into the details of this off-road-ready Tacoma that’s already making waves.

What is the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter, and why are people so excited about it?

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter is described by Toyota as “a factory-developed overlanding rig built from the ground up with the latest integrated off-road equipment from ARB, Old Man Emu, and RIGID.” Adventure is definitely within your reach in the Trailhunter, and here’s why.

• It has a new Old Man Emu (OME) 4×4 Suspension by ARB that is tuned for optimum levels of off-road control and load-carrying capability. Toyota actually worked directly with ARB to codevelop this suspension system.
• ARB also helped Toyota develop the Trailhunter even further by integrating a steel rear bumper, robust rear recovery points, and a bed utility bar with removable MOLLE panels into the design.
• The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter comes in 5- or 6-foot bed configurations, and there’s also an ARB bed rack to support a rooftop tent or canopy.
• It has 33-inch Goodyear Territory R/T tires that jack it up an additional two inches in the front and one and a half inches in the rear.
• There’s a standard high-clearance trail exhaust tip as well as a low-profile high-mount Trailhunter Air Intake. The air intake is routed up the passenger-side A-pillar to push cleaner air to the i-FORCE MAX engine.
• You’ll also find rock rails and a multitude of hot-stamped high-strength steel skid plates for ultimate protection off the beaten path.
• The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter is serving looks, too. It’s got a bronze-colored “TOYOTA” heritage-inspired grille with an integrated 20-inch LED light bar that’s complemented by white/yellow color-switching RIGID LED fog lamps.
• You’ll also love the triangular lighting in the bed of the truck to avoid dark spots, as well as integrated bedside scene lighting to illuminate the area around the truck (perfect for setting up camp in the dark).
• There’s a 2400W AC inverter that provides power to two locations in the cabin and the rear deck, where you’ll find both 12V and USB outlets.
• Trailhunter also comes pre-wired for accessories with three auxiliary toggle switches on the dashboard so you can customize things further.

2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter MSRP: What is it?

It’s a burning question, and we get it. We don’t have any information about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter price yet. However, we’ll be sure to keep you posted. The best to get updates about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter price, availability, specs, and more is to follow us on social media – we’ll keep you in the loop.

Get aftermarket parts for your Toyota… from Toyota

And here’s the best news yet (we’re really, really happy about it) – additional accessories are now (finally) available through the new Associated Accessory Products program (AAP). This means you can customize your Tacoma Trailhunter exactly the way you want straight from our Toyota dealership.

The AAP will continue to grow and evolve and currently includes over 100 accessories such as off-road recovery gear, rack attachment brackets for storage gear, outdoor sporting equipment carriers, and more. These products can also be conveniently rolled into your monthly payments, and they aren’t exclusive to Trailhunter, either, making accessorizing any other Tacoma easier than ever. Now you can find your aftermarket parts through a trusted source, as well as have our expertise when you’re shopping.

Get more info about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma from Toyota of Orlando

Want more information about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter price, parts, accessories, performance, or anything else you can dream up? Call Toyota of Orlando today at (407) 298-4500 or stop by. We’re conveniently located at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 near the Millenia Mall. Don’t forget to follow us on social media for up-to-the-minute information!

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The 2024 Toyota Tacoma has been revealed and the automotive world can’t get enough of it. Not only is it sporting a new look and new technology inside the cabin, but it’s also rocking all-new features when it comes to performance. Today we’re hinging on one of the major talking points: the 2024 Tacoma engine. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s back – the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser has officially been unveiled and is headed to a dealership near you next spring. Our Orlando Toyota dealership has the details on what this reimagined fan favorite will offer when it arrives… let’s dive in.

Before we get deep into the details of what the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser is bringing to the table, let’s start with the basics. Remember – the last time we saw this SUV was back in 2021. In its last iteration, it was a full-sized luxury SUV that also had off-roading capabilities woven into its sophisticated design. This made it expensive ($80k+), and it was also sporting a 5.7L V8 engine under the hood that was great for power but dismal in terms of fuel efficiency. Here are the most notable changes headed our way. Read the rest of this entry »

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Here at Toyota of Orlando, we take tacos seriously – both the food and our Tacoma inventory. We also love food trucks (we have them here on a weekly basis, pretty much – come check them out!) which is why we took on the monumental task of filling you in when it comes to the best taco trucks in Orlando. Here are our top taco picks for the city beautiful! Read the rest of this entry »

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If you’re shopping for a new family vehicle, we’re sure that you’re aware of the many, many options out there. There are endless SUVs and minivans to choose from and it can honestly be a little overwhelming trying to figure out which is the best to park in your driveway. We’re here to help – our Orlando Toyota sales experts are comparing the all-new 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander to the 2024 Toyota Sienna so you can decide which better fits your family.

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If you’re into off-roading, camping, and overlanding, then the thought of adding a roof tent for your Tacoma has probably crossed your mind (if you don’t already have one). However, which one is best? How do you even begin to choose the right one for your camping adventures? Toyota of Orlando is here with answers.

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Fall season is about to be in full swing (for some of us, it started in August… let’s be real). Our Orlando Toyota dealership is here to give you a quick guide to fall festivals and pumpkin patches in Orlando taking place this year so you can make the most of them. Let’s get started! Read the rest of this entry »

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