Mark Miller Toyota Downtown

Time changes, automotive technology advances, and some regular features fall to the wayside. Remember the days of steering-column-mounted shifters and armrest ashtrays? Every vehicle once came with both. Take a look back at some of automotive's classic standard features, which you would be hard pressed to find today.

Ashtrays
Your grandmother's Buick and your father's Chevrolet both included ashtrays in either armrests, dashboards, or both. These butt-depositories were once made of metal…

Toyota has seen so much recent success with Yaris that they will add more models to the line up. There will be not one but two new "top of the range models" added to the Toyota Yaris in 2011. Both newcomers are based on the top trim level and go on sale in January, with special launch prices of course.

The Toyota Yaris "T Spirit" (as it will be named in the UK) includes an…