I post this blog post as a rant of sort. I feel that Toyota has been on a downward spiral. It all started with the 2011 Sienna, which is a disappointment compared to its predecessor. The new Sienna had a cheaper interior, is louder, and is overall less refined than the previous Sienna. Hence, it finished last in two comparison tests done by cars.com and Car & Driver . The next disappointing redesign was the 2012 Camry. It wasn't disappointing at first, but the competition raised the bar to another level right after the Camry came out. Toyota didn't mess anything up this time, but the car just seems uncompetitive compared to newer family sedans. Well, it seems uncompetitive even to the Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima, both of which were redesigned for the 2011 model year. It has second to last in comparison tests done by Car & Driver as well as Motortrend , and finished midpack in cars.com's latest family sedan shootout. Out in the Lexus department, the 2013