Top 10 Cars & Trucks That Had an Impact by USA TODAY

As a part of the 25th anniversary of USA TODAY, one of the nation's leading news publications, the company will be releasing Top 25 anniversary memorabilias every week for 25 weeks. In addition, USA TODAY also released their list of Top 25 Cars and Trucks That Had an Impact. Unfortunately, USA TODAY had only released the Top 10 among them. Check out the vehicles and along with the description as told by the staff of USA TODAY.

1. 1992 Toyota Camry
"Not sexy, but a game-changer. Japan Inc.'s first truly American sedan. The late Robert McCurry, then head of Toyota's U.S. sales, demanded Japan deliver a bigger, smoother sedan. That Camry became best-seller, muscling Detroit aside in the car segment."

2. 1991 Ford Explorer
Genteel by the standards of the day, smoother and more powerful than Jeep Cherokee and Isuzu Trooper, Explorer started the SUV craze. Despite a breathtaking sales plunge, it's still among the top-selling SUVs.

3. 2001 Toyota Prius
"Too weird, critics said, when it hit U.S. shores in summer 2000. Who'll gamble on an odd-looking sedan with a preposterous gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain? Just 400,000 U.S. buyers so far, who love the 40-plus mpg."

4. 1984 Chrysler minivans
"Revolutionary. Family-size Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vans fit the garage, were easy to park and had the first cupholders. Unstoppable until SUVs came along."

5. 1986 Hyundai Excel
"Hah, hah, hah, hah. A little South Korean car cheap enough at $4,995 to put on your credit card. Solid foundation, apparently. More models were added, sales boomed, quality improved. Hyundai's now No. 7 in sales, behind Detroit 3, Japan Big 3."

6. 1986 Ford Taurus
"Crisp handling for the time, wholly out of synch with the barges Detroit had been selling. A wild success until the late '90s when Honda Accord and Toyota Camry turned Taurus into a rental car."

7. 1990 Lexus LS 400
"A Japanese luxury sedan as good as Mercedes-Benz? Absurd. Not."

8. 1990 Mazda Miata
"The affordable, two-seat sports car lives. Better than your best euphoric recall of those Triumphs and MGs you couldn't quite acquire during your misspent youth, or wished you hadn't if you did."

9. 1986 Acura Legend
"The first separate luxury brand from a Japanese maker prices its flagship Legend sedan at -- gasp -- $20,000. Pioneers the way for Lexus and Infiniti and helps establish the notion that the Japanese are capable of true luxury cars."

10. 1996 Toyota RAV4
"SUV body on a Toyota Corolla compact car chassis. Voila, the first crossover SUV."