Well… Here it is. Finally, in all it’s glory, what was once the Toyota FT-86 is becoming a reality. Set to be formally unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show next week the once FT-86 is now the GT 86… which will end up being the Scion FR-S here in the states. Got it? Good. Here [...]
Well well well… look what we have here. Well ahead of it’s unveiling at the 2011 Tokyo auto show next month, images have leaked of the supposed production version of the FT-86. If you have been following the evolution of the FT-86 you will notice that the majority of the initial design ideas have been [...]
You may have seen Volkswagen’s Super Bowl commercial featuring a young Darth Vader. But some inquiring minds out there wanted to know what if Toyota made the same commercial, how would it play out? Well… you don’t have to wonder any longer, just check it out below. Tweet
Finally, someone has gone forth to find the plural of Prius! Toyota has found non other than James Lipton to lead a series of YouTube videos dubbed the “Wordliness” series. With more Prius models coming out besides the original car, people are now faced with the possibility of owning more than one Prius, but what [...]
While it isn’t unheard of, it certainly is different. Toyota has a team of engineers in their product development center doing things to cars that aren’t typically considered “normal”. You know, those things that consumers do to their car to fix problems no matter how big or how small and those nagging issues or items [...]
According to a 2011 Car Brand Perception Survey conducted by Consumer Reports, Toyota has lost “significant ground” to Ford in consumer regard over the last two years. While Toyota took the number 1 spot in best brand ranking, Ford captured the number 2 slot because of their improving performance, styling, and reliability. The fallout from [...]
Toyota has apparently looked at the softening demand of its products and has scaled their sales goals back for 2011 around 200,000 units. This is the third year in a row that Toyota has missed the 8 million vehicle mark. This news comes, of course, from an unnamed source since Toyota itself does not talk [...]
You may recall that the whole reason the NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated) plant in Fremont, California shut down after 25 years was because General Motors abandoned its partnership with Toyota. Well, it’s been about 6 months since the shutdown and Toyota has decided that GM needs to pony up and pay for their [...]
If you know the name Travis Pastrana it might because of his amazing New Years Eve stunt jumping his Subaru Rally Car in Long Beach last year or his numerous X-Games appearances in both motocross and rally car racing. He also can’t stay grounded for very long and is always looking for a new sport [...]
In what has amassed to over 10 million vehicles being recalled worldwide, Toyota has announced yet another 1.53 million, with some 740,000 of those being in the U.S. This time around the affected vehicles may suffer from internally leaking master cylinders should the incorrect brake fluid be added to the reservoir which could create seal [...]
About 11,000 Corolla and Matrix vehicles have been targeted for a limited recall regarding the serpentine belt on 1.8L 2ZR-FE DOHC four cylinder engines that could become detached, loose, or deteriorate altogether. The only real danger is the overheating of an engine, Toyota is expecting half of the belts to be in need of replacement. [...]
It’s been awhile since Toyota has had to deal with matters concerning their sudden-acceleration issues and have actually had an opportunity to work on rebuilding their image and work on company procedures to prevent such an occurance from happening in the future. But the fall-out continues, as Allstate Insurance has filed a lawsuit over Toyota’s [...]
