Toyota at the 2013 SEMA show

The Toyota Scion FR-S, a.k.a the GT86, has been named the Hottest Sport Compact at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. This is the second year running that Toyota has won the title for the car.

Toyota showed off four specially kitted and tuned coupes at the show. This included the GREDDY x Scion Racing FR-S racing prototype and the FR-S Steve Aoki Art Car, a music-themed version of the FR-S originated by star DJ and producer Steve Aoki.

Bulletproof FR-S Concept

FR-S Steve Aoki Art Car

Urban GT Sports Coupe

GREDDY x Scion Racing FR-S.

Check out the Toyota blog for more details.

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Photos of the 2014 Toyota Harrier

automotique .New photos of the 2014 Toyota Harrier out there  Toyota Japan has free a brand new set of images of the 2014 Toyota Harrier while not giving any details. On its regional web site, Toyota repeats what it aforesaid before – the posh SUV debuts in winter 2013 – in an exceedingly completely different vogue and size.


Toyota has not place a date on its launch, however the Edo Motor

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Toyota Drops value of Prius Plug-in to however $30,000

Toyota Drops value of Prius Plug-in to however $30,000


automotique - Toyota Drops value of Prius Plug-in to however $30,000 sweet-faced with slow sales and falling gas prices, Toyota announced weekday that it's dropping very cheap value of the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid by $2,010 to $29,990, that does not embody destination fees. the worth of the top-of-the-line Advanced model sees a $

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Toyota Century is Japan's Premier Luxury automobile

automotique . Toyota Century is Japan's Premier Luxury automobile, The Toyota Century is one amongst the rarest and most exclusive Japanese cars on the market, and has been since its debut in Japan in 1967. once it 1st came out, its competition was the Jewish calendar month President, and each cars square measure the most reason for the evolution of Japanese luxury cars we tend to see on the

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Toyota Auris Hybrid ad

Early preview of the new Toyota Auris Hybrid TV ad.

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New Toyota Vios

Video of the New Toyota VIOS at the 34th Bangkok International Motor Show.

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Comparing Toyota models with other brands

When I ask people what comes to their mind when they think about Toyota cars, among the answers I get include "reliability", "quality" and "value for money". However, all these are perceptions of the brand in the minds of consumers and I was wondering whether these were actually true.

I was looking at the Highlander (known as the Toyota Kluger in Japan and Australia) which is one their  best-selling mid size SUVs. The 2011 model only has some minor cosmetic changes to the 2nd generation. They also have a Hybrid variant. I really like this model but the question was with regards to the Highlander cost of ownership.

2008-2010 Toyota Highlander

Well, I found this site which allows you to compare the Highlander with other brands. It was quite interesting because according to the site, the Highlander costs much less to own as compared to it's nearest competitors, namely, the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento, Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Ford Explorer.

The projected ownership costs include depreciation, financing, insurance, fuel, state fees and repair and maintenance costs. This was based on 2012 model year study carried out by intellichoice (www.intellichoice.com) 

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Toyota FT-86 Concep spy photo

automotique . Toyota FT-86 Concep spy photo  Perhaps there was a time when a car came out, and that was it. But not everything can remember a moment. Especially when there is a much-anticipated vehicle as the sports car jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru. The car alternately known as the M-86, FR-S Scion and Subaru BRZ has been the source of a seemingly endless face that includes concept cars

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Toyota Yaris Modification Sports look

automotique . Toyota Yaris Modification hidden his B-Spec Racer Club, including a fleet of trucks at SEMA 2011. The hatch at once is set to compete in the SCCA B-Spec class with Jamie Bestwick BMX guru behind the wheel. The race-ready Yaris was built by SportsCar magazine and features stripped-out interior and an eight-point Autopower Industries SCCA cage less weight and improved driver safety.

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Toyota Yaris 2012 Test Drive

automotique . Toyota Yaris 2012  Test Drive  subcompact class is one in which you can expect a lot of emotions or ornaments. Subcompact cars occupy the bottom rung of the ladder in the automotive, designed especially for consumers who want more than basic transportation. Both Toyota (Yaris) and Nissan (Versa) are fielding completely new offering in the segment for 2012 and are prepared to fight

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Toyota FT-86 Final Production

Is this the final production version of the Toyota FT-86? Well, chances are, yes and no. What we are seeing is a scan of a catalog Modellista apparently leaked Toyota parts division that is making the rounds of the intertubes this beautiful morning.



Of course we did not get anyone at Toyota to verify the leak still (we're working on it), so it could become a trap. But assuming that is real,

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New Toyota Yaris 2012 Picture

Toyota Yaris 2012 New Faces








Toyota UK announced the appearance of the Toyota Yaris 2012. The new 2012 Yaris five-door using the key and the engine is supported by 1.33 Liter VVT-i TR. Backed by 15-inch alloy wheels, Bluetooth, USB port, rear camera, air conditioning, leather seats and airbags as well as controls that can balance the car while in high speed.

Toyota Yaris VVT-i VVTi

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2012 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Review and Picture

Toyota launched new 2012 model Toyota Land Cruiser aka Toyota prado.New include advanced features and provides technologies.Here specifications of 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has 2011 and 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado overviews.You structure a full, detailed 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 2012 may provide additional exclusivity

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All New Toyota Avanza 2012

All New Toyota Avanza 2012, Toyota Avanza is the best-selling family car in Indonesia, Toyota Avanza car controls 40% market cars in its class truly remarkable business results from Toyota will come as the latest product from Toyota in 2012, There has been no definite timetable All-New Toyota Avanza (also followed by Daihatsu Xenia) was launched. Information from the internal grapevine Toyota

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Toyota Yaris 2012 HSD Hybrid

Toyota is really serious in producing environmentally friendly cars with not only produces the Toyota Prius for some people regarded as an expensive green cars, now Toyota is also introducing its "Toyota Yaris 2012 HSD Hybrid" at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

HSD HybridToyota claims that this car will become the world's first hybrid B-segment car and promised to offer class-leading fuel economy

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Toyota Advanced Technology Vehicle Display

­Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City announces the Toyota Advanced Technology Vehicle Display. The event will be held this coming July 14-17 in Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, California).

They plan to exhibit the Prius Plug-in, the RAV4 EV battery-electric vehicle and the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid.

The range of the Prius Plug-in is approximately 13 miles (at speeds up to 60 mph). The compact Lithium-ion battery can be fully recharged quite fast - in 3 hours on 110 volts and 1.7
hours on 220 volts. The best part is that when the EV power is depleted, the Plug-in performs like a
conventional Prius.

Toyota plans to launch the car for sale in the first half of 2012 in the US.

The RAV4 EV is a joint project with aims to develop an electric version of the RAV4 with the intent to bring a RAV4 EV to market in 2012.

Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicle fleet has logged several million miles since hitting the road in 2002, with significant technological improvements along the way. Toyota's current FCHV-adv
nationwide demonstration program is placing more than 100 vehicles with demonstration partners by 2013, providing one of the largest fleets of active fuel cell vehicles in the country.

The primary goal of the demonstration program is to spur infrastructure development prior to fuel cell vehicle market introduction in 2015.

For more information, visit the ­Little Tokyo Design Week site.

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The Electric Car Wars

Edited from the press release by Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

Toyota announced today that their global cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles have reached 3.03 million worldwide. They entered the market with the Coaster Hybrid bus in August 1997 followed by the original Prius in December of the same year. 

The Toyota Prius, now made in still drives almost all of its hybrid car sales. It is now joined by the hybrid version of the Auris, global production being in the UK. Other electric versions of all its car models are being rapidly introduced. Toyota is not very keen on pure electric cars at present levels of battery performance and focusses on the hybrid versions of their model.

Many car companies only realised the potential too late and the only way they had a chance of competing with Toyota from a position a long way behind, was to form alliances with other car companies. 

Now the BMW cooperation with PSA Peugeot Citroen is being solidified into a 50:50 joint venture, functioning in the second quarter, to share the formidable cost of developing hybrid powertrains and seek early volume.

Before that, Daimler AG, bought 10% of Tesla, and developed electric Smart and Mercedes models. They have struck a partnership with Renault Nissan to develop small cars, notably pure electric ones. Renault Nissan also partners with Mitsubishi on this. Mitsubishi promises electric versions of all new car models. Like Nissan and Fiat, it seems to prefer the pure electric small car route.

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Euro NCAP tests gets tougher

Just read the latest Today, Euro NCAP crash test results for five new cars,viz., the Citroen Nemo, the Kia Venga, the Nissan Cube, the Seat Exeo and the Toyota Verso.

Only the Toyota Verso, receives Euro NCAP’s maximum five star rating.

This is due to the fact that Euro NCAP has raised the bar for carmakers to achieve five stars across three areas of safety protection:
Performance thresholds for Adult Occupant Protection - from 70% previously to 75%
Child Occupant Protection - 75% to 80%
Pedestrian Protection - from from 25% to 40%.

The Toyota Verso received good scores in all areas and an huge 69% in pedestrian protection.

Please visit the Euro NCAP site for more info

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More problems for Toyota

According to reports the Toyota recall due to gas pedal problems could cost the company around US $2 billion. Apparenalty it was due to a software problem but this has definitely hurt consumer's trust in this car company.

The story does not end there. Just found out that the US authorities are launching an investigation regarding problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius as well. Can't help but wonder there are vested interests working here considering the fact that the US Govt, has stake in the US car makers - General Motors and Chrysler.

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Jaguar to cut jobs and more auto news

Jaguar has just announced that it may cut up to 300 jobs at its Halewood plant on Merseyside. This follows news that they will end production of the Jaguar X-Type.

More info here

Earlier Aston Martin had also announced that about 95 workers in Gaydon in Warwickshire would lose their jobs .

More news here

In another news, Toyota may build a hybrid version of the Auris hatchback here in the UK.

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