Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA, Economy, Toyota
While the SEMA show in Las Vegas used to be a venue exclusively for aftermarket firms to show their wares to other industry types, it has quickly evolved in recent years as yet another place for automakers to take the wraps off exclusive models and concepts. This year’s show […]
Filed under: Car Buying, Sedans/Saloons, Toyota, Volkswagen
The Wall Street Journal has confirmed what’s been alluded to in the past, but this time, it’s from the top. Volkswagen’s CEO Martin Winterkorn plans to price its U.S. offerings more aggressively in a bid to better compete with the likes of Toyota.
Currently, the Jetta starts around $17,000, while […]
Filed under: Car Buying, SEMA, Sedans/Saloons, Toyota
UPDATE: We figured it out. The car below is the Australian Corolla sedan, though what’s to say the 2009 model destined for U.S. shores won’t share the same front end?
Stranger things have happened, you know. We’re about a week and a half away from the 2009 Toyota Corolla’s official […]
Filed under: SEMA, Economy, Sedans/Saloons, Toyota
click above image to view more high-res shots of the 2009 Toyota Corolla
var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/design/2009_Toyota_Corolla_debuts’; Here they are, the very first pics of the 2009 Toyota Corolla, albeit a SEMA-fied version. Take away the uggo wheels, rear deck spoiler and brazenly displayed front-mount intercooler that […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Sedans/Saloons, Toyota
Click the image above for a dozen live high-res pics
It’s got to be the shortest tuner turnaround time ever. Toyota unveiled the new Corolla and within minutes took the wraps off this SEMAfied version, dubbed the S3. Much like the Matrix Rally that shared the stage, the S3 is […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Wagons/Estates, Toyota
Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics.
var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/motorsport/2009_Toyota_Matrix_outed_in_Rally_Concept_form’; Toyota unleashed the new Matrix in a Halloween-infused joint press conference here in Vegas. The production version of the new (Corolla) Matrix debuted across the street, but we were on hand to see […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota
A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may […]
