Filed under: Government/Legal
You might recall about this time last year, California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit in Northern California’s U.S. District Court asserting that automakers selling vehicles in the Golden State were liable for the hundreds of millions of dollars of damages its products cause. That lawsuit, which named GM, Ford, Toyota, […]
Filed under: SUVs, Toyota, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia
click above image for more pics of the 8th generation Toyota Land Cruiser
We’ve already seen Toyota’s 8th generation Land Cruiser thanks to a slip by the automaker’s Honduran division, but that won’t take away the company’s pleasure of officially debuting the vehicle today ahead of its public reveal […]
Filed under: Car Buying, SUVs, Toyota
click above image for high-res gallery of the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser
The all-new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser unveiled yesterday will arrive next month in U.S. dealerships with an all-new price tag that’s a hefty 12.4% more than the model it replaces. With a base price of $63,200, the ‘08 Land […]
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Safety, Toyota
Toyota just released its performance TRD Aurion, but sales have ceased while the Japanese automaker investigates a potential engine failure issue. According to Toyota, the problem with the 323 HP V6 engine is unrelated to its supercharger or high output, and that the issue is likely a one-off. Toyota has 150 […]
Filed under: Economy, Euro, Green, Japan, Hatchbacks, Toyota
Click the image above for more high-res shots of the Toyota iQ concept.
Toyota understands the pent up demand in Europe for more fuel-efficient, urban runabouts, and the iQ concept car seeks to fill that growing niche. According to the Nikkei business rag, the iQ will move from concept […]
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: Economy, Euro, Hatchbacks, Lexus
The Lexus BS compact lived up to its name when rumors flew back in 2005.
Those purveyors of the finest automotive speculation at Auto Motor und Sport recently sat down with Tokuichi Uranishi to discuss the finer points of Lexus’ future. During the interview, the Toyota exec mentioned that if Lexus […]
Filed under: Recalls/TSBs, Safety, Lexus, Toyota
Toyota plans to recall 55,000 all-weather floor mats that have been blamed for unintended acceleration in 40 complaint reports collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Owners who filed complaints reported their floor mats, which should normally be secured by clips, had become stuck under the acceleration pedal. Toyota, […]
Filed under: Coupes, Economy, Japan, Subaru, Toyota
More details have come to the fore about the ongoing development of a lightweight sports car birthed from the union of Toyota and Subaru. Our friends over at 7Tune were kind enough to translate the finer points of an article in Daily Car, and the one burning question — […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Lexus, Toyota
It’s been made abundantly clear that Toyota is taking this year’s SEMA show seriously, particularly since it’s the featured marque at the event. But in addition to debuting the new Corolla and Matrix, along with releasing a number of factory-approved Lexus performance parts, it’s tasked nine separate tuners with […]
