Category Archives: Toyota
- February 15, 2009
- Speculations: New Toyota Celica by 2009– also posted in subaru
The gossip started the day Toyota gave life to the “interesting cars committee”, shortly after they took a majority share in Fuji Heavy Industries (aka Subaru), with the claimed return of the legendary AE86, a Corolla Coupe from the 1980’s.
It may not necessarily be the AE86 though, how about the return of the Toyota Celica, [...]
- July 7, 2008
- VIDEO: Batman takes to Silverstone with Toyota F1– also posted in Motorsports
Kids argue over all sorts of things. We’re sure that if you stood around a school yard for long enough, well… you may get picked up by the cops.
But not before you hear a couple of kids arguing over something as rediculous as, “What’s faster, the Batmobile or a race car?”
Until recently, it would’ve seemed [...]
- February 21, 2008
- Jarno Trulli predicted that Ferrari will win 2008 F1 title– also posted in Ferrari, Motorsports
Three weeks before the start of the 2008 Formula One Championship and Jarno Trulli just announced that he thinks Ferarri is going to win it this year.
He doesn’t give other any chances and says “the championship already looks over to me before it has started”.
The guy tested Toyota and Ferrari cars in Bahrein and is [...]
- February 14, 2008
- New Toyota iQ & Urban Cruiser
Toyota is very active in the small segment and things are going to stay that way.
The company just announced that the new Toyota iQ is going to be revealed during Geneva Motor Show next month. It’s about 3 meters long, big enough for three adults and some luggage and very safe (they say).
Toyota will also [...]
- December 27, 2007
- Toyota A-BAT Concept: Returning to its compact truck roots
Toyota returns to its compact-truck roots with its latest concept vehicle A-BAT (Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck) making its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in January. The A-BAT uses a hybrid powertrain reported to provide modern versatility, roominess, and style for a new kind of buyer.
“Driving from the suburbs to the city [...]
- December 3, 2007
- GM not going after VW, Toyota’s minicars– also posted in General Motors, Opel, Volkswagen
General Motors’ European arm has decided that it won’t jump feet-first into the micro-car segment with Smart, and more recently Toyota and Volkswagen. Speaking with Automotive News Europe, GM’s Euro-veep Carl-Peter Forster said that, “These specialized urban vehicles have a limited market.”
True enough, but it’s a market that stands to go through a growth spurt [...]
- November 26, 2007
- Toyota builds the ultimate driving sim in the name of safety
Toyota has built a 15-foot-high, 23-foot-wide, 78-ton driving simulator “for effectively analyzing the driving characteristics of average drivers.”
The simulator allows Toyota to work on specific driving issues in a controlled environment, and to study mental aspects of driving such as decision making, which are among the most important considerations when trying to develop the next [...]
