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Toyota withdraws from Formula One

Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Joining Japanese rival Honda, Toyota announced its plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship by the end of the 2009 season.
“Toyota has engaged in F1 racing for eight seasons, starting in two thousand two,” Toyota’s President Akio Toyoda said at a press conference “But we will conclude our participation in F1 competition [...]

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Toyota to trim truck lineup, add more hybrid vehicles

Posted: Nov 02, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

Toyota’s new President Akio Toyoda is rewriting the playbook to revive the brand’s battered sales and tattered image in the United States. Toyoda plans on reviewing a possible trim in the full-frame truck lineup, skipping mid-cycle vehicle enhancements to focus on bigger launches, introducing more hybrids to the North American market and giving U.S. engineers [...]

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Toyota and Subaru planning convertible versions of their RWD coupes

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Subaru, Toyota

We’re pretty sure that by now you’ve heard enough about the Toyota FT-86 and the Subaru 086A. Both cars are a new rear-wheel-drive sports car developed jointly by Toyota and Subaru and will go on sale sometime in early 2011.
According to a report by AutoTelegraaf, Toyota and Subaru are both planning a convertible version of [...]

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Report: Toyota planning Prius Coupe, MPV

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

Honda is ready to unleash its sporty CR-Z hatchback hybrid in the U.S. in 2010. In fact, it’ll be so sporty that it will be the first hybrid offered with a 6-speed manual transmission.
According to a report by AutoCar, Toyota is planning a Prius coupe that will go head-to-head with Honda’s CR-Z (can’t say that [...]

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Popular Mechanics announces 2010 Automotive Excellence Awards, Ford sets record with three wins

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Subaru, Toyota

Popular Mechanics today named the 10 winners of its Automotive Excellence Awards for the 2010 year. Chosen by the magazine’s expert editorial team, these awards recognize the best in automotive design, execution and technology for 2010 model year vehicles in ten specific categories.
“Despite a tumultuous year in the automotive industry, engineers have rolled out some of [...]

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Toyota will make no money on the Lexus LFA

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Industry News, Lexus, Toyota

Many are still a bit skeptical about the new $375,000 Lexus LFA (seeing as it is Lexus’ first supercar with such an expensive price tag). Well, if it makes you feel any better about cashing out $375,000 for a Lexus, Toyota won’t be making any money on the 500 units it plans on producing.
Basically, there [...]

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Photo Renderings: Subaru 086A, Fuji’s Toyota FT-86

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Spy Shots/Renderings, Subaru, Toyota

Following the Toyota FT-86 Concept, Subaru is getting ready to unveil its version of the rear-wheel-drive sports coupe. Internally known as the 086A, the Subaru version will bigger and badder than its Toyota sibling.
According to Japan’s BestCar, the production 086A will be powered by a 2.0L turbocharged powerplant sending 250-hp to all four wheels. An [...]

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Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg involved in horrible collision

Posted: Oct 25, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Tesla Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen

An Autopia reader spotted this accident involving a Tesla Roadster, Volkswagen Touareg and the Toyota Prius. The accident took place earlier this week and as the story goes the Tesla was stopped behind the Touareg at a red light when a Prius rear-ended it and pushed it under the SUV.
According Tesla’s spokeswoman Rachel Konrad:
This was [...]

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Toyota’s Australian team makes hybrid Camry faster, more fuel-efficient than Yaris

Posted: Oct 23, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Toyota

Toyota’s engineers in the land down under are hard at work on the new Australian-built hybrid Camry, which they say will be faster and sportier than its gasoline sibling. Even with more aggressiveness, the hybrid Camry will use less fuel than Toyota’s Yaris, says the man heading the car’s development.
Toyota Camry hybrid’s chief engineer Yukihiro [...]

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Production Toyota FT-86 could carry Toyota Celica badge

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Breaking, Industry News, Subaru, Toyota

The folks over at AutoCar have learned that Toyota’s new rear-wheel-drive sports coupe could be called the Toyota Celica. The production version of the FT-86 Concept, which is co-developed by Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru), is scheduled to go on sale in 2012.
Toyota’s responsibility is to take care of the car’s main concept and [...]