Toyota Pre-Crash Safety Upgraded with Radar, Pre-Crash Seatbacks
2 Mar 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese car manufacturer Toyota recently announced it has added two new systems to its Pre-crash Safety package, namely a radar system to detect front-side collisions and electronically-controlled ...
Third-Gen Toyota Prius Shows Its European Face at Geneva
27 Feb 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third-generation Toyota Prius will be officially introduced in Europe at the Geneva Motor Show next week, the Japanese automaker announced today in a statement for the press. The Prius achieves ...
Toyota iQ 1.3-liter to Debut at Geneva
27 Feb 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In addition to the numerous high-performance, the less-polluting or fuel-efficient models to be launched at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, the event will also witness the public unveiling of a new Toyot...
Williams Expect Half of Teams to Copy Diffuser Design
27 Feb 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Due to their intelligent approach on the 2009 rear diffuser design, both the Williams F1 and Toyota teams have had to pass a thorough investigation from the FIA to be able to actually use the revise...
Toyota iQ-ould do Better than smart...
25 Feb 2009, 20:48 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... or can it? The newly-launched Toyota iQ has filled its creators with a lot of expectations, since technically, this is the first Japanese kei-car specifically designed for the Europe market. Fir...
Toyota US to Rely on Hybrids More Than Ever
24 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still under the strong pressure of the economic recession, the world's number one automaker Toyota confirmed today that it plans to rely more on hybrid models in the United States, as collapsin...
Toyota Displays Three Hybrid Vehicles in Melbourne
23 Feb 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the whole automotive world can't wait to see the models prepared for the Geneva Motor Show in March, Toyota fights to conquer every inch of the market in different countries across the gl...
Auto Entrepreneur Larry H. Miller Dies at 64
23 Feb 2009, 13:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Miller Motorsports Park should put on their mourning clothes as Utah entrepreneur Larry H. Miller died from complications due to type 2 diabetes at his home on February 20, at the age of 64. Larr...
Williams to Fight Wind Tunnel Restrictions
20 Feb 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams is not at all happy with FIA's desire to ban aerodynamic testing to only one wind tunnel starting 2009 and has every intention to make himself heard within the Formula One Teams&...
Toyota iQ Gets Five in Euro NCAP Safety Tests
20 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The tiny you-can-barely-see-it Toyota iQ shocks one more time. Even though some people would have expected to see the iQ gaining a five-star Euro NCAP testing, this is the second 2009 Toyota model t...
Mechanical Failure for BMW Sauber in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and BMW Sauber have both experienced problems during the 3rd day of this week's testing at the Sakhir circuit. During the morning session, Felipe Massa's Ferrari had to make a sign...
Toyota Suspends UK Salaries
18 Feb 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of a broader campaign to cope with the economic downturn, Japanese automaker Toyota today announced it decided to freeze UK salaries, citing the lowering demand as the reason. According to A...
BMW Sauber Tops Bahrain Testing on Monday
16 Feb 2009, 15:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari, Toyota and BMW Sauber have finally enjoyed a decent testing session in Bahrain during the course of today, succeeding in putting their 2009 challengers to work for the entire duration of th...
Williams F1 Announce Late KERS Debut in F1
16 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they are yet to officially confirm it, Williams F1 team will not be using the much-awaited Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the first part of the season. According to Swiss newspaper Blick...
Earnhardt Jr. Experiences Controversial Daytona 500
16 Feb 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have what you might call “a promising start of the season” on Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had a poor day from beginning to end during the seaso...
2010 Toyota Camry Prices for the US
15 Feb 2009, 18:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Motors Sales (TMS) has announced prices for its 2010 Camry mid-size sedan model. The 2010 Camry will be available at US dealers starting March 2009 and will have a price tag range from $19,39...
Top Gear Live Ferraris Fake?
13 Feb 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Sometimes appearances may be deceiving and not everything what viewers see at Top Gear Live Shows is... what it seems to be. Apparently, the first Australian show of this kind that was presented ...
Toyota Confirms New North American Production Cuts
13 Feb 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And the story continues... Unfortunately for both automotive sector and for the North American industry, Toyota today confirmed a couple of new cost-cutting measure, pointing to the same over-discus...
Sandstorm Ruins Another Test in Bahrain
12 Feb 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota received another blow on Thursday, as their testing programme in Bahrain was affected once again by a sandstorm. The helicopter that was supposed to intervene in case ...
2010 Toyota Tundra 4.6l V8 Engine Unveiled in Chicago
12 Feb 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chicago Auto Show is under way, bringing with it new car models, new engines or facelifts on a daily basis. Without having a press conference scheduled for the Show, Toyota quietly reveals its ...