Sandstorm Ruins 2nd Day of Testing in Bahrain
11 Feb 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If it's not a fog interrupting the testing action at Bahrain, it's a sandstorm. After yesterday''s session on the Sakhir circuit was cut due to intense fog, this morning's m...
Scion tC Release Series 5.0 Pricing
10 Feb 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Toyota owned company Scion has announced pricing for the only limited edition that will see the light of day this year, the tC Release Series 5.0 (RS 5.0). The tC RS 5.0 model will carry a manuf...
Toyota Bows as the Recession Continues to Slash Sales
6 Feb 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Recently crowned the world's number one automaker, problems are far from being over for Toyota as the Japanese company continues to fight against the economic downturn with all kinds of cost-cu...
Toyota: Prius Plug-in 65 MPG Just a Press Misunderstanding
6 Feb 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A few days ago, Autonews reported one of the greatest achievements of the US Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid: a 65 mpg fuel consumption rating. The aforementioned source quoted a Toyota spokesperson who...
Innovative Rear Diffusers Cleared by FIA
6 Feb 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In case anybody would want to challenge the clever rear diffuser designs used by Toyota and Williams F1 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, the records have already been straightened by FIA presiden...
How Self-Parking Cars Work
5 Feb 2009, 16:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Parking a car in a crowded city can prove to be your worst nightmare sometimes, especially when you're in a hurry and the only parking spot you'll find is on Mars. Sometimes, fortune may s...
Toyota January Report (US) - Drop It Like It's Hot
4 Feb 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be expected and in line with all other car manufacturers all over the world, Toyota Motor Sales's (TMS) January report shows a 34.9 percent drop for the Toyota Division and a 30.3 dec...
BMW Sauber Confirm Bahrain Test Due to Bad Weather Forecast
4 Feb 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As more bad weather is announced for the upcoming testing session at Jerez, teams are starting to switch from the European track to Bahrain. After Ferrari and Toyota had already announced their pres...
Mercedes & BMW to Leave F1?
3 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 is on the brink of losing two of its most appreciated manufacturers in 2010, according to reports from German magazine Focus. The two companies are allegedly considering retirement from th...
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Achieves 65 MPG
3 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it's well known the fact that Toyota Prius provides a very low fuel consumption thanks to its hybrid system, the plug-in hybrid technology brings even more than that. According to Toyot...
FIA to Agree on Controversial Rear Diffuser Design
3 Feb 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation is yet to confirm it, but it seems that Toyota's and Williams' rear diffuser designs are very much legal. Although they are not built the same way, ...
Massive NHTSA Recall Assaults the US
3 Feb 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the economic recession wasn't enough, the United States are now assaulted by a massive NHTSA recall which concerns several brands, including Toyota, Volvo and Ford. First of all, there...
Japanese January Sales Lowest in 37 Years
2 Feb 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite some rumors claiming the Japanese automotive industry is less affected by the economic downturn, new car sales in Japan reached the lowest point in 37 years in January, according to Reuters ...
UK 2009 Toyota Aygo Lineup Upgraded
2 Feb 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota today announced the revised 2009 UK Aygo lineup goes on sale at dealerships across the country including two new models that bring even better equipment levels and reduced costs of ownership....
Two Ads for Toyota at the 2009 Super Bowl
2 Feb 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / So Toyota was another car manufacturer to advertise during this year's Super Bowl. And because the Japanese automaker couldn't have been possibly pleased with only one ad, they thought of ...
No Ads for Detroit 3 during Super Bowl
30 Jan 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if they've used the American audience with regular ads during each year's Super Bowl, for the first time in eight years, the Detroit 3 are saying “Thanks, but no thanks” t...
FIA May Approve New Rear Diffuser Design
30 Jan 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA admitted – unofficially yet – that they are aware of the unusual rear diffuser design used by both Toyota and Williams F1 for their 2009 challengers (the TF109 and FW31 respectiv...
Randy Moss Makes Toyota Switch
29 Jan 2009, 11:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Randy Moss is set to become a winner this season. If not in the National Football League – where the New England Patriots failed to make the playoffs this year – at least in the Campin...
Kristen Stewart Takes a Ride in Ancient Toyota Truck
29 Jan 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's hard to be a star with the paparazzi following you everywhere and taking pictures of you in all sort of embarrassing/unpleasant/unflattering situations. Considering it as a fair price to p...
Toyota & Williams Use Illegal Diffusers?
29 Jan 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota and Williams F1 might have shortcut the latest FIA rules in terms of rear diffuser design. According to a technical report issued by Autosport magazine, it seems that the two teams have chose...