Category Archives: Frankfurt Motor Show

The 2013 Toyota, Lexus and Scion “launch list” gets tweaked yet again!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Another day, another set of teaser hints and pronouncements over what new or revised vehicles Toyota, Scion and Lexus will introduce during the 2013 calendar year. First, on 11 September 2012, Toyota Division U.S.A. group vice president and general manager … Continue reading →

Posted in 4Runner, Corolla, Events, Frankfurt Motor Show, Highlander, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, IS, LA Auto Show, Lexus, NAIAS, RAV4, Scion, tC, Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota, Tundra | 1 Comment

7 or 9? The other 2 new Toyota…er…Lexus models for 2014

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Back in 17 November 2010, a Toyota RAV4 press release concluded by informing us, in an almost throwaway fashion, that “by the end of 2012, Toyota will add seven all new (not next-generation) hybrid models to its portfolio”. We scrambled … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, F-Sport, Frankfurt Motor Show, Informed Speculation, IS, LA Auto Show, Lexus, NAIAS, New York Int'l Auto Show, Scion, tC, Tokyo Motor Show | 1 Comment

Informed Speculation: the 19 new Toyota, Lexus and Scion models to launch during 2012

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Ahhh… Pavlov and the conditioned reflex. For those of you that stayed awake during high school science or psychology classes, this was the famous experiment where Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov would ring a bell at the same time as offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, ES, FR-S, Frankfurt Motor Show, GS, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, iQ, LA Auto Show, Lexus, LF-Gh, LS, LX, NAIAS, New York Int'l Auto Show, RAV4 EV, Scion, SEMA 2011, Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Are we done yet with the FT-86 / FR-S / BRZ preview concepts? Maybe not…

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

The buildup to the launch and reveal of the final production versions of the Toyota/Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ sports coupes (the so-called “Toyobaru twins”) has been one long, drawn-out, sometimes agonizing striptease or string of teasers and concept cars. … Continue reading →

Posted in BRZ, Frankfurt Motor Show, FT86, FTS, G-Sport, Geneva, LA Auto Show, Scion, Subaru, Tokyo Auto Salon, Tokyo Motor Show | 1 Comment

Toyota FT-86 has its own Bridgestone “86″ Tires!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

It was inevitable but the details continue to trickle in as anticipation builds for the long awaited, fun-to-drive, Toyota FT-86 (a.k.a Scion FR-S for us in North America). Just last week Toyota teased us with a video of a revamped … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Frankfurt Motor Show, FT-86, FTS, Scion, Toyota | 4 Comments

Subaru’s version of FT-86 gets a name: BRZ

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Although responsible for the flat-four engine and, allegedly, most if not all of the chassis and suspension componentry beneath the so-called “Toyobaru” (FT-86) coupe, Subaru has been something of a straggler when it comes to revealing specifics on its end … Continue reading →

Posted in BRZ, Frankfurt Motor Show, FT86, FTS, Subaru | 1 Comment