Category Archives: NAIAS
The 2013 Toyota, Lexus and Scion “launch list” gets tweaked yet again!
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
7 or 9? The other 2 new Toyota…er…Lexus models for 2014
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
Informed speculation: the 7 all-new or updated Toyota and Scion vehicles for 2013
As the calendar turns from 2012 to 2013 and we look back at our previous predictions (some dating back to 2010) on what new or revised models Toyota, Scion and Lexus models were launched, we are reminded that Toyota is … Continue reading
Bob Carter’s baffling riddle (or, the mystery of the 19th new Toyota for 2012)
Coinciding with the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, trade publication Automotive News held its annual World Congress of car industry executives. Among the events on 10 January 2012 was Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.’s Group Vice President and Toyota Division General Manager … Continue reading
Informed Speculation: the 19 new Toyota, Lexus and Scion models to launch during 2012
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
Toyota Prius c / Aqua illustration and info leaks from Japan
In the Internet age of automotive journalism, it has become something of a cottage industry to scan and post press brochures and internal training and information material ahead of their official release. This author certainly recalls the pivotal role played … Continue reading
Take the Scion FR-S microsurvey and become an early handraiser
For us plebeian non-subscribers of WardsAuto.com, an article by Christie Schweinsberg titled Scion Slates First Detroit Show News Conference; 3,000 Hand-Raisers for FR-S only included this introductory teaser: Within eight or nine days of clandestinely listing the FR-S on Scion.com’s … Continue reading
Is the upcoming Toyota Aqua the Japanese domestic market version of Prius c?
A Reuters article, itself sourced from Japan’s Nikkei business daily, informs us that Toyota plans to launch a new compact hybrid car in January 2012 bearing the Aqua badge. Aqua is said to be the most economical gasoline-electric hybrid ever … Continue reading
Prius V vs Prius v: potential for confusion?
With abundant leaks and advance teasers both official and unofficial, there was really not much suspense in the official debut of the so-called “large Prius” at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, except, perhaps, what badge it would wear. We reported … Continue reading
Orange LFA debuts in Detroit and Wolfgang Puck!
On the eve of the 2011 North American Int’l Auto Show, “The Gallery” is a showcase of the hottest exotic and super cars on the market. Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche and etc. are just a few of the manufacturers that show … Continue reading
