Category Archives: Tokyo Auto Salon

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

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

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

Beyond the Nürburgring package, will a Lexus LFA II appear at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show?

To date, Lexus has been adamant that they would only build 500 copies of the LFA supercar, split 450 of the “regular” version (insofar as you can consider the LFA a regular car) and 50 equipped with the Nürburgring Package. … Continue reading

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Toyota at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 2

Following up on our recent article on six of the official Toyota-branded vehicles at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, here are the other six vehicles that complete the “Toyota dozen” at the TAS: Toyota FJ Cruiser JAOS Selected by Modellista … Continue reading

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Toyota at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 1

For fans of aftermarket tunes, mods and tweaks, be they mild or wild, to factory-stock vehicles, each major car-producing continent offers an annual blowout show that showcases the newest and, some times, most outrageous offerings by carmakers and aftermarket firms … Continue reading

Posted in G-Sport, Gazoo Racing, Hybrid, Prius, Sports, Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota, Yaris | 3 Comments