Category Archives: Hybrid
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
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
The 2012 Informed Speculation scoreboard
Rare is the car magazine that does not have a section dedicated to brief notes and comments on future vehicle news, rumors and what we refer to as Informed Speculation, bearing titles such as Upfront, the Oracle, Ampersand and MT … Continue reading
Has Lexus killed or indefinitely postponed more powerful CT variants?
Back in July 2009, this author helped break the story of Lexus’ filing of CT 200h, CT 300h and CT 400h trademarks. The CT 200h, of course, went on sale worldwide as the brand’s entry level model in early 2011, … Continue reading
An…er…um…highly unusual Lexus CT 200h art car
What do cars and politics have in common? All the fiery debate, finger-pointing and hand-wringing over the U.S. government/taxpayer bailout of General Motors and Chrysler and dubious “investments” in and loans to “green” companies such as Fisker and Tesla? Yeah, … Continue reading
TMC’s Environmental Technology Development update: a peek at Toyota and Lexus’ powertrain future (Part 1)
On Monday 24 September, what was ostensibly the press preview for the (very limited) production version of the battery electric variant of the Toyota iQ soon became, in the words of Bertel Schmitt of The Truth About Cars, “the strangest … Continue reading
Lexus teases an LF-LC II for the Australian International Motor Show
For those of us attuned to such things, one sign that a Toyota or Lexus sports car is production-bound is when it spawns not just one but several concept cars ahead of the release of the final version. The Lexus … Continue reading
Lexus ES gets the Ponce de Leon spa treatment
Although my entry into the world of Lexus – as vehicle owner, website editor and new model reviewer – was via the IS sport sedan line and the my.IS (née IS300.NET) fan site, I’m more familiar with the sedate, old-mannish … Continue reading
Toyota’s Road to Le Mans: a documentary on Racing Redefined
If motorsports is the ultimate test of man and motor vehicle, then France’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is Survivor: Guatemala — The Mayan Empire, the toughest of them all. And, throughout the years, it’s seen more than its share … Continue reading
