Category Archives: LA Auto 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

The 2012 Informed Speculation scoreboard

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Avalon, Camry, CT, ES, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, iQ, iQ, IS, LA Auto Show, Lexus, LS, Paris Motor Show, Prius MPV, RAV4, RAV4 EV, Scion, Tesla, Toyota, Yaris HSD | 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

Coverage: LA Auto Show 2010

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

November 17, 2010  - Los Angeles, CA – Its that time again as the major auto show season in the U.S. kicks off at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. There are more than 50 new vehicle debuts, including two … Continue reading →

Posted in CT, Hybrid, LA Auto Show, Lexus, LFA, RAV4 EV, Scion, SEMA Show, Tesla, Toyota | 1 Comment