Category Archives: IS

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

TMC’s Environmental Technology Development update: a peek at Toyota and Lexus’ powertrain future (Part 1)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Avalon, Corolla, CT, ES, GS, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, iQ, IS, Lexus, LS, Prius, Prius MPV, RAV4 EV, RX, Sienna, Toyota, Yaris HSD | 3 Comments

As Toyota further extends its Japan shutdown, a picture emerges on which models will run out first

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

To hardly anyone’s surprise, Toyota has announced yet another extension of its vehicle-production halt at all plants in Japan (including subsidiary vehicle manufacturers) until at least Saturday 26 March (a previously-scheduled Saturday production day), as reported on Toyota’s USA and … Continue reading →

Posted in Corolla, CT, ES, HS, Hybrid, IS, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami 2011 aftermath, Lexus, LS, LX, Prius, Prius MPV, Toyota, Yaris | 3 Comments

Lexus IS F: 2 Years, 30k miles Trouble Free!

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Last Sunday marked the 2nd year of trouble free ownership after 31k miles on my 2009 Starfire with Black Interior, Lexus IS F. Last year, I posted a write up on Club Lexus about my history with the IS F. … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, F, GS, IS, IS F, Lexus, SEMA | Leave a comment

Informed Speculation: The 7 new Toyota and Lexus hybrids due by the end of 2012

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

Coinciding with the public debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show of the Toyota RAV4 EV Demonstration Vehicle jointly developed by Toyota and Tesla, a press release in the Toyota USA Newsroom ends with this sentence: “Finally, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in ES, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, IS, Lexus, Prius, Sienna, Yaris | 4 Comments