Category Archives: Corolla

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

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

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

Posted in Toyota, Scion, Sienna, Hybrid, Events, Corolla, NAIAS, Chicago, New York Int'l Auto Show, xB, Informed Speculation, RAV4, Tundra, Highlander, 4Runner, xD | 4 Comments

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

Posted in Avalon, Corolla, CT, ES, GS, Hybrid, Informed Speculation, iQ, IS, Lexus, LS, Prius, Prius MPV, RAV4 EV, RX, Sienna, Toyota, Yaris HSD | 2 Comments

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

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

IS F Review: Tokico HTS Dampers

Although I promised myself that I would keep my IS F as stock as possible, it was only a matter of time before I would do some mods that would be more practical rather than for just plain old looks. … Continue reading

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