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2011 Toyota Highlander first image and details surface

SUV fans in North America should keep one eye trained on the Moscow Motor Show later this month. Toyota will unveil a Euro-spec version of the Toyota Highlander for the Russian and Ukranian markets, and it could hold a great deal of similarity to the facelifted model due for the U.S., according to […]

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

2010 Toyota Tacoma 4×2 PreRunner is a troubled fish in a shrinking pond

There was a time when pickup trucks came in three sensible sizes; small, medium and large. That’s changed in recent years, as most pint-sized trucks have grown substantially to maintain distance compared to the similarly inflating half-ton pickup truck segment. The Toyota Tacoma is no different, as the second generation of the popular pickup […]

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

First Test: 2011 Toyota Avalon

The Toyota Avalon is not an enthusiast’s car. It never has been, it never will be. The Avalon is not typically purchased by people who hung posters of Lamborghinis on their wall as children, nor is it cross-shopped with European sport sedans. And that’s fine. Because the Avalon’s raison d’etre is quite simple, actually: Provide […]

Monday, June 14th, 2010

2010 Toyota RAV4 Unveiled at 2010 Geneva Motor Show

The new Toyota RAV4 has been presented in Geneva, 16 years after the first-generation model was first launched in Europe. The vehicle is said to be more sophisticated with a new chrome-accented front design, a horizontal bar-type front grille, framed by new headlights incorporating projector-type low beam lights and a full-width, aerodynamically styled front bumper. […]

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Toyota issues fresh 2010 Camry recall, reexamining Tacoma unintended acceleration as alleged death toll mounts

With its upcoming Capitol Hill hearings only about a week away, Toyota appears to be attempting to tie up any loose ends with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency has just announced a new recall for the 2010 Toyota Camry, and the embattled automaker is apparently taking a second look at unintended […]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Geneva Motor Show 2010 Preview: Redesigned Toyota RAV4 leaks out

Joining the Toyota FT-86 Concept, redesigned Auris and Prius plug-in hybrid at this year’s Geneva Motor Show will be a facelifted version of the Euro-spec RAV4, and if it looks oddly familiar, that’s because it’s a subtle variation of the JDM Vanguard, a long-wheelbase version of the cute ‘ute.
Early reports indicate that the interior will […]

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Toyota ‘Gs’ performance division in the works

Be still our hearts. A Toyota post that doesn’t involve a recall. Instead, we’ve got an unsurprising report about ToMoCo’s plans to start a new, in-house performance division dubbed “Gs” sometime in 2010.
Earlier this month, Toyota trotted out three models wearing a new line of performance parts at the Tokyo Auto Salon under the “Toyota […]

Saturday, February 6th, 2010