Toyota is quite ambitious about the sales of its freshly unveiled 2013 RAV4. Apparently, they’re serious. They’ve set a target and everything. The Japanese car maker wants to sell a quite impressive 200.000 units of the RAV4 throughout the time on market it will spend next year. Since the projections are of 170.000 customers to
After just few hours after we’ve seen the first photos of the new Toyota RAV4, the Japanese car maker releases official high-res photos with the new SUV, a model which will be seen at the Los Angeles Auto Show tomorrow, namely on November 28. We get both interior and exterior shots of the 2013 RAV4,
The GT86 must have given the Japanese at Toyota something of a sports car bug or at least a gush of nostalgia from the past. After reviving the AE86 like this, they are now looking towards the Supra and MR2 sporty machines for a revival. The MR2 is not the most interesting thing to the
Wald International gets yet again in our attention with a styling package prepared for the latest generation of the Toyota Prius. Even the Japanese tuning company just released a pack for the Lexus CT 200h, this seemed to be just the warm up for what is coming in the future. The Japanese hybrid model gets
There are a few classes of car that you can spot several miles away and know what they are. SUV’s are easy to pinpoint, supercars are easy to hate and estates look boring. Certain models even stand out on their own just because they’re so popular. While you’ll all be thinking of stuff like the
Toyota officially announced that the new generation Auris enters series production at the Burnaston plant in the United Kingdom. The Japanese car maker held a special ceremony to celebrate the beginning of production for the second generation of the hatchback. Therefore, the new Auris hatchback and estate will join the existing models built at the
Toyota released official pricing figures for the new Avalon in the United States. Carrying a starting price of $30,990, the entry-level Avalon sedan benefits from a 3.5-liter V6 unit capable to deliver 268 horsepower. It is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission and returns a fuel economy of 25mpg (EPA). The Japanese car maker offers
Toyota Racing Development (TRD) unveiled a concept model called FJ Cruiser, a prototype which is scheduled to debut at the upcoming SEMA show which opens its gates next week. The new Toyota FJ Cruiser Concept benefits from a 4.0-liter V6 engine capable to deliver 345 horsepower and 460Nm of torque. This means that it is
Toyota officially announced that a new special edition of the Prius model will enter the US market soon. To be more precise, we talk about the Prius Persona Series edition, a vehicle which is priced from $27,130. According to Toyota, this special edition is based on the Three level and adds larger 17-inch alloy wheels,
It was quite a while back but the memory is pretty clear. Toyota, a car company riding the wave was bringing the Prius, a hybrid, out into the eyes of the world. The car was relatively small, had little power, nothing you could call performance, but managed some serious fuel economy figures. Just about everybody
It sounded as far-fetched as you could imagine but Toyota came through and followed up on their promise to tow the Space Shuttle. Certainly, it’s one of the landmark events in the life of our technology, even if one of sadness, when a shuttle is retired. Having a Toyota pickup truck present at the event
The new Toyota Auris is getting ready for the Paris Motor Show debut this month with the UK pricing already revealed. British customers will be able to get the second generation Auris later this year at £14,495. This version is equipped with a 1.3-liter petrol engine developing 98 horsepower while a more powerful 1.6-liter engine
Toyota decided to put an end to the waiting and release the 2013 model year Auris, a hatchback model scheduled for this year’s edition of the Paris Motor Show. The new Japanese compact model comes with LED daytime running lights, 15- to 17-inch alloy wheels, an extended range of exterior finishes and revised bumpers. Power
Toyota Pickups are special. They really are. Despite not selling that great in the United States and not being the most efficient cars out there, they do have their selling points. Top Gear, a car show that specializes in supercars, explosions and improbable races, loves them. And then there’s everybody living anywhere inhospitable. Ranging from
Toyota GT86 CS-V3 is the proposal of the Japanese company for those of you who want a racing model at a lower cost. We can call it an entry-level race car as the company claims that it comes with low running and maintenance costs for the V3 class. Under the bonnet we find the same
The Japanese people from Toyota announced their intentions two offer the special edition of Yaris in the United Kingdom, namely “Trend” and “Edition” models. The Toyota Yaris Trend comes with a 1.3-liter petrol engine coupled to a six-speed manual transmission or a Multidrive S CVT automatic one. It is based on the SR model and
Toyota is no stranger to recalls, particularly to the variety that implies tons of cars being recalled for the same problem. What seems to be different this time, is the fact that the NHTSA didn’t get involved in the entire affair and there’s no huge media scandal attached. The voluntary recall for the Toyota RAV4
The Goodwood Festival of Speed will have a few very special cars, much like the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Great Britain but it’s not a supercar that’s so interesting right now. Believe it or not, that’s going to be the Toyota GT86 that’s going to offer the most thrills. It’ll be a GRMN prepped version, but
There’s no auto show currently going on but Toyota have found a novel way of unveiling a car. They’ve done so at the 2012 Tokyo Toy Show. The car unveiled there is a concept they call the Toyota Camatte. According to the company it’s a family oriented vehicle. The main purposes of the design are
So I ask you, does the Ferrari F430 pictured below seem right to you? Can you spot anything worse or better than what we know the car to be on this example? Are there any shapes out of proportion? Any mistakes made in fixing it after a crash? If you suspected anything of the likes
