Posted in alternative fuel, Electric cars, Technology, Toyota on Dec 22nd, 2008
Toyota has announced plans to unveil a small electric “city car” concept at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. While no concrete details were given, a company spokesperson is said to have hinted at the fact that it would be related to the small iQ concept from earlier this year. The company said that this vehicle […]
Lexus has been pretty much alone in the luxury hybrid SUV market for quite some time now. That’s ok, they like it that way anyways. The company is now on the eve of unveiling their newest line of RX vehicles, and wouldn’t you know it, there is a new hybrid RX too. Now called the […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Dec 15th, 2008
Toyota is taking a pounding. The company’s recent sales have been forgettable to say the least. The company is now freezing plans it had to build the Prius hybrid here in the U.S. starting as early as spring of next year. The company stated the unforeseen economic downturn as the main culprit, of course. Toyota’s […]
What’s with Toyota and making boring cars?!? Seriously, we all know that the Japanese auto giant can make some sweet cars, just look at the Supra and MR-2 Coupe. But when it comes to regular cars Toyota seems to lean a bit too much toward ruthless efficiency, and not enough towards, um, a pulse. Easily […]
When it’s equipped with a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) factory supercharger, that’s when. If you’ve got a current Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck and feel the need for more speed, TRD has you more than covered. Starting with a bone stock 2008 Toyota Tundra Tundra Grade 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A), TRD speed […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Technology, Toyota on Nov 19th, 2008
Toyota recently unveiled their natural gas version of the Camry sedan at this year’s L.A. Auto Show. This is major news from a company that has prided itself on the use of alternative energy. This is a car that needs not one drop of gasoline to run. Toyota says that with the car’s current hardware […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Nov 14th, 2008
Toyota has been caught off guard lately. You’d think that with its poster-boy Prius and other fuel efficient cars, the company would be reaping the benefits from a gas-sick economy. They’re not. Toyota is losing money at a rate that startled company execs to the point of putting together a task force to assess the […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Nov 13th, 2008
Toyota is planning on expanding its hybrid allure by planning to offer a sportier coupe version of the next generation Prius hybrid. The coupe would have a significantly lower roof-line than the regular Prius and could possibly be a strict 2-seater, though a 2+2 configuration is much more likely. Though no official word has come […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, car shopping, Honda, Incentives, Toyota on Oct 30th, 2008
In an obvious attempt to compete with Toyota’s recently announced 0% financing incentive, American Honda has just announced a few incentives of it’s own. Though Honda’s program does not cover 11 models like Toyota does, it does cover it’s most popular model, the Civic. Qualified buyers can now get 1.9% financing for a period of […]
Official photos of Toyota’s next Prius have “accidentally” leaked onto the forums of Priuschat.com and they are now here for all of us to see. It wasn’t long before these photo’s were all over the internet. Toyota is playing dumb though and stating that the photos were “accidentally leaked”, but mentioned that there would be […]
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