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Toyota will reveal the all new micro car named iQ next month in Paris. Measuring less than 3 meters (10 feet) in length and with a unique 3+1 seating the car will accommodate three adults and a child.
According to Toyota it is the smallest four-seater production car in the world. iQ will be offered with two gasoline engines.
Continue to read: 2009 Toyota iQ first details and more images
At the Paris Motor show next month Toyota will reveal the world’s smalles four-seater named iQ. iQ measures less than 3 meters (10 feet) in length.
Sales are expected to start soon after the Paris Motor Show. Toyota estimates that they can sell about 100,000 vehicles a year. Now the rumor is that Toyota is already working on a hybrid version.
Continue to read: Toyota is working on the iQ hybrid
At this years Paris Motor Show in October Toyota will unveil its redesigned Avensis model for Europe. Avensis is known in the North America as Avalon.
Toyota has only revealed one image of the new Avensis, but it gives a good idea on the changes we can expect on the front as well.
Continue to read: Paris Preview: Toyota unveils new Avensis, iQ and Urban Cruiser
It is very hard for advertisers to get our attention. So different agencies work days and nights to come up with an ad that could get the attention. Surely with video it is easier. Its been a while since I remember seeing a good print ad for an automobile.
Now Publicis Mojo agency in Sydney, Australia has come up with a Toyota Camry print ad that definetely got my attention.
Click here to see the full ad
Probably the most extreme work on Prius we have seen so far was the Prius Convertible.Now three Swedes have built the most extreme Toyota Prius in the world!
This custom built hybrid took them around 1000 hours and 1 million Swedish Krons(around €105,000). The result? Most extreme hybrid ricer!
Click here to see the video of the worlds most extreme Toyota Prius
Making its public debut at the British International Motor Show in London, Aygo Crazy is a one-off model, a “shopping supercar” that takes Aygo’s essential qualities to the limit.
Owing more to the spirit of Group B rallying rather than D1 drifting, this is a car that is all about the joy of driving: with no electronic handling aids, no power steering and no ABS, it is like a kart with doors and a roof.
Continue to read: Toyota introduces Aygo Grazy (powered by MR2)
Recently we wrote that Toyota-Subaru RWD coupe is in the works and the Subaru version will be sold worldwide and the Toyota version exclusively only in Japan.
Now spy photographers have captured the Subaru test mule in the UK outside of Subaru test center.
Continue to read: Toyota-Subaru RWD Coupe spied
Inside Line has the information that Toyota-Subaru Rear-Wheel-Drive Coupe is in the works and the Subaru version will be sold worldwide whereas the Toyota version will be sold exclusively only in Japan.
The car will be based on the Subaru Impreza powertrain that will be modified to a rear-wheel drive. New coupe will be powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0 liter boxer engine that produces 220 hp at 6500 rpm.
Continue to: read more on the Toyota-Subaru RWD Coupe
Toyota announced today that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius-the world’s first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle-have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year*1. Currently, Prius sales are robust in more than 40 countries and regions, particularly in Japan and North America.
Based on sales figures collected up to April 30, 2008, TMC believes that Prius vehicles worldwide have contributed to a reduction in CO2 emissions (considered a cause of global warming) by producing approximately 4.5 million tons*2 less CO2 when compared with gasoline-powered vehicles in the same class and of similar size and driving performance.
Continue to read: Worldwide Prius Sales Top 1 Million Mark
According to the owner it took approximately 6 months to complete all the work. It is, to our and his knowledge the only convertible Prius ever done. It was stripped to the bare metal, (interior) and every piece of the interior was removed and a complete custom rebuild, piece by piece) was undertaken by Newport Engineering in California.
The side air bags had to be removed and the side interior moldings had to be rebuilt to allow the frame to set properly.
Continue to read: Something You don’t See Everyday: Owner takes Prius topless
Toyota’s long-anticipated sports car will arrive in 2011. It will be jointly developed with Subaru and boast a boxer engine.
The compact, rear-wheel-drive “affordable” car will be built at a new Japanese plant to be set up by Fuji Heavy Industries, parent of the Subaru brand.
Each company will market the car separately and badge it as its own.
Continue to read: Toyota sports car to arrive in 2011 with Subaru engine
Chrysler co-President Jim Press is stirring things up at his former employer, Toyota Motor Corp., by saying development of the Prius hybrid was subsidized by the Japanese government.
In a BusinessWeek story published Thursday, March 24, Press said that when he was at Toyota, “The Japanese government paid for 100 percent of the development of the battery and hybrid system that went into the Toyota Prius.”
Continue to read: Jim Press sais: Prius was 100% subsidized by Japanese government
With the summer travel season quickly approaching, Thule, the world leader in transportation accessories, is proud to announce the awards for their inaugural Thule Road Trip vehicles of the year.
This distinction is reserved for automobiles above and below $30,000 that provide the perfect combination of utility, gas mileage, safety, conveniences and excitement for a family of four going on the great American road trip.
Continue to read: Thule Announces Their 2008 Road Trip Vehicles of the Year
Toyota introduced iQ microcar at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, and now AutoWeek is reporting that the company may import the iQ to the U.S. Thats if it can meet federal safety standards.
iQ is less than 118 inches in length. Wheelbase is nearly 79 inches.
Continue to read: Toyota iQ might be sold in the states
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the all-new second-generation Corolla Matrix at a press conference today at the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show.
The Toyota Matrix, the sporty five-door vehicle that helped redefine the concept of a crossover utility vehicle, has been redesigned for the 2009 model year to offer performance that matters for driver enjoyment.
Continue to read: 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix
Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS), Inc. expanded the Tundra full-size pickup truck lineup for 2008, adding 13 new model variations and enhancing standard equipment levels to create a greater value. The 2008 Tundra now offers a choice of 44 model variations in three cab styles. Since its introduction in February 2007, Tundra’s share of the half-ton full-size pickup truck segment has more than doubled, going from eight to 17 percent.
Continue to read: 2008 Toyota Tundra
