Toyota News
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With its green paint and bronze wheels, the 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition is a dazzling version of a fun sports car.
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Here's proof the 2020 Toyota Supra turbo-4 might come to the USToyota previously ruled out a turbo-4 powered Supra for its first model year, but curiously, the engine has undergone certification with the California Air Resources Board. The CARB document, which Autoblog first discovered and reported Tuesday, shows the engine was certified for a number of BMW...
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$2.8B Toyota R&D center includes test track that mimics the NürburgringToyota announced on Thursday that it has built a test track in Japan that mimics some of the toughest sections of the famed Nürburgring.
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Toyota and Kenworth reveal first fuel cell-electric truck ready to haul cargoIt's been two years since Toyota and truck manufacturer Kenworth showed off a proof of concept for a semi-trailer truck powered purely by hydrogen. On Monday, they showed off the first of 10 planned examples that late this year will start transporting cargo across the Los Angeles basin and to...
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Toyota, SoftBank buy $1B stake in Uber's self-driving car unitAhead of Uber's historic IPO in the coming weeks, the ride-hail giant's self-driving car division received a $1 billion injection from Toyota, investment firm SoftBank, and automotive supplier Denso. Toyota and Denso will together invest $667 million and SoftBank will invest $333 million, valuing...
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Toyota "committed" to Land Cruiser for U.S.The dinosaur of the Toyota lineup won't go extinct anytime soon, one of the automaker's top North American-market executives told Motor Authority Wednesday at the 2019 New York International Auto Show. "We are fully committed to the Land Cruiser for the foreseeable future," Toyota senior vice...
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Toyota unveiled a bigger and bolder Highlander for 2020 and improved the economy, too, with a more efficient hybrid powertrain. The redesigned fourth-generation Highlander made its debut on Wednesday at the 2019 New York International Auto Show and is due on sale in December as a 2020 model. The gas-only model will be available initially with the Highlander Hybrid to arrive next February. The vehicle is based on the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) modular platform and measures 2.36 inches longer than the one it replaces, which helps to alleviate the issue of the outgoing model's cramped...
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Toyota launches Supra one-make racing series for "Gran Turismo Sport"Avid gamers and Toyota Supra fans should gear up for a new virtual one-make racing series. Toyota and "Gran Turismo Sport" will launch a global one-make racing series for the Playstation and featuring the 2020 Supra this month. The racing series will take place entirely within the digital realm on...
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Icon restomods Joe Rogan's Toyota Land CruiserIcon continues to work its magic with numerous vintage SUVs, and the latest to go under the knife is a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser. It also happens to be Joe Rogan's personal vehicle, and it's clear the 51-year-old comedian has pretty good taste in modifications. According to a video Icon's Jonathan...
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1989 Toyota Land Cruiser fire truck visits Jay Leno's GarageWhile Americans are used to enormous bus-like emergency vehicles, things are different in other parts of the world. Case in point is this 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser fire truck, which was a real emergency vehicle in Japan. Its owner, Brian Corsetti, recently visited Jay Leno's Garage to talk about the...
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Next Toyota Tundra and Tacoma to reportedly share a platformFuture Toyota pickup trucks across the globe may share one common platform, regardless of segment and configuration. Thus, the mid-size Tacoma and full-size Tundra will reportedly ride on shared bones, according to an Automotive News (subscription required) report on Monday. The report cited...
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Ford, Toyota, GM and SAE collaborate on standards for self-driving carsA new consortium has been established by major automakers and SAE International to help determine safety standards for developing self-driving cars.
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Fuel economy estimates are out for the 2020 Toyota Supra, and even with two additional cylinders, it rivals its turbo-4-powered BMW Z4 cousin. The EPA estimates the new Supra will return 24 mpg city, 31 highway, and 26 combined. That's with the BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 engine making lots of power. The 2019 BMW Z4 with the brand's own 2.0-liter turbo-4 returns 25/35/28 mpg. On paper, the Toyota Supra seems like the better buy, considering the more-powerful inline-6 is standard, the interior is incredibly similar to the Z4's, and the Supra is actually cheaper. The Supra will...
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2JZ-powered 2020 Toyota Supra drift car looks awesome, catches fire at first eventA few weeks ago, professional drifter Daigo Saito announced he was building the first 2JZ-swapped 2020 Toyota Supra to compete in Formula D. Now we can see and hear it in all of its glory, but as cool as it is, things didn't go too well at its first outing. As a quick refresher for anyone who...
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Honda and Hino join Toyota's self-driving car company MonetHonda and Hino have jumped on board Monet, a mobility-as-a-service company established by Toyota and SoftBank in 2018.
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First customer examples of 2020 Toyota Supra roll off the lineThe A90 Toyota Supra is finally in production. The first example has already been claimed, however, as the rights to the car were put up for auction at a charity sale in January 2019.
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Pick a color, any color: 2020 Toyota Supra color configurator goes liveThe 2020 Toyota Supra will launch later this year, but fans champing at the bit to ingest every ounce of information about the car can now play with a new online configurator. It's not a full-blown configurator, but it will let fans and prospective buyers see how different shades of factory colors...
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Toyota lunar rover concept is out of this worldToyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have their sights set on sending humans back to the moon. The automaker and Japanese space agency announced an agreement to study the possibility of collaborating on international space exploration. What Toyota brings to the agreement is its...
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Toyota has an idea that sounds like it came from James Bond's Q Branch. It would turn a seemingly harmless fragrance dispenser into something of an anti-theft device. A new patent from the Japanese automaker details a system that can spew tear gas at would-be carjackers. Australian website WhichCar first discovered and reported on the patent Tuesday. Toyota filed the patent in August of 2018, but the United States Patent and Trademark Office published the documents last Thursday. According to the patent's description, the patent is actually for a fragrance system, a feature increasingly more...
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2020 Toyota Supra headed to Formula D with 2JZ engine swapThe 2020 Toyota Supra is headed to Formula Drift, but its BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 won't burn up its rear tires. Instead, it's headed to the top drift series with a venerable 3.0-liter 2JZ inline-6 from the fourth-generation car under the hood. Professional drifter Daigo Saito...
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1994 Toyota Supra Turbo fetched an amazing $173,600 at Amelia auctionIt appears the introduction of the fifth-generation Toyota Supra has inflated values of classic examples. We say that because this 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo sold for an outrageous $173,600 at auction this past weekend. Let's break down that figure. A 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo with the targa top cost...
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Watch a 2JZ engine teardown and learn what makes them so toughThe 2JZ inline-6 engine from Toyota is a legendary powerplant within the automotive community, but why? A new video dives into the engine's internals and explains what makes it so ideal to make big power on stock internals. The video comes from Papadakis Racing and the engine is basically the...
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Review update: 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro yearns to get lost, and foundTwenty minutes from my front door is nowhere. And that’s somewhere I want to be. That’s true for many of us who live in Denver. It’s probably true for the 30 people who will move to Denver today, the 30 people who will move here tomorrow, and the next day, too. The greatest lie...
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Toyota 86 British Green Limited Edition needs to come to America statGreen is largely absent from automakers' palettes, but the latest hue to show up for the Toyota 86 is downright wonderful. The Japanese brand introduced the 86 British Green Limited Edition on its Japanese consumer website, and it needs to reach our shores. Right now. The British Green color...
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