Toyota News

Toyota is launching its Fun-Vii concept under the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show's slogan of "Mobility can change the world". We can't help thinking that mobility has already changed the world - after all, Toyota and its competitors already produce vehicles that allow millions of people to travel from one...

Unless you're a rich businessman or lazy teenager, you probably see cars as objects to drive, rather than be chauffeured in. A Toyota Prius available to test at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show might make people think a little differently, as an example of the hybrid will be giving show-goers rides...

The production version of Toyota’s string of FT-86 concept cars is set to debut next week at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and in the lead up to its unveiling a new teaser video has been posted, revealing many new details including parts of the interior, engine bay and overall design. Of course...

Tomorrow is the first official press day of the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, but there’s another major automotive event taking place this month, the prestigious 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, which kicks off on November 30. Not surprisingly, information on all the new model and concept debuts is...

As our technology becomes more intertwined with our daily lives cars were previously at risk of getting left behind. Information and media systems developed in-house were often clunky and dated quickly - just take a look at a built-in satellite navigation system from only a few years ago compared...

From the same magazine containing alleged images of the production Toyota FT-86/Scion FR-S sports car, as well as a Toyota Modellista enhanced version, comes a new set of images, this time showing a range of TRD accessories for the car. TRD, short for Toyota Racing Development, is Toyota's official...

Just as we expected, the Toyota FT-86 (and very likely its FR-S variant) will get a 200-horsepower boxer four-cylinder and weigh in around 2,700 pounds depending on options, according to a comparative spec sheet released today. The comparison chart, leaked today via FT-86 Club, says as much about...

After recently announcing its 2012 comeback to endurance racing, including a stint at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota has this week confirmed that it will be partnering with French motorsports group Oreca for support in the new endeavor. Oreca is known for its experience in...

UPDATE: The latest image shows how the standard Toyota FT-86 sports car will look, minus the Modellista bodykit and accessories seen in the previous leaked images. You'll note that the headlights are now devoid of the LED detailing seen in the previous shots, and the strangely shaped roof fin is...

Given how well the display and layout of functions found on modern smartphones works, it's surprising that automakers haven't turned to companies like Apple and Android in an effort to improve the user experience. While they work on that, there's a short term solution, thanks to Toyota. We now...

The Toyota FT-86 sports coupe is something of an enigma and it hasn't even been launched yet. Known variously as a spiritual successor to the AE86 "Haichi-Roku" Corolla of the 1980s, the "Toyobaru" for its technology shared with an upcoming Subaru coupe and "stop making concepts and build the thing...

This December we’ll finally get to see the unveiling of the production version of Toyota’s ever evolving FT-86 Concept, and Subaru’s version of the car for that matter, but until then Toyota is doing everything it can to flog its concept car, announcing this week a new app as well...

Years in the making, long spied and often displayed at auto shows, Toyota's upcoming sports coupe, so far known as the FT-86, is coming next year. These spy shots show off a Gazoo Racing version of the car. Today, we bring you new photos of the car as it preps for a race this weekend at the...

It’s official. Toyota has announced its intention to compete in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, the highlight of which is the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans taking place on June 16 and 17 of next year. The Japanese automaker will compete with a new gasoline-electric hybrid...

Looks like the 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor isn’t the only highlight of this week’s 2011 Texas State Fair. Toyota has rolled out a similar performance-themed pickup based on the Tacoma, which for now is only a concept but has already been confirmed for production. Described as a...

Toyota's dropped a new YouTube video of its FT-86 II concept. We've talked about the admittedly gorgeous concept so much--as recently as this year's 2011 Geneva Motor Show--we're not sure what else to say about the FT, which embarked a few years ago on a gestation cycle longer than that endured by...

Toyota set a new lap record at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for an electric car of just 7:47.79 yesterday, smashing the previous record of 9:01.3 as set by the Peugeot EX1 Concept back in May. The quick time around the 13-odd miles of the Green Hell was set by Toyota Motorsports GmbH (TMG) in its...

Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of billionaire F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, has just received a Ferrari 599 GTO from her boyfriend Omar Khyami. [MotorAuthority] The 2012 Toyota Camry looks like it’s set to be the most American vehicle, thanks to its high-level of local content...

I've been really fixated on Cadillacs as Guilty Pleasure cars these days, and I considered going with the Cimarron d'Oro--or even an $85 1:43 scale diecast bustle-back Seville toy--for today's GP honoree. However, thoughts of the way that GM managed to pass its bad-management virus to Toyota got me...

Automotive heavyweights Ford and Toyota joined forces yesterday to make a very interesting announcement. Toyota's executive vice president for research and development, Takeshi Uchiyamada, appeared with Ford's group vice president for global product development, Derrick Kuzak, to say that the...