Tag archive: Toyota

Tesla teased us with a mysterious shot of its Model X crossover at the beginning of the month, and now a prototype of the vehicle has been unveiled at its design studio in California. Hot on the heels of the Model S, the Model X is based on the same, but slightly lengthened, platform as the sedan. Externally, the Model X has more than a whiff of the bulbous BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo about it, particularly at the rear, while the front end recalls… Read More

In racing, Audi is a bit of an overachiever. The German carmaker has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race 10 times since 2000. In 2006, it became the first to win with a diesel powered car. Not content to rest on its laurels, Audi is competing at Le Mans with a hybrid in 2012. The new racer is being kept under wraps until its formal unveiling at the end of the month, but Audi indicated that it will be based on the R18 TDI that won the… Read More

Tesla Motors is gathering quite the automotive buzz with its mysterious Model X crossover. The California-based luxury electric car company is planning on unveiling the Model X at its new Los Angeles design studio on February 9th. Recently Tesla began sending out invitations to owners beckoning them to attend the unveiling, and included a partially silhouetted image of the car. While we can’t devise much from the image, the Model X looks like… Read More

Cars and football go together like beer and hot dogs, so with the Superbowl XLVI rapidly approaching automakers are spending big money in hopes of getting big reactions from consumers. Since Superbowl commercials have become just as much a part of the experience as the game itself (many people even claim they only watch it for the creative ads) it’s not surprising in the least that companies pull out all the stops come game day. And we mean all… Read More

While the Tokyo Auto Salon generally takes a back seat to its bigger brother the Tokyo Auto Show, the custom car show fails to disappoint year in and year out. We already got a chance to see an oddly modified Toyota Prius; our next custom car up for show is the beautifully sleek TES-ERA EV. The TES-ERA EV is the culmination of work done by the Toyota Engineering Society. This volunteer organization consists mainly of engineers of Toyota, and… Read More

The Vice President of Toyota's Brand Sales in the US, Bob Carter, has given a hint of the company's plans for a new hybrid model set to be released this year, while speaking at the Automotive News World Congress currently being held on Detroit. Already flying high thanks to the announcement of the Prius C, or Aqua as it's known in Japan, Mr.Carter said that before the end of this year Toyota would introduce a hybrid car with… Read More

There is no denying that automobiles and cutting-edge technology have formed a successful partnership that even most Hollywood couples would envy. While some may take umbrage with the host of concept cars shown off by automakers and designers that never make it to production, apart from teasing us with stunning feats of engineering we will most likely never get to drive, these showpieces often serve the larger purpose of allowing car companies… Read More

Toyota has officially unveiled its Aqua compact hybrid car, set to be called the Prius C when it comes to the USA. It's the first spin-off of the popular Prius brand, and is similar in size to the Toyota Yaris. The concept appeared at the New York motor show back in April, then again as a leaked set of press shots in October. In-between time, the car lost the barking mad headlights and the steeply raked roofline, which made it look more… Read More

Noticed on a wider scale today, Google has begun integrating Google+ updates from official brand pages within search results. The brand page updates are tied to the official URL of the company and up to two recent entries from the brand page appear within the results. Users viewing the search results can add the page to their circles if they have a Google+ profile. They can also click on the Google+ updates to reach the brand page in addition… Read More

German automaker BMW, and Japanese counterparts, Toyota, have agreed to collaborate on future green technologies. Both companies have signed a memorandum of understanding and entered into a mid-to-long-term contract. Japanese automaker Toyota has met with great success, cornering the ever-competitive hybrid market. However, in Europe, Toyota has not fared as well as it would like – with more European consumers preferring fuel efficient diesel… Read More