Archive for July, 2009

Rumor: Toyota Prius Coupe

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Rumor: Toyota Prius Coupe

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Toyota’s new president admits the automaker needs an excitement-infusion, and to that end a ‘ and in order to match the upcoming Honda CR-Z tit-for-tat a ‘ Toyota is rumored to be working on a two-door version of the Prius.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Dakota County students say hybrid gets 170 mpg

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Dakota County students say hybrid gets 170 mpg

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Students at Dakota County Technical College say they’ve produced a vehicle that gets 170 miles per gallon.

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61 J-Tin Sightings in Alameda

Monday, July 27th, 2009

61 J-Tin Sightings in Alameda
Our buddy Murilee Martin over at Jalopnik has been documenting old cars still in service in his hometown of Alameda, California. “The Island that Rust Forgot,” he calls it.
Out of 480 cars “Down on the Street,” 61 have been Japanese, starting with a 1966 Datsun 411 Bluebird. The only rules are they have [...]
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog

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Nissan Gallery To Open in Yokohama

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Nissan Gallery To Open in Yokohama
Come August, Nissan will be opening a gallery showroom at its new headquarters in Yokohama. According to the press release, part of the gallery will display classic and race cars alongside new models. It will be about four times the size of the current showroom in Tokyo’s pricey Ginza district, but unfortunately that’s still [...]
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog

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Feinstein, Boxer Join Effort To Keep NUMMI Open

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Feinstein, Boxer Join Effort To Keep NUMMI Open

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and 15 members of California’s congressional delegation have offered to work with Toyota Motors Co.

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Minnesota College Students Invent a "Super Hybrid" Vehicle

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Minnesota College Students Invent a "Super Hybrid" Vehicle

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Students at Dakota County Technical College have produced a vehicle that has three times better gas mileage than any vehicle currently on the market.

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For a Price, Prius Can Save More in Fuel

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

For a Price, Prius Can Save More in Fuel

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Trish Moran is getting 99.9 miles-per-gallon from her new Toyota Prius. Although Moran confesses to having a lead foot when she drives, she’s one of the first people in the Midwest to convert her Prius to a plug-in car.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Instruments promote green driving for hybrid owners

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Instruments promote green driving for hybrid owners

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

People who buy hybrid vehicles clearly want to cut their fuel consumption and, just maybe, reduce emissions and help save the planet.

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BOLDER, CLASSIER, BETTER: Tundra’s V-8 improves

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

BOLDER, CLASSIER, BETTER: Tundra’s V-8 improves

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

The Toyota Tundra has emerged from a fresh makeover to tempt truckers with more content, updated styling and a more fuel-efficient engine added to the roster.

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Ford’s 4-cylinder Falcon

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Ford’s 4-cylinder Falcon

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Ford will abandon plans to build the small car Focus in Australia and instead produce a four-cylinder version of its existing Falcon and Territory range.

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Honda Motor Shares: Ready for a Comeback?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Honda Motor Shares: Ready for a Comeback?

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Honda Motor Company manages to pull of a decent Q1 2010 earnings call next week and all anyone cares about is the guidance –A will things improve ?A Honda sales were down 30% in June and in the last 3 months Honda shares have only managed to drop 3.4% .A HMC shares are stuck in the $27 to $30 range, so can it finally move come next week or will …

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Motoring & Car News: High tech boost from Toyota and Nissan

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Motoring & Car News: High tech boost from Toyota and Nissan

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

BRITAIN’S car industry has received a double boost with Toyota and Nissan announcing high tech developments at their UK factories.

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