Archive for July, 2010

Toyota recalls Avalon sedans

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Toyota recalls Avalon sedans

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

Toyota is recalling 412,000 cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the US and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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2011 Toyota 4Runner: Four-Cylinder Engine Dropped, Again

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

2011 Toyota 4Runner: Four-Cylinder Engine Dropped, Again

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

Toyota has revealed prices and information for the 2011 4Runner. While the model, which was completely redesigned for 2010, carries into 2011 with no significant changes, notably absent from the lineup is the base four-cylinder model.

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Plant site work to resume for Toyota supplier

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Plant site work to resume for Toyota supplier

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

BALDWYN, Miss. a ” Gov. Haley Barbour says Toyota will resume work at the site of a $200 million plant that will supply parts to its automotive manufacturing facility in north Mississippi.Toyota Auto Body Co.

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Road Test: 2010 Lexus HS 250h

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Road Test: 2010 Lexus HS 250h

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

The Lexus HS 250h is lacking the sophistication that’s usually characteristic of the luxury nameplate.

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Surprise: Sales of big SUVs surging faster than small cars

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Surprise: Sales of big SUVs surging faster than small cars

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

Automakers are tantalizing the market with 40-mpg small cars and 30-mpg sporty cars.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Toyota To Recall 480,000 Avalon Sedans and Land Cruiser SUVs for Steering Flaws

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Toyota To Recall 480,000 Avalon Sedans and Land Cruiser SUVs for Steering Flaws

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

Toyota Motor Corp. said it’s preparing a global recall of about 480,000 Avalon sedans and Land Cruiser sport-utility vehicles to repair steering parts that may be defective.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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As Automakers Move Focus To Smaller Cars, Entry Segment Lags

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

As Automakers Move Focus To Smaller Cars, Entry Segment Lags

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

With the landslide of all-new small cars being introduced this year and over the next several model years-including the 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2011 Mazda2, and 2012 Fiat 500-you might assume that small-car sales are going strong, and that the forecast for subcompacts in the U.S. is bullish.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Lawrence University professor on panel examining Toyota vehicle acceleration problem

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Lawrence University professor on panel examining Toyota vehicle acceleration problem

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

David Gerard has a big task before him. He will be among a team of scientific experts asked to review evidence of possible causes of unintended vehicle acceleration, which took the national spotlight in the fall when Toyota recalled more than 5.3 million vehicles for this problem.

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Bonus Friday Vid: Toyota Starlet Makes Nissan GT-R Jump at the Drags

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Bonus Friday Vid: Toyota Starlet Makes Nissan GT-R Jump at the Drags
We think the blingy red wheels were the giveaway. Video below the fold. [NAGTROC via Jalopnik]
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Friday Video: C210 Skyline Turbo vs. Fairlady Z 2+2

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Friday Video: C210 Skyline Turbo vs. Fairlady Z 2+2
At last, we get to see a Fairlady Z give Daimon and his Skyline Japan Turbo a run for his money! With all the Nissan sponsorship, it’s a wonder there weren’t more Z-car pursuits in Seibu Keisatsu but we’ll take what we can get when a mysterious, Stig-like driver heels and toes his way through [...]
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Kidney, Anyone? 2274-Mile 1968 Toyota Corona RT52 Hardtop

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Kidney, Anyone? 2274-Mile 1968 Toyota Corona RT52 Hardtop
Remember that 8700-mile ’66 Toyota Corona that sold for $16000 in 2007, and then again for $32000 in 2009 with the addition of just one more mile? Well if there’s ever another that could top it, it’s this 1968 RT52 Hardtop Coupe with only 2,274 original miles! It’s a black plate California car from Fresno [...]
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Toyota celebrates a decade of Prius

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Toyota celebrates a decade of Prius

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

Since its Japanese market introduction 1997, drivers have bought more than 1.8 million of the gas-electric dynamos, with about half of those ending up in the United States .

Sourced from: Toyota News

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