After two years of development, Toyota recently unveiled the Next Gen TRD Camry for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. Interestingly, Toyota is the only manufacturer to have three vehicles competing in NASCAR: The Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NFX); the Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS); and the TRD Camry in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS).
Japanese auto giant Toyota is working on a new-age hydrogen vehicle. When the words Toyota and Hydrogen are in the same sentence, the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai comes to mind. Still, the Mirai is a hydrogen-electric car or FCEV (fuel-cell electric vehicle). It uses hydrogen fuel to convert electricity and power an onboard electric motor. This time, Toyota came up with something different.
Toyota has announced a special edition of its popular Sienna people mover called the Sienna Woodland Special Edition. The special edition sets itself apart from other Sienna trim levels by offering more aggressive styling and standard electronic on-demand all-wheel drive. Woodland Special Edition buyers also get increased ground clearance meant to help owners enjoy outdoor adventures in confidence.
Lyft is selling its autonomous vehicle division to Toyota, with the Japanese automaker setting up a new subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, to pick up the reins of the self-driving car project. Lyft established Level 5, its driverless division, back in mid-2017, and at the time had no shortage of promises for what autonomy would bring to the ride-hailing service.
While much of the focus for green automobiles of the future has been on battery electric vehicles, there are other green alternatives. One of the other major green alternatives is hydrogen, as it produces no emissions when burned. Toyota is one of the few companies to have a production hydrogen-powered vehicle available to purchase.
The 2021 Toyota Corolla isn't satisfied with being a reliable, sensible, popular sedan - it wants to be beloved by driving enthusiasts, too. That's a big ask for a model that has traditionally been seen more as an appliance than something aspirational, but in XSE trim and with a fancy "Dynamic Shift" transmission, Toyota thinks it has the answer.
The automotive world is pushing hard to replace all combustion engine vehicles with fully electric vehicles. No matter how you feel about that, more electric vehicles are coming, and Toyota has unveiled a brand-new electric SUV concept called the Toyota bZ4X. The automaker says the vehicle is part of its global commitment towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
In response to Cadillac’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot, Toyota recently unveiled its newest Advanced Drive autonomous driving system, a human-centric driving assist feature born from the automaker’s Mobility Teammate Concept. Toyota’s latest Advanced Drive ADAS feature will first appear in the 2021 Lexus LS and Toyota Mirai FCEV.
The 2022 Toyota GR 86 recently debuted online, five months after the new Subaru BRZ made its official debut last year. And this got us thinking: Is Toyota cooking up a storm for its latest two-door sports car (to differentiate the 86 further from its BRZ platform-mate)? Or is Toyota simply taking its sweet time in releasing the third and newest member of its GR (Gazoo Racing) lineup after the GR Supra and magnificent GR Yaris?
Automotive fans know that Toyota and Subaru have been working together for a long time. The first joint development effort from the two automakers was with the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 sports cars. While those cars were well received for their styling and handling and for being the only affordable, compact rear-wheel-drive sport coupes on the market, they've also been ridiculed for being underpowered. Toyota and Subaru are now teasing another joint effort that will be announced on April 5.
Toyota's been the top dog in Europe's hotly-contested A-segment city car segment, mainly for its longstanding Aygo minicar. However, Toyota's ED² European Design studio is looking at the Aygo from a fresher perspective. Enter the Aygo X Prologue (or Aygo Cross), proof that entry-level need not be monotonous in styling and design.
One of the things Ford famously did when it launched the epic Ford GT was interview customers before they were allowed to purchase the vehicle. The goal was to ensure that the GTs went to enthusiasts who would drive them, not that the scheme worked out in the long run. It appears that Toyota is doing something similar for anyone who wants to own one of the awesome GR Super Sport hypercars Toyota plans to build.