Toyota and Lexus have announced that both brands will be rolling out tech to connect vehicles with infrastructure in the US in 2021. The automaker wants vehicles to be able to talk to each other and the surrounding environment to help keep passengers and drivers safer. The tech that will be rolled out by 2021 is called Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC).
The fate of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ isn't as dire as previous reports have suggested, it seems, with talk of a new, more sporting upgrade in 2021. The car, which launched in the US as a collaboration between Toyota's ill-fated Millennial-centric Scion brand and Subaru, has always walked a tightrope between affordability and performance.
Could the 2019 Toyota RAV4 be the most important car of the New York International Auto Show this year? A heavy responsibility resting on the shoulders of Toyota's best-selling small SUV, but something that the car - now in its fifth generation - is probably up to handling. It's the most in-demand model in the automaker's line-up, after all.
Toyota has revealed its smallest sedan, but please don't call it a Scion. The 2019 Yaris Sedan completes the distancing of the car from its Scion iA predecessor, with Toyota absorbing what was once part of the Millennially-obsessed sub brand. That includes finally dropping the "iA" part of the name.
The 2019 Corolla Hatchback may have a slick new design and use the automaker's clever new TNGA platform, but it's what's going on in the cabin which really suggests Toyota is finally serious about the dashboard. Set to make its official debut at the New York International Auto Show 2018 next week, the 2.0-liter hatch couldn't quite wait for that and so Toyota spilled the details today.
Toyota has rolled out a very slick looking new 2019 Corolla Hatchback at the New York International Auto Show. Toyota promises that the car has an all-new, high-function, dynamic design. That won’t mean much to most of us, but the hatchback Corolla looks very good for a budget car.
Toyota will bring its all-new 2019 RAV4 to the New York Auto Show 2018, the automaker has confirmed today. The fifth generation of the compact crossover SUV, the new RAV4 will be Toyota's most significant change to the vehicle since the 2013 model year. It'll also be an opportunity to set out its stall against arch nemesis Honda.
There is a trend that seeks to bring the past into the present, with retro designs and products. Toyota, however, is doing more than just reliving its glory days. It is indeed reviving the Supra, one of it not its proudest achievements in motorsports. But more than just a throwback, Toyota is turning the fifth generation Supra into the GR Supra Racing Concept that will help define the future of Toyota’s entire fleet.
Toyota is leading a $2.8bn investment into a new autonomous driving company, TRI-AD, aiming to create an industry-leading platform for driverless cars. The Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development will be based in Tokyo, and sees the automaker team up with Aisin and Denso, both automotive parts suppliers.
Toyota has announced the 2019 TRD Pro series trucks and SUVs. For 2019 the series will include the Tundra, 4Runner, and Tacoma. All the Pro models will feature Fox 2.5-inch Internal Bypass Shocks. The 2019 model trucks will be available this fall and each of the Pro vehicles will be offered in three colors including Super White, Midnight Black Metallic, and Voodoo Blue.
Lexus has a pair of new special edition models that will be on display at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show. The cars are the 2019 Lexus GS F and 2019 RC F 10th anniversary editions. Both cars will hit showrooms this summer and have specific features that make them stand out, both are limited edition cars.
The bizarre car that you see here started life as two different Toyota Limbo cars. The builder is a man called Roni Gunawan from Indonesia. He took the two cars and cut them in half and then reconnected them behind the driver seat. The result is a car with two steering wheels, four front seats, two hoods and two engines.