BMW Joins Toyota to Build Fuel Cell SUVs
Toyota and BMW are no strangers to each other, having recently collaborated on the development of the Toyota GR Supra and BMW Z4 sports cars
Toyota Supra Beats BMW Z4 in Drag Race
This is arguably the most important drag race of the year: the new Toyota GR Supra versus the new BMW Z4, two sports cars that were developed together, are built in the same place, and that, mechanically, may as well be identical…right? Performance parity is the expectation, but as this drag race put on by […]
Toyota Heads New Global ‘Hydrogen Council’ – Includes BMW, Honda, Hyundai
Thirteen global industry leaders have joined together to form a new “Hydrogen Council” that will invest more than €1.4 billion ($1.5b) per year in hydrogen energy solutions and technologies. The council is comprised of Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde Group, Total, and […]
Toyota May Use ‘Gazoo’ Sub-Brand to Compete with BMW M and Mercedes AMG
You may have heard of the “Gazoo” name before in the realm of motorsports, particularly in the context of the World Endurance Championship—for instance, just earlier this year, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s TS050 Hybrid LMP1 car came ever so close to winning the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gazoo Racing represents Toyota in various other […]
Austrian Manufacturer Magna-Steyr to Build BMW-Toyota Sports Car
The Toyota Supra is one of the most beloved cars in Toyota history and gossip surrounding it has yet to cease since it went out of production in 2002. In fact, the rumors have only grown since 2012, the year Toyota and BMW announced they would be developing a new sports car together—or rather, a […]
Watch Out, BMW M; Toyota’s Coming For You
When you think of Toyota, chances are you think of safe, reliable, if slightly boring cars that are affordable and come in varying shades of beige. But, if Toyota 86 lead engineer Tetsuya Tada gets his way, Toyota will become as known for its performance division as BMW is for its M sports cars or […]
Will the Toyota-BMW Sports Car Go Into Production?
For a while now, we have been covering the rather unusual partnership between German luxury automaker BMW and Japanese carmaker Toyota. The two joined forces a couple of years ago with the aim of building a new sports car that would be a replacement for both the BMW Z4 and the iconic Toyota Supra. And […]
BMW and Toyota: The Love Story Continues
At first glance, you’d assume that BMW and Toyota don’t have much in common. One is a German automaker of luxury cars, the other a Japanese company that produces vehicles known mainly for their affordability and reliability. But the two have actually been in a relationship of sorts for quite some time—and now it appears […]
BMW-Toyota Sports Car Project Could Produce Different-Sized Cars
For what seems like forever now, BMW and Toyota have been working on a super secret sports car collaboration which has had Supra fans rejoicing for the possible return of their beloved sports car. So far, we’ve heard rumors that the new model will house a hybrid engine and all-wheel-drive, and will replace BMW’s current-gen […]
BMW-Toyota Entry-Level Model Could be in the Works
BMW and Toyota have been working on some super secret stuff for a while now, and we’re eagerly awaiting a next-generation Supra that will feature a hybrid engine and tons of BMW know-how. But now, we’re learning about a possible BMW-Toyota entry-level model in the form of a small hatchback that could end up as […]
Taking from Toyota: Hydrogen-Fueled BMW i5 on the Horizon?
Having successfully conquered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the award-winning i3 and game-changing i8 supercar, BMW might be turning its focus to another form of fuel for the next entry in its i-series. Comments by Autocar have sparked speculation that a hydrogen-fueled BMW i5 may be on its way in the next couple years. […]
BMW-Toyota Sports Car Collaboration Moving Full Steam Ahead
It seems like forever since it was announced, but the BMW-Toyota sports car collaboration finally seems to be gaining some traction. The elusive and mysterious vehicles, which are rumored to be replacements for the BMW Z4 or and the Toyota Supra, should finally be revealed to us within the next three years—although we’re hoping it’ll […]
BMW/Toyota Sports Car Collaboration Sets Sights on Porsche 911
What’s half German, half Japanese, and is similar in power to a Porsche 911? Nothing. Yet. But once BMW and Toyota’s joint project to design and build a sports car gets underway, Porsche might need to watch its back. The BMW/Toyota sports car collaboration has been in the works for a while, but the automakers […]
Toyota-BMW Partnership Could Result in Z4 Hybrid
A long-anticipated Toyota-BMW partnership could finally be on the horizon, according to a report from AutoWeek. The collaboration promised to produce a nifty sports car upon which we could feast our greedy eyes, but the latest reports go further than that to suggest that the sports car in question could be a hybrid version of […]
Toyota Reveals 900-Mile Car Battery in Plan for Global Leadership
A next-generation lithium-ion battery capable of 620 miles of range has been revealed to be due in 2026, followed by solid-state batteries with 900 miles of range
Toyota Sets the Pace Ahead of Competitive 2023 WEC Season
By leading the Sebring pre-season tests both in mileage and lap times, Toyota seems to have the measure of its new challengers
Toyota Doubles Down on EV Strategy, Again
Toyota’s stance is that while carbon neutrality is important, EVs are not the only solution for automakers to reach it
Toyota Supra Manual Will Start at $53,595
With a B58 inline six-cylinder engine developed by BMW, which wasn’t created with a stick in mind, Toyota had to create its own manual transmission