Toyota Gazoo Racing Poised for a Driver Lineup Shakeup
Photo: Kevin Decherf Having confirmed it would race in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship, Toyota Gazoo Racing must now look to its six full-season drivers and decide whether to…
13th Million Toyota Rolls Off Kentucky Assembly Line
Photo: Toyota Motor North America Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky celebrated the production of its 13th million vehicle earlier this month. Based in Georgetown, TMMK is the largest Toyota plant in…
Force India to be Renamed Racing Point, Could Be Renamed Again
Photo: Jen_ross83 Three days ago, the Force India team announced it would be known as Racing Point for the 2019 Formula One season, but already there are news that the…
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Production Begins in Kentucky
Photo: Toyota Toyota RAV4 Hybrid production has begun at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, the company’s Georgetown-based plant. Best-known for producing the top-selling Camry and the full-size Avalon sedan, TMMK now…
Lance Stroll's Season is Off to a Shaky Start
Lance Stroll is not having the debut season he would have hoped for. After winning the 2016 Euro Formula 3 championship in just his second year, he was fast-tracked to…
Path to Formula One: Super License
The DMV is not where you’ll be getting your Super License Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation Before drivers can compete in the Formula One World Championship, they must first hold…
Lando Norris Will Be Back for “Not the BAH GP” Substitute Race
Photo: Codemasters Last Sunday, Formula One driver Lando Norris was the most-watched streamer on Twitch, hitting over 70,000 viewers as he competed in the “Not the AUS GP” online race.…
What Did Formula 1 Teams Spend in 2016?
Max Verstappen leading Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix Ever wonder how much money it costs to run a Formula 1 team? Team owner Gene Haas, who founded…
2018 Mazda3 Touring Hatchback: First Impressions
Last week, I drove into my local Mazda dealership with my 2015 Mazda3 i SV sedan (the lowest available trim level for that model year), which I had leased over…
What’s Going On With Used Car Prices?
Photo: The News Wheel For various reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war, and a global shortage of superconductor parts, new car availability plummeted in 2020. This pushed shoppers…
BMW Joins Toyota to Build Fuel Cell SUVs
Photo: BMW BMW is exploring fuel cell technology to help it diversify its electrification efforts. The German automaker will be working with Toyota to develop new hydrogen-powered vehicles. According to…
'The Fate of the Furious' – Spoiler-Free Review
Genre: Action Director: F. Gary Gray Producers: Neil H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell Theatrical Release: April 14, 2017 Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez,…
How Toyota Canada Kept Workers Safe during Factory Reopening
Photo: Toyota Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is one of the largest employers in southwestern Ontario, with about 8,500 employees working across its assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock. When the…
Toyota Announces Two All-New Three-Row SUVs
Photo: Toyota Only nine days ago, we said the Toyota electric vehicle avalanche was coming (the EV-lanche?) and it seems to have already started. The automaker just announced it was…
Canadian Grand Prix on the Rocks for 2021 F1 Season
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on Montreal’s Notre Dame Island, has hosted the Canadian Grand Prix since 1978 Photo: pedrik via CC The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal was canceled last year…
Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Sales are Soaring in Canada
Photo: Toyota 2020 was not a good year for the auto industry, but there were a few highlights nonetheless. Not least of which was the performance of Toyota’s electric vehicle…
2021 Toyota Venza Returns as Hybrid Crossover with 40 MPG
Photo: Toyota Toyota is bringing back the Venza, a wagon-style crossover whose first stint on the market had lasted only a single generation. This time, the Venza promises to stick…
In the Rearview: Demons and Death Race
Welcome to In the Rearview, where I bring you some of the top car news of the past week. First up this past week is a News-Wheel-exclusive look at Roger…
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Confirmed, Hybrid Coming Later
Photo: Toyota As we anticipated last month, Toyota has revealed it will launch the Corolla Cross in the United States for the 2022 model year. Positioned between the C-HR and…
The Problem With Electric Car Fires
2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Lithium-Ion Battery System Electric vehicles have come under scrutiny lately after a couple of crashes involving Tesla cars where the battery pack ignited. In one of…
Hyundai Earned More 2021 Top Safety Pick Awards than All American Brands Combined
Photo: Hyundai The Hyundai Motor Group — including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis — has racked up more 2021 Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety than…
Love Cars? Add These Netflix Originals to Your Watchlist
Photo: Netflix If you enjoy working on cars, driving them, or even just watching them on the screen, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from on Netflix. The streaming…
America’s Haas F1 is First to Reveal New 2018 Car
As of last week, the America’s only Formula One team, Haas F1, was the only team in the sport not to have announced when it would reveal its new 2018…
Toro Rosso Pokes Fun at Honda Critics
Toro Rosso, the formerly Renault-powered Formula One team now partnered with Honda, poked fun at the engine manufacturer’s critics with a spoof press release that marked the team’s successful engine…
Toyota Tundra Arrives Sept. 19
Photo: Toyota After months of teasing the all-new truck, Toyota has finally confirmed the 2022 Tundra will be fully unveiled on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 9 p.m. EDT. That will…
