2017 Toyota GT86 Gets Track Mode
Photo: © Toyota UK If you live in North America, you’ve known it as the Scion FR-S up until this year—but in Europe, the Toyota 86 has always had a…
Somebody Finally Won that Toyota Tundra at the Cincinnati Reds’ Ballpark
Since 2008, Cincinnati-area Toyota dealers have displayed a new Tundra pickup truck in Great American Ball Park. Each home game, one fan is selected to win the truck, should a…
New Toyota Tacoma Lift Kit Works with Safety Tech
Photo: Toyota The Toyota Tacoma TRD is already one of the best pickup trucks you can buy if your main interest is tackling off-road trails and crawling over rocks. And…
Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition is a Lifted Minivan
Photo: Toyota Sport utility vehicles have slowly been taking over every automotive sector, including minivans, but that isn’t stopping Toyota from giving the family-oriented Sienna a special-edition model that comes…
Toyota Shows Off Latest Autonomous Tech
In a new video, Toyota has made the first demonstration of its Guardian and Chauffeur autonomous vehicle platform. The video shows the advances that the Toyota Research Institute have made…
2014 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reports Review Gives Positive Feedback
2014 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reports magazine is one of the most influential publications in the market. With its valuable, in depth look into a variety of products, ranging from electronics…
Toyota to Provide Fully Electric Vehicle Lineup for 2020 Olympics
Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced it will provide a full lineup of electrified vehicles for the upcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, including “unique versions of certain vehicles…
Toyota Sweeps Super GT Weekend with ‘Different Dimension’ Engine
Photo: Toyota The Toyota GR Supra made its Super GT debut at the iconic Fuji Speedway this Sunday, the first round of the 2020 Super GT Series, and it could…
Toyota “Stand Together” Ad Voted Best of 2016 Rio Olympics
If you watched the 2016 Rio Olympics on NBC this month, you may have found, as I did, that the coverage was extremely disappointing. In fact, I disliked it so…
Toyota Reaches 10 Million European-Built Vehicles
Toyota has reached 10 million vehicles built in Europe Some milestones are worth celebrating: your college graduation, the first time you get a proper job, the birth of your child.…
Toyota Yaris WRC Races to Victory in Sweden
Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team celebrated its first win of the 2019 World Rally Championship season after Ott Tänak drove to a well-deserved victory…
New Toyota GR Yaris Could Be the King of Hot Hatches
Photo: Toyota Europe | YouTube A few days after putting out an initial teaser featuring Akio “Morizo” Toyoda at the wheel of the upcoming GR Yaris, Toyota has launched a…
Official Toyota Mirai EPA Numbers Revealed
Toyota has released EPA estimates for the 2016 Mirai fuel cell vehicle With its October release date coming ever closer, Toyota is finally releasing fuel economy numbers for the 2016…
Toyota Stays Ahead of Volkswagen as World’s Biggest Automaker
A long time ago, the Big Three Detroit automakers were also the world’s largest automakers by production. Today, while General Motors remains among the global top three, the fight for…
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…
Toyota Agrees to Develop Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Truck
Photo: Toyota Toyota and Hino Trucks have agreed to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck for the North American market. With a minimum gross vehicle weight rating…
Toyota Announces Extra $3 Billion Investment in US Manufacturing
Photo: Toyota In 2017, Toyota declared it would invest $10 billion over five years in United States manufacturing, but today has announced it will actually exceed that pledge by nearly…
Toyota Hydrogen-Powered Bus Starts Testing in Tokyo
The Toyota fuel cell bus has begun testing in Tokyo Earlier this year, Toyota and Hino Motors began to operate their joint-project hydrogen fuel cell-powered bus in Toyota City, Japan.…
Toyota Brings New Electrified Vehicles to Washington Auto Show
Photo: Toyota While Toyota is teasing off-road vehicles for the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, the automaker is also showing off the new 2020 Highlander, 2021 Mirai, and 2021 RAV4 Prime…
Toyota Sales in Canada Soared 14 Percent in February
2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced it sold 15,288 vehicles in Canada in February, up 13.9 percent compared to the same month last year. Both the…
Toyota Safety Sense Coming to UK Yaris and Aygo
The Toyota Aygo Last December, Toyota announced a new safety package called Toyota Safety Sense that would start rolling out this year. In the UK, the package has already been…
Rumored Toyota Yaris WRC-Inspired Hot Hatch Coming Soon
America isn’t known for its vast array of hot hatches (no matter how much we beg automakers to bring them our way). Sure, you have your Ford Focus ST, your…
Toyota Wins 1-2 at Chaotic 6 Hours of Fuji
Given its location on home soil, it is perhaps understandable that Toyota has always done well at the 6 Hours of Fuji endurance race—and after losing the last four World…
Toyota FJ Cruiser Ultimate Edition: Retro Model Goes Out With a Bang
Toyota FJ Cruiser Ultimate Edition 2014 is the last year Toyota will make its retro-inspired FJ Cruiser. The sporty SUV, which first debuted in 2006, always appealed to those looking…
Start Saving Now: Lifelike Lego MINI Cooper Coming in August
Lego MINI Cooper: The Finished Product Any Lego fans out there? Here at The News Wheel, we were all huge Lego fans when we were kids (okay, and we still…
Toyota Will Build Japan’s Moon Rover
Photo: Toyota | YouTube The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has announced it plans to land on the moon in 2029 and that its astronauts will explore the lunar surface in…
2019 Honda Civic Hatchback Beats Toyota Corolla in Head-to-Head
Photo: Honda Toyota recently launched a new hatchback variant of the Corolla, and while the nameplate is famous, the car itself has been only lukewarmly received. Why bother with a…
Toyota Reveals All-New RAV4 Prime and Mirai in LA
Photo: Toyota Toyota showed off the first-ever RAV4 Prime and the all-new, second-generation 2021 Toyota Mirai at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, alongside its highly-anticipated Camry AWD model. All…
The Toyota Tacoma is an Instrument, Apparently
Since the dawn of time, people have used things that are not instruments as instruments. That’s probably how instruments were invented in the first place, but I digress. Joining the…
2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road Ready to Bust Trails
Photo: Toyota The 2020 Toyota RAV4 has officially joined Toyota Canada’s lineup of 2020 models with a new TRD Off-Road model certified to bust trails. It joins a rugged and…
Toyota and Ford All Tied Up Ahead of Final Rally America Race
Photo: © Toyota The fight for the Rally America National Championship continues between Toyota and Ford, and it couldn’t get any closer than this. Ryan Millen and co-pilot Christina Fate…
Toyota Invests in US-Based Car-Sharing Company ‘Getaround’
Toyota’s headquarters in Torrance, California Being an automobile manufacturer is quickly becoming about more than just building cars. Most of the major brands have now realized that they aren’t just…
Dyno Tests Show Supra is More Powerful Than Toyota Says
Photo: Toyota Toyota says the BMW-developed, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder in the new Supra sports car makes 335 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque, but dyno testing by Car and…
Toyota Executives Earn Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards
Millie Marshall, the president of Toyota’s West Virginia powertrain plant. Toyota executives Millie Marshall and Susan Elkington will both be awarded with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
Toyota Reiterates Concerns Over No-Deal Brexit
Toyota has once again added its voice to warnings about the impact a no-deal Brexit would have on the UK’s automotive industry, stating that it may have to discontinue building…
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Stars in New Mini Docuseries
The Outlander PHEV Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi has partnered with Emergent Media to create a new show called “Soul Pursuits.” This mini docuseries is following the year-long journey that filmmaker…
Toyota to Create New Artificial Intelligence Research Company
Dr. Gill Pratt will head up the new Toyota Research Institute (TRI) As technology improves, companies across the world are scrambling to be among the first to develop the new…
Is a Toyota GM Merger Possible? Marchionne Sure Thinks So.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles opened on Wall Street earlier this week, marking the official Fiat Chrysler Group merger, spearheaded by Sergio Marchionne. The merger made the newly formed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles…
2016 Prius is for Nerds, Hippies and Weirdos According to Latest Toyota Ads
If you’re going to make fun of a certain group in a commercial, you usually want to insult the group most unlike the one you’re trying to appeal to, like…
2013 Toyota RAV4 Overview
2013 Toyota RAV4 overview The Toyota RAV4 has been completely redesigned for the 2013 model year. 2013 Toyota RAV4 Exterior The first major change you’ll notice about the 2013 Toyota…
Toyota Research Institute Launches First Self-Driving Test Vehicle
Remember how, a few years ago, automakers agreed 2020 would be the year we start to see fully autonomous self-driving cars available at the dealership? Thanks to the hard work…
Toyota Wants Its Cars to Follow You on Social Media
It’s hard not to be concerned about the growing loss of privacy in today’s digital age. It almost seems as though everyone’s life is on display on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,…
Baby Safety Month: Toyota and Cincinnati Children’s Buckle Up for Life Program
Safety technology in vehicles seems to get more and more complex on a daily basis. Not so for car seats; these days, most new vehicles are mandated to be equipped…
Updated Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Coming to Japan
Re-released Land Cruiser 70 Thirty years ago, Toyota released what would become one of Japan’s all-time favorite models: the Land Cruiser 70. Sales of the original Land Cruiser 70 lasted…
Toyota is Best Overall SUV/Truck Brand in 2021 CBB Awards
Photo: Toyota Canada If you’re a Canadian looking to buy a new car that will hold its value well, Toyota is a good place to start. In the 2021 Canadian…
Toyota Pledges $1 Million to Support Texans
Photo: Toyota Motor North America Toyota Motor North America has pledged $1 million in relief for victims of the winter storm that recently collapsed the Texas electrical grid and left…
[VIDEO] Toyota Yaris Hybrid Singalong Commercial
Toyota Yaris Hybrid Singalong Commercial: The Musical City It’s no secret that Toyota enjoys making quirky commercials for its vehicles. These ads are definitely memorable and unique, which leaves us…
2013 Toyota Sequoia Overview
2013 Toyota Sequoia overview The 2013 Toyota Sequoia drops the previous model’s smaller base V8 engine in favor of the powerful 5.7-liter V8. Additionally, the 2013 Sequoia has the option…
Toyota Trademarks Prius Prime Name
Spy shots of the 2016 Toyota Prius Photo: Indian Autos Blog The automotive industry is filled with reports floating around that invariably grab the interest of journalists and create all…
Toyota Research Institute Invests $100 Million in Artificial Intelligence Venture
Toyota announced earlier this month the launch of a new venture capital subsidiary called Toyota AI Ventures, which has received an initial $100 million investment from the Toyota Research Institute…
