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Toyota Crown Finally Returns to U.S. as Hybrid Upsized Sedan

Photo: Toyota After nearly five decades of absence, the new Toyota Crown is finally returning to the United States. The Crown is Toyota’s longest-running nameplate, having been in production since…

2021 Toyota RAV4 Overview

2021 Toyota RAV4 Adventure Photo: Toyota The most exciting news as of late for the RAV4 nameplate has been the introduction of the RAV4 Prime, a plug-in hybrid variant of…

Toyota Introduces New Premium Trims for Off-Road Tundra Models

Photo: Toyota Canada For 2020, Toyota is introducing new luxurious trim levels for its off-road-ready Tundra 4×4 models. The Tundra full-size pickup will be offered with TRD Sport Premium and…

How Can You Tell that the 2017 Toyota 86 is No Longer a Scion FR-S?

The Toyota 86 on display at the New York Auto Show Starting with the 2017 model year, the sporty coupe formerly known as the Scion FR-S will move into Toyota’s…

Toyota Releases Statement Regarding Controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Law

Last week, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a law that captured the attention of the nation. Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has attracted a lot of press—both from supporters and…

CONFIRMED: Toyota Supra Successor to Launch in 2018

The gnarly concept it’ll be based on. We’ve speculated and guessed and wondered about a potential Toyota Supra successor for years and it finally seems as though the time for…

Toyota Sets the Pace Ahead of Competitive 2023 WEC Season

Photo: Toyota Toyota Gazoo Racing ended the World Endurance Championship Prologue fastest overall in three of the four pre-season testing sessions, with José María López and Brendon Hartley setting the…

Taking a Look at the All-New 2020 Toyota Highlander’s Features

The Highlander’s new Moon Dust premium exterior Photo: Toyota Toyota has finally launched the all-new, fourth-generation 2020 Highlander SUV, and while we’ve already discussed its price and exceptional fuel economy,…

Toyota 2013 Vehicle Production Sets All-Time Mark

Toyota increased production in 2013 for the latest iteration of the Camry thanks to increased demand for America’s best-selling car. Toyota announced that the best-selling car in all of America,…

The Green Car of the Year is the 2020 Toyota Corolla/Corolla Hybrid

Photo: Toyota A panel of 11 experts have named the all-new 2020 Toyota Corolla and its first-ever hybrid variant as the 2020 Green Car of the Year. It may surprise…

Creative Innovations: Toyota Patents Totaled 1,355 in 2013

Toyota engineers and scientists gather to recognize the 1,355 patents that were awarded in 2013. Toyota is pretty ahead of things when it comes to the future of automobiles. Just look…

Toyota Leads Industry with Most Top Safety Pick+ Awards

For the third year running, Toyota has once again earned more Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) than any other manufacturer. In total, five…

Toyota TeenDrive365 Helps Keep Teen Drivers Safe

Toyota TeenDrive365 Everyone remembers that one magical day during their teenage years where they were finally able to drive a car without parental supervision—the rush of freedom, the excitement of…

Toyota Prius Prime Will Use Solar Panels on the Roof to Help Charge the Battery

As the poster child for hybrid cars around the world, the Toyota Prius has a mighty reputation to uphold—it’s a good thing, then, that Toyota is ever on the lookout…

2020 Toyota Supra to Make First Public Appearance in Chicago Alongside Pizza-Making Pickup Truck

The entire Toyota lineup will be on display at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show taking place from Feb. 9-18, including the new 2020 GR Supra that made its world debut…

Toyota Poised to Launch New Performance Sub-Brand

Photo: ©Toyota Toyota will launch what it calls a “new sports car series” at an event in Japan next month that is believed will mirror the high-performance Lexus F series.…

Lexus and Toyota Score High in 2023 Vehicle Dependability Study

Photo: Lexus Lexus ranked first in the J.D. Power 2023 Vehicle Dependability Study, beating all automakers with fewer problems per 100 vehicles. Toyota was ranked eighth overall and fifth among…

Toyota Endeavour Campaign Wins Experiential Advertising Award

In 2012, a Toyota Tundra stole the attention of the nation by towing the space shuttle Endeavour across the Manchester Boulevard Bridge and the 405 Freeway on its way to…

Toyota Sienna History

Toyota Sienna History Since the Toyota Sienna was first introduced in 1998, it has established itself as one of the top options in the family-oriented minivan segment. With a multitude…

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Offers Free Oh, Ranger! Wi-Fi™ in LA and NY Parks

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Offers Free Oh, Ranger! Wi-Fi™ in LA and NY Parks What’s better than available Wi-Fi in public spaces? How about free Wi-Fi in public spaces? Sounds…

[VIDEO] One Direction Star in New Thai Toyota Vios Commercial

The lads of One Direction are currently on hiatus, reportedly so that they can spend more time with friends and family, but that hasn’t stopped them from making appearances every…

[VIDEO] One Direction Drive a Toyota in a Toyota Commercial

Could the Toyota Vios be the sixth member of One Direction? Breaking news: the lads from One Direction are now old enough to drive! Okay, so perhaps that has been…

Toyota Says Goodbye to the Mark X

Photo: Toyota Built since 1968, the Mark X was one of the automaker’s most iconic vehicles — at least in its home nation of Japan. It was sold in the…

Toyota and Honda Announce Largest Pay Raise in Decades

Photo: Honda Good news, Toyota and Honda workers: Japan’s two largest automakers have agreed to give their workers their largest pay raise in decades. Bad news, Americans: the raises are…

[Video] Toyota Mirai Revealed in Spectacular Fashion on Back to the Future Day

The Mirai is revealed in Back to the Future fashion In case you were unaware, today is October 21, 2015. While for some people that might just be another fall…

All-New 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Gets Even More Interior Space

Photo: Toyota Expected to launch for the 2024 model year, the Toyota Grand Highlander will have more third-row passenger space and cargo room compared to the regular Highlander, one of…

Toyota Seat Selfie App Helps Promote Seat Belt Wearing

Fastening your seatbelt can greatly reduce your risk of crash-related injury or death There’s a reason why seat belts exist. They help reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by about…

New Toyota GR Yaris Debuts at Goodwood Speedweek

Photo: Toyota The new Toyota GR Yaris made its global debut at the Goodwood Speedweek, the no-spectator replacement event for the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed. Typically, world-class drivers and…

Toyota Reveals 2nd Electric Compact SUV Concept

Photo: Toyota The new Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept that was revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show last month has made its European debut in Brussels, Belgium. It’s the…

$226 Million Investment Finally Pays Off at Toyota West Virginia

Photo: Toyota In late 2017, Toyota announced it was investing $113 million in Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia to produce 120,000 hybrid transaxles per year. In early 2019, that capacity…

2015 Toyota Tundra Bass Pro Shops Off-Road Edition Makes its Debut

The 2015 Toyota Tundra Bass Pro Shops Off-Road Edition Tomorrow, September 26th, marks day one of the much-anticipated 2014 State Fair of Texas. We’ve already heard that Chrysler Group will…

Watch the New Toyota Supra Make Its World Debut at Goodwood

Just in case you still weren’t ready to fully believe Toyota was making a new Supra — and who could blame you, given the uncertain nature of the rumors that…

Toyota Helps U.S. Hispanic Community “Go Green”

2013 Toyota Prius Whether it’s through improved operations and production or new eco-friendly models, Toyota is continuously trying to improve sustainability and inform consumers about “going green”.  In their latest…

Toyota CEO Says Going All-EV Will Hurt Jobs

Photo: Toyota Toyota is hard at work to fight the push for electric vehicles, both overseas and at home. At a Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association meeting, CEO Akio Toyoda warned…

Toyota to Unveil Humanoid Robot at 2020 CES

Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced it will appear at the 2020 CES convention in Las Vegas on January 6, where it will present information and cool concepts that are part…

Toyota Dives Into Water Conservation in New TV Program

Photo: Toyota Toyota is concerned about water conservation and (rightfully) thinks you should be too. The automaker funded a new TV program that looks at the issues and assembles experts…

Toyota Partners With Redwood Materials to Recycle EV Batteries

Photo: Toyota Toyota has begun collaborating with Redwood Materials to recycle EV batteries. This is the latest in a string of partnerships between the recycling startup and battery manufacturers including…

Toyota Prius Prime—Delayed!

If, like the rest of us, you were impatiently looking forward to the launch of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, we regret to inform you that you’ll have…

Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center Commits $35 Million to Future of Mobility

Testing for pedestrian pre-collision systems at the Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center Today’s automotive technology is virtually unrecognizable from what we might have seen just a few decades ago. Cars…

2021 Toyota Supra is a 'Car and Driver 10Best'

Photo: Toyota The Toyota Supra was named a Car and Driver 10Best, the second time it appears on the list following the resurgence of the famous nameplate in 2020. Every…

[Photos] 2022 Toyota Highlander Goes Bronze

Photo: Toyota Tired of blacked-out special edition models that look like they’re trying way too hard to be sinister and cool? Check out the new 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze…

2021 Toyota Supra Gets Four-Cylinder Engine, More Powerful V6

Photo: Toyota Last week, we predicted that Toyota would announce a four-cylinder engine for the new 2021 Supra, and while that was correct, we were caught completely by surprise by…

Uplifting Toyota Ad May Be the Only Redeeming Quality of NBC’s Terrible Olympic Games Coverage

NBC has received a lot of attention in the last week and a half because of the 2016 Rio Olympics; not only because the network is the only one in…

Toyota Among America’s Most Reliable Car Brands—Again

It may look weird, but it’s reliable. Toyota cars may never get to the top of an auto enthusiast’s shopping list, but there’s a reason they’re among the best-selling vehicles…

Another Black Car: Toyota Prius Nightshade Edition

Photo: Toyota I suppose it was meant to be. Yesterday, I wrote about how the 2022 Toyota Highlander had gone bronze, and how I found it a refreshing change from…

New Toyota Crash Test Dummy Models Posture Before Collisions

THUMS in a relaxed driving position If you’ve ever been involved in a collision—whether it be with another vehicle or an inanimate object—you know that you tend to brace yourself…

Toyota Makes it 3 in a Row at Le Mans

Photo: Toyota For the third year in a row, Toyota celebrated winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But yet again, problems for the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid denied three…

Toyota Unveils GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar

Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota Gazoo Racing is the first constructor to unveil its Le Mans Hyperclass prototype, the GR010 Hybrid. Designed over the last 18 months by teams based…

New Toyota Mirai Gets 402 Miles of Hydrogen Range

Photo: Toyota We’ve already talked about the all-new, second-generation Toyota Mirai, but one key detail missing up until now was its range. The automaker had set its sights on 400…

Toyota Land Cruiser History

Toyota Land Cruiser History The Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced in 1951, an era when the car industry was heavily influenced by World War II transportation. Since then, the Land…