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Hybrid trucks by Toyota and Ford

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:37:15 +0000

Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday.

Ford and Toyota plan to collaborate on product development for the future rear-wheel drive hybrid vehicles, as well as for telephone, Internet and entertainment systems.

Developing the hybrids will help each automaker meet stringent U.S. fuel economy standards in coming years, said Takeshi Uchiyamada, vice president for Toyota research and development, and Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s product development chief.

There are no plans for collaboration beyond rear-wheel drive hybrids and on-board phone, navigation and entertainment systems, Kuzak said.

Toyota has been the world leader in hybrids since it introduced the Prius sedan in 1997. It has since sold 3.3 million hybrid vehicles. led by the Prius, which like most fuel-efficient cars, has front-wheel drive.

Rear-wheel drive vehicles in the U.S. market include sports cars and high-performance sedans.

“This is the kind of collaborative effort that is required to address the big global challenges of energy independence and environmental sustainability,” Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said in a prepared statement.

Toyota President Akio Toyoda, also in a prepared statement, said the tie-up “should also become an important building block for future mobility in the U.S.”

Toyota FT-86 II Concept at Geneva 2011

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:27:17 +0000

First off, Toyota’s designers restyled the coupe’s profile by eliminating the lower swoop line and adding a new beltline that starts from the front wheel arch with a cheesy air vent and finishes off on the tip of the rear window, which itself has grown in size. In addition, Toyota also split the front window and abolished the blacked out A-Column finish, while the rear wheel arches are more pronounced and there are new side rocker panels.

Toyota FT-86 G Sports Turbo Concept Gran Turismo 5

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:59:29 +0000

Toyota FT-86 G Sports Turbo Concept is somehow one of my favorite.This is what Toyota had to offer during Tokyo Auto Salon recently.Take a look over the photo gallery and also the video.

Here’s video Gran Turismo 5 released a video of Toyota FT-86 G Sports Turbo Concept in action.

Toyota Prius G Sports Concept in Tokyo Auto Salon

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:49:00 +0000

This is it.A Toyota latest debut latest generation Prius hybrid, during Tokyo Auto Salon.It is not a G-spot, but a G Sports package that what Toyota had been in mind.G Sports package will include a new cosmetics,performance, new interior recaro inside and of course a G-Sports’ branded gear lever and start button.Here’s peek some of Toyota Prius G Sports Concept in Tokyo Auto Salon.

First Upgrades for Toyota Sai Hybrid

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:56:48 +0000

Toyota’s budget version of the Lexus HS 250h, the new Sai Hybrid, just went on sale in Japan in the beginning of the month, but the automaker’s TRD division has already lined up some subtle visual and performance upgrades for the sedan. In addition to the selection of aero bits, TRD has also released a new grille insert, a sport suspension kit, specific oil and fuel caps as well as a choice of 16-, 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels available in various designs.

Zoom:Sporty Toyota Land Cruiser

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:18 +0000

FT-EV II Battery-Powered Concept Based on the iQ

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:12:02 +0000

Even though FT-86 RWD Coupe will be the star at Toyota’s Tokyo Motor Show stage, the Japanese certain will also showcase the FT-EV II, a string-powered micro car that is more radical than the first edition of the notion exemplar that ruined cover at this year’s Detroit Show in January. The FT-EV II, which stands for “Future Toyota Electric Vehicle II,” is powered by an exciting motor that draws energy from a lithium-ion string which provides a powerful breadth more than 90km (60 miles).

The Japanese automaker claims that the FT-EV II can scope a top alacrity of a little over 100km/h or 62mph.

Toyota to Release First Photos of Subaru Sports Coupe at Tokyo

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:10:54 +0000

Toyota’s rendering of the, much expected rear-controls push sports auto that the automaker is developing with Subaru will make its world unveiling as a finely-oblique theory car at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show. And according to our well-located sources, we’re available to get our first sign of Toyota’s affordable compact sports sedan sometime this week with the emit of the first executive photos and facts.

For those of you wondering why we chose to ‘honor’ the term with photos of Toyota’s 2007 Detroit Show star, the FT-HS fusion thought, that’s because we’ve been informed by our font that the RWD Coupe prototype draws immensely ahead the styling of that theory ideal.

Nevertheless while the FT-HS featured fusion drivetrain built around a 3.5-liter V6, Toyota’s compact vehicle will get a front-mounted, 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine sourced from Subaru transfer strength to the rear-wheels through a six-tempo guide gearbox.

If we are to take Subaru’s officer depress circulate on the resolute’s 2009 Tokyo Motor Show offerings for granted, then we won’t be seeing its account of the RWD vehicle in Japan this month.

In a previous invoice, the two automakers said that the sport coupes will disclose the same hardware (meaning the Subaru-sourced boxer engine, hulk, suspension etc), but each brand will element a manifest outdoor target.

The souk launch of both the Toyota and Subaru badged coupes are embattled for the end of 2011, with production set to take place at Subaru’s new Gunma place in Japan.

Even while Toyota has not made any executive announcements on the topic, back in 2008, a reliable supply here in the States told us that the troupe policy to bazaar its variant of the RWD auto in the U.S. as a Scion essentially replacing the TC. The same trace also informed us then that the iQ would cranium over to the States as a Scion, something that was definite with the presentation of the iQ Concept at this year’s New York Auto Show in April.

However, create in view that these kinds of decisions may change over time in retort to the different load of the market.

2007 Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Coupe

FlyAudio Advanced & High Quality Car Radio DVD GPS Navigation Player for Toyota YARIS

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:01 +0000

Something that people were talking about,FlyAudio Advanced & High Quality Car Radio DVD GPS Navigation Player for Toyota YARIS.Here’s some features that covers:

* High Quality: Made by a very famous manufacturer in China, extended warranty: 2 years!
* 6.5″ TFT high-definition Digital LCD Screen, 800*480 resolutions!(2,650,000 color), support 4:3, 16:9 and full screen display!
* Specially Designed for Toyota YARIS . No gap with original dashboard after installation.
* Convulsed timbre and enjoy all your journey
* Built-in TPMS(Tire pressure monitor system), Optional( extra 220usd is needed to get this function)
* iPOD Ready, Steering wheel control, CDC port, TF Card slot for GPS and music files(support up to 16GB TF Card!).
* Completely Dual Zone Playback, you can run the gps application while listening to Radio/CD/DVD/music in TF Card/USB device

Built-in Digital TV(Only with European Standard is available) is also optional, and it need 220usd to add this function. Please contact us if you are interested in DVB-T function. Bluetooth function have be included

Seems like a good deal?Well, you decide..

Toyota Revs up Production of new Prius

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Higher-than-expected demand in Japan has ‘forced’ Toyota to ramp up production of its third-generation Prius Hybrid. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma, told Bloomberg news that the company has increased production to 50,000 Prius hybrids a month at its Tsutsumi factory and Toyota Auto Body Co.’s Fujimatsu plant. The spokesman did not reveal how many units of the Prius were built before revving up production.

The 2010 Prius was the No. 1 selling vehicle in Japan for May, taking the top spot in the domestic market for the first time ever. According to Homma, as of June 5, Toyota has received more than 140,000 Prius orders in Japan alone.

Via: Bloomberg