Report: Standard Toyota FT-86 / Scion FR-S revealed?

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Toyota

Is this the standard production version of the Toyota FT-86 / Scion FR-S? Sure looks like it. Another set of brochure shots acquired by the FT-86 forum shows a plainer version of the new rear-drive sports car in red, in contrast to the white Modellista brochure shots from a few days [...]

Video: Lexus documents LFA development

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Lexus

It’s not often that a mainstream automaker sets its sights on building a world-class supercar, but a few standout examples come to mind: cars like the Acura NSX, the Ford GT, the Dodge Viper, and the Lexus LFA.
Of course, none of these projects simply materialized overnight. Each took years of [...]

Video: Lexus documents LFA development

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Lexus

It’s not often that a mainstream automaker sets its sights on building a world-class supercar, but a few standout examples come to mind: cars like the Acura NSX, the Ford GT, the Dodge Viper, and the Lexus LFA.
Of course, none of these projects simply materialized overnight. Each took years of [...]

Video: Lexus documents LFA development

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Lexus

It’s not often that a mainstream automaker sets its sights on building a world-class supercar, but a few standout examples come to mind: cars like the Acura NSX, the Ford GT, the Dodge Viper, and the Lexus LFA.
Of course, none of these projects simply materialized overnight. Each took years of [...]

Study: Gas pumps found to be germiest things we touch

Filed under: Safety

We think Nissan has found its new spokesman for the all-electric Leaf. A microbiologist at the University of Arizona known as “Dr. Germ” says he’s identified gas pumps as the biggest biohazard in modern society.
According to The Los Angeles Times, the doctor’s research results show 71 percent of gas pump handles are “‘highly [...]