Report: Toyota Tacoma to receive nip/tuck this fall

Filed under: Truck, Toyota Toyota is reportedly working on a refresh for its Tacoma mid-size pickup, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The refreshed Taco will debut in October, as part of the automaker’s plan to debut many all-new or refreshed vehicles this year. In addition to the Tacoma, the Camry and [...]

Toyota says Prius plug-in is “27-percent better than an equivalent diesel”

Filed under: Hybrid, Europe, Technology, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric With the Toyota Prius plug-in set to launch in early 2012, now’s the perfect time to dive into the interim results from the cars’ trials in London. Here are some details straight from Toyota: Average journey distance has been 7.3 miles, with 59 percent of all journeys [...]

Toyota gives wheelchair van as wedding gift to amazing bride

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Etc., Toyota, Specialty Toyota and The Braun Corporation have partnered to provide a unique wedding present to a very special bride. A little over a year ago, Rachelle Friedman was celebrating her bachelorette party when she was pushed into a swimming pool. When she fell, Friedman broke her C6 vertebra and became [...]

Report: Toyota safety tech can take steering control to avoid impact

Filed under: Etc., Japan, Safety, Technology, Toyota According to The Detroit News, Toyota is working on a new pre-crash system that will actually take control and steer the vehicle to minimize impact in the event of an unavoidable collision. The system combines super-sensitive radar with a camera array in the front fascia to detect possible [...]

AdSpotting: Prius goes funny… At Last

Filed under: Hybrid, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Toyota, Humor Company: Toyota Motor Sales Brand: Toyota Medium: TV Ad Agency: Saatchi and Saatchi Product: Prius Campaign:”What Happens After Practice” What We Like: Going to back when Toyota launched its very amusing campaign for its Sienna “Swagger Wagon” TV ad and Youtube videos, the Japanese automaker has been [...]