Toyota Estima Hybrid Minivan We Can’t Have
Let me start off by saying I have been secretly coveting a loaded minivan. No, I don’t have kids or play in a band. I just think minivans are cool. I know, I know, I am mostly alone here. But, before you knock it, head over to a Toyota or Nissan showroom and ask to sit […]
Toyota Shows Off A Fully Enclosed Electric Three Wheeled Vehicle The i-ROAD
Toyota will be dropping this bomb, at the Geneva Motor Show, which is surely to make folks at Lit Motors and Smart take notice. The Toyota i-ROAD is a fully enclosed all-electric two-seater that has three wheels. Think of a motorcycle that is fully enclosed, balances while stopped, that leans into the turns. Toyota is […]
Toyota Wants To Bring Sexy Back With Their New GT 86
The all new Toyota GT 86 (and 2013 Scion FR-S) should hit the Tokyo Motor Show later this week. The GT 86 is Toyotas attempt at bringing back the "fun to drive" rear-wheel drive from the 80's and 90's. You may notice some design cues from the old AE86 Toyota Corolla or the 2000GT. The […]
Ford And Toyota Announce Partnership To Share Hybrid Technology
At first glance it looks like this "partnership" is just Ford accepting that Toyota's hybrid technology is the best and that they want to use it. At second glance that is exactly what this is, Ford will be using Toyotas hybrid technology to create a new rear-wheel drive hybrid platform for their light trucks and […]
Mind Controlled Wheelchair By Toyota
The smart folks at Toyota have created a mind-controlled wheelchair. The wheelchair reads brain waves every 125 milliseconds. Testers using the wheels and EEG cap system have achieved accuracy up to 95 percent which will make cubicle obstacle courses a challenge of the past. If nothing else the hat you get to wear is super […]
Toyota Geeks It Up Segway Style – Winglet
As if Segway wasn’t lame enough, Toyota joined the lineup of Segway’s knockoffs with a gimp little entry called Winglet. Winglet sounds more like a Maxi Pad knockoff for tiny cooters but I digress. Since Sony scrapped most of its robotics division (yes kids they shot Aibo the dog), Toyota stepped in and picked up […]
New Toyota Prius To Debut At 2009 Detroit Auto Show
Looks like a long awaited Prius overall is on the horizon. The last body change for the Prius was in 2004. The new Toyota Prius is supposed to debut at the 2009 Detroit auto show, will let you know more details as they become available… for now we know the car will be about 4 […]
Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta Fast And Froogle
Italdesign Giugiaro released full details of their concept car the Quaranta, just days before it will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show. The amazing part about the car, aside from the supercar looks, is the fact that it uses a mid-mounted hybrid powertrain from Toyota. Combining the 3.3L V6 and Toyota hybrid technology makes […]