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more about #toyota more comments → DrLemming: The original Celica notchback was one of the cleanest Japanese cars of that era. I really liked its design restraint. Alas, with the fastback Toyota ... more » MushyHeirloom: I'll take "Hilarious C-Pillar Louvers" for $200, Alex. This is yet another car that I'd be glad to drive if they still existed here in New Hampshire.... more » tonyola: I liked these early Celicas, though I have a slight preference for the notchback coupe version. Reasonably sporty, very well equipped, long-lived, and... more » Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: I was going to ask about that striking white van in the background, but I see that Paul_Y identified already as being a Toyota HiAce. I've never seen ... more » Novaload: These were nice little cars. I've never been a fan of the big glass hatch/lift back, but I remember these guys and have driven a few--back then the sm... more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: Too bad that the US market Celicas had the agricultural 20R engine rather than any of the nervier twin cams available elsewhere. Still a lovely find. ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Beautiful, and properly indestructible. These things have the survivability attributes of cockroaches. Back sat is a little tight, but otherwise ral... more » Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: While not entirely on-topic, Toyota really needs to sell me a HiAce (the white van in the top picture). ...and nice Celica! I'm not the biggest fan o... more » LandofMinos, Prediction, probability of procuring a poncy Prius for purchase. Piss off!: So, fluoro-coloured zinc cream and Buildabong have come back in fashion? Time to give the ol' Hot Tuna skateboard a polish, don some Oakleys, a Hyper... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: Back in high school I took out the raggedy old headliner on my Dodge Aries k-car and replaced it with the wildest pattern I could find for 10 bucks at... more » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
First-Gen Celica Still Going Strong In Nicaragua!
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. How about an early Celica in Granada, Nicaragua? More » -
#sema
Pass The Billabong And Stare At The Venza's Headliner
Designed for Billabong, this Toyota Venza by Street Image has the requisite body kits, wheels and paint for a SEMA vehicle. It even has a winch to pull boarders. But it's the surfgasmic headliner grabbing all the attention. More » -
#racingnews
Toyota Quits Formula One, Cries About It
After spending nine years and over $2.4 billion dollars without a single race victory, Toyota has officially dropped out of Formula One. As you can see from the photo, Toyota Motorsport Chairman Tadashi Yamashina was quite broken up about it.
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#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1980 Toyota Cressida for a Tranquility-Inducing $3,250!
Some people like pain with pleasure — we call them Alfa Romeo owners. Others like their automotive experience to be as serene as an Ansel Adams print. For those, Nice Price or Crack Pipe suggests taking 1980 milligrams of Cressida. More » -
#industrynews
Toyota Talks Recall, Ten New Models, And Competition
In a press briefing held yesterday at the fancy-pants Detroit Athletic Club, Toyota Group Vice President and General Manager Bob Carter talked plans for ten new products for the 2010 calendar year, the fiery death floor mat recall and competition. More » -
#sema
Toyota's "Brooks and Dunn" Pickup Has Belt Buckle Door Handles
Toyota's Tundra Midnight Rider Tailgater concept by Brooks & Dunn has got western belt buckle-styled door handles. As the name implies, it's designed to be the ultimate tailgating vehicle. But seriously, belt buckle handles. More » -
#sema
Toyota's Gullwing Door Monster XBOX Halo Warthog Pickup Truck Concept
What happens when you combine a Toyota pickup with four XBOX systems, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser? You get Toyota's Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept, the SEMA award-winner for greatest number of marketing gimmicks.
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#dragracing
LeMons Veteran Bikini Racer Goes Even Faster When Limited To 1,320 Feet
Some of you had questions about Texas LeMons driver Anna aka Bikini Racer when you saw a few photos of her last weekend. Does she drive? Is she really a racer? More » -
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#techporn
Circular Loom Weaves Lexus LFA Carbon A-Pillar
One of only two circular looms in the world is used to weave dual-tube carbon fiber components, like the A-pillar, on the Lexus LFA. It's obsessive attention to detail like this that explains the near $400,000 price. More » -
#hoonoftheday
The Toyota Hiace Was Not Designed For Ramping
Before the advent of powered flight, it was said if God intended men to fly he'd have given them wings. As this clip proves, a Toyota Hiace on a Motocross track does little to disprove the axiom. More » -
#lolcars
Get "Jalopnik Rules" Up On Times Square Billboard With Prius iPhone App!
Here's the deal. Toyota has a Prius iPhone app that'll let you draw things and get them on a big screen in Times Square. First person to get a photo to us of it saying "Jalopnik Rules" wins. Now go! More » -
#formulaone
People to Watch: Kamui Kobayashi
Substituting for an injured Timo Glock at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Toyota’s GP2-racing test driver displayed balls of titanium and mad, scorching speed. More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Toyota JZ
After we had Engine Of The Day Overload last weekend, I got the usual flurry of emails pointing out the really important stuff I'd overlooked. One engine kept coming up, though: the mighty Toyota JZ! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Of Cakeballs, Bob Ross, And Leaders At The 24 Hours Of Lemons
Those unaccustomed to Lemons racing spend their time staring at the track instead of at what's happening off of it. In addition to the revised leaderboard (new leader!), we have some of the glorious pit row sights below. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Day One Of Racing Over: SCHWING Team Corolla Blows Engine, GT$500 Celica Grabs Top Spot
It looks like Toyota- now tied with Mazda for most LeMons wins for a manufacturer- is the dominant marque here at the Yeehaw It's Texas 2009 24 Hours Of LeMons. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Three Hours In, SCHWING Corolla FX16 Leads!
Remember these guys? They're leading the race with their California-built Toyota, to nobody's surprise. So much could happen between now and tomorrow afternoon, of course! Jump away for complete standings. More » -
#newcars
$400,000 Challenge: Lexus LFA Versus 20 Toyota FT-86s
The Lexus LFA is a beastly car, no doubt about that, but the approximate $400,000 price tag is giving everyone pause. Click more to see how it compares to twenty of the recently debuted $20K Toyota FT-86s. More » -
#lolcars
Toyota Exec Blames Video Games For Slow Vehicle Sales
First it was violence, then bulging wastelines, now video games are being blamed for falling vehicle sales in Japan, at least by one unnamed Toyota exec. The argument? Games are so good lately there's no interest in buying actual cars. More » -
#cardesign
Witness the iPhone-ized Future Of Auto Show Displays
You just know that flat screens with icons in a grid are the zeitgeist when even a carmaker’s display screen looks like an iPhone. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
Toyota FT-86 Concept: The AE86 Is Back In The Red, Metallic Flesh
We've seen the Toyota FT-86 for a couple of weeks, carefully dissected the delicious, metallic red sports car in any way we can, but now we've actually seen it in the flesh and Toyota's got some serious hotness here. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
2010 Toyota Mark X Is The Aggressive GS We Don't Get
The 2010 Toyota Mark X will sell in Japan and other Asian nations and shares the rear-wheel-drive Crown/GS platform, but when it debuts at the Tokyo Motor Show everyone will know exactly where to find it, buried beneath the X. More » -
#spyphotos
2011 Subaru Coupe Spied On The ‘Ring, Again
Subaru engineers must be going gangbusters on the Nurburgring this week, this is the second time in two days that the 2011 Subaru Coupe's been spied lapping there. The gallery below shows the car in gruesome detail. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
Toyota FT-86: Now With High-Res Mega-Gallery!
There was a time when Toyota knew how to make exciting, sexy cars. The Toyota FT-86 concept heralds a return to those principles. Here's a mega-gallery of 51 never-before-seen studio shots of Toyota's new hotness. More » -
#spyphotos
2011 Subaru Coupe Spied On The ‘Ring
The luxurious speeders at Speedlux just spied the 2011 Subaru Coupe, the Subie version of the Toyota FT-86 on the Nurburgring. Who'd have thought that Toyota could make a better looking 2.0-liter, four-cylinder RWD sports coupe?
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#classiccars
Help Us ID the Mystery Roadster of Suzuka
During the drivers’ parade that preceded the Japanese Grand Prix on October 4, Williams’s Kazuki Nakajima rode in this vintage Japanese roadster. Can you help us figure out what it is? More » -
#tokyomotorshow
First Live Shots Of FT-86, Everything Else From Tokyo!
The Tokyo Motor Show preview doesn't start until October 21st, but somehow this video — featuring the first live shots of the Toyota FT-86, Nissan Leaf and, like, everything else — leaked out a couple weeks early. Gallery below. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
New Subieyota FT-86 Sketches Emerge
The first sketch of the Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86 came out a year-and-a-half ago, but now we get more than just a look at its hiney in these leaked-straight-from-Japan sketches. More » -
#toyotarecall
Toyota Fixing Deadly Killer Floor Mats With... Zip Ties!
Toyota's told dealers to attach recalled floor mats to seat frames on the driver's side of affected vehicles with self-locking zip ties to prevent them from snagging on gas pedals, causing unintended acceleration and then, fiery death. Yes, zip ties.
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#quoteoftheday
Tetsuya Tada —
Chief engineer of Toyota's FT-86 concept to AutoWeek, on the shade of red chosen to distinguish the spiritual successor to the AE86 from other sports cars. [AutoWeek via NYTimes] -
#recalls
NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
NHTSA's reportedly opened an investigation into reports of frame rust and corrosion in 2000 and 2001 Tundra pickups, an issue similar to the problems in 1995-2000 and 2001-04 Toyota Tacoma trucks last year. [PickupTrucks] -
#tokyomotorshow
Toyota FT-86 Concept: Design, Dissected
The Toyota FT-86 Concept is an exciting step forward for the vanilla automaker, blending cues from the past (the Toyota AE86) with hints of ToMoCo future. We dissect the design below to see how they've accomplished this delicate feat. More » -
#videogames
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 Concept Goes Sideways In Gran Turismo
Almost as cool as this morning's first look at the anxiously-awaited and so-pre-production-we-can-almost-taste-it Toyota FT-86 Concept is this video of the "Subieyota" going sideways around corners in the digital world of GT5 with a little AE86 following. Adorable! More » -
#tokyomotorshow
Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver
The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian spaceship. More » -
#tokyomotorshow
Toyota FT-86 Concept: Behold, The New AE86
A joint Toyota/Subaru sports car project has been in the works for what feels like forever. Now, finally, here's the first look, a heavily production-based concept called the Toyota FT-86 set to debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show. More »
