Toyota had better watch out: Its new Avalon, reportedly stoked by a 280hp V-6, is getting awfully close in stature to the company's Lexus line. I smell cannibalization — either that or my neighbor's making another vat of ox-tail soup.
It looks like consumer demand for more fuel-efficient models is affecting the super number one greenest manufacturer from the land of the rising sun, too. According to the folks with the corporate Inside Line, the 2011 Lexus LF-A-based 2011 Lexus...
Replacing the XG350 — a puppet-dictator's parade car if ever we've seen one — Hyundai officially introduced its Azera (the Era from A to Z — we kid you not). It's the latest issue of the company's We're Going Upmarket scheme,...
Nissan may be preparing a left-hand drive version of its large, Japan-only Teana sedan, which could signal new competition for the Toyota Avalon. New spy shots, taken in the southwestern US, show a Teana (or a similar prototype) with left-hand...
New photos of Toyota's redesigned 2007 test mule have surfaced on Japanese Car Fans. Larger than the current model, and despite cladding that makes the subject look like a facsimile of the current model, the new version — which will be built...
Tipsta from Down Unda, Chris, just let us know that Toyota unveiled their new Aurion at the Melbourne Auto Show. Basically a face-transplanted Camry, the Aurion is set to replace the older-model Avalon in Australia. Due to launch late this year,...
Toyota announced today that they will be debuting a new crossover sedan at the Detroit Auto Show. We guess they're hoping to expand their narrow offerings and fill that huge hole between the RAV-4, Matrix and Highlander. The new vehicle will be "a...
Fox has decided to broaden the Ford-centric product-placement universe of 24 and toss some Toyota in the mix. In the fifth-season "bridge" mini-movie that comes with the DVD set of season four, Kiefer Sutherland will run from or be running down...
Toyota's golden age is looking a bit brassy this morning. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company may hold off introducing several new models by up to six months due to quality issues. The company's stutter-step offers a fine opportunity...
Our sister rocks a Civic Coupe, but only because she drove a bunch of cars she thought looked cool and found it to be the "least sporty." The Loverwoman drove a MINI, a Mazda3 and our very own WRX before determining they all ride too hard for her...
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