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  • cotomer sevis

    Toyota Service Reps Caught Stealing, Watching Porn In Customer's Car

    Jason got his Toyota Tundra back from the dealer and noticed change missing. His complaints were ignored. When it happened again, he stuck a camera in the truck and saw some pretty interesting behavior. Updated. More »
    07/08/09
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by stoke has a JDM front wing: Should have bought an American truck. Then he could have had his coins stolen while supporting the American worker! Although if... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • car gadgets

    London Testing GPS-Controlled Throttle Limit

    Big Brother is watching a fleet of London-owned Prii outfitted with a special black box that combines GPS location and a speed limit map to control the top speed the cars can reach. More »
    07/08/09
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by Alphamazing: As has been argued at me before (lol): This isn't nanny-state-ism, it's just making sure the laws are FOLLOWED! You don't... 27 Responses | Other threads

  • Subieyota

    REPORT: Toyota-Subaru Sports Car Heading To Tokyo Motor Show

    According to a report from Japan's Best Car Magazine, it appears the acclaimed Toyota-Subaru sports car will finally be revealed at this year's Tokyo Motor Show along with a new sport model, possibly the Toyota Supra successor. [BestCar via 4wheelsnews]
    Feature
    07/07/09
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    By Ray Wert
  • concept cars

    Aston Martin Cygnet City Car Rendered

    AutoExpress illustrators have quickly released these two seemingly accurate renderings of what the new Toyota iQ-based Aston Martin Cygnet luxury tender will look like. We're not ashamed to say we actually kinda like it. More »
    07/02/09
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    By The Auto Insider

    Comment by Goes Like Stink: Makes me think of this [www.amazon.com] 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Carpocalypse

    A GM-branded Toyota Prius? Is it Japanese April Fool's Day or something? [Bloomberg via BusinessInsider]

    06/29/09
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  • Carpocalypse

    GM Says Goodbye To Toyota Partnership, Ships NUMMI To "Old GM"

    The demise of Pontiac and the joint-venture Vibe left GM's side of the partnership with Toyota at California's NUMMI assembly plant in question. Until now. GM released a statement saying NUMMI is totally "Old GM." Full release below. More »
    Feature
    06/29/09
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    By Matt Hardigree
  • concept cars

    Aston Martin Partners With Toyota On Cygnet City Car Concept

    The boys from Gaydon, England claimed they'd reveal a new model every year. A new super car? Nope. Actually, their latest concept, the Aston Martin Cygnet, a Toyota iQ-based luxury commuter city car, may even be a bit silly. More »
    06/29/09
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    By The Auto Insider

    Comment by Ash78: First thing coming to my mind is "Starring Rowan Atkinson as 'James Bond'" 14 Responses | Other threads

  • down on the junkyard

    This 1974 Corolla Wagon Will Never Get The Chance To Be A Drift King

    This series is becoming something of an exercise in masochism for some readers; we've jabbed red-hot pokers into the eyes of Volvo fans and cheese-gratered the hearts of Mercedes-Benz lovers. How about a vintage Toyota? More »
    06/27/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by alowishus: But but but that's an original RX-7 next to it! Waaaaaaa! 4 Responses | Other threads

  • formula one

    Formula One Through Tilt-Shift Lenses

    Originally developed for architectural photography, tilting and shifting lenses are much more than gadgets for turning cars into toys. Professionals even use them to document the ins and outs of Formula One. Mega-sized gallery below. More »
    Feature
    06/24/09
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    By Peter Orosz
  • Carpocalypse

    Akio Toyoda takes over as President of Toyota today. Good luck with that. [Bloomberg]

    Feature
    06/23/09
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  • industry news

    Looking For The Union Label On Your American-Built Car?

    We've found a snazzy interactive map that shows the location of the plant at every American-built car and light truck is assembled, along with information on that plant's unionization or lack thereof. More »
    06/21/09
    5,796
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by .357: Unionized: Yes Engine: Germany Transmission: Germany Assembled: Stuttgart, Germany 21 Responses | Other threads

  • ad watch

    Lexus Blocking GoDaddy Danica Patrick Ad From U.S. Open With Vintage American Car

    According to website sales company GoDaddy.com, Lexus, Japanese automaker Toyota's luxury brand, is blocking a GoDaddy.com commercial starring Danica Patrick in a vintage Ford Mustang from airing during the United States Open. Wait, seriously? Apparently, yes. More »
    06/20/09
    17,625
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by SerbianKowalski: I always hated Lexus... Now I know why.... Bitch/pussy/plastic/soulless and small minded car company with dull cars... trying to hide what... 17 Responses | Other threads

  • formula one

    Eight Teams Break Away From F1, Form New Championship

    Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), representing eight of F1's major teams, frustrated by deadlocked talks with F1 boss Max "tea-bag" Mosley (pictured), carried out their threat to break away from Formula One and create their own championship series in 2010. More »
    06/18/09
    11,948
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx is out of town for a week trying to find a computer: Dear Dr. Ray, I have this big problem. I have no clue how I feel about this news of the F1... 22 Responses | Other threads

  • car crash

    If A Tree Falls On Two Prii, Does Anyone Recognize The Irony?

    The Toyota Prius may be sold as an "environmentally-friendly" vehicle, but it seems the environment's got no mercy for two of them after a tree falling in high wind smashed one and damaged another. Gallery below. More »
    06/17/09
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: As a person with too many trees, let me just say: They drop stuff on your car, roof, and YOU... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • engine of the day

    Engine Of The Day: Toyota M

    Toyota will often keep a winning engine design going for decades, as we've seen with the 5-decade R engine. Toyota's inline-six M engine soldiered on for nearly 30 years. More »
    06/13/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by A strolling player: Mmm, good choice. The late Toyota Cressida is probably the best budget family car in the universe. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • formula one

    The Turkish Grand Prix in Gorgeous Pictures

    We tweeted it live and drew it in crayons: it’s time to see this Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix in pictures. Warning: spoilers galore. More »
    06/08/09
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    By Peter Orosz

    Comment by HankelTransform: Is it possible to not put pics of the post race festivities (winners jumping for joy, 2nd place holding trophies,... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • 24 hours of lemons

    GT$500 Celica Takes The New Orleans LeMons Checkered Flag, Honda Wagovan One Lap Behind!

    The race is over, and it went right down to the wire. The "Shelby Celica" and the Dirty Some Beaches Honda wagon battled all day, and the Celica took the win! More »
    06/07/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by .357: Good job Shelby Celica. Carroll would be proud. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • down on the street

    1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel Coupe

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Our last DOTS Toyota was all the way back in January. More »
    06/07/09
    4,084
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by minardi67: Great minds must think alike because I saw this little fella at the RR street warehouse in Ann Arbor about... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • 24 hours of lemons

    Civic Station Wagon Leading After Day One At The Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez LeMons

    The first day of racing is done, and the mechanical carnage has been horrific; LeMons Perpetrator Nick Pon was heard to utter "Dang, looks like a Taurus grenade done went off in the SHO pits! More »
    06/07/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by wheels OF satan!: nice work, Murilee! what, NO VAMPIRES in the race?? i guess that gawker fake-ass BLOODCOPY blogsite isn't workin, eh?? tooo bad.... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Carpocalypse

    Toyota sees light at end of tunnel, will boost U.S. production. Silly automaker. [AutoNews]

    06/04/09
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  • motorsports

    Lexus LF-A Is Hot, Catches Fire At Nurburgring Race

    The Lexus LF-A is hot and this vaporware-tastic fire proves the point even further. Will Toyota catch a break with their as-yet-to-be-released-hyper-dream-car or are the auto Gods just telling us to kill it with fire? More »
    05/27/09
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    By The Auto Insider

    Comment by Flathead Smith: How many more Japanese must commit hari-kari before Toyota will get the Pace Cars corrected? Toyota has much blood on... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • motorsports

    500 HP V10-Equipped Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Racer

    Ever wondered what vaporware looks like? Then check out these new images of the V10-powered Lexus LF-A Nurburgring racer for us to lust after. Too bad we'll never actually be able to buy one. More »
    05/21/09
    4,907
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    By The Auto Insider

    Comment by A strolling player: Toyota, goddamnit, I'm on my hands and knees... I've loved you for a long time, perhaps irrationally in recent years,... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • ad watch

    New Toyota Prius Commercial: Creepy And Mesmerizing

    Toyota's begun advertising for it's latest Jesus-mobile, the 2010 Toyota Prius, with a spot called "Harmony." The commercial, designed to show the symbolic connection between nature and automobiles is mesmerizing and creepy. More »
    05/18/09
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by engineerd: I'm punching babies and barbequing kittens right now. Idiots. The Prius is not green. It saves gas and that's... 47 Responses | Other threads

  • i feel gassy

    Toyota To Lease 150 Plug-In Hybrids In European Test, U.S. By 2010

    Toyota will lease over 150 experimental Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV) to selected European fleets with France as the first country participating in the three-year pilot. Toyota will bring some PHV testers stateside starting in 2010. More »
    05/14/09
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by CptSevere: Plug-in hybrid in France. Nice and green, right? The flowers and leaves stuck to the car in the form of... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • racing news

    Ferrari, Renault Threaten To Pull Out Of Formula One

    Ferrari and Renault have both issued official statements this week threatening to pull out of next year's FIA Formula One World Championship due to the FIA's decision to introduce two new sets of technical regulations. More »
    05/13/09
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    By The Auto Insider

    Comment by stoke has a JDM front wing: Can we just pull Formula 1 out of racing instead? I'm sure we could make do with WRC, ALMS and Touring... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • celebrity cars

    Tom Hanks Smugly Cruises His Toyota RAV4 EV Past 50,000 Miles

    Tom Hanks driver has now put 50,000 miles on Hanks' Toyota RAV4 EV over the six years he's owned it. Jeez. Our aunt puts more miles on her hoveround. [The New Yorker]
    05/11/09
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by A strolling player: Whatever, guys. I still find it absolutely asinine that so many electric cars have been demolished at lease end.... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • formula one

    2009 Spanish Grand Prix: A Great Battle of Strategy

    Whispers of team orders clouds a brainy race in Barcelona, where most of the action happened in the pits and in the tactical computers. Warning: spoilers below. More »
    05/11/09
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    By Peter Orosz

    Comment by Senor Dos y Do: I thought that the chief reason for the new aero rules for 2009 was to smooth the wake of the... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • do not try this at home

    Hey Y'all, Watch This! Adventures In Arboreal Locomotion, Toyota Style

    About 15 years ago, I received a little potted Araucaria heterophylla tree as a Christmas gift. Many repottings and several moves later, it now stands about 15 feet tall and has outgrown my tiny house. More »
    05/10/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by scottcom36 has Weekday DT's, Weekend OD's: So it wasn't time to add a story to the Martin estate, one with a cathedral ceiling? 10 Responses | Other threads

  • Carpocalypse

    Toyota First Quarter Losses Higher Than GM

    Toyota forecasts a much bigger-than-expected $8.6 billion loss for the current fiscal year and sell one million fewer vehicles. Bigger news? They blew through $7.6 billion during 2009's first quarter! That's more than GM lost! More »
    Feature
    05/08/09
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    By Ray Wert
  • Daily DUI

    Louisiana Deputy Triple Flips Beer-Filled Truck, No Ticket Issued

    Joseph Anderson smashed into trees and rolled his truck three times. Despite empty beer bottles littering the scene, alcohol testing wasn't done, no ticket written. He's a reserve police deputy and police chief's brother. Coincidence? More »
    05/01/09
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by Syrax: He was running from a dragongator. He got the pistons forged earlier so he couldn't control the car. 12 Responses | Other threads

  • caption this

    The New Prius Will Make You THIS Much More Smug

    In our review, we found the 2010 Toyota Prius to be a major improvement over the last generation. Still, we reserve the right to make smug jokes. Caption away, fellas. [Toyotausa @ Flickr]
    04/30/09
    6,550
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    By Matt Hardigree

    Comment by wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx is out of town for a week trying to find a computer: "Oh yeah, ladies. I died for your sins. Just like this." 14 Responses | Other threads

  • industry news

    Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames

    Apparently the historical anecdotal rust problem with Toyota trucks is rearing its ugly head again, as owners of early decade Tundras and Tacomas are lodging complaints with NHTSA over rusted and dangerously deteriorating frames. More »
    04/30/09
    12,143
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    By Ben Wojdyla

    Comment by leavethegun-takethecannoli: Denis Kneale: "No way, this is staged. Toyota's don't have these kind of problems." Link this to Giz and Gawker, they'll... 25 Responses | Other threads

  • Auto Tech Wars

    CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass

    Dennis Kneale, CNBC's bespectacled lunchtime loud-mouth attacked American cars for not having an "iPod jack in every car." Kneale's obviously never heard of Ford's epic Sync system or the aux-in jack in every GM vehicle. More »
    04/30/09
    5,492
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: I believe you have summarized this well, perhaps we should start a write in campaign on why you should be... 19 Responses | Other threads

  • toyota prius

    2010 Toyota Prius: Solar Powered Ventilation System

    We've already walked through some of the new trick gadgetry on the 2010 Toyota Prius. Now, here's how the solar powered ventilation system works to air out any odoriferous emanations of smug after you park. More »
    04/29/09
    5,959
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by Omaxem: All i see is a way to stop hookers dying from heat exposure while locked in the trunk. And for... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • toyota prius

    Toyota Prius Owners Experience The "Unexpected Adventure" Of Sudden, Unintended Acceleration

    When a Toyota Prius experiences sudden, unintended acceleration, media reports call it "an unexpected adventure." We seem to recall when Jeeps did the same thing they were called "death traps" and "dangerously deadly." More »
    04/28/09
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    By Matt Hardigree

    Comment by Ash78: Just get 60 Fucking Minutes on the case, the Prius will be out to pasture within two years. 13 Responses | Other threads

  • racing news

    SPOILER: Brawn GP Hits Bazaar

    MANAMA, BAHRAIN – Following Jenson Button's performance at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the English driver is joined by teammate Barrichello and team principal Brawn for a stroll at the Bahrain Bazaar. Spoilers below. More »
    04/27/09
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    By Peter Orosz

    Comment by Jeb_Hoge: Rock the casbah, indeed. I noticed that the non-champers didn't spray nearly as well as the Mumms does. I'm still... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • down on the street

    Some Cars Take A Beating Down On The Alameda Street

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to return to a couple of old friends. More »
    04/25/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by tomlewis: I would probably get mad over the weeds before I got mad over the car if they were my neighbor. 27 Responses | Other threads

  • Hybrid Car Wars

    2010 Toyota Prius Pricing Tops Out At $32,520

    Yesterday we told you the base 2010 Toyota Prius would cost $21,000. Now, full pricing details have been released; you can spend up to $32,520 on the most fuel-efficient car in America. More »
    04/21/09
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    By Wes Siler

    Comment by pauljones: And how much is the Lexus version going to start out with? My guess is that $32,520 is within spitting... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Hybrid Car Wars

    2010 Toyota Prius Pricing To Start At $21,000

    Thanks to the collapse of the hybrid market and arrival of the $19,800 Honda Insight among other competitors, Toyota's shaved $1,000 off the 2010 Prius. That sets the base price at $21,000. More »
    04/20/09
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    By Ray Wert

    Comment by Schm wishes he could bring back the funny. .: Hi, I'm the representive for the "Small Cars Pwn All" lobby, representing the Alfa MiTo, Alfa Romeo Mito Hatchback,... 31 Responses | Other threads

  • down on the street bonus edition

    DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Golden Hits


    This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. I've got Colorado photographs aplenty, so get ready for high-altitude survivors! More »
    04/19/09
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    By Murilee Martin

    Comment by FP - pass the stars, please: I've never before seen an array of awesome cars and been least excited by a VW bus. 10 Responses | Other threads

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