The Prius is actually on the same TNGA-C platform as this Corolla! How they got so much more rear seat hip room I don’t know, but I can say that it’s a big selling point for the Prius. It’s what got my folks to get one over a Fit. Read more

(I also wrote the subtitles) Read more

[t-minus until BMW M10 enters the convo] Read more

Yamaha worked on the preceding 1G series of straight sixes as well as the 1JZ that succeeded it. The 2JZ, however, was not technically a Yamaha engine. As I understand it, for the 2JZ Toyota took what Yamaha did with the 1JZ, scratched out all the ‘Yamaha’ names, and built it up a bit. Read more

that segment is from the same DVD if I’m not mistaken Read more

hell yeah 1G! another yamaha engine people forget about. I really need to scoop up a GX71 one of these days Read more

I forget where the video went but here’s the story and the pic (with cop waiting int he background of that topshot) Read more

one of my first articles I remember publishing on jalopnik was about this: Read more

awwwwww shit

this is a fair point! there are some engines that we all love as they were stock and their shortcomings when tuned don’t even register Read more

This post is missing the very best new Supra pics, up on Gazoo Racing’s page. They are artsy and I love them:

pricing of the S209 is not yet announced Read more

For fun, here are the other S-cars, from S201 up:

I can almost place what track that is where Toyota shot the red car but noooooot quite. Read more

not weird much want Read more

oh right! the 164 got that 8V twin spark too, I think. Read more

I always forget about porsche’s twin plugness. I wonder why their four-valve stuff was so slow. Read more

hot belt action there Read more

oh god lol, fixed Read more

I’ve got a Epson V550 sitting right next to me but think about going to something a step up all the time, like a V800, though there are all sorts of Pluteks and Coolscans that tempt me periodically. Read more