Unless a disaster happens, the year 2013 will end unchanged as far as the world’s largest automakers are concerned. Meaning:…
Toyota, Lexus & Scion Connoisseurs
Category: Toyota
When I worked for the Dark Side, doing propaganda for Volkswagen, I drove a few pre-production models for familiarization purposes.…
It’s not a big secret that I doubt the success of the electric car, or of any vehicle that will…
Taking an econobox 3 or 5 door hatchback, popping in a high output motor mated to a manual transmission and…
When Toyota launched the Corolla Hybrid onto the Japanese market a few weeks ago, they discreetly pointed out to me…
Once again, we proudly bring you a report – this time from China – by Bertel Schmitt. Toyota today broke…
Longtime Kaizen Factor readers are probably well aware of our deep respect for and debt of gratitude towards Asia-based, English-writing…
A bare-bones Japanese language Toyota news release linking to a page on the Toyota Japan website promising a new Harrier…
Last month, we commented on Mike Connor of Motor Trend‘s May 2013 print edition good news/bad news MT Confidential column.…
Is it a given that Toyota and Lexus will unveil its production and concept vehicles at one of the major,…
Yours truly was inexplicably drawn to an Autoblog article titled Volvo promises new diesels, 8-speed auto. With a bare minimum…
On the fringes of the “top tier” of super sports car makers (think Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and McLaren) that make…
Among this author’s many oddball geeky/nerdy automotive interests is following Motor Trend magazine’s annual Power List of the “Top 50…
…but we’ll believe it when we see it. The notion of a sub-GT 86 rear-wheel-drive sports Toyota is hardly a…
Another day, another set of teaser hints and pronouncements over what new or revised vehicles Toyota, Scion and Lexus will…