2011 Toyota iQ EV prototype

Toyota iQ all-electric prototype will make its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The EV prototype is currently being tested on European roads, with a potential market launch through a leasing programme in 2012. The Japanese company will also bring the car in the USA (as a Scion) and is also investigating its viability in other regions.

The iQ EV is equipped with an electric motor fed through a newly developed, flat and compact lithium-ion battery that is mounted under the car’s floor. According to Toyota, the battery pack doesn’t reduce the regular iQ’s load area or passenger space. The all-electric version of Toyota’s mini car is said to have a potential driving range of up to 65 miles or about 105 kilometers.

In addition, 2011 Toyota iQ EV prototype will join three more new models at the firm’s Geneva Salon stand including Yaris HSD hybrid concept, the European market variant of the Prius+ minivan with seven seats, and a closer to production concept of the FT-86 rear-wheel drive coupe.

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Toyota Yaris

Toyota Yaris

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New 2011 Toyota Matrix reviews

2011 Toyota Matrix will be presented at the 2011-Chicago Auto Show this week. Styling differences between the 2010 - and 2011-version of his Matrix barely noticeable changes.

Sport five-door Toyota Matrix combines nimble fun-to-drive spirit of a small SUV with the tools and excellent fuel economy. In 2011, Toyota Matrix, a new standard wheels, interior parts, Toyota, carefree maintenance standard Smart Stop.

A subtle update is limited to the exterior of all new front and rear bumpers with integrated front and rear lower spoilers and an extensive network of fog cover. The redesigned 16-inch steel wheels and 17-inch five-spoke wheels, plus the introduction of new spruce Mica paint a complete change.

While the interior of 2011 Toyota Matrix: meters on the dashboard has a new silver lining, and the new gilded metal rings around the ventilation, air conditioning, audio equipment has a new flush surface. The updated model also gets a new selection of the fabric of the chairs and there is a newly designed leather steering wheel with integrated audio controls and talk hands-free Bluetooth.

2011 Toyota Matrix, the Star Safety System ™ display as standard equipment includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with electronic brake force distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist. It also includes the standard Smart-Stop brake system suppression.

2011 Toyota Matrix is available in two levels: the base model is powered by a 132HP 1.8-liter engine with five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission, while the version 158Hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine deal with five-speed manual or an automatic transmission. The model comes with All Wheel Drive (AWD), in this case 2.4-liter engine is responsible for a 4-speed automatic.

The car is very economical, basic matrix have EPA-estimated fuel 1.8L 25 points and 32 mpg city mpg highway with manual transmission and 26 mpg city and 32 mpg highway for automatic model while 2.4LS version 21 mpg city and 28 mpg highway with the shift, 21 mpg city and 29 mpg with automatic transmission and 20 mpg city and 26 mpg highway for AWD models.

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New Toyota Teases FT-86 II Coming to Geneva

Since Toyota’s acquisition of a 17.1% stake in Subaru’s parent company Fuji Heavy Industries in 2008, the automotive press has speculated by a sports car developed between the two.

The FT-86 Concept at the Tokyo Auto Show in 2009 previewed Toyota’s version of the car. We haven’t heard much from Subaru until a recent confirmation of a concept coming to the Geneva Motor Show. Now it’s Toyota’s turn, confirming an FT-86 for the Geneva Motor Show.

Notice A FT-86 not THE FT-86, because the new car is just a concept once again. It is dubbed the FT-86 Concept II, and promises to be much closer to the final production version.

We just want to see the production car already though. Toyota, with a spate of bad news recently, is milking this one for all its worth however.

It has been criticized for making boring, passionless cars, but in its press release Toyota says the car “embodies the company’s reborn passion for sports car driving.” What do you think, is the FT-86 II likely to be the real deal or are you already sick of hearing about it?

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New Camry That’ll Blow Your Doors Off!

earlier in the U.S., it seems like the Toyota Camry is to solve the driver feel better about themselves. Ok, maybe I'm simplifying things. The Camry is the most measurements, a large car. It is practical, affordable, reliable, incredibly quiet, good on gas, and has a high residual value. Unfortunately, this is about as interesting as watching paint dry. Numb steering, sewing machines, engines, internal Tupperware, squishy brakes, automatic transmission - it was designed so that you remove the disc from the company, but you can join. I know that some people (certainly not us, and hopefully not our readers!) It actually a good thing. But the car guys, we would rather drive the determination Alfa Romeo Camry.

But the Australians are smart bunch. When it comes to cars they can apparently make something out of nothing. Remember Holden (VT), HSV GTS Commodore? 402 hp, 4-door sedan powered by an enhanced LS1 6-speed that many journals than positive E39 M5? Well, it breaks the surface of a large number Opel Omega, which has led to a piece-of-junk Cadillac Catera here in the U.S.. Sow's ear, silk scholarship, etc.
When he realized that the Toyota Avalon was sold poorly in Australia, we have begun alternative that is still based on gut feelings to develop Camry. Toyota Aurion is actually designed in Australia under the new (XV40) Camry chassis, which debuted in 2006. While we choose our Camry 2.4L I4 or 3.5L V6 engine, it was decided to split between the two models - the Camry only four of the value of a benevolent leader and loves the Aurion is only six years.

As the Aurion is primarily intended to compete with larger cars such as Commodore and Falcon, it was decided that the performance variability was needed. After all, there are many different Falcons FPV and HSV Commodores are a lot of energy, robust body kits, tight suspension, etc. - and Australians to eat. So why not a hi-Aurion? TRD (Toyota Racing Development) was established to work faster, more economical Aurion.

The most obvious change with the TRD Aurion is a version of The Fast and the Furious look bodykit. It looks like a mixture of HSV, the Lexus LS460L, a knife wound. It was a little boy racer, but he made sure he was not the TRD Aurion looks boring cars. The front Valence are bottom-feeders deep, rectangular exhaust pipes are integrated into the bumper, split-spoke 19-inch wheels are wrapped with 35-series tires and somehow at him and nodded his head shaking, so your head and realize Camry Underneath It All! damn good looking car surprises of parenthood.

True Magic is under the hood, though. All Australian Aurion comes standard with Toyota's 2GR-FE 3.5L V6 injection port. It's quite healthy plants with dual VVT-i, 24 valves and four cameras, and 270 horses. On top of that, added TRD Eaton TVS (Twin faith) compressor, the same kind used in the ZR-1 and CTS-V. Interestingly TRD Aurion was the first production car to use the TVS supercharger. This rapid convector gives the engine a very broad powerband, with 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) of torque available from 1250rpm all the way to redline. TRD has a maximum torque output of 400 Nm (that's € 295-ft) at 4,000 rpm. The greatest strength? 241kW (323bhp to the rest of the world), the TRD Aurion is FWD, the world's most powerful production car, if I remember correctly.

Ower is transmitted through a 6-speed automatic transmission with manual shift matic skills, and the country through 245/35/ZR19 performance tires. Brakes are larger, 325 mm front with 2-piston aluminum calipers rear 310 mm single-piston caliper, ventilated both ends. Used cars Ferodo HP1000 pads at both ends for an even greater friction. TRD uses the same basic suspension settings as a non-turbo Sportivo (if they come up with these names?), But 12 mm lower at a higher rate springs and dampers.
on the inside does not escape unscathed. Although I'm sure you are satisfied, the red and black sports seats are just painful to watch. The rest of the interior is pretty much standard Camry / Aurion, which means that it is comfortable, well built and modern. There are two trim levels TRD Aurion: basic 3500S and 3500SL better prepared, who added more skins, more space adjustment, an intelligent key ring or other small items.

So how is the world's most powerful front-wheel drive, TRD Aurion do? Well, that's right fast: Toyota quoted 0-100 km / h (62.5 mph) time of 6.1 seconds, quarter-mile in 14.2, although owners report that when the traction control system (turn which are made through a complicated process, because no contact), they were unable to mid-fives to 100 km / h, mid-13's in the third quarter, that's damn fast. TVS blower is considerably less noise than older style compressors, so I was not nagging things humming under the hood - just tons of energy. The problem was front wheel drive - the journalist who conducted TRD Aurion reported rampant torque control et al. Sounds like a Saab Viggen!
CarAdvice road test Australian publication gave Auto 3 / 5, and was just full of beautiful words in driving dynamics. Namely: "Toyota missed the mark with the new TRD Aurion is impossible to make the car drive without fear, in which direction the car will send you an inch is just too much power being pushed through the front wheels to create a viable car.".

And to be honest, the TRD brand in Australia is not only easy to live. Toyota has launched a partnership model Aurion, TRD HiLux super (which is very similar to the U.S. market, Tacoma is) with a blown 4.0L V6 too. Problems arose early. Toyota Aurion delayed two quarters, while the eeked more power from the engine and then switched to selling uncomfortable halt when the market goes down, when exploded early production models of the engine. All problems are solved, TRD Aurion already on sale in autumn 2007 ...

... I look around TRD operation at the end of 2008. With a total of 537 Aurion TRD (TRD 351 and Hilux models) sold in the whole lifecycle of the operation was very successful. Critics call the high price, hallways, and front-wheel drive architecture. I think the world was simply not prepared for wind, good Camry. Either way, how they won the speedometer needle scale and say that we're better off without him. Certainly not believe.
Maybe Toyota will be a little more credit as a producer of cars people want to drive if you have associated with Eaton TVS Camry V6 here in the 'States? Not likely, but we can keep dreaming. Hi, I `d run a.

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Kijang Innova E

Along with carpet Indonesia International Motor Show, PT Toyota Astra Motor strengthen the family car line-up, Kijang Innova with three new models at a time which was officially launched.

Most interesting is the Kijang Innova E transmit automatically, because the luxury and convenience of automatic transmit the family car is now more affordable with the existence of this Auto E type.

Besides already equipped with automatic transmission, Innova type E is also already equipped with alloy rims with new design, so it is more unsightly.

Meanwhile, if you want a little more luxurious and comfortable cabin in Innova, Toyota now provides tioe V and G Luxury Luxury. Both with the latest changes.

Pinned to the latest features in both types of Luxury is guaranteed to make your family feel at home for long inside the cabin, because the 8-inch LCD Mobitor will spoil them.

If still not, a DVD player with wireless headphones and remote control, is clearly its own convenience in enjoying the entertainment in the cabin Innova V Luxury and G of this.

The Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2010 is considered the most appropriate moment to launch this Kijang Innova E automatic.

"Yes, for the Innova is a new type of E amtik first time we introduce in this IIMS," said General Manager Marketing TAM Widyawati Soedigdo when met at the Toyota booth at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta.

He revealed the presence of Innova E automatic is a response of consumer demand is the desire of Toyota MPV type automatic transmission but with a more affordable price.

Because there is no doubt, most consumers Innova type E is a private buyer who often drive a car without driver assistance. "So they want a more comfortable," he continued.

In addition to the transmission model, almost no change in the Innova E automatic transmission with manual transmission variants. "The machine is still the same with a manual, a transmission system is also similar to the type G is automatic," he said.

Expected to support the sale of Innova to achieve 70 percent market share of the total MPV market, the Toyota Kijang Innova E automatic release Rp223 million on the road in Jakarta or more expensive to Rp13 million from Innova E Manual.

"The presence of new variants of the Kijang Innova is part of Toyota's effort to continue to provide the best products to our customers, especially for a family vehicle that is in great demand," said Johnny Darmawan, president director of PT Toyota Astra Motor in a press release welcoming the launch of three new variants in the event IMMS 2010.

Kijang Innova EA / T is an automated version for Innova type E, which has been issued previously.

Two types of Luxury, G and V, now appear with a more capable entertainment facilities like DVD Player 8-inch monitor with wireless headphones and a remote control.

Any outward appearance has been freshened with new chrome grille applications,
thus providing an elegant impression, while the more comfortable cabin space for the application of captain on the bench second row seat.

And specific to the type V Luxury, already have the wheel circumference button
Audio settings and Multi-Information Display. Digital also auto water
conditioner.

Toyota Innova type E AT removed at Rp 223 million. Then type G Luxury for Rp 250.1 million. And the highest type V Luxury, removed at Rp 285 million. Everything is on the road of Jakarta.

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Toyota Fortuner

 

Interior

An Indian automotive blog AutoINcar has managed to get hold images of the new Toyota Fortuner Minor Change (Facelift). The images are supposedly leaked from some sales guide training material in Thailand, one of the main production hubs for the Fortuner. Sales are expected to begin by August 2008, thus expect sales in the regional ASEAN markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to follow soon.

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Land Cruiser V8 on Arabic Site

Land Cruiser V8

While Toyota has already revealed an updated version of its larger Land Cruiser V8 (also known with the 200 moniker) in 2007, the smaller, latest generation Land Cruiser 3- and 5-door models that are sold in some markets as the Land Cruiser Prado, haven't changed much since their initial introduction. But today, a set of photographs, supposedly showing the facelifted 2010 Land Cruiser Prado, appeared on an Arabic Toyota enthusiast forum.we only have the front and back ends to go by, but chances are there won't be any changes to the Land Cruiser's profile. Compared to the current model (pictured on the right), the SUV featured here gets a reworked fascia that appears to adopt styling cues from Toyota's latest European models like the Avensis. At the back, the Land Cruiser Prado boasts a new set of tail lights plus a revised
tail gate design.
It remains to be seen if the vehicle featured in these photos is indeed the facelfited 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser.
In Europe, the current Land Cruiser is offered with two engine options, a 4.0-liter V6 petrol with 249 horsepower and a 3.0-liter turbo diesel that makes 173 horsepower.

Land Cruiser V8

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New Toyota Alphard

This is something that will make everyone turn their heads when it hits the road in Malaysia. The new Toyota Alphard 2009. When Toyota says it’s new, they really mean it’s new. The design, the engine, and everything inside-out. Not some face-lift shit that Proton claimed as “new”, e.g. the Proton Waja and Proton Chancellor.

The New Toyota Alphard with White Colour

Introducing, the new Toyota Alphard 2009! You can literally feel the wind by looking at its design. Superbly designed for optimum aerodynamics!

The all new Toyota Alphard has been officially launched in Japan and now for the first time made available in two different series, the “Alphard” series which emphasizes “elegance” and “refinement” while the “Vellfire” accentuates “power” and “innovation,” thus creating two vehicles with individual identities.

It gets a new 3.5-liter Dual VVT-i V6 engine, coupled with 6 Super ECT and the dependable 2.4-liter VVT-i engine now comes with increased output, coupled with Super CVT-i which provide driving performance with power to spare.A six-speed Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on the 3.5-liter models and a seven-speed Sports Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on 2.4-liter models allow the driver to enjoy a manual transmission-like sensation.

Alright now, let’s drool!

Toyota Alphard

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2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid is designed to be more upbeat

Auris is designed to be more upbeat and upscale than other compact cars. It is inspired by Toyota Yaris design. The brand new model, which is designed and manufactured in Europe, uses Toyota performance parts to boost its functionality. With fresh design and powerful dynamics, Auris is expected to lure more customers and steal a slice of market share from Volkswagen Golf and Alfa Romeo 147.

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid Side View

The 4x4 specialist last month confirmed that a production version of its exciting LRX concept will go into production at the company's Halewood plant in Merseyside. The latest Landy's 'green' credentials will be sealed by an electric-drive rear axle coupled to a 2-litre turbodiesel engine, capable of running on bio-diesel. CO2 output is predicted to be around 120 g/km, putting the 4x4 in one of the lowest road tax bands.

Altogether this battle for the Brit hybrid crown is a great sign that the UK-based car industry is weathering the economic downturn and looking forward to the cutting edge of new motor technologies.
2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid is designed to be more upbeat

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2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid new compact car

Toyota has earlier announced the details of its new compact car, which is set to be released early next year. Toyota Auris, the new addition to Toyota's 2008 lineup will replace Toyota Corolla hatchback in Japan and Europe. According to the automaker, Auris will play a key role in improving further its goals in Europe.

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid Front Side View

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid First Drive

Toyota and Nissan are going head-to-head in a quest to offer the first British-built hybrid car. Petrol-electric versions of Toyota's Auris and the Nissan Qashqai are currently under development and heading for UK and European showrooms in 2010. But while Toyota has set its sights on being first, according to Auto Express magazine it's the 'eco-friendly' Qashqai that looks set to be quickest off the mark.

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid new compact car

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2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid

If you have a budget higher than £5,000 but less than £10,000, then there great selections for you to choose from like Toyota Auris, Prius and Yaris; Ford Focus, Fiesta and Fusion; Honda Accord, Jazz Saloon, and Civic; Mitsubishi Lancer and Colt 2009; and Nissan 2006 Note, 2004 X-trail and 2002 Elgrand.

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid Steering Wheel Image

2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid Photo

These selections of cars are already great buy for you as they are well discounted yet good in quality. Great car buy can always be achieved if you are only diligent enough to research well on the right car buy for you.
2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid

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