Archive for the 'Toyota' Category

2011 Toyota Sienna Minivan Priced from $24,260, Starts Lower than 2009 Model But…

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Toyota has supposedly announced some good news for prospective buyers of the 2011 Sienna as the company said that its all-new people carrier starts lower than the outgoing model with the entry-level model priced at $24,260 (not including a delivery, processing and handling fee of $800) or $280 less than the 2010MY. What Toyota avoids [...]

L.A. Times Investigation Claims Toyota Has Been Keeping a Lid on Potential Safety Problems

Monday, January 4th, 2010

In the wake of Toyota’s recent recall of a record 4.26 million vehicles in the United States because the gas pedal can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, the Los Angeles Times has posted an article that portrays the Japanese automaker as a company that has habitually delayed or even covered [...]

Toyota Video Teases its New Low-Cost Small Sedan Concept

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

In anticipation of next week’s New Delhi motor show in India, Toyota has released a video teaser of its new small sedan that appears to be more pre-production than pure concept. Media reports from India suggest that the production version of the low-cost sedan will be called the Etios and will be offered with a [...]

TRD Releases First Upgrades for Toyota Sai Hybrid

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Toyota’s budget version of the Lexus HS 250h, the new Sai Hybrid, just went on sale in Japan in the beginning of the month, but the automaker’s TRD division has already lined up some subtle visual and performance upgrades for the sedan. In addition to the selection of aero bits, TRD has also released a [...]

Toyota Reacts to L.A. Times Story on its Safety Recall Policies, Posts All Questions and Answers

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

On December 23, the Los Angeles Times published a story questioning Toyota’s safety recall policy not only in the case with the floor mats and the sudden acceleration, but in general. The world’s largest automaker responded to the article by publishing the L.A. Times’ questions and the full text of its answers. In addition, Irv [...]