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VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next?

As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have been pure lip-service, the Japanese automaker has a long history in racing, leading to speculation over where Toyota could land next. According to Toyoda: Motor sports remain an important means of personalizing the automobile in the eyes of customers. Motor sports also remain an important means of cultivating human resources and our R&D ... Read more →

Chicago 2009: Lexus expands F-sport parts to includes GS, IS convertible and IS AWD Damon Lavrinc

Lexus wasn't doing much in the Windy City this week, so it used the opportunity to release a new line of F-Sport accessories for the GS, IS AWD and upcoming IS C. Thankfully, Lexus is keeping the ...

Performance Test: 2008 Toyota Tundra TRD Drew Phillips

We don't do much performance testing of the vehicles we review here at Autoblog, partly because we don't have the resources and also because our seat-of-the-pants-meter usually gives us the ...

Toyota AU euthanizes TRD Jonathon Ramsey

Toyota of Australia's TRD performance arm was launched two years ago to give the brand a little flavor and add a third factory tuner option to the long-standing battle waged between Holden's HSV ...

MT claims TRD Supercharged Tundra can hit 60 mph in 4.4 seconds Frank Filipponio

After reading that the latest supercharged Toyota just did 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds, you might think to yourself, "Toyota doesn't make the Supra anymore, and even when they did it was turbocharged, ...

Supercharged TRD Tundra will make 504 horsepower 1 year ago on Autoblog

High horsepower trucks have come and gone. The SVT Lightning and Ram SRT10 are but two examples, but we miss the GMC Syclone something fierce, as well. Toyota is readying its TRD supercharger for the Tundra, which should help sate those who hunger for extra horsepower in their truck. An employee of ...

TRD HiLux to make official debut in Melbourne. Honest. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the production TRD HiLux Toyota Australia is finally ready to unleash TRD HiLux. The concept version bowed a year ago, and while the production truck was shown at the Brisbane show earlier this month (supposedly its "official" debut), the officially official ...

Sith Pickup: Toyota Tundra Warrior 1 year ago on Autoblog

Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we can all admit that this Toyota Tundra "Warrior" prototype has a sinister presence in its shiniest, blackest finery. That silly fake intake is still there in the grille surround, but the rest of the look is successful. It's too bad Toyota ...

Toyota Australia to unveil TRD HiLux in Brisbane 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the TRD HiLux Last year in Melbourne, Toyota showed off a TRD Hilux concept truck. At the time, we commented that the supercharged show truck looked pretty production ready, and thet Aussies would likely see the "concept" part of the name dropped in the future. Well, ...

Toyota quietly unveils FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the FJ Cruiser Trail Teams in Detroit While walking around the Toyota display during the last day of the NAIAS press preview, we encountered an FJ Cruiser we'd never seen before tucked iaway in the corner. Finished in white with a white roof along with black wheels and ...

Autoblog Podcast #75 2 years ago on Autoblog

So, it's a couple days late - call it a summer vacation hangover and let's just move on. We had a busy weekend covering both the Woodward Dream Cruise and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which pushed our schedule back. Once in front of our mics, we start Autoblog Podcast #75 by mulling the ...

Toyota Australia launches TRD Aurion with 323 HP 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for TRD Aurion gallery. Click here and here for more, too. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Toyota_Australia_launches_TRD_Aurion_with_323_HP'; A year after it was initially shown in Sydney as the Toyota Aurion Sports Concept, and a few months after a closer-to-production ...

It's the "TRD-ist" ist around 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery The oddly-named JDM Toyota ist was formally introduced this week, and as was the case with the Toyota Blade Master, another new arrival in Japan's Toyota stores, a range of TRD accessories was announced very shortly thereafter. They do the job of dressing up the rather bland ...

TRD ready with first upgrades for Toyota Noah and Voxy 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click images to enlarge The redesigned Toyota Noah and Voxy minivans for the Japanese market made news this week for being the first vehicles to make use of Toyota's new Valvematic engine technology. The cars have a following in Japan, and even though they haven't been out long enough to sit down ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click photo above to view a gallery of Tundra shots I wanted to hate this thing. Toyota? Taking on the last bastion of red blooded American pickups? Yeah, right! The domestic manufacturers have kept cranking up quality, capability and refinement levels - who's this upstart think it is, anyway? Not ...

Melbourne: Toyota shows off TRD versions of Aurion sedan and HiLux pickup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for TRD Aurion gallery. TRD HiLux gallery below. TRD didn't just show off its new Corolla-based rally car at the Melbourne Motor Show. The Aussie wing of Toyota's factory motorsports arm also pulled the sheets off a new production car, the TRD Aurion, and a near-production-looking ...

Toyota unveils Corolla Super 2000 rally car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for high-res photo gallery Toyota has a lot going on at the Melbourne Motor Show this week. In addition to the unveilings of the TRD Aurion, TRD HiLux and the Aussie debut of the new Corolla (right), a new Super 2000-spec rally car is also on hand, resplendent in red-and-white TRD livery. ...

TRD/Modellista Turbo Yaris revealed at TAS 2 years ago on Autoblog

Although the Yaris hasn't piqued the interest of small car enthusiasts Stateside as much as Honda's Fit, there is a large contingent of tuners in both Japan and Europe that have turned their attention to Toyota's sub-compact three- and five-door hatch. For the Tokyo Auto Salon, Modellista and TRD ...

SEMA: TRD Tundra Street Concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

From the SEMA floor directly to you, our John Neff delivers the skinny on TRD's hotted-up version of the all-new Toyota Tundra. This truck is another smack in the face of the domestic producers. Though there are literally no aftermarket accessories on the show floor for the yet-to-be-released ...

TRD begins touching up Toyota Auris with Sportivo Version 3 years ago on Autoblog

Nihon Car managed to get its hands on some pics of a Sportivo version of Toyota's new Auris, developed by TRD. We showed you how Europeans just got their first view of the new Toyota Auris only a few days ago, and already we have what looks like a version that could possibly challenge the ...

Toyota's state of panic over NASCAR debut 3 years ago on Autoblog

When former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott failed to qualify a Dodge for last weekend's Bank of America 500 for new team Red Bull Racing, which is one of the three Toyota teams for the company's inaugural Nextel Cup season in 2007, it cast a harsh spotlight on the steep learning curve facing Toyota's ...

TRD Special Edition FJ Cruiser package, Camry hybrid gets $300 bump 3 years ago on Autoblog

In 2007, Toyota will be bringing to market a Limited Edition model of its popular FJ Cruiser, complete will all the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) goodies. First off, the limited edition version will be sprayed down head-to-toe, in black paint, nixing its trademarked white roof. The wheels will be ...

'Till checkered-flag do us part: Husband & Wife team claim Austalian rally championship 3 years ago on Autoblog

Simon Evans and his wife/co-driver Sue took the Australian Rally Championship in their Toyota TRD Corolla after finishing a close second on their home turf at the NGK Rally of Melbourne this past Sunday. Going into the Melbourne rally, the Evans' only needed an eighth place finish in Melbourne to ...

Prices announced for Darrell Waltrip Edition Toyota Tundra 3 years ago on Autoblog

You know you've achieved true greatness when your name appears on a floor mat. Former three-time NASCAR Cup champion and Fox commentator Darrell Waltrip is putting his name on 2,000 Darrell Waltrip Edition Toyota Tundras. Based on the V8 Double Cab Tundra, the DW Edition will be ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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