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Posted by
godong car on Wednesday, 21 March 2012
According to Japanese Best Car magazine, Toyota is working on a sporty four-door model which will be added to the FT family. A four-door FT model is not something new, as a long time ago I posted about this scenario (earlier post). It seems that Toyota is back in business for good!
Posted by
godong car on Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Toyota will make the market's most proven hybrid technology available to subcompact car shoppers with a starting MSRP below $19,000.
The Prius c relies on a 1.5-liter in-line, four-cylinder gasoline engine that utilizes an Atkinson cycle to increase efficiency. This engineproduces 73 horsepower and 82 lb.-ft. of torque, contributing to a total hybrid system output of 99 hp.
The Prius c's hybrid system utilizes a 144-volt nickel-metal hydride battery pack that has been located under the rear passenger seat, near the center of the vehicle, and low in the chassis to help improve the center of gravity.
Posted by
godong car
Not bad at all... but is it likely to make it into production...?! I hope it does... Anyone from Toyota listening???
Posted by
godong car on Sunday, 27 November 2011
Posted by
godong car
The wait is finally over!!! After hundreds of rumors and speculations (earlier posts), the production version has been officially revealed prior its official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. According to Toyota UK's press release, the final spec are: - 2.0-liter boxer with D4-S injection (direct and port injected)
- 197 hp @ 7,000 rpm and 151 lb-ft (205 Nm) @6,600 rpm
- 6-speed manual or automatic transmissions
- 17-inch wheel/tire package standard
- 4,240mm (167 in.) long, 1285mm (50.6 in.) high, 2,570mm (101 in.) wide
- 53:47 front-to-rear weight distribution
- 475mm (18.7 in.) center of gravity
Sales in UK start in June 2012.
Posted by
godong car on Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Posted by
godong car on Monday, 31 October 2011
Those are the official specs of the FT-86, leaked of course but coming from some official training material. So, after seeing the actual car and now knowing what we should expect in terms of performance, the target of 200 PS has been achieved and I think the FT-86 should be a really fun-to-drive car!
Posted by
godong car on Thursday, 27 October 2011
Brochure images have leaked showing how the production version of Toyota's FT-86 looks!!! The official debut is very close (at the Tokyo Motor Show) and finally the wait is over!
Posted by
godong car on Thursday, 22 September 2011
Nice but it would look much better in black. It's a bit smaller than what I thought...
Posted by
godong car on Thursday, 8 September 2011
Posted by
godong car on Monday, 5 September 2011
Toyota has officially revealed the new Camry in Japan and there are no surprises since photos of it had already been leaked (earlier post). All versions to be sold in Japan will come with the hybrid powertrain, which uses a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle engine (2AR-FXE) with a combined max. output of 205 PS. The hybrid techlogy, along with the very low drag coefficient of 0.28, enable the new Camry to achieve a fuel economy of 26.5 km/L under the 10.15 cycle.
You can read the full press release (Japanese text) here.
Posted by
godong car on Friday, 26 August 2011
BC has published an article with the latest scoop on the FT-86 / BRZ. According to a summary that I was provided with, Toyota is planning to fit an 1.6-liter turbocharged engine one year after the initial introduction of the model. Now, what seems rather strange to me is the fact that BC claims that the turbocharged engine will be fitted in the G's / STi versions, while the "normal" versions will be powered by the naturally aspired 2.0-liter engine.
In any case, the article also mentions that the new turbo engine will be fitted in the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi as well, producing 270ps. BC also claims that the differences between the FT-86 and the BRZ (or whatever the official name will be) will be on the front and rear ends.
Posted by
godong car
Toyota Ukraine has revealed those photos showing the new Camry for the domestic market, but if you take a look at the latest scoop coming from Japan, this is pretty much how the JDM model will look like. OK, there are going to be minor differences, such as a different grille etc, but you get the idea.
Posted by
godong car on Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Toyota has just presented the all-new USDM Camry, perhaps its most important model is the US market. Toyota is so serious about the Camry that during its presentation, it announced that even the prices of all Camry versions will be lower, despite the fact that the new model is coming with more features on board.
The base model is powered by a 2.5-liter straight four engine producing 178hp. The specific motor can return an average fuel consumption of 28mpg. Other engines include a 3.5-liter V6 engine with an output of 268hp, as well as a hybrid powertrain is also available.
