Category Archives: Toyota News

‘Tacozilla’ Tacoma Concept Rig Celebrates Campers and the Popularity of ‘Overlanding’

LAS VEGAS – Move over, Marie Kondo – Toyota’s got a new answer to the downsizing trend. Toyota combined downsizing and outdoor adventure with its Tacozilla Tacoma Camper, a backwoods overlanding-ready “micro-house” rig that pays tribute to Toyota campers from the ’70s and ’80s. Based on a Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport pickup, Tacozilla debuted in […]

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Toyota’s Airline Seat Will Help Relieve Some of the Stress of Flying

Anyone who has ever flown in a commercial airliner knows the sad truth about flying. Those seats are extremely uncomfortable! No matter how you…twist…turn…lean…nothing seems to work. Turns out, there are real scientific reasons why airline seats are terrible. Gizmodo explains the way a typical airline seat is designed. All of your weight is put […]

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Paul Walker’s 1993 Toyota Supra to Be Sold to Highest Bidder

Are you one of the true fans of The Fast and the Furious movie series who has seen all seven films including the lately released and high-earning Furious 7? Even if you have never seen the original movie (you’re missing out), this series of action-packed, car-centric films is widely known around the country, especially after […]

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Future Toyota Supra Will Sport a BMW Engine

If you’re a Toyota fan or even just remotely interested in cars, you’ve probably heard or seen the sexy FT-1 Concept that’s been parading around for more than a year. “FT” stands for “Future Toyota” and “1,” well, everyone knows what the number 1 signifies. The FT-1 Concept is planned to become the future Toyota […]

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Look Ma, No Hands: Toyota Autonomous Car Technology

Robot pedestrians, robot animals, and robot cars all make up the University of Michigan’s “M City,” a 23-acre suburb-like test site for new autonomous vehicles. Toyota is testing some of its latest self-driving car technology at this facility, specifically designed to assess how well the new computer systems really work. Although you might be expecting […]

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New Details Revealed about the Future Toyota-BMW Sports Car

Toyota and BMW have teamed up to create the next generation Toyota Supra and BMW Z4. The project, called “Silk Road,” will combine the expertise and know-how from both automakers. BMW will provide the turbocharged inline-six cylinder engine and rear-drive chassis, while Toyota will offer exterior design elements and a large investment. Prior reports suggested […]

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