Archive for January, 2009

New Styles Coming Up for the Toyota Corolla

Mark Clarkson asked:


Those people and car aficionados who do adore the Toyota Corolla are sure waiting as per what kind of changes and what kind of features would this exemplary and very popular car bring about come the 2007 model year. Well, the wait is soon to come to a close for one of the announcement straight right out of the mouths of the aftermarket auto body parts for Toyota Solara creator is that they would be bringing in not just one new Toyota Corolla version but two new versions for the Toyota Corolla.

In the Australian auto market, these two new Toyota Corolla models are going to be sent out. In fact, Australia has already considered this vehicle model to be actually their very favorite small car. And with the changes that the vehicle would be holding for the 2007 model year, most people are quite interested on how it will look and how the change would actually affect the vehicle’s performance in sales and in the business.

The Toyota Corolla would be coming as a hatch vehicle. This has been done so as to be able to bring about a new kind of rounded and even funky approach to the whole deal. It did take a lot of maneuvering and redesigning the Toyota Corolla parts that would go with the vehicle but the company sure did agree that everything was worth it. According to some who have seen the new Toyota Corolla hatch unit, the vehicle now actually holds more elegance and even smoother angles.

Some have said that to actually differentiate the two new vehicles from each other, one would have to compare their noses. Yes, the noses of the vehicles. It is the unique noses of those two new units that set each one apart from each other. And this kind of move seems to have been perfected by Toyota. In fact, if you would remember, this has also been the case with the Toyota Yaris compact vehicle which also had another “sibling” which is the Toyota Echo.

The Australian arm of the company does say that they are really confident that such drastic changes to the popular Toyota Corolla would bring about a whole good deal of income for the company. Even Dave Buttner who works as the chief of Toyota Australia’s sales and marketing said: “There will be a family resemblance, but they are pretty ‘unique’.”

If you were able to attend the Paris Motor Show which took place last month, you would have been able to see the Toyota Corolla hatch version there. The only difference was that, during that time, the vehicle was still shown off as the Toyota Auris concept vehicle. So you can now dig up the photos of that event and see for yourself how the new Toyota Corolla would actually look like.



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Toyota Personal Transport Assistance Robot ‘Winglet’

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Stars Shine Down On Toyota ‘green Cars’

Mark Clarkson asked:


Toyota, the second largest automaker around the globe, is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the recently held Environmental Media Awards. The latter is a prestigious event aimed at promoting awareness of environment issues. The gala event displayed a powerhouse of stars and celebrities from film, music and television.

Previous honorees of Environmental Awards include Daryl Hannah, Cameron Diaz, Edward Norton, and programs like The Simpsons, Grey’s Anatomy, and Lilo & Stitch. “Entertainment is a potent vehicle for raising awareness of environmental issues,” said Dian Ogilvie, senior vice president and chief environmental officer of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. “The creative teams who are honored with an Environmental Media Award are inspiring people to think and act in ways that benefit our planet.”

Toyota is the world’s leader in hybrid technology. It has unleashed several hybrid cars to help reduce air pollution. Toyota and its other division called Lexus, offered five hybrids in the United States. These hybrids are for the SUV, midsized sedan, and sports car segments. To sum it up, Toyota hybrid vehicles contribute in saving more than 150 gallons of gas in the United States. Moreover, it has avoided over 3 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.

Toyota hybrid sales are led by Prius, which has a total of 500,000 worldwide sales in April. For 2006, Toyota is expected to sell more than 100,000 Prius in the U.S. Toyota Prius accessories amp performance parts are now enhanced to boost its new feature dubbed as Hybrid Synergy Drive.

Hybrid Synergy Drive is also integrated in the hybrid version for Toyota Highlander OEM parts. The crossover SUV hybrid with said feature was first introduced at the North American International Show in 2004.

The third hybrid in Toyota’s lineup is Camry Hybrid. The hybrid version for the automaker’s sedan was introduced for the model year 2007 in May 2006. Auto parts for Toyota Camry hybrid uses 4-cylinder gasoline engine woth electric motors to generate a peak of 187 horsepower. Camry Hybrid is also equipped with Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive.

The Highlander and Camry hybrids are 70 percent cleaner for smog-forming emissions compared to other average new vehicles of today. “Worldwide, Toyota plans to offer hybrid engines in many of our products and we’ve set a goal of one million hybrids by 2010,” said Dian Ogilvie. “We’ve made a very big commitment to this technology because it gives people a way to drive what they want, but produce fewer emissions and get higher fuel mileage at the same time.”



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Number of Toyota Pre-prod Vehicles Goes Up

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To ensure the highest quality of Toyota Corollas, the Toyota Motor Corporation is now going to double the number of units for this vehicle model. The newest Toyota Corolla would be sent out for sale in Japan in the upcoming autumn season. And the officials from Toyota were the ones who announced such a plan for the Toyota Corollas. However, the Toyota officials did not disclose if they were also going to enforce such a plan for auto parts Toyota so as to also ensure quality.

From the usual 150 Toyota Corolla units in pre-production, Toyota, along with Kanto Auto Works Ltd., would be now producing some 300 Toyota Corolla prototypes. These would be the base of the company to see and check for quality. The company calls them the Toyota Corolla trial cars. This is indeed a very good move for the newest model of this line would be actually the tenth. And with the company having just recently suffered from vehicle and car problems, being safe with the newest batch of Toyota Corollas would surely do them good.

Of course, Toyota is not the only car maker that creates prototypes before they actually send these vehicles out for production. All auto manufacturers go through such moves. And these car manufacturers also do make use of computers to check any problems with the vehicle.

Toyota would surely not want to send out a batch of Toyota Corollas that hold car problems. After all, this vehicle model has been known in the automobile world as being a reliable vehicle. In fact, it has been in the market since 1966 making it 40 years old at present. Last 1997, this Toyota model held the title as the best selling nameplate all around the globe and is currently known as the best selling car through all time.



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Toyota Unveils Tundra Like a New Division

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The introduction of Tundra to the press is made phenomenal by Toyota. Press people present in the event said that the introduction belongs to a different species of automotive press event.

Usually, reporters from farming, construction, aftermarket trades, towing, hunting and fishing, RV, and motorcycle magazines do not come all at the same ride and drive. Toyota brings them together to take part in a remarkable press event. So far, it is the largest press gathering Toyota has spearheaded in its 45 or so years in the United States.

“People in construction, farming, mining, will help give us credibility,” said Michael O’Brien, product planning manager, who added that, among other things, the commercial sales fleet has been charged with finding high-visibility operations, such as road construction and maintenance companies to sign up for fleet purchases of the truck.

Ernest Bastien, VP vehicle operations group, said Toyota is treating the launch of its Tundra full-size pickup as if it were launching an entirely new division, including reorganizing its marketing and product development teams. “We have co-located planning, advertising, PR, event planning, distribution, accounting, and the company’s University of Toyota,” he added.

Tundra is a full-size pickup truck that was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award. For the year 2000, Tundra was named Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year. Auto Toyota Tundra body parts are engineered to stand the demands of towing, transporting and other needs of real truckers. Further, auto parts Toyota truck are now also given more attention than before. The emphasis is to penetrate the loyal truck market of the industry.

Toyota is also making a Scion dealer sales-force training program beyond the traditional. In addition, the automaker is running a 4-day product and marketing immersion called “Truck Champions.” “The only dealer training immersion we have done that even comes close to that was for the Prius launch,” said Bastien, who added that Toyota ’s dealership training road show in January is also much larger than before. “We will train some 24,000 salespeople,” he said. “For the Camry launch we trained 18,000.” Auto parts for Toyota Camry exude quality and performance.

The new plant of the automaker in San Antonio, Texas has 200,000 units of capacity. For Princeton, Indiana plant the capacity is 100,000. Toyota intends to sell about 200,000 vehicles next year.



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Buy Used Toyota Engines From a Reputed Dealer

Avinash Smith asked:


 

Are you looking for replacement of Toyota engines? Engine replacement has become a nightmare because of parts matching and tinkering. But with the help of used Toyota engines it becomes simple to speed up your car on the road. Now the question arises in you mind how? It is said that, it’s quite expensive to own a car in Japan because when it comes to maintain and other expenditure on the car, it is around four times higher than US. Before purchasing a car, one needs to take the parking permission from the government of the Japan. Gasoline, Labor, insurance cost, highway tolls and repairing costs of the car are very expensive and availability is poor. In Japan, vehicles have fewer miles comparative to US. There are hardly few vehicles which are 6 years old. Car with minimal damage are considered as unsafe vehicles. Due to poor availability of auto parts, engines are recycled early.

If your Toyota is on the skids, a used engine is not far away from you. You can consult your local Toyota dealers or foreign manufacturers those are dealing with Toyota engines. Buying a used Toyota engine can be good way to speed up your car again on the road. If you made a right purchase then it will be convenient for your mechanic to install the engine trouble free.

You should think about purchasing a re-manufactured engine from Toyota or third party vendors. Engines which are recycled are sent to a certified Toyota destination where mechanics work on it to meet Toyota specifications that primarily made this brand so popular. These manufacturers have trained staff to test the engine via battery to make sure that the engine is in good condition and work well in forthcoming years. Recycled engines are tested for gasket seals, oil pressure, boring and various other sorts of issues that can affect the life cycle of engine. Deals with Toyota and domestic markets mean that used and re-manufactured Toyota engines are often only a call away.

With the boom of Internet, you can find Toyota engines websites on the web. There are plenty of Toyota engines dealers who offer cost effective engine. All you need is a computer or a laptop with the Internet connection to access the website. Just go through the numerous websites and study the terms and conditions and compare their costs and services in order to get the best deal.

Engineworld USA offers wide range of Toyota engines series at most competitive price. All engines are compression tested, leakdown tested, oil content tested, tested for smooth crankshaft revolution and tested for no sign of sparkling plug fouling.



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Toyota Fact Finder

Ben T Wilson asked:


One of the biggest car manufacturers in the world is Toyota, superseded only by General Motors. Toyota has high hopes of becoming the largest car maker in the world by 2010, which, considering it is one of the most profitable companies in the world, is a reasonable aim.

Toyota Toyota made 9.5 million cars in 2007 alone, with success being pinned to the fact that cars are produced in the country where they are sold. This has led to a global enterprise, with Toyota’s production spanning six continents, with a work force of quarter of a million people, and selling within 160 different markets across the globe.

Toyota history

Toyota was actually the result of the Toyota Spinning and Weaving Company, set up by Sakichi Toyoda in 1918. He invented the first automatic loom, for which he sold the patent and gave the money to his son. His son, Kiichiro, invested it into automotive technology and in 1936 the Toyota AA hit the market, with the 100,000th vehicle being built 11 years later. Toyota cars came to Europe in 1962, with production surpassing the one million mark. Fast forward a couple of decades to 1986, and 50 million Toyotas had been produced. A few years later, Toyota set up manufacturing in Britain with an engine manufacturing plant in Wales and a factory in Derbyshire where cars are produced.

Toyota Facts



Type: Public (Xetra: NSU)

Founded: 1937

Founder: Kiichiro Toyoda

Headquarters: Toyota, Aichi, Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan

Key People: Kiichiro Toyoda (Founder), Fujio Cho (Chairman and Representative Director)

Industry: Automotive

Products: Vehicles

Subsidiaries: 522 companies



Toyota Featured Models

TOYOTA CELICA – launched in 1970 and discontinued in 2005, this means “heavenly” and is the name given to a series of popular coupés.

TOYOTA COROLLA – put on the market in 1966, the tenth generation of this car was launched in 2006. At least 30 million Corollas have been sold, but it hasn’t been sold in the UK since February 2007 when the Auris took its place.

TOYOTA HILUX – first reaching the market in 1969 to replace the Stout, this Toyota model is a compact pick-up truck.

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER – this first appeared in 1954, and has since reached its ninth generation. A four-wheel drive, it is renowned for getting close to the off-road capabilities of the Range Rover.

TOYOTA MR2 – a two-seater sports car with mid-engine and rear-wheel drive, made from 1984 to 2007.

TOYOTA RAV4 –first manufactured in 1994, now in its third generation, this is a compact SUV.

TOYOTA SUPRA – made between 1979 and 2002, this is a full-sized sports car, modelled on the Toyota Celica, but with more powerful engines.

TOYOTA YARIS – now in its second generation, this is a small hatchback city car that first came on the market in 1999.

Toyota – did you know?



Approximately 70 per cent of Toyota cars produced in the UK are exported to Europe, and 15 per cent to another 70 countries worldwide.

The surname of the founder was actually Toyoda but it got changed to Toyota as, according to Japanese superstition, this is luckier.

Shoichiro Toyoda – a member of the founding family – was inducted into the USA’s Automotive Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 2001, the first Toyota to be awarded European Car of the Year was the Yaris, followed by the Prius in 2005.

Toyota has a subsidiary called Lexus, which owns Daihatsu as well, and a US one called Scion which aims its cars at young drivers.



Toyota – where to buy?

Auto Trader is a UK base website where you will find a wide range of new and used Toyota models, and more information about this car.



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Custom Sub Boxes for a Tricked Out Toyota

Mark Markham asked:


Bringing a new Toyota home is like a adding a new member to the family. Whether it’s a Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, or Toyota T-100, it’s a vehicle that you depend on to get you where you are going and do what needs to be done. Endless hours will be spent in it getting you where you need to be. Since you’ll be spending a good amount of time driving around in your Toyota, you should be able to enjoy it to its fullest. Adding some sort of sound system to your truck or SUV will certainly help you to enjoy your trips to various places in life. After all, there is nothing worse than having to spend countless moments in your Toyota with a sound system that just isn’t up to par. Sure, the stock system that comes with a Toyota Tacoma or Toyota Tundra is decent or maybe even more than decent if you decided to go with the premium stock system, but there is always going to be something missing. What’s missing is the low end of your favorite tunes, or the bass that gives you that nice boom you can feel in your chest while cruising down the highway.

Sub woofers are the perfect solution when looking for some bass to add to your Toyota’s sound system. Good sub woofers will provide you with the low end you need for your favorite tunes. Many sub woofers are high quality and from top name brand suppliers. With a little research,you will be able to pick out the right sub for your Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, or Toyota T-100 and get you fully enjoying your system in no time. Don’t forget to pick up a nice amplifier for that new sub, or you won’t be hearing much bass at all. Well known audio dealers also carry top of the line name brand amplifiers to fit perfectly with your sub woofers. Professionals in this industry will help you fit your amp and sub woofer together for great sounding low end.

Purchasing a sub and amplifier for your Toyota is a great investment. However, some sort of high quality subwoofer enclosure or custom sub boxes should be installed as well to fully reap the benefit of your new system. A subwoofer enclosure will do more for the quality of your system than you can imagine. They not only save space in the little amount of room in your truck that there is, but custom sub boxes are designed for your specific model of Toyota so that they’ll blend into the interior. This looks as if it’s part of the original truck or SUV, and thwarts of any potential theft of your brand new system. Custom sub boxes do more than just save space and blend in though; they also produce the best quality sound possible from your sub woofer and amp. A high quality subwoofer enclosure will prevent resonation from the amp and subwoofer, while also preventing the out of phase waves of the rear from mixing with in phase waves of the front. Therefore, a subwoofer enclosure will ultimately allow you to hear the nice bass tones from the back end while still clearly resonating the high and middle notes of the front. Thus, your system will be giving off a full and deep overall sound with any type of music.

Audio manufacturers offer an extensive product line including a variety of subwoofer enclosures, amps and sub woofers for your specific Toyota. They have particular products for the Toyota Tacoma ranging from all types of custom sub boxes, as well as specific products for the Toyota Tundra, Toyota T-100 and Toyota SUV. Allow a car or truck audio professional to help you get great sound with their extensive expertise.



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Jeff Dunham: spark of insanity blue toyota prius, chihuahua 1

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Jeff Dunham: spark of insanity blue toyota prius, chihuahua

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Toyota and Scion of Northwest Arkansas, Committed to Excellence in Service

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Toyota and Scion of Northwest Arkansas is equipped with highly qualified and dynamic professionals whose constant endeavor has been to earn the goodwill of customers and usher in professional excellence in all spheres of an automotive franchise. Toyota NW Arkansas steers you into the world of technological wonders, where you can possess the comfort and power in style. Quality, reliability, transparency, convenience and enviable sales record are a few of the reasons why it makes sense to choose Toyota NW Arkansas. The quest for innovation is the foundation for Toyota and Scion of Northwest Arkansas.

Now, through the Toyota NW Arkansas sophisticated website, which is embedded with special, unique features, the dealership has made things more than easy for its customers. Just everything about Toyota and Scion cars is made available at the click of a mouse. You can buy genuine parts and accessories and even schedule a service appointment, online. Vehicle research, virtual brochure and reviews help you explore everything you want to know about your favorite cars. There are other attractive features like online specials, finance specials, new vehicles special, pre-owned specials and weekend specials which make online shopping experience more interesting and exciting. These innovative designs and features have bolstered the concept of online shopping.

Toyota and Scion of Northwest Arkansas presents to you a varied choice of new and pre-owned Toyota and Scion models. Collection of Toyota cars include Corolla, Camry, Avalon, Matrix, Prius, Camry Solara, Yaris, Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner, Highlander, Land Cruiser, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna and FJ Cruiser. It also has an exquisite array of Scion vehicles such as xA, xB and tC.

Here is an overview of few of the Toyota and Scion models available with the dealership:

Toyota Corolla equipped with a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine, pumps out 126 horsepower. The most popular model of Toyota, Corolla, is available in CE, LE and the sporty S versions. Its stylish, contemporary design speaks to your aesthetic sense. Its foundation of legendary quality, dependability and value speaks to your common sense.

The new 2007 Toyota Camry comes with a four-cylinder engine or a V6 engine. It also comes with an all-new hybrid drive train that delivers 192 horsepower. The Camry is available in three different models namely SE, XLE and Hybrid.

The 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser is an SUV that has the seating capacity of 8 passengers and offers just one trim level, the base model. Powering the 2007 Land Cruiser is the 4.7 liter V8 engine which provides 265 hp @5400 rpm and 310 lb.-ft torque @3400 rpm. Its transmission is a 5-speed automatic with overdrive

Scion xA, the least-expensive model in Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion line, is a 4-dr hatchback powered by 103-hp 4-cyl engine with manual or optional automatic transmission. Front side airbags and curtain side airbags are optional. Standard equipment includes ABS, air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors, and a 60/40 split folding rear seat.

The 2007 tC, a 2-dr hatchback coupe comes from Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion division. It has a 160-hp 4-cyl and a 5-speed manual transmission or optional 4-speed automatic. Standard equipment includes ABS and a driver knee airbag among other features.

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