2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Powered By Tesla

November 15, 2010
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Toyota and Tesla have teamed up for the revival of the RAV4 EV that was last offered to the public in 2003. According to Wikipedia sources about the RAV4 EV, waiting lists for the RAV4 EV were still growing when Toyota pulled the plug, no pun intended.
Whether or not Toyota wanted to continue production, [...]

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Toyota 4Runner and Toyota 4WD Pickups – Reputation For Ultimate Offroading

November 1, 2010

The Toyota 4Runner, along with an entire line of four wheel drive pickups, was known for handling offroad matters with ease and utility. To this day, a used 4Runner in good condition will bring top dollar and they don’t stay on the lot for long.
The early 4WD Toyota pickups had a solid front axle [...]

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Free Toyota Maintenance Plans – Toyota Care – New Toyota and Scion Vehicles Free Service

October 27, 2010

Toyota is taking steps to ensure that new Toyota and Scion owners will have less to worry about when it comes to vehicle repair costs.
The company decided to take care of the maintenance when 70% of the customers said they would feel more confident in owning a Toyota if service was included at no additional [...]

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Electric Vehicles – Toyota And Tesla – How Will They Leverage The Partnership

October 12, 2010

Toyota and Tesla have partnered to produce electric vehicle technology
The partnership benefits both companies, as each brings significant experience and technology.
In May, Tesla and TMC announced their intent to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. Tesla seeks to learn and benefit from Toyota’s engineering, manufacturing, and production [...]

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Toyota Quality Initiative To Broaden SMART

October 4, 2010

SMART Business Process Getting Results
The Toyota Quality initiative nicknamed SMART was first used to address sudden acceleration issues, a process that provided the gathering of field evidence and the ability to evaluate situations within a 24 hour period provided immediate assistance to owners who reported the condition.
Toyota has seen an 80% decrease in acceleration cases [...]

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2010 Motorist Choice Awards – Toyota Claims Total Of 9 Awards – 5 Of Which Are Lexus

September 22, 2010

Toyota and Lexus have claimed 9 of a possible 30 total awards given out by people, and the only annual award that does so.
Each category had a Popular brand and a Premium brand winner. For instance the “Cute” award category was won by Volkswagen Beetle for the Popular brand and Volvo C30 for the [...]

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Toyota USA Provides 16 Scholarships To Families Of Fallen US Soldiers

September 15, 2010

The Toyota Corp has provided a gift, 16 scholarships to those who had served and died for their country, and left behind children at home. This gift was the ability for those children to have an opportunity to earn a scholarship and get the education they need to have a great career.
This act of [...]

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Toyota Trucks – Why Do Toyota Pickups Run Forever – History of 22R Engine

September 14, 2010

The Legend of Toyota Pickups – 22R
There’s not a person that probably hasn’t heard that Toyota pickups run forever. If you never owned one, you probably won’t be familiar with much of this post, but regardless it’s about the mystery behind this legendary engine.
You can find a bunch of useful facts online including the [...]

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Toyota Bluetooth Pairing – Connect Bluetooth Phone To Sienna – 2011 Toyota

September 8, 2010

Bluetooth Phones – Toyota
With the new technology being integrated in the 2011 Toyota models such as the Toyota Sienna, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Camry and Toyota Venza – owners will be looking for the vehicle that allows them the most access to their media.
Having the ability to connect your bluetooth phone to your vehicle is something [...]

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Toyota Vehicles | High Idle | Why is My Car Doing This?

August 31, 2010

Why Does A Car Have a High Idle
Download The Toyota Idle PDF For Full Analysis
Some of the strange behavior we experience with our vehicles can be explained by the systems that operate according to temperature, speed, and other variables.
For example, when you start your vehicle in the morning you may notice that while it’s [...]

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