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Feb 10 2012, 03:00 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 14 comment(s)
Following the unveiling of the TS030 HYBRID, Toyota have announced the remaining drivers for their two car attack on the Le Mans 24 Hours. Joining Hiroaki Ishiura will be two former F1 drivers in Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi. Davidson was without a drive since Peugeot's exit from endurance prototype racing, while Buemi was recently dropped by Toro Rosso. The driver line-up for the other TS030 - which will also compete in the World Endurance Championship - includes Alex Wurz, Kazuki Nakajima...
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Jan 24 2012, 03:30 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 26 comment(s)
Toyota Racing has today taken the covers off the highly anticipated TS030 HYBRID. Based out of Toyota GmbH - the German facility used for their previous F1 campaign - Toyota Racing will enter two TS030 HYBRIDs in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours. The unveiling occured at Paul Ricard, where ex-F1 driver Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre performed a shakedown. The TS030 uses an all-new carbon chassis and features Toyota's THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System - Racing) powertrain that was developed with Denso...
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Jan 12 2012, 11:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Tokyo Auto Salon doesn't officially kick off until tomorrow, but already the news is pouring out of Chiba. Among the cars debuting at TAS is this Toyota 86 D1GP car, wearing Falken/Up Garage colors and driven by AE86 legend Tetsuya Hibino.
Here's a video clip that Option Video released of Hibino shaking the car down outside Makuhari Messe.
-Mike Garrett
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Jan 03 2012, 05:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 20 comment(s)
The folks over at Motor Trend have an interesting scoop for those following developments on the Scion FR-S/Toyota 86.
This week somebody spotted what is clearly a turbocharged FR-S doing some drifting at Laguna Seca. There's no word whether this is related to production car development, or testing for a competition drift car. On one hand the big wing says race car, but on the other it's not too often you see drift teams go to Laguna Seca for testing.
Whatever it is, it's definitely promising!
Head over to Motor Trend for more.
-Mike Garrett...
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Jan 02 2012, 03:30 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 43 comment(s)
JZX 100s are rare sightings in Australia, particularly those of the modified variety. However at a local JDMST meet I uncovered this black and gold Mark II example. Outputting 380hp at the wheels, this is Queenslander Keiran Ryan's clean daily driver. We woke up at 3am on a cool summer's morning for this photoshoot just beyond the Wivenhoe Dam in Queensland, Australia. Black cars can be tricky to shoot, but this secluded single lane road, combined with the morning sunrise, proved to be a...
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Jan 02 2012, 12:30 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 66 comment(s)
What did you do on New Year's Eve? Party with friends? Family get together? A vacation maybe?
How about a walk around the junkyard? That's just what I found myself doing this past Saturday. ...
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Dec 27 2011, 11:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 19 comment(s)
I was browsing through Facebook this morning when I found this awesome AE70 Sprinter that Manabu Mitsumori posted up. If you don't remember, he's the one who built that wicked JZX100 Chaser that we featured a while back. This is his latest project.
Mitsumori-san has a keen sense of style, and it shows here. Besides the fresh bodywork and Panasport wheels, it's also sporting a 20-valve 4AGE swap under the hood.
-Mike Garrett...
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Dec 16 2011, 12:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 56 comment(s)
Now to continue the detailed build story of Titan Motorsports insane drag Supra. Take it away guys.
With the car’s fabrication complete, the next step is to coat the raw metal in order to prevent corrosion. We are fortunate to have a great powder coater less than a mile from the shop that we contracted to coat the chassis....
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Posted
Dec 07 2011, 08:00 PM
by
Larry Chen
with 38 comment(s)
It's official, the Scion FR-S can drift. Formula Drift driver, Ken Gushi, made a short trip to Japan to test out his future drift car....
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Dec 02 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
So, how many of you guys are set on buying the Toyota 86/FRS/BRZ when it goes on sale next year?
I'm personally among those that have been considering picking one up, and have been devouring all the media released about the car over the past few days. One of the best videos I've seen so far is this clip of Manabu Kawaguchi driving the prototype version of the 86 at Fuji Speedway.
You can hear the engine and exhaust note quite clearly, and it seems the engineers have nailed it.
Take a listen for yourself.
-Mike Garrett
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Dec 01 2011, 03:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
I was browsing the Mark II section of Minkara earlier when I caught this tough looking JZX110 and had to share it here. With all the focus on Toyota's new 86 this week, I thought it be good to throw in a "classic" JZX for good measure.
For more, check out zilch ж style's Minkara profile.
-Mike Garrett...
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Nov 29 2011, 12:30 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 38 comment(s)
This past Sunday was hectic to say the least. Most of the day's schedule was going to be taken up by the 86 drive that Toyota had organized, but what about the Gazoo Racing Festival that was being held at Fuji Speedway at the same time? Surely I couldn't just show up there and ignore all the goodness that was on display. My plan of attack called for a very early start in order to cram as many shots in as I could possibly manage before the 86 press presentation and test drive commenced. So...
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Nov 22 2011, 08:40 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 27 comment(s)
As if we needed any more teasing about the Toyota FT-86/Scion FR-S, Toyota has released a new official trailer for the car. It includes behind the scenes development footage, some cool Toyota diecasts, and even a couple shots of the production FT-86 towards the end.
Take a look and let us know what you think!
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Nov 17 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 37 comment(s)
My hometown is a strange little place. With a population of around 45,000 people it's relatively small, but the amount of car culture that is hiding just beneath the surface here is something else. It's home to a host of beautiful custom machinery that you probably never know existed. Thankfully, my friend Neil Shen, owner and creator of the fantastic Juicebox blog, has an amazing sixth sense for seeking these cars out. Take this two door zenki Toyota Levin for example. Being rebuilt from...
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Nov 17 2011, 04:00 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 17 comment(s)
While speaking to some of the RC drifters at the RC Mini Mobil Welt it seemed that it's not all about the drifting itself. While drifting your car is the end goal; building your car and making it look like a real car with all the details is even more important for some. Take this Toyota Soarer build by Tijs Lochbaum for example. It features a lot of parts you just can't buy in the hobby store. Like the intercooler and oilcooler behind the frontbumper. Tijs even thought about the intercooler...
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Posted
Nov 11 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 69 comment(s)
As we get closer and closer to the release of the Toyota FT-86/FR-S and the Subaru BRZ, a lot of potential buyers are debating over which of the two cousins they will purchase. We'll have to wait until the final specs and pricing are released for each, but we are curious to know whether you guys are leaning towards the Toyota or Subaru version of the car at this point. As of now, which version of Toyota-Subau FR project would you be more likely to purchase?
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Oct 31 2011, 11:40 PM
by
Larry Chen
with 118 comment(s)
There was only one car that was fitting enough to end this month's Street Cars & Sleepers theme. And this is it. For the past couple of years, the maniac known as Chris Rado has been devising plans to build his ultimate street car. Of course, for someone who pilots a 2000hp drag car and the Team NFS time attack car, his interpretation of 'ultimate' is somewhat more extreme than what you or I might come up with. For Chris Rado, his ultimate street car is this Toyota Supra. Metal wide-body, custom wheels, custom brakes. And a twin turbo V8 producing 2500hp....
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Oct 31 2011, 04:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
As we await the debut of what might be the most anticipated Toyota product of all time with the FT-86, here's a very cool look at another one of the company's big projects. This film covers the entire history and development of the Lexus LFA from the idea stage to finished product.
A very interesting watch to say the least.
Found over on Autoblog.
-Mike Garrett
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Oct 27 2011, 10:30 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 74 comment(s)
With all of today's technology it's nearly impossible for automakers to keep secrets about upcoming models, especially highly anticipated cars like Toyota's FT-86. If this is legit, we are looking at our first image of the production FT-86, found in a leaked catalog for Modellista aero parts. We'll have to wait until the Tokyo Motor Show to get all the details, but this gives us an idea of the changes made from concept to production version. What do you think? -Mike Garrett Source...
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Posted
Oct 25 2011, 04:30 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 27 comment(s)
You might remember seeing this particular video, which did the internet rounds a couple of months ago. With our Street Cars & Sleepers theme, it was worth digging it out of the archives because it's so wrong, it's right. In terms of sleepers, the Toyota Camry is as unassuming as they get. You certainly wouldn't expect one to push out an impressive 728hp.
- Charles Kha
Source: Autoblog
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