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Toyota 86 wagon revealed in never-before seen concept photos
Toyota has shared some photos of concepts that have, until now, never seen the light of day. Their public revelation comes as part of the 50th anniversary of Toyota’s pioneering CALTY design studio in Newport Beach, California, the first of … Continue reading
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Tagged calty, prius, toyota, toyota 86, Toyota 86/GT86/Scion FR-S, zn6
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Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser takes FJ40 heritage to other worlds
If you had to take one production vehicle on an extraterrestrial expedition, the Toyota Land Cruiser would be a pretty solid pick. The designers at CALTY, Toyota’s southern California studio, seem to agree. As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Lunar Cruiser, calty, fj40, land cruiser, Lunar Cruiser, toyota
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Never before seen Toyota concepts mark 50 years of first southern California design studio
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of CALTY Design Research, Toyota’s southern California design studio. Today, almost every non-US auto company has a studio in this mecca of car culture, but Toyota was the first. To mark … Continue reading
VIDEO: How Toyota USA went from selling a single Land Cruiser in 1957 to making 25 million cars
Toyota USA opened its doors on October 31, 1957. In its first full year of sales, the division sold 288 vehicles total: 287 Toyopet Crowns, and one Land Cruiser. The company almost gave up the US market, but persevered. Today, it’s built 25 … Continue reading
25 YEAR CLUB: Lexus SC
It was somewhere just west of Omaha that I said to myself, “This car was made for this shit.” I was in the midst of a cross-country drive with nothing but a Lexus SC, a toothbrush, and fewer changes of underwear than days on … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 Year Club, calty, Erwin Lui, lexus, lexus sc, soarer, toyota
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Toyota’s Calty design studio
We all know that cars are designed, but what is “design,” exactly? A new video released by Toyota aims to answer that question via a history and tour of their Calty design studio. Toyota was the first Japanese automaker to open … Continue reading
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Tagged a40, calty, celica, fj cruiser, FT-1 Concept, lexus sc, supra, toyota
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NEWS: Supra, 2000GT-inspired Toyota FT-1 concept unveiled
Since the Supra’s departure from US shores in 1998, Toyotaku have been eagerly waiting for its return. Every year or so there’d be rumors about a new halo sports car for the Toyota brand, including the weeks leading up to … Continue reading
Grand Touring: 2011 Scion tC & Calty Design Research
Recently, we found ourselves behind the wheel of a jet black 2011 Scion tC. Why are we telling you this? Because the tC is the latest vehicle to emerge from Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California, the first US … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 scion tc, a40, calty, celica, fj cruiser, fxv-II, hilux, scion, supra, tc, toyota, trd
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