Tag Archives: toyota

Hot Wheels selects AE86 Corolla to represent the 80s in “Cars of the Decades”

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Hot Wheels‘ “Cars of the Decades” is a special edition series that selects one iconic model to exemplify the decade in which it was born. Each car comes in special packaging and paint schemes reflecting that period — flower power … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, toyota | Tagged ae86, corolla, hot wheels, levin, toyota, trueno | 18 Comments

Friday Video: The New Hachiroku in Motion

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Ben Hsu

UPDATE: For those who want race tracks and engine sounds, here’s the pornographic BRZ GT300 video that was just released.

Posted in subaru, toyota | Tagged ae86, brz, fr-s, gt 86, scion, subaru, toyota, toyota 86 | 15 Comments

This is the new Scion FR-S

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Tonight we round out the new Toyota 86 with the launch of its third brand, the US-spec Scion FR-S, in Hollywood, California. Why have we been dedicating all week to a brand new car? Because the reborn Toyota hachiroku is … Continue reading →

Posted in subaru, toyota | Tagged brz, fr-s, ft86, gt 86, scion, subaru, toyota, toyota 86 | 29 Comments

2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ Unveiled

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Skorj

The Tokyo Motor Show is under way and we were on hand to bring you the first live, in-the-flesh shots of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ, as well as initial reports on what it actually feels like to sit … Continue reading →

Posted in subaru, toyota | Tagged ae86, brz, ft86, gt 86, hachiroku, subaru, tokyo motor show, toyota, toyota 86 | 17 Comments

This is the new Subaru BRZ

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Hot on the heels of the Toyota 86 (pronounced “Toyota hachiroku”), Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled its counterpart, the Subaru BRZ. As expected, differences are minute. The front fascia is cleaner, headlights smokier, taillights redder, the “86” fender badge is … Continue reading →

Posted in subaru, toyota | Tagged brz, fr-s, ft86, gt 86, scion, subaru, toyota, toyota 86 | 11 Comments

This is the new Toyota 86

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ben Hsu

So it’s happened. A nickname coined by gearheads based on a chassis code uttered among only the otaku-est of drift/touge/rally nerds has been plucked from obscurity to become its own actual model name. Over the Thanksgiving holiday ToMoCo announced that … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota | Tagged 86, fr-s, ft-86, gt 86, hachiroku, scion, toyota | 23 Comments

In Toyota’s new ad, diecast Celicas and 2000GTs inspire the FT-86

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Ben Hsu

What are you thankful for this holiday season? We, for one, are grateful that after teasing us with years of speculation and countless concept iterations, Toyota is finally ready to reveal the production FT-86 at the Tokyo Motor Show on … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, toyota | Tagged brz, diecast, fr-s, ft-86, minicars, scion, subaru, toyota | 17 Comments

Friday Video: 1972 Japan Grand Prix Touring Car Race

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Ben Hsu

It’s a sweltering day at Fuji Speedway and the grid is packed with TE27 Corolla Levins and Nissan Sunnys and (front-wheel-drive!) Cherrys. Watch Nobuhide Tachi win this round of the 1972 Japan Grand Prix Touring Car championships in his famous orange-on-white Toyota Celica 1600GT. … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Video, motorsports, toyota | Tagged 1600gt, celica, fuji speedway, ta22, toyota | 16 Comments

What would you buy if the US changed its import ban from 25 years to 15?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Here’s a cause we can get behind. There’s a petition at the White House website asking for two things. 1.) That the Department of Homeland Security stop wasting tax dollars seizing grey market imports, and 2.) that the DOT and EPA lower … Continue reading →

Posted in News, wagons | Tagged crown, news, s130, toyota, wagon | 44 Comments

Green Bosozoku Celica is simply sublime

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Celica fans usually prefer zenki models with the smiley-er smileys and hood flutes, but this is one post-facelift daruma that makes us green with envy. Let’s see if we can name all the zokusha traits this fine specimen exhibits. garish color … Continue reading →

Posted in bosozoku, toyota | Tagged bosozoku, celica, garuchan, ssr, SSR MkIII, toyota, tsurikawa, zokusha | 18 Comments

SEMA 2011 Part 02: Old School OEM

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ben Hsu

We were excited to show you some modified nostalgics debuting at the aftermarket circus that is SEMA, but it can be even more rewarding when manufacturers bringing out classics from their own collections.

Posted in honda, mazda, subaru | Tagged 110s, alcyone, brz, civic, cosmo, cosmo sport, fr-s, ft-86, honda, mazda, sb1, scion, stepwgn, subaru, toyota, vellfire, xt | 21 Comments

SEMA 2011 Part 01: Old School Modified

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ben Hsu

SEMA is all about the vast automotive aftermarket, from the tallest donk to the lowest drift machine. One category that has been notably absent is the Japanese nostalgic car, but things are moving in the right direction. One of the … Continue reading →

Posted in events, mazda, nissan, toyota | Tagged 510, a20, apache II, bluebird, celica, classic series, datsun, enkei, enkei 92, nissan, primax, ra29, toyota, xxr | 22 Comments

UK Barn Find unearths massive Toyota Celica collection and a Mitsubishi Galant GTO

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ben Hsu

So you found a Cressida owned by a little old lady who drives it to church once a week? Big deal. An enthusiast lucky bastard in the UK who goes by ra28gt on Retro-Rides was looking for Celica parts and got … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, mitsubishi, toyota | Tagged a20, a40, a60, Barn Finds, celica, galant, gto, mitsubishi, toyota | 28 Comments

What should Toyota name the C-Pillar found on leaked production FT-86 photos and the 2000GT?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Over the weekend Teh Intarwebs was alight with photos of the production Toyota FT-86, seemingly leaked from a Japanese brochure on FT86club.com. While not as extreme in styling as the Scion FR-S concept, initial road tests say it delivers on everything … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota | Tagged 2000gt, ae86, brz, fr-s, ft-86, scion, subaru, toyota | 18 Comments

Friday Video: No Honor Among Stop-Motion Diecast Thieves

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Our friend Luxe37 is back with another brain-churningly awesome action short, creating with stop motion animation what was really going on in our childhood minds as we made vroom-vroom noises across the kitchen floor. Well, actually this is quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, toyota | Tagged 810, bluebird, crown, datsun, galant, laurel, minicars, mitsubishi, nissan, tomica, tomica limited vintage, toyota | 11 Comments

Flared Toyota Corona T100 is nobody’s pet

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The Toyopet name lasted a lot longer in Japan than the US. That’s the badge on the back of this purple people eater, but it ain’t no pet. Looks more like a wild animal.

Posted in toyota | Tagged corona, MkIII, ssr, t100, toyopet, toyota | 17 Comments

Somebody Buy this 1971 Toyota Corona RT90 Coupe for $1200!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Listen up, Toyotaku. There’s an extremely rare RT90 Toyota Corona coupe for sale in Fresno. The Corona is kind of Toyota’s red-headed stepchild, having continued on with a leaf sprung rear long after the rest of the line from Corolla … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale, toyota | Tagged corona, kidney anyone, rt90, t80, t90, toyota | 19 Comments

Wagon Want: KP37V Toyota Publica Van

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Show of hands, who would rock this? “This” being a Toyota Publica Van that is the exact reason why we love old Japanese cars. Look, it’s barely larger than an OG Mini but has funky-sleek lines, looks totally bitchin’ on SSR MkIIs no … Continue reading →

Posted in toyota, wagons | Tagged kp37v, MkII, p30, publica, ssr, starlet, toyota, van, wagon | 13 Comments

Friday Video (sort of): S40 Crown in Reborn Toyota campaign promising “Fun to Drive, Again”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Toyota has launched a mysterious website called Reborn-Toyota for the Japanese market. The sparse page has nothing but a slideshow depicting actor “Beat” Takeshi Kitano and singer Takuya Kimura dressed as 16th century daimyo warriors looking gangster behind the wheel of a piano black S40 … Continue reading →

Posted in cm, toyota | Tagged beat takeshi, cm, crown, hideyoshi toyotomi, ms41, nobunaga oda, reborn, s40, shuto, takeshi kitano, takuya kimura, toyota | 7 Comments

Kidney, Anyone? Vintage TE27 Toyota Corolla Levin Rally Car