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Rumors: Industry Report–Lexus Working On An LFA Successor?
Lexus is reportedly working on a successor to the LFA according to a new report on AutoGuide.
First Look: 2013 Toyota Avalon
Although it was just refreshed in 2011, Toyota has unveiled an all-new, fourth-generation of its Avalon sedan. The stretched Camry has been given a hefty exterior and interior treatment that gives it more upscale feel.
First Look: 2013 Lexus ES350 and ES300h
Lexus has unveiled its refitted ES at the 2012 New York International Auto Show. The standard ES350 will be joined by the first ES300h hybrid for 2013.
Quick Drive: 2012 Honda CR-V EX
Honda’s CR-V isn’t a bad car. It’s comfortable, safe, reliable, not bad looking, efficient, and has all the creature comforts expected of a vehicle in its segment. It’s an all-around good vehicle if you need a lifted, five-passenger vehicle that can sip fuel. The problem is, it’s like driving water.
Rumors: Industry Report–Subaru BRZ STI Takes Shape
A new report out on AutoExpress paints a clearer picture of what the BRZ STI may look like.
Rumors: Industry Report—Convertible GT-86 Gets The Green Light
There’s no doubt that the Toyota GT-86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ rear-wheel-drive sports car has been one of the most eagerly anticipated vehicles of the last few years.
Driven: 2012 Hyundai Azera
Hyundai has done with the Azera what it did with the Sonata, Genesis, and Equus. It’s built a car that is exceptionally styled, packed with technology and standard features, and bestowed with a comfortable, quality driving character. Considering the last-generation Azera’s anonymity, this new car represents a significant leap forward for Korea’s largest car manufacturer.
Quick Drive: 2012 Toyota Camry XLE 3.5
Now, make no mistake, this Camry is no sports sedan. The car is “all motor,” by which I mean the only really fun/dynamically distinguishing feature of the vehicle is the power it offers, and the quickness with which it lays that power down. The rest of the package is very subdued, soft, and quiet in terms of driver feedback.
Winding Road Issue 79 Is Now Available!
In the newest issue of Winding Road, we drive the updated Hyundai Genesis Coupe, which promises to bring stiff competition to American muscle. Plus, we scrutinize a lot of other great cars this month.
Rumors: Teaser—Toyota FT-Bh Hybrid
Due to be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month, the Toyota FT-Bh represents the company’s view on an ultra-lightweight, full-hybrid city car.
Driven: 2012 Toyota Prius C
The cars that exist in the present are getting closer and closer to the cars that we’d expected to have, generally speaking, “in the future” just a few years ago. Toyota’s new Prius C is very much a case in point here. A small, lightweight, versatile, hugely efficient machine that blows away what was considered “great” fuel economy a decade ago.
Rumors: Industry Report—New Subaru Turbo Technology
A report on Motor Trend’s website detailed the plans for several upcoming Subaru models—including the new WRX, due out sometime in 2014—as well as some interesting new potential technology coming from the Japanese manufacturer.
Question: Can Fiat Be The Next Mini?
Fiat’s first year in the United States was a tough one. Of the 50,000 expected sales, only around 20,000 were sold. So with the 500C starting to arrive in greater numbers, and the upcoming release of the 500 Abarth and 500L, can the newly diversified Fiat become the sales success that Mini and the Prius family have been?
Rumors: Spy Shots—2013 Lexus ES
The spy photographers over at Left Lane News recently snapped photos of what appears to be the upcoming 2013 Lexus ES, the luxury brand’s mid-level sedan. One of the most unique features spotted on this heavily camouflaged prototype is the appearance of a hybrid powertrain. An interior shot of the gauge cluster showed potential signs of electrification, which is significant because a hybrid option has not appeared on the ES before. As emission and economy standards increase, we’re likely to see more and more upscale vehicles like the ES receive the hybrid treatment.
Super Bowl Ads: Toyota Reinvents Everything
In this hysterical spot, Toyota highlights the reinvented Camry, while imagining a world where everything is reinvented. Couches made of bikini-clad girls (or speedo-clad men if that’s your leaning), babies that don’t defecate but time travel instead, rain that makes you lose weight, and curtains made of pizza are a just a few of the wacky reinventions that are imagined.
Quick Drive: 2012 Toyota Prius V Five
As of today, there’s no question that the Prius V wins within its small market segment. Of course that conclusion is helped along greatly by the fact that it basically has this sliver of the market—a very high-mpg small wagon—to itself.
Toyota Unveils TS030 Hybrid Enduro Racer
The TS030 is the follow-up to Toyota’s TS010 and TS020 (better known as the Toyota GT-One). Initially, it’ll be driven by former F1 and Peugeot works driver Alex Wurz and Le Mans veteran Nicolas Lapierre, with a debut planned on May 5 at the Six Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps. Toyota will then run two TS030s at the 24 Hours Of Le Mans in June.
Detroit 2012: Live Photos Of The 2012 Toyota Prius C
The 2012 Toyota Prius C made its North American Debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show today. We were on hand for the arrival of the newest member of the Prius family.
Detroit 2012: Live Photos Of The 2013 Lexus LX570
The 2013 Lexus LX, the luxury answer to the Toyota Land Cruiser, bowed at the auto show in Detroit. We stalked it down on the show floor to bring you these images of the big ute.
Detroit 2012: Live Photos Of The Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept
Toyota unveiled its vision of the future, at least for plug-in hybrids and Toyota. The NS4 Concept heralds a new design direction for Toyota, while giving us an idea of what we might be driving in 2015. We got up close and personal with the svelte, cab-forward concept on the Detroit show floor.
Detroit 2012: Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept
Toyota unveiled the shockingly good looking NS4 Concept at today’s North American International Auto Show. The concept car is meant to give a glimpse of what the hybrid vehicle will be in 2015, with a peak into future styling, and interior, exterior, and drivetrain technology.
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