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The ongoing 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas just witnessed the announcement of yet another groundbreaking concept today – the Toyota Concept-i, which is basically a vehicle from the future that can engage itself with the driver. Designed by ...

UMW Toyota Motor rolls off to a promising 2022

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor is off to a good start in 2022, locking in a combined sales results of 7,528 for Toyota and Lexus in January 2022. This is a significant increase of 96% compared to the same ...

2017 Toyota Fortuner Gets EEV Status – Prices Down RM12k – RM16k

The Toyota Fortuner has been granted Energy Efficient Vehicle (EEV) status from the Malaysian Government, qualifying it for incentives that sees prices of both variants reduced from RM11,500 to RM16,100 effective immediately. Beginning from today, the Fortuner hits the road ...

New Toyota Patent Gives Manual Transmissions an EV Lifeline

Driving enthusiasts don’t bemoan EV performance, but some worry about what the electric future will leave behind. Namely, the sound of a revving engine and the involvement that comes with rowing your own gears. However, several shops have already shown ...

Toyota patents simulated manual transmission for electric cars

The technology was designed to imitate the feel of a manual gearbox, but it won’t bring any performance benefit to the vehicle With plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles becoming more commonplace, the future of the manual gearbox seems to ...

Toyota Patented a Manual Transmission Simulator for EVs

The complicated system is designed to replicate the feel of a manual transmission, but not the purpose. Toyota An electric car does not actually need a manual transmission. Even those with multi-gear transmissions as we know them, like the two-speed ...

It’s Black, It’s White, Michael Jackson Would so Approve the 2017 Toyota Hilux Limited G

So, apparently UMW Toyota Motors have been busy recently, discreetly working on a limited edition variant of the new Hilux which should be arriving soon as it has been spotted completely undisguised. As posted by the Mecca of Malaysian spyshots, ...

New 2017 Toyota Hilux Variants - 2.4G Limited At RM126k, 2.4G STD From RM109k

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) has introduced of the Toyota Hilux 2.4G (AT) Limited Edition which is open for booking with a price of RM126,000. Alongside, Toyota has also announced the introduction of the 2017 Hilux 2.4G STD, in ...

Toyota Glanza 2022 facelift to be launched soon after new Maruti Suzuki Baleno

The changes on the new Toyota Glanza as compared to the existing model will be exactly the as what we will get to see on the 2022 Baleno. Toyota Glanza facelift to follow new Maruti Suzuki Baleno&nbsp Last week, we ...

Toyota Allocating Big Money For American EV Production

The company is bolstering its facilities in the USA. Toyota was initially late to the battery electric vehicle game with it maintaining a strong stance on hybrid electric products such as the Prius. Although it has launched a strategy that ...

Geneva 2017: Toyota i-TRIL Concept and 2017 Yaris to Make World Premiere

It’s confirmed – Toyota will host the world premiere of the i-TRIL concept, as well as the new 2017 Yaris hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The i-TRIL, which has a one-plus-two seating layout, also features the Active ...

Toyota Could Be Working on a V8 for the Tundra, Rumor Suggests

But it might not be what you think. Toyota Toyota has overhauled their large off-roaders in recent years, moving all-new versions of the Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus LX, Toyota Tundra and Toyota Sequoia onto the new TNGA-F truck platform. Perhaps ...

Base Camp: 2022 Toyota Tundra

Every week, wheels.ca selects a new vehicle and takes a good look at its entry-level trim. If we find it worthy of your consideration, we’ll let you know. If not, we’ll recommend one – or the required options – that ...

The 2022 Toyota Tundra Super Bowl Commercial Shows What the Toyota Truck Can Do

This year, Toyota isn’t taking a back seat when it comes to Super Bowl ads, breaking out the big guns for the new 2022 Toyota Tundra. Leslie Jones, Tommy Lee Jones, and Rashida Jones took the Toyota trucks out in ...

Toyota patent describes 'pseudo' manual transmission, clutch pedal for EVs

Electric cars and the stick shift have yet to cross paths; every single EV sold new in America is automatic, most using a single reduction gear. Toyota is betting that some drivers will want to continue rowing their own ...

Fast Friends: Passion, Performance, and the Toyota GR86

Our duo of motorsports enthusiasts spend a head-turning day at the track with the celebrated new sports car. At Car and Driver, we’re no strangers to pushing every vehicle we test to its absolute limit, and that’s why we appreciate ...

Toyota gears up for an exciting year

From new cars to racing action across SA. At the annual State of The Motor Industry, Toyota South Africa took the stand to announce its plans for the year and it seems like 2022 will be an interesting one. Toyota ...

Toyota patents simulated manual gearbox for electric cars

Toyota Tundra Stars In Super Bowl Ad With Famous Joneses

The recently revealed pickup remains the star of the show, despite some revered co-workers. Toyota is the world's best-selling carmaker and remains the most searched automotive brand in the world. Synonymous with quality and reliability, it enjoys an envy-inducing reputation ...

Government advisor, Red Energy become early Toyota Mirai adopters

Toyota’s hydrogen fuel-cell Mirai sedan is starting to gain momentum within the business community, with fleets snapping up the zero-emissions vehicle. The hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is currently the only zero-emissions Toyota available for sale in Australia, debuting locally ...

Toyota Creates Manual Gearboxes For Electric Cars

A new patent seems to be exclusively focused on giving driver's engagement. We've waxed lyrical about the benefits of both automatic and manual gearboxes, but there's no doubt that the manual option is the transmission of choice for enthusiasts. This ...

Toyota bZ4X EV coming to Malaysia in 2023 – all-electric SUV with up to 460 km range, around RM250k?

While there will be no shortage of new electric vehicle (EV) models heading our way now that the government’s move to offer fully-imported EVs complete exemption from import duty and excise duty for a period of two years from January ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia Appoints Its First Home Grown CEO

His name is Warih Andang Tjahjono, and as 1st April 2017, he will be the first Indonesian President Director, A.K.A CEO, of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), replacing the outgoing Masahiro Nonami. Warih will become the first local talent to head ...

There’s a recall for the rear turn signal on the Toyota Harrier

If you’re one of the 220 owners of a Toyota Harrier manufactured from January 2021 to May 2021 and distributed by UMW Toyota here, your rear turn signal lamp might have a defect and will need replacing. Good thing ...

Toyota to invest in US manufacturing capacities

Toyota has announced an additional $90 million investment for two of its US American manufacturing facilities: Both the Toyota West Virginia plant, as well as the plant in Tennessee, will be upgraded for hybrid vehicle component production. The exact ...

Fukuoka City, Toyota and CJPT agree to cooperate in realizing a hydrogen society

Commencing talks on the introduction of fuel cell vehicles Fukuoka City and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have signed a partnership agreement aiming for the early realization of a hydrogen society. They will work closely with Commercial Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT), ...

Jeep Officially Announces A Toyota Fortuner Rival For India

The American manufacturer put the 7-seater Jeep Meridian to the ultimate test as it traversed 5000km from Kashmir to Kanyakumari After spotting the upcoming SUV numerous times, Jeep officially releases the teaser of the upcoming 7-seater. Names it Meridian in ...

Sung Kang’s favourite car is a Toyota MPV and now we wish his character remained dead

Fans of the Fast franchise (yes, they exist) were devastated when Han; played by Sung Kang, purportedly died in the fiery wreck of his Veilside-kitted Mazda RX-7 in Tokyo Drift. Those frowns turned upside down when he returned from ...

All-New 2017 Toyota C-HR To Arrive In China In Two Forms

With the compact SUV market heating up, it comes as no surprise that companies like Toyota working hard introducing its new C-HR to various markets. The latest news comes from CarNewsChina, which mentioned that the all-new 2017 Toyota C-HR will be ...

UMWT sold 96% more cars in January 2022 compared to last year, led by Toyota Vios

UMW Motor is off to a good start in 2022, achieving a combined sales results of 7,528 units for Toyota and in January 2022. This is a significant increase of 96 percent compared to the same month last year ...

Manual’s not dead… yet: Toyota patents “stick shift” for EVs

The number of new cars offered with a manual transmission has been on a downtrend for a number of years now, and despite the constant moaning from enthusiasts, the fact is nobody really buys the manuals any more, and thus ...

Toyota Glanza and Urban Cruiser prices hiked by up to Rs 45,000

© Jay Shah Toyota Glanza and Urban Cruiser prices hiked by up to Rs 45,000 – Toyota Glanza gets the highest hike – Prices of Camry and Vellfire remain unchanged Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has discreetly revised the prices ...

Large SUV Sales Jan 2022 – Fortuner, Gloster, Kodiaq, Alturas, Tucson

New MG Gloster Toyota Fortuner leads the premium D-segment SUV category with a market share of 72.74 percent Premium D-segment SUVs are a niche category of passenger vehicles in India. With a handful of offerings present in the country, ...

Toyota Glanza facelift likely to be launched next month

© Jay Shah Toyota Glanza facelift likely to be launched next month – Will get cosmetic and feature upgrades – 1.2-litre petrol engine likely to get an idle start/stop function The Toyota Glanza was the first model to be ...

Toyota Could Be Planning EV With Manual Transmission

So far only the Audi E-Tron and Porsche Taycan come with gears EVs are mostly bereft of gears or any kind of transmission, but in the recent past manufacturers like Porsche have experimented with transmissions to provide better driving ...

Toyota patents manual transmission for EVs with fake clutch

Toyota wants to give electric vehicle drivers the kind of engagement that comes with a manual transmission. First seen on bz Forums, Toyota lodged eight different patents with the US Patent and Trademark Office in June 2021 for a manual ...

Toyota patents a manual transmission system for its EVs

The terms ‘pseudo-shifter’ and ‘pseudo-clutch’ used in the patent applications, could suggest that the technology is just for fun. According to a media report, Toyota has filed multiple patent applications for a clutch-operated manual transmission mechanism for its electric ...

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