Tough new 2016 Toyota Tacoma for America
The 2016 Toyota Tacoma has just be revealed, ahead of its debut at next week’s Detroit Auto Show. It is America’s equivalent to our Toyota Hilux, only there they make an effort to make it cool.
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Long-term update: Toyota FJ Cruiser — Smart repair and new Dubai plates
Some loser managed to scrape the front bumper on our Toyota FJ Cruiser while it sat in the parking lot, running away without even leaving a note. Luckily, it looked like our truck left more damage on their car than the other way round.
Long-term update: Our Toyota FJ Cruiser has a bottomless tank
How does a fuel-tank range of 1000 km sound? It sounds great, especially if you don’t know your car even had that capability. You see, The Toyota FJ Cruiser has been around since 2006, and reached the Middle East in 2008, but it’s always suffered from a pathetic 72-litre fuel tank. However, in 2013, Toyota quietly added an 87-litre secondary tank to the FJ, effectively doubling its petrol capacity to 159 litres.
TRD packs for 2015 Toyota Aurion, Yaris, Corolla and 86 now in UAE
Al-Futtaim Motors, the UAE’s Toyota dealer, officially introduced Toyota Racing Development (TRD) packages for the 2015 Aurion, Corolla, Yaris sedan, Yaris hatchback and the 86.
Close look at the 2015 Toyota Fortuner TRD Sportivo available in UAE
This is probably old news for Toyota fanboys, but for those who don’t know, Al Futtaim Motors in the UAE is offering a TRD kit for the 2014-2015 Toyota Fortuner, and this is the first time we got a close look at it, when we were dropping off our Toyota FJ Cruiser at the dealer service centre.
Toyota 86 and Yaris TRD special models spotted in Dubai
Something’s up at the Al Futtaim Toyota dealership in Dubai. These TRD models — made very obvious with the paintjobs — were spotted outside their flagship showroom.
Toyota Camry RZ released in Qatar, Bahrain & Saudi Arabia
Ebrahim K. Kanoo, the exclusive distributor of Toyota and Lexus in Bahrain, recently announced the launch of the Toyota Camry RZ. It has also gone on sale in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
2015 Toyota Camry facelift makes global debut
Toyota have officially revealed the 2015 Camry in Moscow, Russia. This is the “global” version, different from the one that was unveiled in the United States earlier this year, and most likely the car we are going to get.
Interview: Takayuki Yoshitsugu — Toyota
Audio interview with Takayuki Yoshitsugu, Chief Representative for Toyota Middle East & North Africa, who took over the top job at Toyota’s local office recently. Topics include local Toyota sales figures, huge growth in Lexus sales, upcoming fuel-cell production cars, the fate of the FJ Cruiser and Land Cruiser, the new Camry, and possible future sports cars in partnership with BMW, as well as an admission that their cars were boring and how they are changing that.
Toyota FJ Cruiser production to continue, Land Cruiser redesign coming soon
There’s a lot of stories in the air about Toyota’s future plans, so when we got the opportunity to have a chat with Takayuki Yoshitsugu, the new boss at Toyota Middle East & North Africa, we asked him some direct questions, two of which were about their 4×4 line-up. There’s good news.
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