First drive: Toyota GT-86 with 320 hp thanks to GRMN

This weekend, the 24 Hours of Nurburgring Toyota tuning partner Gazoo Racing, concept version of the Toyota will show GT86. The car, called the FR sports GRMN concept packs far more energy than normal Toyota GT86 thanks to the addition of charge.

Gazoo says his car has turbo charger rand compressor to boost the output of the 2.0-liter boxer engine four. This engine is rated for 197 hp and 151 nominal torque lb-ft in the U.S. Gazoo the FR sports concept makes 320 hp and 310 lb-ft. The car will weigh 2816 pounds, and she rides on new 18-inch wheels from the stock 17-inch wheels.

Inside, the radio was removed and replaced with three gauges performance. The rear seat was also removed and small roll cage and mounts replaced the straps that loop through the new racing bucket seats. Visual changes include new outside front and rear bumpers, and large rear wing.

Gazoo racing although only tuning company and this version of the GT86 is only concept, we have good reason to expect special versions of the Scion FR-S to get into our market. Scion will try new version of the FR-S start of each year, possibly with a supercharged version to future version of the turbo cars mechanical twin, the keeping Subaru GT.

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The vehicle 2012 toyota prius v

Toyota Prius v family is growing larger in every key dimension than the stock Prius, and the company just unveiled the smallest-ever Prius, the Pries C, which will cost less than $ 20K and more than 50 mpg. We have not yet driven the Pries C, but I'll go out on a limb and project that Toyota does a better job of shrinking its ultra-successful formula with the extension.

Why? For although the Prius V is much larger  and a substantial cargo area, its size is a definite liability in respect of NVH: Noise, vibration and harshness. The larger cabin is simply an echo chamber for road noise, tire noise, drivetrain noise, wind noise, no noise.

In response, the 2012 Prius V, for "diversity", the standard for third-generation Prius entered last fall, when the second model in a new family of Prius cars, which also just launched the Prius C, an economical compact version. Sporting nearly 60 percent more cargo space deserves the Prius vs. additional space at the expense of mpg of 8. There are three trim levels available: the Prius v Two, Three Prius Prius v and v Five. camp you're in, the Prius design is undeniable.

The new vehicle from the ground up is larger in all dimensions compared to the Prius Liftback 2012th The Prius rides on a 109.4-v compared inch wheelbase of the 106.3-inch wheelbase of the conventional Prius Lift back, and the total length of 181.7 cm v 175.6 cm compared with the Lift back. The hybrid system and power train for the Pries are nearly identical v are used in the Prius Liftback model with. With judicious pressure on the accelerator, allowing Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive system of v to go around-town speeds on electric power.

The system runs on four drive modes - Normal, Power, Eco and EV. Respectable size under floor storage areas of the Prius v add the function as a family tractor. To my knowledge no one has announced the Prius Liftback a "fun-to-drive car," and the Prius v follows the same lines. For fuel economy and space, the next Prius challengers v Volkswagen TDI sports car. This larger version of the epitome of hybrid vehicle meets its tasks: a versatile than the Pries hybrid lift back been useful.

The point is to be able to more easily transport people and goods, the larger of the Pries probably over longer distances. This should be the priesthood, you have to take on a long drive. In the priesthood, I asked twice in the Pries Park and inadvertently started the car without leaving it off. I suspect that many families will be Toyota's swollen Pries cross-shopping-compact SUVs that seduce a combined fuel consumption is lower than the 15 mpg number Pries V's 42 mpg have. In photos and press releases, the idea seemed trivial by a slightly larger Pries.

It's disappointing - but not surprising - that the V drives like the priesthood. If you tally Joe and Evan and Matt's complaints, you might conclude that the Prius V is in almost all areas of vehicle construction are flawed. The name Prius hybrid sales are still dominated, but now is hardly the time for complacency on the Toyota. If you want to punish the Prius V package with less driving experience, check out the Mazda fifth I read recently that some experts are predicting that gas $ 5 per gallon in the not too distant future will achieve that, if true, should bode well for the entire Toyota Prius franchise.

Want more information about the 2012 Toyota Prius V
The first is that the Pries has grown. The current Prius is closer to the second generation than the original, but requires the development of the increased internal space and a larger body. Displacement remained static until the 2010 Prius, with 1.5-liter. All Prius models have put their power through a continuously variable transmission.

The increase in size increase in empty weight of 2765 pounds and went on to make over 3,000 pounds, but it increases in safety and equipment at an acceptable increase.
The Prius has always set fuel efficiency as a priority, and the difference between the first and the third generation of cars is strong.

With current EPA test method, a Prius in 2002 at 42 mpg city, 41 highway and 41 assessed in combination.

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Toyota Prius C - hybrid

The Japanese maintain the leading role: Your Prius gets a little brother. Is to attract young customers for the hybrid drive - but only in the United States. Still, the technology of the city sprinter plugged soon in a European model.


The successful young model gets: the Prius for the city. The city car Prius C is in March on the road. However, he remains where he was presented: in the United States. In Germany, there will be mid-June after all, the Yaris with the same hybrid power train. The price will be € 18,000.

Much cheaper to come off the U.S. buyer. Under $ 19,000 will cost the city little Japanese. The motor is reduced from 1.8 liters to 1.5 liters and the consumption has been reduced to approximately 4.7 liters per 100 kilometers. The nickel-metal hydride battery and fuel tank found space beneath the rear seat. The trunk size is not impaired.


Electric power alone up to the baker, the five-seater will be provided from home with a start-stop system and an air conditioner. Choose from a USB port with iPod connectivity, a 3.5 inch large TFT screen in the center console and a navigation system.

The requirements during the development of four meters long and 1.7 meters wide next to a Prius C were a radical reduction of the size reduction of weight. The result is a curb weight of just 1134 kg.


The 1.5-liter four-cylinder has a small output of 54 kW/74 hp, the electric motor is controlled to 45 kW/61 hp. The overall performance will be at 74 kW/100 hp. The driver has three drive models available: Normal, Eco and EV. In electric mode, the Prius C is able to drive up to 1.5 kilometers. Assuming that the speedometer needle is below the 40 mph mark and the line has no slope.


The rolling at 15 or 16 inch wheels by Toyota to its appearance particularly appeal to a younger clientele. To ensure the security of nine airbags, stability control, the VSC, traction control and Toyota's Smart-Stop technology, the emergency braking more effective.

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2012 toyota camry hybrid Review

The 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid is a stealth-green car, packing a version of the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive system, the Prius, the Camry Hybrid looks much like a standard four-cylinder or V-6 Camry, but his forty three mpg EPA city rating (LE) makes him one of the most fuel-efficient cars of all sizes.

For 2012, the Camry Hybrid versa redesigned, along with the rest of the Camry lineup, but Toyota has stepped it up a notch with this model. The Camry Hybrid provides more extensive changes than the base four-cylinder and V-6 models, the drive train has been completely redesigned for significantly improved fuel consumption, improved responsiveness and better smoothness and drivability.

Like the latest Prius, Camry Hybrid, the gains both an Eco mode and an EV mode, the latter allows you to drive a short distance on electric power only. Just like the Prius, the electric motors used a little more now. But more importantly, the driving behavior is significantly improved: the transition between gasoline and electricity are smoother than ever before, and the feeling Grabby brakes during low-speed (because the transition between conventional and regenerative brakes.

was eliminated. In short, if you are not in Eco mode, the answers are soft, the Camry Hybrid now runs more like a regular, four-cylinder sedan.

To get there, installed a new Toyota Atkinson-cycle, two 0.5-liter four-cylinder engine, all remaining accessory drive belts replaced with electrically driven ones, redesigned and the inverter and battery. The latter allows a change in smaller, lighter batteries and more luggage space (13.1 cubic feet, compared with

From the viewpoint of a passenger, the Camry Hybrid will not feel much different than the standard Camry models. There is plenty of room for adults in the back (where Toyota's conservative roofline pays dividends), and the ride is smooth and well insulated. Trim and surfaces were significantly updated, too. The only major compromises you make with the hybrid is that you give up the folding rear seat back, you get a trunk pass-through, however.

For the first time the Camry Hybrid is offered in two trim levels. 2012 Camry LE hybrid models with standard dual-zone climate control, cruise control and a Bluetooth hands-free interface to come, but XLE models add alloy wheels, chrome trim, fog lamps, heated mirrors, and, together with other extras.

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2012 Toyota Launches Redesigned Corolla Series in Japan

The 2012 Toyota Corolla is the best cars if a conservative driving experience is your compact-sedan ideal.
Toyota Launches Redesigned Corolla is newly available with a navigation system and adds such new-age essentials as a USB iPod interface and Bluetooth hands-free mobile-phone connectivity as on some models standard . The base-version Corolla also gains keyless remote entry and power windows and locks as standard.

Toyota Corolla into the modern age of onboard But the car’s styling, powertrain remain dated compared with those of namely the Chevrolet Cruze,newer rivals, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Electra, and Volkswagen Jetty. Instead, 2012 Toyota Corolla -passenger, four-door sedan stays devoted to a take-no-chances character that appeals to its legions of loyal buyers.

Should you buy a 2012 Toyota Corolla or wait If Toyota’s fidelity to the tried and true strikes your fancy next full redesign because the 2013 model probably due until model-year 2014. Corolla instead 2013 buying a 2012 Corolla instead 2013 means you’d have the car a year longer before the all-new replacement makes it even more also sidestep an almost inevitable model-changeover price increase for what’s essentially the same cars.

2012 Toyota Corolla Changes back to top
Styling: The 2012 Toyota Corolla is a visual repeat of the 2011 Corolla, carrying over the modestly reshaped nose and tail that were part of the car’s model  shape so the 2012 Toyota Corolla model remains essentially the same sedan that launched Corolla’s 10th design generation when it was introduced for model-year 2009. 

That’ll please buyers devoted to Corolla America’s best-selling compact cars. It  help Toyota attract shoppers intrigued by livelier new Cruse Focus, alternatives, such as the Civic, Electra, and Jetty. The oldest car in its , the 2012 Corolla by comparison seems tired in appearance and old-fashioned mechanically. 

For overall exterior size, the 2012 Corolla is actually among the largest cars in the compact 102.4-inch wheelbase is stingy compared with that of newer models that stretch that key distance between dimension is the front and rear determines a vehicle’s passenger Corolla is pinched for rear-seat space versus leaders in its competitive set. The example, is 106.3 inches and the Civics’ is 105.1 and both feel far roomier inside than the Corolla.

Some competitors offer more than Focus, Mazda 3, and hatchback body styles in addition to sedans while the Civic also offers a two-door coupe. The 2012 Toyota Corolla continues exclusively as a four-door sedan, though a wagon version is marketed as the Toyota Matrix. It shares the Corolla’s chassis but has a tall roof and is available with all-wheel drive.

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