2021 Toyota Venza Preview – The Harrier Comes to America – Here’s Why We’re Thrilled
By Steve & Tamami Laser Whenever we visit Japan, one of our biggest dreams is to bring a vehicle...
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2021 Toyota Yaris Cross Preview – Could This All-New Small Crossover Come to America?
By Steve & Tamami Laser Since debuting more than 20 years ago, Toyota has sold some 8.71 million units...
Toyota Prado Kakadu Horizon Preview – New Special Edition Land Cruiser Debuts in Australia
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Toyota Land Cruiser recently celebrated a historic global sales milestone of an amazing...
2021 Toyota GR Supra Preview – New A91 Edition, More Powerful Six, New Turbo Four Debut
By Steve & Tamami Laser When the 2020 Toyota GR Supra made its official debut at the Detroit Auto...
Toyota Reveals GR Yaris at 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon – New 3-Cylinder Turbo AWD Hot Hatch
By Steve & Tamami Laser The introduction of the rally inspired GR Yaris today at the 2020 Tokyo Auto...
2020 Toyota GranAce Preview – New Passenger Van Delivers Premium Luxury Features
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota offers a wide array of vans in Japan to meet the needs of...
2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Preview – New Plug-In Hybrid Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Introduced the new 2021 RAV4 Prime Plug-In Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto...
2020 Toyota Raize Preview – Smaller than C-HR, Looks Like RAV4 – And We Want It
By Steve & Tamami Laser It’s Raize weekend at Toyota dealers across Japan where this new small crossover has...
2019 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Toyota and Lexus Charge Into the Electric Future
By Steve & Tamami Laser With the theme “Open Future” the 46th Tokyo Motor Show opened its doors to...
2019 Japanese Classic Car Show – Collector Cars Are the Stars at JCCS 15th Anniversary
By Steve & Tamami Laser Forty years ago, we had a chance to buy a used Toyota 2000GT for...
Toyota Says Thank You 10 Million Times – Land Cruiser Reaches Historic Global Sales Milestone
By Steve & Tamami Laser Wherever you travel on earth, you’re likely to encounter a Toyota Land Cruiser. One...
Toyota Gazoo Racing Wins at Le Mans – Buemi, Nakajima and Alonso Capture the Crown
By Steve & Tamami Laser The 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans saw Toyota Gazoo Racing...
2019 Toyotafest – Car Collector’s Paradise – Vintage Toyota, Lexus and Scion Plus 2020 GR Supra
By Steve & Tamami Laser Two of our favorite car shows are held every year in Long Beach: The...
Supra Is Back To Japan Fes – Celebrating the 2020 GR Supra Launch at Toyota Mega Web
By Steve & Tamami Laser To help celebrate the long-awaited return of its iconic sports car to Japan, Toyota...
2020 Toyota Proace City and Verso Preview – New Compact Vans Deliver the Goods
By Steve & Tamami Laser Compact vans are big business in Europe where they’re offered by a variety of...
2020 Toyota Highlander Preview – Next Generation Revealed at the New York Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser It’s nearly 20 years since Toyota introduced the first Highlander, a midsize crossover that’s...
New Toyota HiAce Convertible Debuts in Australia – “PieAce” Option Really Makes it Cook
By Steve & Tamami Laser As we previously reported, the new generation Toyota HiAce with its “semi-bonnet” design (below) will...
New Toyota Hiace Revealed – Next-Generation Vans Ready to Work and Play
By Steve & Tamami Laser Since its launch in 1967, Toyota has sold more than 6.24 million units of...
Blind Doctor Drives Toyota GT86 on Test Track – Sets Fifth Fastest Lap Time
By Steve & Tamami Laser As a first-response medic, Dr. Amit Patel knew how to drive fast in emergency...
2020 Toyota GR Supra Revealed at Detroit Auto Show – “GR” Stands for Gazoo Racing
By Steve & Tamami Laser When a prototype of the new Toyota Supra made its debut at the Goodwood...
2019 Tokyo Auto Salon – Toyota Gazoo Racing – 2020 Supra Enters Super GT500 Class
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Gazoo Racing introduced a new GT-spec Supra at the annual Tokyo Auto Salon...
New Toyota Hiace Relaxbase – 50th Anniversary Special is a Neo-Retro Fun Box
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Toyota offers more than a dozen different varieties of vans in Japan, the...
2020 Toyota Corolla Preview – Hybrid Sedan, Hatch and Wagon Electrify Model Lineup
By Steve & Tamami Laser Talk about a success story. It’s been 52 years since Toyota introduced the first...
Toyota Gazoo Racing Wins 6 Hours of Fuji – One-Two Finish for TS050 Hybrid
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Gazoo Racing, determined to please its home fans in the 6 Hours of...
2018 Japanese Classic Car Show – 500 Cars, Trucks and Bikes Captured Our Hearts
By Steve & Tamami Laser The 14th annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) on Sept. 15 was the largest...
South OC Cars and Coffee Review – Collector Cars Are The Stars in San Clemente
By Steve & Tamami Laser With its fantastic beaches, breathtaking views and excellent restaurants, South Orange County, Calif., is...
New Toyota Land Cruiser Utility Commercial LCV – Taking Care of Business in the UK
By Steve & Tamami Laser As Toyota’s longest-running nameplate, the rugged Land Cruiser has been offered in a wide...
New Toyota Supra Debuts at Goodwood Festival Anniversary – Prototype Drives on Hill Course
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota finally pulled the wraps off the next-generation Supra by revealing a prototype at...
Toyota, Lexus and Servco Say Aloha to Hui – New Car Sharing Service in Honolulu
By Steve & Tamami Laser Here’s another reason to love the Hawaiian lifestyle and spirit of Aloha. Toyota has...
New Crown Transports Toyota Into the Future – “Connected Day” Debut in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser Do you remember the Toyota Crown? Launched in Japan in 1955, the rugged small...
New Toyota Century Launched in Japan – Ultra Luxury Sedan Gains Hybrid Power
By Steve & Tamami Laser Before there was Lexus, Toyota built cars like the flagship Century. This long-running luxury...
Toyota Gazoo Racing Le Mans Victory – Buemi, Nakajima and Alonso Win 24-Hour Race
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Gazoo Racing took the checkered flag in historic first and second place victories...
2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6 Review – Sports Sedan Surprise! The Best Camry Ever
By Steve & Tamami Laser We just spent a week with a brilliant newborn who has an incredible zest...
2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure and XSE Hybrid – New York Auto Show Preview
By Steve & Tamami Laser To reward the RAV4 crossover for its top-selling status, Toyota is preparing to introduce...
Toyota Camry LEGO Debuts in Australia – Brickman Builds Full-size Model with 500,000 Pieces
By Steve & Tamami Laser According to Toyota Australia, the new-generation Camry contains about 30,000 individual components. It takes...
2020 Toyota Supra Preview – GR Supra Racing Concept Revealed at Geneva Motor Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser The next-generation Toyota Supra is on the way and now we finally have an...
2018 Toyota Proace Lerina Preview – Campervan of Our Dreams from Wellhouse Leisure
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years we’ve owned three different campervan conversions. Yet these days it’s not...
2018 Tokyo Auto Salon – Toyota Gazoo Racing – GR Super Sport Hybrid Concept
By Steve & Tamami Laser Streets of the future may be filled with self-driving delivery vehicles like the innovative...
Toyota e-Palette Debuts at CES 2018 – Alliance with Amazon, DiDi, Mazda, Pizza Hut and Uber
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota’s new e-Palette concept vehicle introduced at CES® in Las Vegas is designed to...
2018 Toyota Vellfire Executive Lounge – “Lexus” of Minivans Gets A Bolder Look
By Steve & Tamami Laser When we tested the Toyota Voxy Hybrid in Nagoya last year, we liked its aggressively...
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 4 – Subaru Ascent, Tesla Model 3, Toyota FT-AC and Volkswagen I.D. CROZZ
By Steve & Tamami Laser Part four of our 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show review highlights new models from...
2017 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Toyota and Lexus Displays – Reporting From Japan
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan During the past 24 years, we’ve been to the biennial Tokyo Motor...
2017 Japanese Classic Car Show – Watch Our Video Review of this Fantastic Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser One of our favorite vintage car shows in the greater Los Angeles area is...
New Toyota GR HV Sports and Tj Cruiser Concepts – 2017 Tokyo Motor Show Preview
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota is offering a sneak preview of some exciting new concept vehicles at the...
Toyota GT86 Donuts From Space – Drift King Aasbø Paints a Masterpiece in Rubber
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Toyota GT86 sports a familiar “86” logo that fans across the globe can...
2018 Toyota C-HR Review – Bold New Compact Crossover is Surprisingly Affordable
By Steve & Tamami Laser We first met the new Toyota C-HR as a concept vehicle at the 2015...
2017 Toyota Prius Prime Review – New Plug-In Hybrid is the Ultimate Prius
By Steve & Tamami Laser Way back in 1995 at the Tokyo Motor Show, we saw a concept car...
Yaris WRC “EchoCam” Connects with Fans – Toyota Gazoo Racing Teams with Microsoft
By Steve & Tamami Laser Fans have been taking photos and videos of racing cars for decades. Now it’s...
2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review – Top-Selling Toyota Offers Hybrid Synergy Drive
By Steve & Tamami Laser We first met the Toyota RAV4 as a concept vehicle during the 1993 Tokyo...
Toyota Aqua Crossover Debuts in Japan – Could This Play on America’s Prius c?
By Steve & Tamami Laser If the car looks familiar yet the name doesn’t ring a bell, the Toyota...
2017 Toyotafest – Watch our 22 Video Review of the 22nd Annual Car Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Sixty years ago this fall, the first Toyotas arrived from Japan aboard a boat...
New Toyota FT-4X Concept – Rugged Waku-Doki Bows at 2017 New York Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota’s FT-4X concept crossover that made its debut at the New York Auto show...
Toyota HiLux Tonka Concept Unboxed – Australian Dream Truck is a Serious Off-Roader
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Australia tugs at our heartstrings with a new concept truck designed for kids...
Inside the Bond 2000GT – 50th Anniversary – Visiting the Revamped Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan
By Steve Laser and Nahoko Osuka reporting from Nagakute, Japan What’s the most famous Toyota of all time? Some...