The 2013 Scion FR-S rear-wheel-drive sports car has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick rating, bringing Toyota’s total of IIHS Top Safety Picks awards to 18, the most of any manufacturer in the industry. FR-S comes standard with six airbags, including dual-stage advanced driver- and front-passenger airbags, front-seat-mounted airbags and side-curtain [...]
Eight Lexus, Toyota, and Scion models captured segment awards in the 2012 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study, a performance equal to all other vehicle brands combined and more than twice as many as the runner-up nameplate. The study also found: Lexus is the number one nameplate improving by 23 fewer problems/100; Toyota is [...]
There may be a few of you who aren’t familiar with Chris Harris, he is a British Automotive Journalist, who is, in many peoples opinions, the best best, most respected person in the enthusiast community. Why he has done work for a number of publications over the last decade, he really became most well known [...]
by: Zach McDonald Hybridcars.com Toyota’s chief executive in the United States confirmed last week that electric versions of the Scion iQ and the Toyota RAV4 will enter the production cycle in 2012. The two electric vehicles have been promised for a couple of years, so hitting the delivery dates on time is good news. The [...]
Utilizing nearly 30 percent more space than last year’s show, Scion is using its additional real estate to erect an expansive product and media theater, dubbed “Thunderdome.” Gone is the Matchbox-style vehicle showcase, which was a mainstay on the major auto show circuit for nearly five years. Featuring a 15-foot-tall, overhead LED surround structure, the [...]
Is the safety of a vehicle a major consideration in your next purchase? Then you will be happy to know that fifteen Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick awards. The 15 models chosen between Toyota, Lexus, and Scion, are more than any other automaker! Commenting [...]
How much car do you really need? That is what Toyota’s Scion brand is asking with the iQ it’s bringing to the market beginning in December. Available in Japan and Europe for several years now this micro-compact is being targeted at Gen-Y buyers who live in very condensed urban environments. At just 10 feet long [...]
Vehicles Can be Rented for Up to Four Days People who don’t have cars in the Hollywood area have a new option for getting around through an expansion of the Zipcar program, which provides vehicles that can be rented by the hour, day or longer. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th [...]
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