Imported from Japan years ago as a passenger hauler, this 1994 Toyota HiAce Grand Cabin received a second life as a self sufficient traveler thanks to clever conversion work. Power comes from a 2.8 liter naturally aspirated four cylinder diesel engine rated around 83 horsepower. An automatic transmission sends drive to all four wheels through a part time system that includes a sub transmission for low range gearing when the going gets rough.
Gazoo Racing engineers took a left-hand-drive Camry built for the American market and turned it into a rolling experiment that no buyer will ever order from a showroom. They installed two complete turbocharged engines in one sedan. The goal was simple on paper and radical in practice: create a seven-cylinder all-wheel-drive machine that produces roughly 700 horsepower while staying true to the Camry platform.
McDonalds Japan has partnered with Toyota Gazoo Racing to make Happy Meals a major lure for car aficionados of all ages. The latest promotion focuses on a variety of Tomica die cast cars, with the GR GT3 race car model being the true star of the show and the one everyone will be clamoring for.
CarWow’s latest video has some of the most iconic automobiles from the first Fast and Furious film battling on a private strip at Historic Santa Margarita Ranch. Matt Watson is presenting, and he’s back with the winner-stays-on formula, beginning with the underdogs, the imports that began it all, and rising up as we reach the final confrontation between Dom’s Dodge Charger replica and Brian’s Toyota Supra. Every car is kept in almost stock trim, with no insane tuning, so they’re as close to how they’d appear in the film as possible… though there is a surprise later on.
When a camouflaged two-door coupe prototype was photographed and captured on camera tearing up the gravel stages in Portugal’s Algarve region late last month, it was easy to see why the new 2027 Toyota WRC car, which had been spotted in testing, immediately sparked speculation about the long-rumored Celica’s return.