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Spain Toyota debuts new website

A time to buy a car there are many who choose the Internet to get information on the different models and versions available, view pictures and even compare prices. Aware of this, Toyota has renovated its website to Spain.

Through www.Toyota.es all interested in models of the Japanese firm will be able to access all sorts of details about the brand, history, image galleries, prices and even locate the dealers and find out the price of the revisions.

Pre-SEMA 2008: Toyota expires by Five Axes and Street Image

The expiration presented in the past Hall of Detroit. Now, facing the EMS, from Toyota have promoted the development of two variants of the Japanese crossover. If you want to know a bit more of these creations, then read on.

The expiration of that you can see in the photo above is a work of preparers Street Image. The objective in this case has been to present an image on the family sports car from the Japanese home, who have re christened SportLux expires. According to Toyota, it may end up offering this amendment as an optional concession.

To enhance the image of the sports car, incorporating some taloneras side, a front skirt below the original paragolpes, a special grille and installed a huge 24-inch tires (Where are we going to get!). The headlights are different, and the body is treated bicolor. At the technical level has a turbo TRD installed under the front hood.

Part of "Lux" in the name of the car put the extra interior equipment, consisting of a leather upholstery in two colors, velvet coating on various components such as roof pillars and visors, plus a special lighting of the carrier. To complete it all, a sound system Eclipse AVN6620 with a 7-inch screen powered 2500 watts of output power.

The other preparation for the expiration of the 2008 SEMA comes home to the prestigious Five Axis. AS V called for "Active Sports Versatile", this change is focused on providing a more all-terrain vehicle to the Japanese-oriented these individuals who have an active lifestyle and athlete.

To this ends will have a "body kit" more Campero, with highlighted wheel arches, and a piece that simulates a protection carter. The car sits on 20-inch tires. The car's versatility is enhanced with a coupling in the Rearbumper to bring skies, snow board tables, and other accessories.

At the technical level, the car has some brakes greater than the number and origin of TRD. Front claws become 6-piston, while the rear are 4.

As you can see, are not few brands that support an official event of the prestigious SEMA, which will see numerous preparations paid by the manufacturers themselves. Is already less, in any case, to offer photos of the event live.

Toyota is now officially the first car manufacturer in the world

And it was to be expected for some months, possibly in 2007 the Japanese Toyota became the first set as the automaker worldwide. Now that the data we have closed last year, we can confirm that this has been.

Until now it was General Motors which led the ranking of worldwide sales and even by a small margin, has had to hand over to Toyota. In total have been sold 9.37 million vehicles in the eastern million by 9369 from the American. With these figures, an end to the 76-year reign of GM.


General Motors brands includes Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, Opel, GM Daewoo, Hummer, Holden, Buick, Saturn, Vauxhall, Saab, Pontiac and Oldsmobile while Toyota also markets its own signature Toyota, Scion, Lexus and has majority ownership in Daihatsu, plus a small percentage of Isuzu, Subaru and Yamaha.

New Toyota Premio / Allion 2008

Exclusive of the Japanese market, the Toyota Allion is a model situated above the Corolla Axio and virtually the same level of the Avensis, except for a slightly more cut size.

By 2008, Toyota introduced a completely new range, with very significant changes especially in the front, with more personal beacons (remind me a little of the Saturn VUE) and a grid of considerable dimensions.

Looking at the side or rear view, we see how the design is simpler, with little originality while maintaining a high level of elegance. His twin brother, the Toyota Award also receives some changes, although minor.

The interior is where we see a substantial improvement, with a high level of completion, an extensive equipment and dual-tone dashboard. Elements such as climate control, computer, bluetooth, navigation system, and so on. are available as a good vehicle that is Japanese.

With a total length of 4.6 meters, the Allion can incorporate two mechanics 1.5 liters and 1.8 liters. In addition to the automatic or CVT, you can also opt for traction front and total. Later will join the range a new two-liter engine, scheduled for later this summer.

The new prize / Allion are manufactured at the factory in Tsutsumi, Japan, and is forecasting sales of about 3,000 units per month for the prize and another 3,000 units per month for Allion.

Are GM and Toyota are working together in a hybrid?

We know that sounds weird, especially knowing that Toyota considers the Chevrolet Volt a marketing trick, but the evidence is that during the past Hall of Los Angeles was announced that consumers could access both versions of the hybrid Toyota Matrix and the Pontiac Vibe. The Vibe is made in Nummi, a facility that handled jointly GM and Toyota. As the Japanese brand already has a hybrid engine train, it is valid to ask whether GM is working on a hybrid with Toyota or if it will use technology from the latter on the new Vibe.

Bob Lutz recently said that no matter what you think of GM hybrids, made a mistake by leaving that Toyota will be positioned as a leader in the field, becoming almost synonymous with this type of vehicle. While all might be finally at a mere rumor, no one tells us that GM is not going to give us a surprise.

Toyota unveils its new technology Valvematic

At the end of this year, Toyota will launch its latest innovation in terms of distribution of variable valve-smart. This evolution of your configuration VVT-i will be known under the name of Valvematic. The new facility promises to increase engine performance by 10%, fuel economy by between 5 and 10%, reduce CO2 emissions and improving the response of acceleration.

The first application of valvematic will be in a new 2.0 liter engine, probably a replacement 1AZ-FE engine of 145 horses, which should make his debut in 2007 at fubakes models Toyota Allion and Toyota Award for the Japanese market. The rest of the Toyota models receive the new system by 2010.

The new engine would receive 2.0 Valvematic be known under the nomenclature of 3ZR-FAE, and would be capable of delivering 158 hp 6,200 rpm with a maximum torque of 196 Nm at 4400 rpm.

Toyota will export SUVs and people carriers from the U.S.

What was produced in the United States, stayed in America. This was more or less well for much of the products manufactured by Toyota in the country (with some notable exceptions such as Avalon), but with the dollar on the floor, things are changing.

Toyota has now announced that it will increase production of its plant in Indiana with the intention of exporting its vehicles to various growth markets. The first model in the United States will be starting from the Toyota Sequoia, a large SUV that will arrive in the Middle East later this year. Somewhat later, in 2010, the Sienna will come in the direction of China and other countries. For the moment no concrete plans have been in great detail, but look at what we can say about this during the coming days, a priori, the expiration (manufactured in Kentucky) does not seem a poor candidate for export.

Toyota could build the A-BAT

With or without a crisis, the pickups remain the vehicle for business excellence in the United States. To prevent the erosion of sales carried by oil prices, Ford, General Motors and Dodge plan to launch diesel models of "small" engine capacity from next year, thus meeting a demand that until recently seemed not exist. Toyota, meanwhile, will opt for a completely different solution. Instead of offering a more moderate engine as an alternative to 5.7 of its V8 Tundra, the Japanese manufacturer could lead to the production prototype A-BAT.


This concept truck was filed in January this year in Detroit, and to reach manufactured mechanical equipped four-cylinder, and even a hybrid option may be derived from the Camry Hybrid. Apparently Toyota has already contacted several suppliers of components, so the thing is serious. The A-BAT compete in the U.S. with the Ford Ranger, and unlike other vehicles of its type (typically chassis rails) would make use of a self. Do not ask us about their export prospects.

The Toyota Highlander debuts mechanical

At first only for North America, Toyota has introduced a new machine for the Highlander, one of the most interesting way around the signing by its excellent quality-price equipment. Renovated last year, now completes the offer.

The new engine is a 2.7i 16v which develops an output of 187 hp. It complements the existing 3.5i V6 Exclusive 3.3i and the Hybrid. The mechanics newcomer becomes the bloc more powerful four-cylinder Toyota in the United States. It is associated to an exclusive six-speed automatic.

The most interesting of the new version is that consumption improves significantly in relation to the other engines available and now that fuel prices are sky is thankful that there are more-frugal.

ToyotaSoft: Toyota is developing its own operating system

The ECU or Electronic Control Unit of a car is very important and a modern vehicle has a number of them to be able to function properly. Toyota is working with its suppliers to create an operating system that streamlines the number of control units and the amount of code that uses these. Less control units mean less spending, more rapid development of upgrades and increased efficiency.

Currently, new software should be written from scratch for each ECU in each new model. Toyota wants to integrate the components into modular systems, which would bring cars safer, less complex and less expensive (for Toyota). With this project, the Japanese manufacturer hopes to reduce its costs in 9000 dollars.

Desarrollores teams of software are already working, and it is expected that by 2015 there is an operational version. With less control units and one operating system at the helm of all, we hope that Toyota pay attention to every detail as it is not funny remain detained for a line of poorly written code. Hopefully not follow in the footsteps of Microsoft.