Toyota has vowed to give a little more love to the Scion brand, which has lost ground in recent years to hot new compacts from Japanese and even domestic brands. That’s why the 2012 Scion lineup will see the addition of an all-new electric vehicle. Toyota has confirmed that the electric Scion iQ will hit [...]
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The Toyota FT-86 concept was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show and has since suffered delays, due in part to concerns over its powertrain and its price tag. However, the latest reports suggest this stunning, affordable rear-wheel-drive 2+2 will indeed make it to production as a Scion model, priced around $25K. Akio Toyoda has indicated [...]
At the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota showed off the A-BAT Concept; a compact pickup truck that looks somewhat similar to the Honda Ridgeline. While Toyota never confirmed production of the A-BAT, Automotive News is reporting that the A-BAT could live on as both a Scion and Toyota model. That latter would even borrow components [...]
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a bit of an anomaly, and its very existence may be just a creative way to boost Aston’s fleet-wide fuel economy numbers. Essentially a re-badged Toyota iQ, the Cygnet wasn’t initially destined for the U.S. market, since microcars haven’t quite been proven here yet. But new reports suggest that the [...]
What do you get when you combine the sexy styling of an Aston Martin with the humble proportions of Toyota’s iQ microcar? You’ve guessed it, this thing. The Aston Martin Cygnet is what the sports car maker calls the world’s first luxury urban commuter. Don’t expect the Cygnet to keep up with a DB9, as [...]
