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Toyota recalling 3.8 million cars for floor mats

The NHTSA has alerted Lexus and Toyota owners about conditions that could cause the accelerator to get stuck in the fully-open position under certain conditions. The agency “strongly recommends” taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota or any other brand. After numerous reported unintended-acceleration incidents, Toyota is now conducting a major recall on 3.8 million affected cars, but only in the United States. Continue reading »

2010 Toyota Prius body kit by Tommy Kaira

Without tuning anything on the powertrain of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Japanese tuning firm Tommi Kaira has unveiled its dressed-up version of the third-generation iconic hybrid. Continue reading »

Honda Insight and Toyota Prius IIHS crash tests

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have crash-tested the new Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, and both have earned the group’s coveted “Top Safety Pick” award. That means each of the vehicles managed to score the agency’s highest rating of good in front, side, and rear tests and are equipped with electronic stability control, standard on the Prius and optional on the Insight. Continue reading »

2005-2008 Toyota Prius with faulty HID headlights

The hits just keep on coming for Toyota. First they lose $7.7 billion in 2008. Then they cause controversy back in Japan by planning an “environmentally-friendly” R & D center on top of centuries-old rice fields. And now, just as the launch of its new third-generation Prius draws near, numerous owners of 2005-2008 Toyota Prius hybrids with the optional HID headlights are banding together on online forums, message boards and in possible class-action lawsuits against the automaker due to failing headlamps. Continue reading »

Plug-in Toyota Prius conversion by PICC

Plug In Conversions Corporation, better known as PICC, has completed a software upgrade to its plug-in conversion kit that will now allow all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 mph in their converted Prius offering. Continue reading »

Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid coming by 2010

Toyota’s 3rd-generation Prius, already a huge hit in Japan, is enough for the company to ramp up production of the hybrid to pre-recession levels. Now the automaker plans to lease a plug-in version to corporate and municipal customers in Japan by the end of 2009. Continue reading »

2010 Toyota Prius production ramped up

Toyota is ramping up production of its redesigned 2010 Prius hybrid to meet higher-than-expected demand, according to an AP report. Continue reading »

Toyota uses Superman to market Prius

Japan, land of everything wacky when it comes to culture, has a new TV commercial on the air-waves. It involves Superman chasing down a 2010 Toyota Prius. Continue reading »

Toyota Prius Modellista body kits in Japan

If there is one thing that the Japanese love more than their toy cars, it is a body kit, no matter what car they own. Indeed, Toyota is humoring this set by offering up their own kits. Continue reading »

Toyota Prius EX older model sold in Japan

When it became clear that the Honda Insight was chasing the lower end of the hybrid market, and generated a lot of interest, Toyota got nervous. Their upcoming all-new 3rd-generation Prius was loaded with gadgetry and therefore premium-priced to match. So then Toyota decided to reduce the base price of the upcoming 2010 model, while also still offering a 2nd-generation Prius alongside the new model. Continue reading »

2010 Toyota Prius orders reach 75,000

After a disastrous loss of almost $8 billion last year, Toyota has something to be happy about. The 2010 Prius already has 75,000 orders in the books, much more than the 40,000 units that Toyota expected. Continue reading »