NEW TOYOTA PRESIDENT Akio Toyoda announced this week that the world’s biggest carmaker will fast-track development of its upcoming lightweight entry-level RWD sports car.

Speaking at the 2009 Center for Automotive Research Conference, Mr Toyoda - an avid performance car enthusiast - said he personally wanted to see more driving fun injected into Toyota’s model line-up.
“My [...]

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NEW TOYOTA PRESIDENT Akio Toyodo, the 53 year-old grandson of the company’s founder, has something of a speeding problem. Thankfully, he keeps his need for speed to the race tracks, with his most recent outing being behind the wheel of one of two Lexus LF-A test cars during the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race.

However, unlike [...]

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TUESDAY SAW THE swearing in of new Toyota president Akio Toyoda - grandson of the company’s founder - and in a speech to the number one carmaker’s shareholders, Mr Toyoda acknowledged the trials the manufacturer is facing.
“The new Toyota sets sail in very stormy waters,” Mr Toyoda said. “But right now we’re working at [...]

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It was only last week that we learnt that the ‘always in development never on sale’ Lexus LF-A was heading back to the ‘Ring to compete in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race in May.

The latest news is that incoming Toyota President, Akio Toyoda (grandson of the company’s founder) will be enjoying some wheel time during [...]

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What happens when the unstoppable juggernaut meets the immovable object? In the case of the global economic crisis versus Toyota and Subaru’s joint rear-wheel-drive sports car, there’s hope that new Toyota president Akio Toyoda has found a solution to that age-old riddle.

In an interview with the press at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon, speed-loving Toyota [...]

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