The Tokyo Motor Show will be graced with the second generation Mark X, a rear-wheel drive Toyota sedan. As reported on by Egmcartech:

Here in the U.S., if you want a rear-wheel drive sedan from Toyota, you’ll have to buy a Lexus. That’s not the case in Japan. There the motor buying public can opt for the Mark X, the second generation of which will be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. (more…)

According to Egmcartech, the rumors of a new $20,000 Toyota and Subaru sports car that has been under lock and key was finally validated with a Concept making its debut in the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The Toyota FT-86 will carry a 2.0L boxer Subaru engine sending power to the rear-wheels.

Since last year, we’ve been hearing about a new sports car from Toyota and Subaru that will be priced around $20,000 and would give the two brands something to be proud about. However, both automakers were very good at keeping their upcoming sports coupe out of way of spy photographer lenses and never really talked much to the media about it in terms of when it will be available or what it would be called. In fact, the car’s nickname eventually became “Toyobaru,” which to say the least, we hated. (more…)

The 2010 Land Cruiser is here and it finally loses some of the weight it put on in the past 60 years. Ready to make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show tomorrow, the 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser carries on the torch from its predecessor with better off-road capability, a more refined on-road performance, more equipment and better looks. (more…)

We’ve already received a sneak peek at some early images of the Toyota Auris HSD concept, but Toyota was woefully tight-lipped about disclosing on any actual details at that time. No longer, as the Japanese automaker has just dropped all the pertinents and a bunch of new images of its upcoming hybrid ahead of the car’s official debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. (more…)

There’s a new sheriff in town at Toyota, and he’s wasting no time in making his presence felt at the World’s Largest Automaker. Fortunately, that finally means a return to building fun-to-drive cars after years of offering virtually nothing to tempt the enthusiast market. We can only hope that some of that sporting DNA finds its way into the rest of the automaker’s staid lineup as well. (more…)