Toyota

1. Allgaier Finishes 34th In Impressive Nationwide Debut

Sezione: NASCAR

...we’re proud of his performance in the Penske Truck Rental Dodge. We look forward to the next race in Texas.” Kyle Busch won the extended-time Dollar General 300 in the No. 18 Toyota. Justin Allgaier will return behind the wheel of the No. 12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge at the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled...

Data: 2008-10-14

2. Renault, Honda, Toyota to improve F1 engines

Sezione: F1

...light to carry out work. "For some, like McLaren, Ferrari and BMW, it is probably not necessary. But yes, I can confirm that we (Honda) will be able to do it." It is believed that Toyota is the other carmaker likely to be approved for engine performance improvements. Briatore, who argues that Renault has fallen as much as 30 horse power behind in the engine...

Data: 2008-10-13

3. Japan GP, Team-by-team summary: sunday

Sezione: F1

...whose deficit decreased from 7 to 5 points with two races to go. Kimi Raikkonen finished third, after a tough fight with Kubica while carrying light damage from a McLaren scrape. - TOYOTA Jarno Trulli finished fifth for circuit-owners Toyota, failing to keep Piquet behind him. "The lower temperatures didn't help us," said the slightly disappointed Italian....

Data: 2008-10-13

4. Japan GP: 'Too many penalties' - Berger

Sezione: F1

...driver told motorsports-magazine.com. "He was told by his team in the last race to go steady. As far as I can see from the replay, the scrap on the first corner wasn't necessary." Toyota's Jarno Trulli is apparently also unimpressed, vowing to ask Hamilton at the Shanghai drivers' briefing why he ignored blue flags at Fuji for more than a lap. Massa,...

Data: 2008-10-13

5. GP del Giappone: Toro Rosso a punti con due vetture si conferma sesta forza del campionato

Sezione: Formula 1

...concludere al 6° e 7° posto la gara. I 5 punti raccolti consentono di mantenere la prospettiva di conferma quale sesta forza nel campionato costruttori, raggiungendo quota 34, la Toyota è infatti troppo lontana, a 16 lunghezze di distacco. Bourdais ha fatto un’ottima partenza, installandosi tra gli uomini al comando fin dal via e...

Data: 2008-10-13

6. Carmakers unhappy with standard engine talks

Sezione: F1

...the world faces a deepening financial crisis. But the heads of some manufacturer-based teams are concerned that standardising engines goes against the very foundations of the sport. Toyota's John Howett said "one of the core interests is at least having some differentiation in the power unit". "I think most of us are not happy at all with the idea of a...

Data: 2008-10-11

7. GP Fuji, friday: team-by-team summary

Sezione: F1

TOYOTA Not fast in the morning, but Timo Glock learned the circuit quickly and ended the day with the fastest time at the track owned by Toyota. "It will obviously be difficult to keep the position for the whole weekend," the German acknowledged. - RENAULT Fernando Alonso was inside the top five in both sessions, and P2 in the afternoon. "It's difficult to...

Data: 2008-10-11

8. American void annoys F1 teams

Sezione: F1

...manufacturers on the grid, for whom the North American market is key. "We are hugely disappointed," said Honda's Nick Fry. "It will be a major topic at the next meeting of teams." Toyota president John Howett said: "Hopefully in the next four years we can establish a real race in the US." BMW's Mario Theissen stressed the need for the "Canadian race and at...

Data: 2008-10-11

9. Heidfeld's BMW given FIA 'freeze' all-clear

Sezione: F1

...this year's Malaysian grand prix. So far in 2008, the V8s of Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari have also been tested and cleared as the FIA tests conformity with the current engine freeze. Toyota's Timo Glock will have a fresh engine fitted for Saturday and Sunday's action at Fuji Speedway, but he escapes penalty for an unscheduled change due to the 'joker' rule....

Data: 2008-10-11

10. Rally dei Faroni, 5. tappa: vince ancora Christian Lavieille

Sezione: Rally

...cinque tappe, ottenuta questa volta ai danni del Bowler di Patrick Sireyjol/Paul Vidal e dell’altra vettura inglese di Jerome Pelichet/Eugenie Decre. Quarto posto per il prototipo Toyota dell’Egiziano Abouyoussef, navigato dal tedesco Holzknecht. L’Isuzu D-max dei gemelli Aldo e Dario De Lorenzo è ancora il miglior equipaggio...

Data: 2008-10-09

11. Timo Glock uses 'joker' engine change

Sezione: F1

Toyota's Timo Glock will have a fresh V8 engine installed for the official action at Fuji Speedway this weekend. The change is unscheduled, but the German avoids a penalty because of the 'joker' rule allowing one free change per season. With only three races left to run in 2008, the decision to play Glock's joker at Fuji Speedway is astute. It means that...

Data: 2008-10-10

12. Kamui Kobayashi quickest again in Shanghai

Sezione: GP2 Series

One week before the opening of the second season of the GP2 Asia Series, Toyota ace Kamui Kobayashi is definitely putting pressure on his rivals setting once more the fastest laptime of the day in a 1:45.203. His teammate Jérôme d’Ambrosio finished fourth in a 1:46.242 this afternoon proving that the French team Dams might just be the team...

Data: 2008-10-09

13. Kobayashi must earn F1 seat - Toyota

Sezione: F1

Team boss Tadashi Yamashina says it is Toyota's "dream" to win the formula one title with a Japanese driver. Williams' Toyota-backed Kazuki Nakajima aside, the Cologne based team's test driver, Kamui Kobayashi, is the first Japanese driver signed by Toyota since the marque entered F1 in 2002. Yamashina has high hopes for the 22-year old. "The team is right...

Data: 2008-10-09

14. Fuji 'crap' compared to Suzuka - Irvine

Sezione: F1

...driver and 1999 championship runner-up, has slammed F1's decision to strip Suzuka of its status as the permanent home of the Japanese grand prix. Following two consecutive races at the Toyota-controlled Fuji Speedway, the sport will return to Suzuka next year and then annually alternate between the two Japanese venues. But Irvine told Virgin Media that F1...

Data: 2008-10-09

15. Toyota Prius named Greenest Technology as British tecnhology Awards

Sezione: Events and shows

The Toyota Prius has been named alongside the Apple iPhone, BBC iPlayer and the Nintendo Wii as one of the winners at the inaugural British Technology Awards, collecting the Greenest Technology of the Year Award. The Awards – which have been voted for online by the general public through www.britishtechnologyawards.com and by readers of Computeractive...

Data: 2008-10-08

16. C200 Concept points to the future for SsangYong

Sezione: Auto news

...unlike anything seen from SsangYong before. The C200 is a modern, contemporary urban passenger car with styling by Giugiaro’s ItalDesign in Italy. It is similar in size to a Toyota RAV4, a Honda CRV and a Nissan Qashqai and with a 2,640mm wheelbase, is slightly longer than a VW Tiguan. The C200 is also a departure from current SsangYong models in that...

Data: 2008-10-08

17. A 'Fuji special' for Toyota, or not?

Sezione: F1

Toyota has prepared a special "Fuji package" in a bid to win its home Japanese grand prix this weekend, team boss Tadashi Yamashina said at a pre-race media event. "We have made preparations with different test runs and different things attached to our machines. Now we can do a Fuji special right on the spot," he said. Technical chassis chief Pascal Vasselon...

Data: 2008-10-08

18. 2009 Toyota Avensis, tutti i dettagli

Sezione: Novità auto

La terza generazione della Toyota Avensis ha fatto il suo debutto al Salone di Parigi, e l'interesse del pubblico europeo è subito stato alto.Per l'Europa l'Avensis sarà il modello di punta della casa giapponese, e sarà commercializzata a partire dal gennaio 2009 in due versioni, berlina e station wagon.La Toyota Avensis è stata...

Data: 2008-10-07

19. Cresce l'attesa per Rallylegend

Sezione: Rally

...(Lancia 037), lo stesso Paolo Valli (Lancia 037) apriranno la strada ai piloti in gara. Insieme ad un gruppo di piloti inglesi, dotati di Metro 6R4 e Ford Rs 200 e a Franco Corradin (Toyota Celica). Michele Mora, direttore della rivista di settore GD-Gentlemen Drivers, sarà tra gli apripista con una Peugeot 504 Coupè “Africa” del...

Data: 2008-10-07

20. Briatore flies from Singapore to Paris

Sezione: F1

...and capable. "In F1, there are cycles," Briatore goes on. "In the difficult moments, Carlos Ghosn did not seek to lower the budget, but the sport is not just about money, otherwise Toyota would win every grand prix." He admits that Alonso's win last Sunday was aided by the deployment of the safety car. "But it should be noted that, when the safety car went...

Data: 2008-10-06