The Lexus LF-Ch

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We don’t often report on a simple product launch here at Toyota Tuner, but I’m making an exception with the very slick LF-Ch.

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Project Landcruiser 60 Series Part 2

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Wow, time flies when you’re lacking inspiration on a project. It was back in April when I first wrote about this and I’ve not really laid a spanner on her since. Well, I did say it was going to be written in real time..
So to the lists. There are two of them, an ‘Essentials” and [...]

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Goodwood FOS and the Toyota Content

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I was pretty sick this year when I couldn’t make it to the Goodwood Festival of Speed due to other work. Particularly as the Toyota sponsorship was going to ensure a healthy content of modified Toyotas and historically important Toyota Motorsport stuff.
I’d resigned myself to a flick through the magazines when they came out until

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Is This The New Supra?

This video by Road and Track Magazine dates back to the beginning of 2008, but the car’s still stunning. I’m late finding this on You Tube,

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Arctic Trucks – Now You Can Drive Them Too

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Now here’s a prezzy worth dropping hints for. You’ve seen all the usual “drive a Lambo, drive a tank, go off roading” and so forth, but here’s the best thing I’ve ever seen for Toyota & Top Gear fans.Go to Iceland and do the Top Gear Arctic Trucks thing. Yes, really…

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Aston Cygnet / Toyota IQ – My Thoughts

I’ve been following this latest announcement this week about the Aston Martin Cygnus and Toyota tie up. Many people in the industry are waiting for the punch line, me included and I’ve not really had anything else to say that hasn’t been said until now. But then a Tweet from James Baggott made the light [...]

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When Juha was just a young man….

Part of my old archive dig out recently uncovered several pieces of Toyota material I knew were there, but I rarely look at. They brought back some fond memories, so here’s a scan of the cover of my favourite. I love the shot because it portrays everything I like about competition cars.

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That’s More Like It!

I have to say it always mystified me why car manufacturers made thier hybrid cars so ugly and generic. I thought the first Prius was a pretty forgettable shape. Even though I always thought that Toyota would be the first on the market with one, it looked like something my Grandad would drive.
But the [...]

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Original GT Four Carlos Sainz Video

OK, here’s something I found when clearing out my stash of VHS video cassettes just last month. When the Carlos Sainz GT Four was launched in the UK, they only brought in 500. Each one was numbered and came with a VHS tape and here’s what was on it. It’s mainly footage of a road [...]

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Gazoo Racing Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Video

ust been Tweeted this by the guys at Lexus Europe. The Lexus Racing channel on YouTube is running a behind the scenes video on the build up to the 24 hours Nurburgring race last weekend. Includes lots of LF-A footage for those fans out there, plus Japanese commentary with sub-titles for added authenticity!
It’s an eight [...]

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