Cars
Toyota President Akio Toyoda is not one your typical automotive CEOs, as believe it or not, the 56-year old grandson of the Japanese company's founder actually likes cars [...]. He is a full-time car guy and a weekend racer who has even competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race.
- Toyota Boss Says Ft-1 Could Spearhead New Range Of Driver Cars But Not A Faster Gt86
Akio Toyoda, the current president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation and a descendant of the founder of the company, Sakichi Toyoda, seems like the kind of guy you'd want to hang out with and play a round of Gran Turismo or just hop into your car...
- Toyota Boss To Race At The 2013 Nürburgring 24-hour Race
Akio Toyoda, the CEO of the world’s largest automaker, will drive a Toyota at the Nürburgring 24-hour race later this month, a company spokesman said, according to the Japan Times. It won’t be the first time he races on the notorious...
- Patent Scoop: Is Toyota Readying Sports Version Of The Iq?
During the world premiere of the new Toyota 86 sports coupe at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the firm's global President Akio Toyoda made it crystal clear that his company is committed to produce more 'fun-to-drive' cars in the near future....
- Toyota Ceo Says To Company Must Build Cars That "make People Happy"
Earlier this year, young people offered a job at Toyota were invited to the Japanese company’s test track. As they waited to be introduced to the firm's race drivers, a lone Lexus LFA drove around the track, mesmerizing them with the howling...
- Lexus Reveals Lf-a 500hp V10 That Will Race At The 24h Of Nurburgring!
Even though we have yet to see the production model of the Lexus LF-A study that has been previewed in both coupe and roadster forms in the past, the Japanese automaker decided to put its long anticipated (and overdue...) supercar to the ultimate test...
Cars
Toyota President Lists his Favorite Cars Made by Domestic Rivals
Toyota President Akio Toyoda is not one your typical automotive CEOs, as believe it or not, the 56-year old grandson of the Japanese company's founder actually likes cars [...]. He is a full-time car guy and a weekend racer who has even competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race.
And like any other car buff, Toyoda's list of favorite cars is not restricted to one brand. However, unlike other automotive executives, Toyoda has no problem revealing which cars he likes from Toyota's domestic competitors in public.
Read more »- Toyota Boss Says Ft-1 Could Spearhead New Range Of Driver Cars But Not A Faster Gt86
Akio Toyoda, the current president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation and a descendant of the founder of the company, Sakichi Toyoda, seems like the kind of guy you'd want to hang out with and play a round of Gran Turismo or just hop into your car...
- Toyota Boss To Race At The 2013 Nürburgring 24-hour Race
Akio Toyoda, the CEO of the world’s largest automaker, will drive a Toyota at the Nürburgring 24-hour race later this month, a company spokesman said, according to the Japan Times. It won’t be the first time he races on the notorious...
- Patent Scoop: Is Toyota Readying Sports Version Of The Iq?
During the world premiere of the new Toyota 86 sports coupe at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the firm's global President Akio Toyoda made it crystal clear that his company is committed to produce more 'fun-to-drive' cars in the near future....
- Toyota Ceo Says To Company Must Build Cars That "make People Happy"
Earlier this year, young people offered a job at Toyota were invited to the Japanese company’s test track. As they waited to be introduced to the firm's race drivers, a lone Lexus LFA drove around the track, mesmerizing them with the howling...
- Lexus Reveals Lf-a 500hp V10 That Will Race At The 24h Of Nurburgring!
Even though we have yet to see the production model of the Lexus LF-A study that has been previewed in both coupe and roadster forms in the past, the Japanese automaker decided to put its long anticipated (and overdue...) supercar to the ultimate test...