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A new Toyota Tacoma off-road pickup will be available at Toyota Marin in San Rafael in 2012.

Unveiled at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, the new  Toyota Tacoma  T/X Baja Edition will join the already impressive Japanese line up next year. "It's the type of truck that will shine in a Texas ranch environment, or on a Midwest hunting trip, off the highway in a California desert, or anywhere, east or

What exactly makes the upcoming 2012 Scion iQ a "Smart Car?" It could be the starting price of around $16,000, or its 36 MPG city, 37 MPG highway and a combined 37 MPG ratings from a 1.3 liter four-cylinder engine, that produces 94 horsepower and 89 pound-feet of torque.

Available this fall at Toyota Marin in San Rafael, CA, the real 'smarts' of the tiny Scion iQ are inside the dash. The top

The upcoming mini 2012 Scion iQ may end up leading a revolution towards "microcar" loving.

Scion's iQ will start at $15,995, and comes with an estimated 36 miles per gallon city, 37 on the highway.

The iQ has a 1.3-liter, 96-horsepower engine, good for a top speed of 100 mph. The iQ has a smooth, quiet, continuously variable automatic transmission. Behind the wheel, the car feels like other small Toyota vehicles. It

The Scion brand was originally born to be quirky and cool. You could easily recognize one of their unconventional cars from among the many other makes congesting a crowded highway. Toyota's younger sibling, however, has matured. And, for the 2012 model-year however, it's going the way of the brand's previously-under-the-radar retail processes, product segments, and communications. Scion is going mainstream.

Yes mainstream. To expand the breadth of its vehicle lineup, Scion is

•  Do you drive a projected average of 12 -15K miles per year?
•  Do you purchase a different vehicle every 3-5 years?
•  Are you interested in getting the vehicle of your dreams with a lower initial investment, and pay less monthly?
•  Are you interested in driving a vehicle "worry free" under its warranty period?
•  Do you want options before making the full commitment to a new vehicle?
• If you answered 'Yes' to any of these questions?

Toyota is catching the wind in its sail and is developing an EV prototype of its IQ. Also in their joint partnership with luxury EV maker Tesla Motors Inc. they are working at an electric version of its RAV4 compact SUV. The EV prototype will presented at the Geneva auto Show in March and both iQ EV and RAV4 EV are scheduled to hit the U.S. roads in 2012.

But Toyota is staying on

As exclusive as Forbes' list of 10 Cars that Will Make it Past 200,000 Miles is, the humble Toyota Yaris is on it. With an MSRP starting at just $12,855, the Yaris is known throughout the marketplace as a highly economical compact car.

What many don't know is the that predicted reliability for new Toyota Yaris models is expected to be 65 percent above average, according to Forbes.com.¹. In addition

According to an unusual advertisement from Toyota's Israeli marketing team, we now know that the Toyota Prius emits fewer emissions than the gas of a sheep.

The advertisement indicates that the emissions from a sheep passing gas is level five, while that from the Toyota Prius is a level two. This designates the Prius being greener than a sheep and a good reminder that transportation and energy production are far from being the only

Toyota only recently joined up with electric car maker Tesla, in order to share alternative battery  technology. Some of the outcomes of this include the RAV4 electric, and now the Tesla laptop battery idea. At first, Tesla Motors building powerplants by connecting thousands of laptop batteries seems nuts, but in the end it is absolutely brilliant.

Toyota, along with several other high end car makers, is turning to laptop batteries as a quick, cheap way

Toyota is sort of bringing the long awaited supercar, FT-86, into production. The car chassis will be lend to Lexus vehicle, the Japanese auto maker's luxury brand.

Toyota's FT-86 hasn't hit dealerships yet, but strong rumors are suggesting the jointly-developed sports car will use its chassis to the next-generation Lexus IS.

Details are limited at the time, but straight from Road & Track, they're reporting the car will ride on a "stretched