If you love cars, you will certainly know the name Tetsuya Tada. He is the reason that we still have the Toyota GR86, and why the Supra nameplate is still alive – thus laying the foundation for the establishment of Toyota Gazoo Racing and the GR badge. The former chief engineer of Toyota sports cars has since retired and is now living a quiet life in the mountains of Japan’s Mie prefecture, keeping himself occupied with renewable energy projects. But a hard charging person like Tetsuya Tada love

"Leaving no car lovers behind" is Toyota's precept behind their exhibition at the ongoing 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon. Slightly sentimental, yes, but the proof of that is in seeing their cars of yesteryear make it to today's show – exemplifying that is this pair of concept AE86s; one fuelled by hydrogen (H2), and the other, pure electric (BEV). Carbon neutrality through old cars First, a bit of background. Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) outlook on carbon neutrality doesn't solely tunnel on new EVs,

If you’ve been to Legoland, one of the most appealing attractions is definitely the scaled-down recreation of famous landmarks made entirely of the ubiquitous plastic bricks. Though the company has produced a few scaled down models of actual cars you can build at home, this life-size recreation of the Toyota GR Supra is not one of them. In commemoration of the Supra’s 35th anniversary (Excluding the Celica-based variants which came before), Toyota Gazoo Racing and Legoland Japan collaborated to

Car manufacturers have been downsizing their engines for a while now. BMW started using 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engines as opposed to their well-known naturally aspirated (NA) straight-six engines, Volkswagen began using 1.4-litre turbocharged engine to replace their NA 1.6 and 2.0-litre engines, you get the idea. The reasoning behind this is simply to reduce emissions by producing more efficient cars and at the same time, provide the performance of a larger engine. All sounds fine and

(Toyota GR Supra | Gallery) Priced over half a million at RM 568,000 on-the-road without insurance Similar money gets you a more powerful BMW M2 Competition At this price point, we have highlighted a number of options Revealed earlier this year, the Toyota GR Supra has officially made its way to Malaysian shores. It is powered by a 3.0-litre straight-six engine producing 340 PS and 500 Nm of torque, which is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed ZF transmission. Yes, the powertrain is shared wi

"We have a new 86 team," revealed by the 2020 Toyota Supra chief engineer Tetsuya Tada when speaking with Motor. Despite Toyota's local PR representatives insisted that having a development team does not guarantee a new model, Tada has deliberately encouraged a trace of the Toyota 86. It is promising to see the new sports car developed; it is not however, to witness the debut of it considering the automotive industry has plummeted. Nevertheless, the shrinking car market does give car giants a ch