Recent content by Carmaker1

Wow, hope it was a nice stay! Was it San Jose? Very understandable then, unlike some other posts that stay on "Read". Yes, that seems to fit the puzzle much better. Will it be a challenge for them to stay under $60k? I guess we'll see, especially when loaded 2002 3rd Gens could reach $43k with...

Hey, I didn't reply because I was a bit concerned this was off-topic. It seems like a lot of things about this car are turning out as I expected. It will get the powerful Hybrid Max in performance trim level putting out 350 hp with AWD. I'm discussing it in other Toyota-related spaces, but not...

Wow, was this comment just edited in the last 5-10 minutes (draft opened over one hour ago, delayed by interruptive phone calls)? I didn't see the Rivian mention. Toyota HQ has definitely been studying Rivian, based on my last visit there, where they had two employees shuffling in and out of...

Certainly. I actually sent you a very in-depth PM regarding all of this on March 21-22, which never had a response. Are you able to still see it? I was the inside source on that February 2020 story, which broke the Land Cruiser news, 2024 Tacoma redesign, and how GS became Mirai. They took...

Amen, I could kill BS artists like Kolesa. They do quality work, but the creativity and detailing is lazy. This looks like a refresh of the 2025 LX instead and they clearly WEREN'T paying attention to the GX teaser released and more importantly, key details many of us have been giving. The...

Ugh, keep failing to get back in here soon enough and losing free time (going to work right now). It just seems like I'm talking at discussion in here, versus responding and addressing some real concerns. While I do feel the concerns about proposals going back years are correct, MY 2026...

I'm going to have to come back, but for basic stuff let me state this. I'm concerned that my information on MY 2025 is stale. When I mentioned that previously to a trusted and well-meaning informed source, I wasn't corrected as stating anything incorrect with MY 2025. I was thankfully updated...

I feel like I know a lot more about the GX than the 4Runner, thanks to a Lexus guy who had been shown the vehicle in February 2021 and passed onto me what he had been shown in good detail in September 2021. This is why I have discussed it at all the last 2 years, because without that guy I...

I would recommend Lexus Enthusiast (1)(2), even if things are a bit different for me over there. Like I have (to a much lesser degree), they actually know a good deal about both vehicles and have seen both vehicles inside-out, not to mention are a friend of CEO Koji Sato himself. I used to...

MAXimum i-FORCE! The Next Generation Toyota Tacoma is Coming Soon! PLANO, Texas (April 4, 2023) – The best-selling midsize pick-up in America is all-new for 2024 with electrifying i-FORCE MAX performance. Stay tuned for updates on the Tacoma’s incredible new design and features. 403...

I owe it to the members of this forum, to declare I have indeed been tricked by some people at Toyota Motor North America and at least 1 of their Tier 1 suppliers, over the last 4+ months regarding the 2024 Toyota Tacoma "debuting" on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. I don't believe that the V6 carries...

A multi-billion dollar conglomerate is nothing like some cheap little corner pub, looking to pull a fast one over some dimwitted drunks. What ever problems you have with me and my supposed "speculation" (in your POV), has nothing to do with the accuracy of what I put forward. When people at...

As I can see from elsewhere, I am continually taken out of context and a message gets muddled as a result unfortunately. Not only that particular issue, but the aspect of intentionally ignorant trolling by a set of folks on several Toyota forums/spaces who somehow want to be the smartest...

I can't believe I ever forgot to mention this, but Lexus is in the whiteboard phases of developing a BEV GX with a Job 1 of January 2029 at the moment. It's been in development since last year and I was told this information several months ago in privacy. Core development will not begin until...