Archive for April, 2009
Posted on April 8, 2009 with No Comments
Toyota has declared the restyled Crown Majesta in Japan. The Crown Majesta challenges vehicles like the Nissan Fuga and the Honda Legend. Its wheelbase is 75mm longer than it was previously and serves bring the car’s entire length to just less than 5 meters.
Two engines are provided. One is the 4.3-liter V8 which is fitted out to four-wheel-drive models with a 6 Super ECT transmittance. The other is a 4.6-liter V8 with an 8-speed electronically-commanded gearbox. Only two-wheel-drive models will get this engine.
The car has many safety features and a camera that detects pedestrians at the front. A Pre-crash Seat backs system that sets seats to an upright position for better safety if a crash is viewed as imminent and an SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) rear-seat center airbag. A total of ten airbags are included as standard.
The price range is from ¥6,100,000 to ¥6,900,000.
Posted on April 6, 2009 with No Comments
In spite of pullout rumorsToyota decides to stay in formula one at least till 2012 and if possible even longer. At the Barcelona test, it was announced that if another carmaker joins Honda in pulling out of the sport amidst the global recession, then it will most likely be Toyota.
Howett said that “we will retreat if we do not win.
But when you look at the general economic climate, all the teams have to proceed with caution, and all must be successful, which puts on the pressure”. He has said this in the French language.
Howett confirmed that Toyota’s present obligation is up to 2012 and may be even longer than that.
But at the same time there is much pressure on the market that it is a must to provide value to the company. Howett added that he was confident though, he also remarked that if the company has a strong season, then it will stay.”
Posted on April 4, 2009 with No Comments
Toyota has produced the first ever center airbag for the back seats and this will help protect rear passengers from side shocks in the event of a smash.
The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) boasts a rear center console with an airbag that spreads between the rear passenger seats. A closer look at the photo shows the airbag spreading from the upper center backrest area just above the dummy’s right shoulder.
Toyota has not yet mentioned which model(s) will have the new airbag. The press release has simply stated that the SRS will be introduced in “a Toyota model to be launched in Japan in the near future.” In reality more airbags are constantly good and that a center airbag can be valuable, so that when you are driving with your parents, home on a wet, slippery night they don’t cluck their heads together when you end up rolling the car because of their ceaseless squabbling.