Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
2012 Toyota Tundra Earns Top Safety Award
The 2012 Tundra received the Top Safety Pick Award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Winners of this award are chosen for best protection of passengers in front, side, rear and rollover crash tests.
The 2012 Toyota Tundra has earned the Top Safety Award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Prius to compete in Super GT300
“Super” and “Prius” are two words not usually used together, at least when it comes to describing speed or sporty performance, but that hasn’t stopped Toyota from unveiling a Prius Super GT300 car to compete in next year’s Super GT300.
Toyota will beef up its conservative Prius to compete in the Super GT300.
The Prius GT300 will replace Toyota’s Corolla Axio racer and race against traditional coupes such as the Subaru BRZ as well as a hybrid Honda CR-Z racer.
Water Intrusion Into Charcoal Canister Triggers Check Engine Light – TSB
Toyota recently announced a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) for the 2007-2011 Tundra concerning a condition where the check engine light will show “On.”
A TSB has been issued for Tundras with specific DTCs for Check Engine Light malfunctions.
Toyota Exports Expand – It’s All About The Weak Dollar
Recently Toyota announced that it will be adding the Kentucky-built Camry to its growing list of vehicles it will be exporting to South Korea. This growth in exports, fueled by a weak U.S. dollar, means the thousands of American factory workers that Toyota employs will have increased job security and a stable income during a very difficult economy.
Toyota is expanding its list of American Made Cars for export adding the Kentucky built Camry to the list.
All of these exports add up to big growth in U.S. economic sectors like manufacturing, customer service and transportation. and they could even start a hiring boom. SO, the next time someone says that so-called “foreign” automakers are killing America, you can explain to them that not only is Toyota building cars in the USA – they’re exporting cars from the USA to other markets.
Toyota’s Technology Car of the Future – Fun Vii
Is it a car, a futuristic video game, or a really weird internet cafe? Whatever it is (it’s a car), at the very least the Vii is a mechanical interpretation of the how Toyota is using technology to change how we drive.
What the heck is it? It's a fun concept vehicle, Toyota Fun Vii, that's full of technological innovations.
