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Toyota 3.5L Lexus V6 Best Engine Award

Ward’s, a popular automotive industry publication, recently announced the top 10 engines for 2008. The Honda 3.5L SOHC V-6 and GM’s 3.6L DOHC V-6 made the list, but the 3.5L Lexus V6 was voted the number one engine of 2008.

Red IS350”s are known to go about 3% faster than all other colors. Photo courtesy of Lexus.com.

The Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports, and Fender Guitars

It’s not just in the driveways and streets of us ordinary truck owners that the Tundra lives and makes an impact. The Toyota Tundra also has its place in the media and within pop culture.

Randy Moss Announces Partnership with Toyota

In January, Randy Moss Motorsports, Inc. announced that the official racing truck is the Toyota Tundra for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season.

Just in case you were not aware, the REAL Randy Moss is behind Randy Moss Motorsports…just so we”re clear.

Did you know that Randy Moss sponsors a Nascar Truck Series racing team? Did you know they now drive the Toyota Tundra?

Tundra Hauls Ass: Now Hauling Grass Too

UPDATE: Deborah Schlosser has been convicted of 2nd-degree felony possession and sentenced to community service. In light of her clean record, the judge gave Deborah the benefit of the doubt. Comment below if you think this sentence was fair, or if you think it was too lenient.

Here”s the original story for anyone who didn”t catch this last year…

We all know that the 381hp 5.7L Toyota Tundra hauls ass – it”s one of the fastest trucks on the road (one of the fastest cars on the road period, in fact). But who knew it could haul so much grass?

A 56-year-old Utah woman named Deborah Keyes Schlosser was arrested a few days back hauling 162 pounds of marijuana in the back of her Toyota Tundra. She was busted by the Utah Highway Patrol and a K-9 officer named “Tank” (see photo below).

Utah State Patrol K9 “Tank” poses with 162 lbs of marijuana in the back of Schlosser”s Toyota Tundra.

Here”s the really interesting part – the driver of the Tundra is married to someone who unsuccessfully ran for district attorney in California less than 2 years ago!

So, to recap, here”s what we have:

Toyota Marketing Asks You, “Why Not?”

For the last few years Toyota has worked hard to promote its brand as friendly to the environment and community. In fact, their well-evolved marketing campaign, titled “Why Not?”, boasts about everything Toyota does to make the world a better place (see it for yourself).

Now, Toyota is asking you to participate in a contest to improve their products so that is in more in line with the needs of the world — both in terms of a good, reliable vehicles and in terms of sound environmental responsibility.

The contest is called the “Why Not? Innovation Experience” and you are invited to share your brilliant ideas in safety, water, land, air, community, and energy.

Toyota Motor Corp. is the Winner!

For the first time in 77 years General Motors is not the world’s largest seller of cars and trucks.

Guess who is?

Toyota Motor Corp., that’s who. In 2008 Toyota sold 8.972 million vehicles, which is about 616,000 more than GM.

Toyota may have sold 10% fewer vehicles in 2008 than they have in each of the 10 years prior, but they still sold more than all other automakers. That’s gotta be worth something.