Unfortunately for Toyota, rumors of rampant incidents of unintended acceleration have been irresponsibly perpetuated by news organizations more concerned about ratings than facts. The L.A. Times has been particularly aggressive in their efforts to slander Toyota and stoke public fears. Two “news stories” have printed un-substantiated opinions as fact and used incendiary imagery to stoke fear in the hearts of Toyota owners. While the L.A. Times isn’t alone in this practice, t... Read Full Story

According to a limited and (admittedly) flawed NHTSA study, hybrid cars seem to hit twice as many pedestrians as non-hybrids in certain low-speed maneuvers. The reason? Hybrids are nearly silent when operating in electric-only mode. Are hybrid cars REALLY stalking pedestrians? NHTSA says "probably" Specifically, the study states that: …[when] a vehicle is slowing or stopping, backing up, or entering or leaving a parking space, a statistically significant effect was found due t... Read Full Story

First reported in Japanese newspapers (and now on Reuters and PickupTrucks.com) it looks as if Toyota is voluntarily recalling nearly 3.8 million cars and trucks in order to fix and/or replace the accelerator pedals. If this is indeed the official “fix” (Toyota has yet to announce this formally), it’s a bit disappointing. Since many Toyota vehicles have electronic throttle controls, a software upgrade to the engine management system would cure this issue. A software upgrade ... Read Full Story

Forbes and Yahoo have compiled a list of the ten dirtiest vehicles on the road, and surprisingly this list is NOT dominated by pickups. Instead, the list identifies a handful of SUVs and uber-expensive luxury cars that are “dirty” – as in “most polluting.” Their calculation is pretty simple – they take the EPA’s emissions score for each vehicle and add it to the EPA’s greenhouse gas score. Both scores are a number from 0 to 10, 10 being the best... Read Full Story

Toyota produced two special edition Tundras for the 2009 SEMA show last week. The first was the “Tailgater” – a fancy tribute to country music duo Brooks and Dunn that doubles as a tricked-out mobile BBQ platform. The second was a call-back to the hot rod days of the 50’s, a regular cab short box Tundra with a flame job, moon hub caps, and a 50’s era Toyota logo. Toyota's custom Tundras shown during the 2009 SEMA show. While they’re both cool, neither truck... Read Full Story

Toyota produced two special edition Tundras for the 2009 SEMA show last week. The first was the “Tailgater” – a fancy tribute to country music duo Brooks and Dunn that doubles as a tricked-out mobile BBQ platform. The second was a call-back to the hot rod days of the 50’s, a regular cab short box Tundra with a flame job, moon hub caps, and a 50’s era Toyota logo. Toyota's custom Tundras shown during the 2009 SEMA show. While they’re both cool, neither truck... Read Full Story

Saturday Chris Baccus posted a link to an old Studebaker commercial on his Twitter account. This old commercial is corn-ball and ever-so-slightly offensive to women, but it also shows what might just be the very first tailgate step ever…installed on a station wagon. Studebaker put a tailgate step on a station wagon a long, long time before anyone else. This is just a still photo of the commercial – you can watch the commercial on YouTube here. Sort of fascinating, isn’t it? ... Read Full Story

Saturday Chris Baccus posted a link to an old Studebaker commercial on his Twitter account. This old commercial is corn-ball and ever-so-slightly offensive to women, but it also shows what might just be the very first tailgate step ever…installed on a station wagon. Studebaker put a tailgate step on a station wagon a long, long time before anyone else. This is just a still photo of the commercial – you can watch the commercial on YouTube here. Sort of fascinating, isn’t it? ... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick update on our growth plan for our loyal readers. If you like the site, I would be grateful for any feedback or comments you have on these items, our plans, and what we can be doing better. New Stuff First, as you may or may not know, I’ve been posting on Twitter on behalf of TundraHeadquarters.com for a few months now. TundraHeadquarters.com Admin Jason is posting on Twitter - click the image to see his profile. Second, I setup a Facebook fan page for TundraHeadquar... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick update on our growth plan for our loyal readers. If you like the site, I would be grateful for any feedback or comments you have on these items, our plans, and what we can be doing better. New Stuff First, as you may or may not know, I’ve been posting on Twitter on behalf of TundraHeadquarters.com for a few months now. TundraHeadquarters.com Admin Jason is posting on Twitter - click the image to see his profile. Second, I setup a Facebook fan page for TundraHeadquar... Read Full Story