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I have this outstanding 2010 FJ Cruiser 4x4 Automatic Transmission Sport Utility up for auction. I am retired Toyota General Manager here in Central Texas and this FJ is my first purchase since leaving the dealership and going into private practice. We opened a buying service in Austin called ProCar Consulting. You can find me on the web at procarconsulting.org. I bought this FJ in Michigan in July and drove it back to Austin myself. It is a one owner from Monroe, Michigan and was owned by a male nurse that took great care of the FJ and rarely took it off road. Its been in the snow twice since 2010 and the local Toyota Dealership in Monroe serviced this rig every trip for oil changes and tire rotations. He special ordered his FJ Cruiser and included every option on the Convenience Package and Upgrade Package #2, plus Running, Boards, Daytime Running Lights, Roof Rack, Carpet Floor Mats and Cargo Mat, Towing Hitch and Wire harness, and Armrest Passenger side. $2275 for Convenience Package, $2720 for Upgrade Package, Boards $345, Lights $40, Rack $649, Mat $199, Hitch $349, Armrest $125 Check out the others on Autotrader and Ebay . This one has the right equipment and I am offering it less than any dealer for 4x4 auto with the 49,500 miles. I am no longer driving the FJ since I traded for a Lexus RX350 2009 with 22,000 miles. I bought the FJ with 44,000 and drove it 1,200 miles home so I've put less than 5,000 miles on since July. It still has remaining power train warranty from Toyota. All systems are working fine including the subwoofer and back up sensors and camera. Please don't hesitate to call me personally with any questions. I have the original window sticker, all the books, and two keys with remotes. I just bought the rubber mats from Weather Tech to go with the original floor mats and cargo mat. 512-415-9582. I will pick up at the airport if you want to fly in and drive her home. Jim Stienke ProCar Consulting Inc. Austin, Texas

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Toyota to recall 185k cars globally, including Yaris

Thu, 04 Jul 2013

Toyota has announced it is recalling a total of 185,000 vehicles worldwide for a power steering issue. Yaris and (overseas) Vitz models built between November 2010 and March 2012 could suffer a short circuit in their power steering control module if water gets inside. Should that happen, the power steering could fail, increasing effort when turning. The recall also includes the Verso-S and Ractis built from August 2010 to August 2011. The recall covers 130,000 vehicles in Japan and around 22,450 in Europe.
Only 74 units are being recalled in the United States.
Toyota says if the fault occurs, the vehicle will display the Electronic Power Steering warning light on the dash and a buzzer will sound. The automaker will alert owners by mail and dealers will replace the power steering control module free of charge. You can read the quick press release on the recall below for more information.

Toyota R&D shows off free piston engine linear generator for future EVs

Thu, May 1 2014

We often hear how an electric vehicle powertrain architecture allows vehicle designers much more freedom than a traditional ICE powertrain does. With differently shaped battery modules and small electric motors, there are lots of way to put the pieces together. With today's plug-in hybrid technology, engineers still need to put a decent-sized ICE somewhere, but new technology from Toyota could free up the gas-electric vehicle designers of the future. Presented at the recent SAE World Congress in Detroit, the idea from Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc. and involves what is called a Free Piston Engine Linear Generator (FPEG). Think of it as a sort of one-cylinder, two-stroke mini-engine that can work either as a generator (thank to magnets and a linear coil) or to directly drive a vehicle. The current prototype is a 10-kW unit that Toyota say would provide enough power to get a B- or C-segment electric vehicle up to highway speeds (75 miles per hour) when paired up to offer 20 kW. Pairing the FPEGs is also important to minimize vibrations. One system tested by Toyota had a 42 percent thermal efficiency, but the engineers are working to improve the overall efficiency even further. You can watch an animated video of the piston in action here (click on "Outline") and see the SAE papers here and here. More technical details are available at Green Car Congress. News Source: Toyota Labs via Green Car CongressTip: Thanks, Joe V. Green Misc. Auto Shows Toyota Technology Emerging Technologies Electric generator

Coming Toyota Supra to forgo hybrid, get a BMW six-cylinder turbo?

Mon, Mar 30 2015

For years, almost all of the talk about the Toyota FT-1 concept becoming a resurrected Supra envisioned a hybrid under the hood. And then the latest take on Future Toyota 1 showed up at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show and - although Toyota wouldn't say a word about any engine at all - horizons began to expand. Imaginary fancies were aided by the news that Toyota had partnered with BMW to develop a sports car on the next-generation BMW Z4 platform, which would necessarily mean an engine bay designed to accept an old-fashioned hunk of gas-burning iron-working solo. Car and Driver now turns the whole thing around, reporting that there will be an inline-six with forced induction provided by BMW under the hood. What about that hybrid, though? The report states, "there's currently no indication that the Silk Road cars will offer hybrid options" - 'Silk Road' being the codename for the jointly-developed vehicles. CD makes a point to note that said tidbit came from Germany, not Japan. However, designers at Toyota's Calty studio did tell Automotive News last year that they designed the body with an inline-six in mind, a nod to the Supra's history. Hybrid rumors aren't dead yet, though - remember, we were hearing about all-wheel drive and supercapacitors in May 2014. The coupe is predicted to be a 2018 model, making its appearance sometime in 2017, and be "about 10 percent" smaller than the FT-1 concept. Related Video:

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