Top Ten JDM. Poll Winner. Toyota 2000GT
Shot of the DayThursday, February 21st, 2013The results are in on the crankandpiston Top Ten JDM Poll and the winner is the gorgeous Toyota 2000GT. There was some debate at crankandpiston headquarters about the eventual outcome of...
Toyota 86 TRD Griffon Concept. Shakedown. Tsuku...
RaceWednesday, February 20th, 2013On board footage of the Toyota 86 TRD Griffon concept during shakedown at Tsukuba Circuit in Japan. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) unveiled the 86 TRD Griffon Concept last month at the...
Toyota 86. With A 5.8-Litre V8! Suzuka Twin
VisionMonday, February 18th, 2013Toyota 86 sporting a new 5.8-litre V8 filmed testing at Suzuka’s Twin Circuit by Maiham-Media One of the oft-noted criticisms of the Toyota 86 is the comparative lack of grunt from...
The Management Fleet. Toyota 86. Still Fresh
RoadTuesday, January 29th, 2013The Toyota 86 has had minimal driving responsibilities over the past month. A mix of lots of work travel and the beautiful weather we’ve been experiencing has meant that other cars...
RFS Toyota Supra. Alvin Laegreid
VisionMonday, January 28th, 2013The Toyota Supra is one of those cars that just doesn’t look right unless it’s going sideways. Just ask Alvin Laegreid, whose RFS Performance-tuned example spends little time on-track without plumes...
Toyota 86. TRD Griffon Concept.
RaceThursday, January 24th, 2013Toyota Racing Development (TRD) unveil the track-focused Griffon Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon Toyotaku have been waiting for TRD (Toyota Racing Development) to breath heavily on the 86 since production...
Beauty is a long nose. Reader poll
LifestyleTuesday, January 8th, 2013We’re preparing a poll, based around a discussion in the crankandpiston office: what’s the sexiest long-nose car ever? That combination of lengthy trunk and short back end is an evocative one,...
Toyota FJ Cruiser. dune fail
VisionFriday, December 28th, 2012Dune jumping is nothing new. Failing to land a dune jump is also nothing new. Still, makes for cringe worthy viewing as this Toyota FJ cruiser fails brilliantly after cresting a...
The Management Fleet. Toyota 86. Fresh recruit
RoadThursday, December 27th, 2012Well it’s happened. I’ve fallen so hard for the little Toyota 86 that I’ve gone and splashed around $26,000 of my own hard-earned money on one. Madness? Perhaps. But there is...
Bee☆R BRZ. Rocket Bunny
RoadMonday, November 26th, 2012When Bee☆R shacho, Kiyonori Imai, decided it was time to create a new drift car there was only ever one platform that ticked all the boxes. However, deciding which variant obviously...
Shot of the Day. Toyota FJ Cruiser. The Right C...
Shot of the DayMonday, November 19th, 2012If you’re venturing forth to scale sand mountains this weekend, then perhaps you’re stuck for choice with which vehicle to take. Perhaps you could bounce from dune to dune in a...
Kei Miura. TRA Kyoto & The Rocket Bunny
LifestyleSunday, November 11th, 2012Kei Miura has been been an underground hero within his native Osaka for many years. Outlaw kanjo racer by night and with a yancha bōsōzoku past that, even at 42 years...
