Toyota has finally confirmed what enthusiasts have long suspected: a new mid-engine sports car is in development, but it will not reach showrooms for several years. The company has used a mix of ...

Toyota promised to unveil a two-seater powered by a mid-mounted engine at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, and it did just that: It presented a heavily-modified kei truck. While the concept certainly wasn’t ...

After months of trademark-related rumors and a proper fake-out at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota's Gazoo Racing president Tomoya Takahashi has officially confirmed that a new mid-engine sports car ...

Hopes of a mid-engine sports car comeback for Toyota have been in the air for a while now, and when the automaker filed a trademark for the GR MR2 name last year, it was hard not to get excited. But ...

The second weekend of January marks the start of Japan's Tokyo Auto Salon, the second major auto show in the city in the past three months. Toyota is once again expected to show up with something ...

We recently heard that Stellantis is considering whether to eliminate some of its 14 car brands. That's quite a lot, but it's not necessarily unusual for a massive industrial conglomerate. It's just ...

Toyota's Gazoo Racing division put out a teaser on social media earlier this week that claimed a "two-seat, mid-ship" car was going to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon. That led to a firestorm of ...

A blasphemy to some and very cool to others, diesel-powered sports cars rarely made it past the concept stage. Among the concepts that didn’t make it are the following five sports cars, which, despite ...

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Many automotive firsts are often frequently disputed. The first muscle car, for example. Does that title belong to Oldsmobile or Pontiac? And is the first supercar a Mercedes-Benz, or a Lamborghini?

If you talk to sports car fans and enthusiasts, you'll probably hear differing opinions about which is better: front-engined or mid-engined sports cars. Both have their own pros and cons and unique ...

Rumors are swirling that the Genesis Magma GT concept may sit atop a C8 Corvette chassis, and while the allegation sounds far-fetched, it raises an interesting question: would it even matter? Motor1 ...