By irokin on June 20, 2009, 11:31:46

From 7tune.com:

An insider at Toyota R&D has finally spilt the beans and revealed that the upcoming Toyota compact sports car, codenamed 086A, will offer lines not unlike the current Lexus LF-A prototype as seen at the recent Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance race.


Full article & new images!: http://www.7tune.com/i-saw-the-toyota-086a/


If thats what its going to look like, I'm there!

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By irokin on June 17, 2009, 18:02:29

Taz_Rx and philbey have been added as the new technical moderators. They'll be here to cast an eye over the technical side of the forum, keeping check of the quality of information and making the place look neat and tidy. Don't expect any drastic changes to the way the technical forums work, thats not the aim of the moderating team additions. As most of you are aware we strive for a high quality of information on Rollaclub and this is the next step in us progressing this goal.

If you have an issue in the technical forums, these are the guys to contact. If you have technical questions please post them in the appropriate forum (i.e. don't annoy these guys with questions directly).

Please make them feel welcome!

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By irokin on May 27, 2009, 19:32:09

Wow, two Rollaclub news posts in one night? I'd better not push myself too hard!

The guys over at 7tune.com have a bit of an update on the future of the AE86 inspired sports compact.

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At the recent Nostalgic Car Show in Tokyo's Odaiba, 7Tune got busy talking with a few people in the know about a certain two door coupe. Indeed there has been a lot of talk and rumors about the jointly developed 'Toyobaru' sports coupe in the news of late....
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Full article: http://www.7tune.com/toyota-subaru-toyobar...l-in-the-works/




P.S. I'm still looking for someone willing to help with these kinds of news updates. Also if you spy an article you think is Rollaclub news worthy don't hesitate to drop me a line. Credit where credit is due of course.

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By irokin on May 27, 2009, 18:45:55

I just spied this on one of my news feeds.


From the BBC, video after the jump: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8052422.stm
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Filippo Dattola, from Bologna, Italy, decided after 10 years working in IT to take some time off.

He found himself in Canada, where he bought a 20-year-old Toyota Corolla for $400. He drove to Alaska, where he began an epic journey across the Americas, bound for Tierra del Fuego at the southern-most tip of the continent.

He ...claims that the car has not broken down once over a distance of more than 70,000 kilometres.
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While its not the KE10-70 I expected it still sounds like a wild journey. Perhaps the legendary corolla durability does continue on into the front wheel drive era?

I wonder if some Rollaclubbers could think of a way to top this journey...

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By irokin on May 21, 2009, 11:13:59

http://twitter.com/rollaclub

Hopefully it can become a nice simple way of alerting people of upcoming events, site disruptions as well as providing a simple feedback channel ("erm, sites down guys"). It could prove useful in alerting people to last minute cruise or event changes. Region Leaders will have access to it by proxy.

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By irokin on May 20, 2009, 19:32:33

From: http://www.themotorreport.com.au/31673/201...-toyota-models/

If you're a Toyota nut but not the biggest fan of the upcoming Prius' style, you've got a problem. If, on the other hand, the look of the new 2010 Toyota Prius hits the spot for you, then the local Toyota showroom offers a rosy future.

Can't say I'm particularly a fan of the Prius' styling however it does have a resemblance to some of the lines on the "AE86" concept.

What are your thoughts?

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By irokin on March 21, 2009, 17:39:55

Just so that people are aware, we've made some changes to the layout of the forums as well as adding a couple of new sections. I understand this may cause some frustration in trying to navigate a new and unfamiliar layout but you will get used to it with time. We are hoping that the new layout along with some measures being added in the coming weeks will assist in reducing some of the issues we have been having lately from a moderating and community standpoint.

Constructive feedback is also welcome.

Thank you for your understanding,
Ben

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