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Toyota to raise board compensation 28% as earnings increase

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to increase compensation and bonuses for board members as it forecasts profit and sales will climb to the highest level in six years.


Toyota plans to pay 1.1 billion yen ($10.8 million) in compensation and 428 million yen in bonuses to directors, as well as audit and supervisory board members, for the year ended March 2013, the company said in a notice sent to shareholders.

The total is 28 percent higher than a year earlier.

The Japanese carmaker, which retook its global sales crown from General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG last year, projects net income to increase 42 percent to 1.37 trillion yen in the year ending March 2014. The company earlier this month reported its biggest annual profit in five years, and in March approved the biggest bonus for workers since 2008.

The amount to be paid to directors will be decided at Toyota’s June 14 shareholders’ meeting.

Courtesy of Auto News

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No ordinary Camry: 1967 Toyota 2000GT sells for $1.16 million at auction

Would you pay nearly $1.2 million for a Toyota?

Someone at RM Auctions did, setting an auction sale record for a car from an Asian manufacturer. However, this wasn’t your grandmother’s Camry.

This pale yellow coupe is a 1967 2000GT, Toyota’s first sports car and the great-grandparent of the 560 horsepower, $388,475 Lexus LFA.

If a supercar from the company known for the dowdy Camry and Lexus RX seems like a stretch today, imagine what it was like in 1965, when Toyota unveiled the 2000GT at the Tokyo Motor Show, surrounded by cars that pretty much were toys in comparison.

Nothing like the 2000GT had ever come out of Japan, whose cars had the reputation Korean cars of the 1980s and 1990s had: basic, cheap and maybe a bit suspect.

Taking a quantum leap forward, Toyota married a sleek body (that bore more than a passing resemblance to the Jaguar E-Type) with a 150 hp, Yamaha-designed 2.0-liter straight six and then-innovative features like disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering.

A roadster version also starred in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

The 2000GT had a reported top speed of over 135 mph (pretty good for the ‘60s) and, like any good supercar, it was as exclusive as it was fast.

Only 351 2000GTs were built, costing approximately $7,250 each. A period Jaguar E-Type stickered for $5,580.

On top of that, the 2000GT sold at RM was one of just 62 left-hand drive versions made. Rarity is a great way to drive up a collector car’s selling price, but this 2000GT’s selling price is still surprising.
There are many 1960s Japanese cars that can be called “collectable,” but they don’t usually attract the same insane bids as vintage contemporaries from the United States or Europe.

Courtesy of Digital Trends

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First Look: 2014 Toyota 4Runner — Same Great SUV, Plenty More Features and Refinement

Real SUVs are a dying breed. Gas is expensive, and while people still like the rugged style and utility of an SUV, they can find much of it in a crossover without such a penalty in fuel economy.
But for some, a proper SUV is the only way to go, rugged and able to go nearly anywhere. For 48,755 customers last year, the Toyota 4Runner was the way to go, with a truck-like “ladder” frame, a low-range transfer case with four-wheel drive available, and amenities galore. Now, there’s the 2014 Toyota 4Runner, the automaker is revising its SUV with more features, more capabilities, and a revised look and feel, in and out, that should help it carry on as one of the few SUVs left that can literally and figuratively more than tow its own weight.

What’s New

The first thing you should notice is the 2014 Toyota 4Runner’s new headlights, grille, and front bumper, giving it an even more butch, squared-off look. Smoked headlights, clear-lens tail lights, new 17-inch wheels on SR5 and Trail models (the 20-inch wheels from last year’s Limited will carry over), and a standard roof rack on all trim levels complete the refreshed style on the outside, highlighted by eight paint colors–four of which are new.

Inside, the 2014 Toyota 4Runner SR5 and Trail both add soft-touch door trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a leather-wrapped shifter handle as standard equipment. The SR5 adds a standard eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat. Trail models come with Toyota’s CRAWL function as standard, which acts as a cruise control for off-road driving. All you have to do is set its speed, usually only a few miles per hour, and keep your hands on the steering wheel. Customers opting for leather seats will be greeted with better-quality hides that Toyota says are near-Lexus in quality.
Additionally, much of Toyota’s latest features for the 2014 4Runner include standard Entune Audio Plus, an update on the company’s infotainment system. Limited models have Entune Premium, equipped with a 15-speaker JBL audio system and a navigation system. For all models, the radio antenna has been integrated into its glass instead of having a pole antenna, and each model also comes with Party Mode in its audio settings that pumps up the bass and shifts the sound to the rear of the 4Runner for tailgating.

Engine and Drivetrain

Carrying over from the 2013 Toyota 4runner is the SUV’s 4.0-liter V-6, producing 270 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque. Power is routed to either the rear wheels or all four when optioned, allowing the 2014 Toyota 4Runner to two up to 5,000 pounds, which is fine since all 4Runners come with an integrated tow hitch and wiring. Trail and Limited models have a part-time low-range transfer case as standard. Limited models have an active X-REAS suspension that helps smooth out the ride, which is likely made harsher by those big, heavy 20-inch wheels.

Perhaps, the 4Runner’s biggest letdown is that it still has a five-speed automatic transmission, which is a ratio short of much of the competition; the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is getting an eight-speed automatic. Still, the 4Runner is able to achieve 17 mpg city/23 mpg highway with rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel-drive models achieve one fewer mpg on the highway. That’s not terrible for a heavy two- to three-row SUV, but it could afford to be better.

Our Thoughts

There are some automakers that don’t sell 49,000 vehicles in a year. For Toyota, a company that sells 400,000 Camrys each year, the 4Runner is chump change. Still, it’s in an important segment that most automakers have outright abandoned in the U.S. Toyota has stuck with it, refining its midsize SUV, and made it into one of the go-to options for someone in need of a go-to mudslinger, whether an avid camper, a park ranger, someone who has a cabin, or someone who simply has a need for something a little more outdoorsy.

As one of the few credible competitors left for the V-6 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 2014 Toyota 4Runner comes back refined where it needed it most: Its interior. And it comes back better-looking and just as capable as ever.

Courtesy of Automotive.com

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