Finally Toyota starts cookin with their engines and trannies

[jpmck03]

Originally Posted by digitalrain

... Toyota has quickly become one of the few automakers not to take advantage of the efficiency gains of variable valve timing ...

Looks at engine covers on the Yaris and Corolla in the garage... VVTi... Hmm... that stands for variable valve timing with intelligence...

But the author states that Toyota doesn't take advantage of that technology... someone didn't do their research...

[junorico24]

Toyota has valve timing but not direct injection with VVTI.Get it together TOYOTA.

[digitalrain]

Yeah, you hafta laugh about the variable valve timing comment in the article. I wanna see Toyota catch up asap by putting 6 speeds in the low end models and 8 speeds in the higher end models. As Bronsin says turbocharging has its negative points regarding durability.

A note about Toyota and diesels. Who knows maybe they'll put one in a North American truck.

At a news conference last week in Tokyo, Toyota vice chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada wanted to set the record straight regarding the automaker’s diesel development. “We are making some of the best clean diesel engines in the world,” he stressed.

He was referring to recent press reports that Toyota is not putting any effort into diesels and is concentrating too much on hybrids. Rumors have been swirling that Toyota might withdraw from diesel production all together. Taking into account Toyota’s affiliation with diesel powerhouse Isuzu Motors and its recent tie-up with BMW (the German automaker will reportedly supply diesel engines to Toyota), such fears seem well-founded.

To crush these rumors, Uchiyamada clearly stated that while the company would continue to expand its hybrid and plug-in hybrid footprint, it is also planning to take its in-house diesel development to the next level. “We have developed the world’s first diesel electronically controlled fuel injection system, and are currently busy working on the world’s first clean diesel with DPNR (Diesel Particulate matter and NOx Reduction). In 2008, we built our 20 millionth diesel engine which translates today to an average yearly production run of over 1 million engines, making us one of the biggest.”

To prove the point, he unveiled a newly developed 3.0-liter diesel for commercial vehicles and a 1.4-liter clean diesel for passenger cars, saying that Toyota will go from strength to strength in diesel engines. Toyota currently offers four-cylinder diesel engines on European-market cars like the Auris and Verso hatchbacks (pictured below).

What this means for the U.S. market is anyone’s guess, but the smart money says Toyota will continue to press its hybrid advantage in America and only bring over a diesel-powered passenger car if the market demands it.

Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/toyota-say...#ixzz28CdofUZa

Originally Posted by jpmck03

Looks at engine covers on the Yaris and Corolla in the garage... VVTi... Hmm... that stands for variable valve timing with intelligence...

But the author states that Toyota doesn't take advantage of that technology... someone didn't do their research...