What do you do when a 4A-GE just isn’t powerful enough for your AE101 Corolla? The sensible approach, of course, is to cram Toyota’s mighty twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE between the shock towers, like this enterprising (and anonymous) Thai did. Of course, such a swap would be anything but straightforward. The length of the 2JZ’s iron block [...]

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For those that don’t know, the Toyota Blade is a JDM-only upmarket version of the Auris (AKA Corolla) and back in August we reported that Toyota had released the Master G, a high-powered derivative of the Blade that features the 206kW 2GR-FE V6 from the Lexus ES350. Now, Nihon Car have finally managed to get [...]

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Since the demise of the Starlet GT in 1995, Toyota has been the only Japanese auto manufacturer that has done without a proper hot hatch in its stable - until now. With the introduction of the JDM-only Blade Master and Master G, Toyota has created a veritable muscle car out of the pedestrian Blade (The [...]

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It seems that there must be a few Initial D aficionados within Toyota’s executive staff, as Winding Road reports that rumours about a revival of the iconic AE86 Corolla continue to circulate in Japan.The AE86 was (and still is) a big hit with the drifting community, largely due to its tail-happy chassis and high-revving powerplant. [...]

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