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Jalopnik | by Matt Hardigree | Tue, Oct 6

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The Toyota FT-EV is supposed to be the everyman electric car, providing highway speeds of 60 MPH and distances of approximately 60 miles per charge. Not bad. But we're not sure where the freaky airship controls, gold interior, or pink turn signals fit it in. Typically, a car gets more realist...

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Thumbnail Yesterday, (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A man carrying an umbrella walks past Toyota Motor Corp's ...) Reuters) - A man carrying an umbrella walks past Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle at a parking lot in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Thumbnail 2 Weeks Ago, (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A visitor looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle equipped ...) Reuters) - A visitor looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle equipped with Bridgestone tires at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its for...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in People looking at a Toyota Motor's vehicle are reflected ...) Reuters) - People looking at a Toyota Motor's vehicle are reflected on a black vehicle at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putt...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A visitor looks at vehicles of Toyota Motor Corp at its showroom ...) Reuters) - A visitor looks at vehicles of Toyota Motor Corp at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Jap...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Attendants smile behind the Toyota Motor Corp booth are seen ...) Reuters) - Attendants smile behind the Toyota Motor Corp booth are seen at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo in this October 21, 2009 file photo. The automaker reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cuttin...

Thumbnail And Matt Hardigree from Jalopnik says (in Toyota Quits Formula One, Cries About It [Racing News]) After spending nine years and over $2.4 billion dollars without a single race victory, Toyota has officially dropped out of Formula One. As you can see from the photo, Toyota Motorsport Chairman Tadashi Yamashina was quite broken up about it.

Thumbnail And (AP) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets ...) AP) - Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announ...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from news.yahoo.com says (in REFILE) Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda attends a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor announced its withdrawal from Formula One racing after this year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT MOTOR RA...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...) Reuters) - Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina (L) cries while seated next to Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda at a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor announced its withdrawal from Formula One racin...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A man walks past a promotional panel bearing a picture of Toyota ...) Reuters) - A man walks past a promotional panel bearing a picture of Toyota Formula One driver Timo Glock at its showroom in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor will announce on Wednesday a plan to pull out of Formula One racing after this year, Japan's Mainichi newspaper reported on Wedne...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A man looks at a promotional panel of a picture of Toyota Formula ...) Reuters) - A man looks at a promotional panel of a picture of Toyota Formula One driver Jarno Trulli at its showroom in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor will announce on Wednesday a plan to pull out of Formula One racing after this year, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyun...

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle is displayed at its ...) Reuters) - Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor will announce on Wednesday a plan to pull out of Formula One racing after this year, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN TRANSPORT HORSE RACIN...

Thumbnail Last Month, (AP) from Yahoo! News says (in A visitor walks about Toyota Motor Corps.'s hybrid Lexus RX450h ...) AP) - A visitor walks about Toyota Motor Corps.'s hybrid Lexus RX450h on display at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009 in Makuhari, near Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A visitor walks past a line of Toyota Motor Corp iQ cars at ...) Reuters) - A visitor walks past a line of Toyota Motor Corp iQ cars at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A Lexus logo on glass reflects a Toyota Motor Corp logo at the ...) Reuters) - A Lexus logo on glass reflects a Toyota Motor Corp logo at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda bows to the audience ...) Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda bows to the audience after speaking next to the Lexus LF-A super sports car (TOP) and the LF-CH hybrid concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling ...) Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling of the Lexus LF-A super sports car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in A model poses with the Toyota Motor Corp FT-86 concept car at ...) Reuters) - A model poses with the Toyota Motor Corp FT-86 concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks in front of a ...) Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks in front of a projection of a Prius Plug-In Hybrid concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Thumbnail And (Reuters) from Yahoo! News says (in Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda arrives at a news conference ...) Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda arrives at a news conference riding a Winglet "M" personal transport assistance robot at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

And Channel 4 News says (in Toyko preview: Toyota FT-EV II) Toyota will be unveiling a compact plug-in city car called the FT-EV II at Tokyo Motor Show this month.

And Matt Hardigree from Jalopnik says (in Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver [Tokyo Motor Show]) The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian...

Thumbnail 2 Months Ago, (AP) from Yahoo! News says (in A man holds the plug to charge the batteries of a Toyota FT-EV ...) AP) - A man holds the plug to charge the batteries of a Toyota FT-EV concept cars on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The car fair run through Sept. 27. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

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