As rumored here...here come the turbos

 

Hopefully this means the electric-assist turbos are finally coming to production . If these are regular turbos I'm not sure I like that decision. I'm ALL for electric-assist turbos though. Direct injection is overdue, and hopefully they can reduce the carbon build-up that occurs with those engines.

Finally, it would be nice to see Valvematic in North American models.

In any case, this shows Toyota's next-gen models are going to be MUCH more competitive. The sleeping giant has awakened .

 

How about the downsizing of engines and still not the use of turbos?

Of course, I wouldn't say no to Toyota creating another generation of cult turbo aftermarket tuners.

 

How about not concentrating on the damn engines, they have plenty of engines, from economy to performance, and in all flavors.

How about just making some exciting cars instead of good old vanilla models?

 

Couldn't agree more. I work at a Toyota dealership and am in and out of them every day. While I think the Venza and new Sienna have made some progress in the edgy/exciting category, people like me (and most of us) are bored to tears by a Camry or Corolla.

Make something exciting and don't brand it as a Scion, Toyota!!

 

Well I think having better performing engines will then allow them to create the exciting products to put them in.

 

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I couldn't agree more. The closest thing to sporty Toyota has would be a Tacoma X-Runner. It's time they bring excitement back.

 

Well this is fun news!! As always, hope it happens but we'll see. How about doing something with the ho-hum suspension tuning too! And pleeeaseee bring the Mark-X G-sport concept to our shores haha!!

 

Interesting...not sure how I feel about FI for reasons of reliability and longevity, but I guess we will see how this goes.

 

Carbon-buildup shouldn't be a problem if you use a good-quality fuel with detergents (like Shell or Chevron), and maybe occasionally dump a can of BG-44K fuel-system cleaner into the tank. Driving the car long enough to get the engine good and hot also helps, especially in the winter. Engine/fuel-system deposits often happen when car owners, trying to save a couple of cents at the gas pump, end up being penny-wise but pound-foolish by using cheap, cut-rate gas with no (or poor-quality) detergents. So then they just have to spend the money right back that they saved, by getting a de-carbon job.

 

I'm not surprised that we haven't seen turbos from Toyota. I am willing to be that we will see DI, given that Chevy and Hyundai have begun to offer this standard. I'd like to see a smaller V6 desgined for Highlander hybrid, ES hybrid, etc. application.

 

After reading the article again, there is definitely an indication we could finally see Valvematic (in North America).

The article mentions that there will be "advances in variable valve systems". That can only mean either Valvematic or Dual VVT-iE. In either case, it's a good thing.

You are correct, but the problem is not all owners are/will be that careful.

Having a direct injection engine that, by design, minimizes carbon build-up in the first place I think would be a very good achievement. Hopefully Toyota has this in mind with their upcoming direct injection and turbo engines.

 

Having experienced a Lexus with direct injection for many miles, I highly recommend it. No carbon buildup problems, I run exclusively Chevron premium.

Glad to see Toyota plans to apply advanced technology to more models.