In the six years before the Lexus brand debuted, Toyota spent nearly $1 billion on something called "Circle F" or Project F1 — also known as "Flagship 1." Over 900 experimental engines were produced, ...

How Toyota's blank-check engineering project created two of the most legendary and reliable V-8 engines ever built.

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...

Ask any car enthusiast which company makes the most reliable cars, and you’ll get the same answer: Toyota. A huge number of vehicles built by the Japanese automaker two or three decades ago are still ...

Reliability often comes down to the perfect mix of over-engineering and tried-and-trusted technologies. Many of the most ...

Toyota's 1UZ-FE V-8 engine is famous for its stout reliability and relative cheapness. Found in the first-gen Lexus LS400, you often see them powering drift cars or road racers. This one's been ...

Reliability is often a paramount concern when it comes automobile owners. Sure, a fast or fancy vehicle is obviously a plus, but an engine that won't let you down is usually far more impressive in the ...