It has been more than a year since the PlayStation 5 hit the market and still, Sony is having a hard time keeping up with demand, meaning many consumers have still yet to get their hands on the console. Fortunately, there is now a solution, although it does require the purchase of a Toyota Yaris.

Toyota has commissioned Yamaha to develop a naturally aspirated V8 engine that runs exclusively on hydrogen. The announcement comes as Toyota, Mazda, Subaru and Kawasaki prepare to collaborate on efforts to extend the lifespan of combustion technology, while meeting clean air targets.

Subaru has announced the 2022 WRX will start at $29,105 when it arrives at U.S. dealerships this spring.

Nissan and Infiniti have revealed some significant electric car plans for the U.S. Both brands will introduce new electric models, and they'll both be built at Nissan's factory in Canton, Miss. The factory currently builds the Altima, Frontier and Titan models, but Nissan will be investing $500 million to upgrade the factory and train employees for EV production.

The 2022 Subaru WRX has been fully redesigned with a new chassis, styling and a bigger 2.4-liter turbocharged engine. And with all those upgrades comes new, higher pricing. The base manual WRX now starts at $30,100 including destination charge. That's an increase of $1,680 over last year's model. Base pricing for the whole range is listed below.

The base model comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and dual 7-inch screens for infotainment and climate control. Unlike last year, the base model is available with the CVT, which Subaru calls the "Subaru Performance Transmission." Adding it also adds EyeSight which includes automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control with lane-centering.

It's that time again, Consumer Reports this morning lifting the curtain on its 2022 Annual Car Brand rankings and its 10 Top Picks in the car, crossover, and truck category. Drumroll, please: This year, Subaru climbs two spots to claim the winner's circle, having come third the last two years. Last year, Mazda climbed three spots from 2020 to take the crown. This year, Mazda slipped to second, BMW taking the last spot on the podium, also a one-spot drop from 2021. Six automakers in the top 10 hailed from Japan, which is one more than last year, and five luxury makers occupied the top 10, which is two more than last year. And South Korean representation didn't crack the top this year, after Hyundai managed tenth last year. The seven makes after BMW are: Honda, Lexus, Audi, Porsche, Mini, Toyota, and Infiniti. 

The magazine and testing concern says the its Brand Report Card "[reveals] which automakers are producing the most well-performing, safe, and reliable vehicles based on CR's independent testing and member surveys," and that "Brands that rise to the top tend to have the most consistent performance across their model lineups."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued its final ruling that will allow automakers to install so-called adaptive driving beam headlights on new vehicles.

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WASHINGTON — Toyota said Monday it has not yet resumed production at its three manufacturing lines in Ontario even after a key U.S.-Canadian bridge reopened.

The Japanese automaker's plants in Ontario, where it builds its best-selling RAV4 sport utility vehicle, have halted production since Thursday because of parts shortages stemming from the border disruption from a protest by Canadian truckers.

Acura has announced they'll begin accepting reservations for the 2023 Integra on March 10th.

Back in December, Toyota and Lexus showed off a wide range of vehicles it had planned for the future, including an all-electric sports car that will be the spiritual successor to the Lexus LFA. Now, it’s showing the car off again with new photos and videos.

For anybody who is trying to get their hands on the 2023 Acura Integra right when it comes out, this one's for you. Instead of a normal launch, Acura is launching the Integra with a reservation list. 

You'll be able to reserve and pre-order an Integra online starting March 10. Of course, the reservation process still fully involves dealerships, as Acura states, "reservations handled by participating dealers" at the bottom of its press release.

Lexus previewed its Electrified Sport late last year amongst a gaggle of other EVs the company says is coming by 2030. However, photos of the two-door sports car were in short supply back then. That changes today.

Now, you can see the battery electric sports car in all its glory with a number of images from different angles, in a fresh batch released by Lexus. Unfortunately, the new images are not accompanied by new information. This means we're still dealing with the same set of details Lexus provided a couple of months ago. The EV is predicted to have a 0-60 mph time in the mid-2-second range, and its total range is going to be greater than 430 miles. The latter part of that spec breakdown is reliant on the use of solid-state batteries, so we'll just have to wait and see if that tech comes to fruition by the time this sports car launches.

Electric cars and the stick shift have yet to cross paths; every single EV sold new in America is automatic, most using a single reduction gear. Toyota is betting that some drivers will want to continue rowing their own gears as they go electric, and it has invented a system that simulates a manual transmission.

Spotted by Motor1, the patent application was filed in Japan in August 2020 and published in the United States in February 2022. It describes a technology that relies largely on software to make drivers feel like they're shifting a manual transmission; the system includes a "pseudo-clutch pedal" and a "pseudo-shifter," among other components. In short, the software is programmed to control the electric motor's torque output in a way that mimics driving a combustion engine. First is short, second is longer, third is as well, and so on. The computer analyzes data like the car's speed and the accelerator pedal's opening angle to make the experience more realistic, according to Toyota.