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  Newly appointed CEO of Toyota Koji Sato wants more sports cars in Toyota; branded under GR After Toyota’s recent success from their current sports-car lineup including the all-new GR Yaris, 86, Supra, and Corolla rolling out this year, it’s safe to say that current CEO Koji Sato would want more sport-infused automobiles in the future. With the departure of the company’s previous CEO, Akio Toyoda, many speculated if Toyota would create exciting sports cars in the future. Under Toyoda’s direction, iconic sports cars like the GR Supra would not have been revived nor would the 86.  After 14 years, Akio decided to leave his position as his vision did not align with the future outlook of the industry as it transitions to EV’s and alternative fuel. Akio wanted to continue to create fun interesting cars and felt it was best for the company to hire a new CEO. After his announcement of stepping down, he still remains a chairman of the board of directors for Toyota.  In April, Lex...

  THE ACURA INTEGRA TYPE S SPEEDS ITS WAY INTO PERFORMANCE LUXURY Acura introduces a 320-hp, sporty-manual sedan that seems to be more polished than its Civic Type-R brother. Photo by Acura Over the past year, Japanese auto makers have been finally getting in tune in what people want in performance and driving experience. This year, Toyota finally has heeded to the calls of many enthusiasts and drivers alike by releasing its manual variant of its sports coupe, the GR Supra. Furthermore, even though Nissan is giving its new Z the same platform it has from its predecessors, the Z will feature a new refreshing look reminiscent of its old 240z ancestor. Now it appears that Honda/Acura will be releasing two high performance sedans in their both respective branding. After its 16 year-hiatus, the Acura Integra came back with not so loving arms initially. People did not like the way the Integra was revitalized as a 4-door sedan after its archetypal 2-door figure previously. However, i...