Toyota Untold

By Toyota Motor North America

What's Toyota Untold about?

From shops to showrooms past, present, and future — Toyota Untold goes beyond the cars and into the journeys, featuring exclusive stories of drivers, engineers, fans, and experts from the Toyota/Lexus family.

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Toyota Untold episodes:

05.25.2022
45. Tundra Series: The Final Chapter (Part 4)
We’re seeing out our Tundra series in style. Over the past few weeks, you’ve heard all about the amazing new 2022 Tundra and the things it can do. Now it’s time to sit down with digital creator, marketer, and former...
05.19.2022
44. Inside The Land Cruiser Heritage Museum with Greg Miller
Think you’re the world’s ultimate Land Cruiser fan? Chances are Greg Miller’s got you beat. After finding himself with six of them in his collection, he realized that no one was preserving the history of the Land Cruiser like he...
05.06.2022
43. Tundra Series: Getting Up Close & Personal with the Next Gen Tundra (Part 3)
You’ve heard all about the 2022 Tundra and what it has to offer in the first two Tundra series episodes. But there’s no substitute for actually getting up close and hands on. In this episode, we’re taking several guests inside...
01.12.2022
42. Tundra Series: Are You Not Infotained? (Part 2)
Smart, seamless tech is an expectation of modern drivers, a trend Toyota is well familiar with. Continuing our special Tundra series, we plug into the next-gen’s brand new infotainment system, discussing added and noteworthy features, their benefits, and what went...
12.01.2021
41. The Iconic 2000GT: A Supercar Fit for a Superspy
We’re back in the time machine for this week’s episode of Toyota Untold, visiting Japan in the late 1960s where we jump into the driver’s seat, or passenger seat (famously), of Toyota’s first supercar, the massively influential 2000GT.
11.10.2021
40. Tundra Series: Fireside Chat with Jeff Buchenroth & Kevin Kavanagh (Part 1)
Toyota Untold is celebrating the highly anticipated release of the next generation 2022 Tundra with a special series of episodes, starting with a wholesome fireside chat with U.S. Air Force Veteran, DIY overlander, and lifelong Toyota driver, Jeff Buchenroth. Following...
08.04.2021
39. HQ Confidential: New Product Showcase
It seems like everything has changed in the last eighteen months. Live events and promotions, specifically, are an area that will likely never be the same. This summer, Toyota leaned into this shift with a brand new, all-inclusive event space...
07.15.2021
38. The ‘79 Radstock Starlet: A Restoration Story
Grab some popcorn, Josh Brooks has a story to tell. As a boy, a vehicle in his neighborhood caught his eye — a stunning ‘79 Toyota Starlet. The experiences shared by Josh, the car, and its original owner in the...
07.02.2021
37. Fast & Famous: Cinema’s Most Recognizable Supra
Craig Lieberman, original owner of Paul Walker’s scene-stealing Gladiator Supra from “The Fast and the Furious” and Technical Advisor on the first and second films in the franchise, sheds light on what it was like to lend his expert knowledge...
06.09.2021
36. The Psychology of Driving
The driver-vehicle relationship is changing quickly. Toyota research scientists, John Lenneman, PhD., and Josh Domeyer, PhD., join the show to talk us through the deliberate, and surprisingly cooperative, scientific processes that go into this progress.
05.19.2021
35. The State of the Sedan: Relic or Revival?
Ask someone to picture a car and they’ll probably imagine a sedan. Until recently, they were the most popular car on the market. Are sedans going extinct or is there more to it than that? We’re joined by Sam Goot...
05.05.2021
34. Sienna: Driving the Swagger Wagon Into 2021
The 2021 Sienna is here to redefine how we think about minivans. But what inspired its unique design-concept? We’re delving into the development of the new model with one of its chief designers, Ben Jimenez, who not only walks us...
04.14.2021
33. Let’s Take This Outside: Toyota in the Wild
Pack your positive attitude for this adventurous episode of Toyota Untold. We talk accessibility, capability, and, yes, philosophic outlook with champion angler Gerald Swindle, outdoors YouTuber Mike Pfeiffer, and adventure photographer Dan Krauss.
03.24.2021
32. How to Buy a Car 101 (feat. SmartPath & Monogram)
Today, we're speaking with Tracy Kaiser & Susan Gutierrez from Toyota Financial Services, and Jack Hollis & Tim Bliss from Toyota Motor North America, to explore what consumers can do to put some of the car-buying power back in their...
03.10.2021
31. Not All Heroes Wear Capes: FJ Trey & Surviving the Unthinkable
MedStar paramedic Trey McDaniel shares his experience as part of the 133-car pileup on I-35W in Texas on February 11, 2021, including crawling out of his wrecked FJ Cruiser, helping other accident victims, and receiving a brand-new 2021 4Runner TRD...
03.10.2021
30. The Legendary MR2
Learn what made the MR2 a cult classic sports car with a die-hard community of adoring fans. Our guests are Jack Ferguson, Toyota’s Senior Quality Engineer; Andrew Eleazar, Toyota’s Senior Development Engineer; and Bill Strong, moderator of the MR2 Owners...
06.29.2020
29: What's in an Auto Show?
Learn all about what goes into creating the Toyota and Lexus auto show experiences.
05.26.2020
28: The Roar & The Breeze: Inside the Lexus LC500 Convertible
Chad Deschenes and Josh Burns from Lexus talk about what it’s like behind the wheel of the Lexus LC500 Convertible.
05.12.2020
27: Sound Check: Creating Your Car’s Audio Experience
Learn how the sound systems in Toyota and Lexus vehicles are designed, installed, and tested from the audiophiles at HARMAN International!
04.20.2020
26: Ready for Our Closeup...
We talk all about how Toyota and Lexus vehicles end up in your favorite shows and movies, what it’s like to be on set for projects like Marvel’s Black Panther, and what happens to those vehicles after the filming is...
04.08.2020
BONUS. We Are Here For You: Toyota’s Response to COVID-19
Bob Carter joins the show to discuss Toyota’s role during the coronavirus pandemic, how the car industry is responding, and what the future looks like.
04.02.2020
25: Go Highlander!
We bring you behind the scenes of manufacturing and marketing the new 2020 Toyota Highlander.
02.03.2020
24: The Big Game: The Making of a Big Ad
Every year, football’s biggest game launches the year’s biggest television ads, and Toyota and Lexus are no exception. This year it was Toyota’s turn with “Heroes,” an epic super hero—Super Mom—spot featuring Stumptown and How I Met Your Mother star,...
01.13.2020
23: Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads | Rebelle Rally 2019
Rachelle Croft and Taylor Pawley, winners of the 2019 Rebelle Rally, tell us about what it’s like to compete in the first women’s off-road navigation rally raid in the U.S.
12.23.2019
22: Bring Your Full Self to Work
Toyota Motor North America’s Chief Diversity Officer Sandra Phillips Rogers and former U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman discuss the practical and cultural rewards for businesses that include and listen to all voices.
12.09.2019
21: Pavement Kid, Dirt Kid, Your Kid: Bound for Glory with the Toyota Driver Development Program
Great drivers may be born, not made, but it still takes a lot of dirt, sweat, and rides to the track from Mom and Dad to create a champion.
11.11.2019
20: Super Supra Fans
Back in January 2019, President Akio Toyoda unveiled the much-anticipated 2020 Supra at the Detroit Auto Show. Then, in July 2019, thousands of Supra super fans celebrated as they were able to finally get up close, hear the engine, and...
10.28.2019
19: Marshmallow Tundra Revisited: Allyn Pierce & The Pandra One Year Later
Last year, devastating wildfires swept California, destroying the community of Paradise, California. But Allyn Pierce, a local nurse from Paradise, drove his Toyota Tundra — AKA the Pandra — through the flames several times to help his neighbors and colleagues...
10.14.2019
18. Let's Connect
We take a look at the future of mobility, celebrate how innovative engineering is bringing people together, and learn about a little bit of #loveatlexus.
09.30.2019
17: Whack-A-Mole: Brand Protection & Counterfeit Parts
We learn all about counterfeit parts and Toyota’s brand protection strategy from Joe Cammiso and Teena Bohi, two members of our Brand Protection team, and Jon Ruttencutter of Homeland Security.
09.16.2019
16: Be Our Guest: 30 Years of Lexus
To celebrate 30 years of Lexus, we are going to take you back to the beginning to tell the story of Lexus straight from the leaders who were around back before Lexus even had a name.
09.02.2019
15: Overlanding: We'll get you there and back (ft. Josh Burns, Craig Taguchi, and Mark Hawley)
We learn about Overlanding from three experts and enthusiasts: Josh Burns, Craig Taguchi, and Mark Hawley, founder of MetalTech 4-x-4
08.19.2019
14: Overcoming Impossible (ft. David Brown, Jerome Avery, & Alana Nichols)
We sit down with three incredible Team Toyota Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls: David Brown, Jerome Avery, and Alana Nichols.
08.05.2019
13: #Goals (ft. Michael Norman and Lakey Peterson)
We’re continuing our series on the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with two more remarkable athletes who are new to Team Toyota: Michael Norman and Lakey Peterson.
07.22.2019
12. Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight (ft. Simone Manuel & Jordyn Barratt)
Welcome back to season two of Toyota Untold! This season, we’re bringing you even more behind-the-scenes looks at Toyota and Lexus. We’re kicking off this season with some inspiring interviews with Team Toyota athletes one year out from the Olympics...
04.22.2019
11. Silicon Valley, Toyota-Style: How Toyota Research Institute is Solving Societal Problems (ft. Gill Pratt)
In the automotive industry, the race is always on to be first to market with the product that will not only change the industry, but transform culture itself – and the race is really heating up around autonomous vehicles. That’s one...
04.22.2019
10. It’s Not Easy Being Green: Earth Day & The Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 (ft. Kevin Butt)
Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we’re paying homage to our beautiful Mother Earth in this episode of Toyota Untold. A lot of people first learned that Toyota is an environmental leader when we created the OG hybrid vehicle, the Prius...
03.11.2019
9. CUVs, SUVs, and Trucks... Oh My!
Here at Toyota, we’re known for our sedans – but the T in Toyota also stands for “trucks.” Tundra, Tacoma, TRD: we are the T brand. We love the whole truck thing – Rugged, roomy, and built. Not long ago,...
03.11.2019
8. CES 2019: A Toyota of a Different Color
Each year, the tech industry Super Bowl that is the Consumer Electronic Show takes over Las Vegas in a display of enough futuristic innovation, gadgetry and wizardry to blow the circuits and make a believer of even the most resolute...
02.11.2019
7. What's In A Name?
Toyota Untold isn’t about cars. Cars will come up, of course (we love cars) but this show is about people and their stories. And what’s the first thing we hear in any story? The title. So we're going to hear...
02.11.2019
6. Toyota Motorsports: A History
In episode 3, we talked to a few members of the Toyota motorsports team about what it’s like to be behind the wheel of a high performance racing vehicle and how they started driving competitively in the first place. There...
02.11.2019
5. Not A Car Company: Start Your Impossible
In episode one, we talked to our friends Dedra DeLilli and Doug Moore about their incredible, jealousy-inducing cool jobs. Dedra is Group Manager of Olympic and Paralympic Marketing Team, which means she gets to work directly with some of the...
01.14.2019
4. The Supra Is Back
We're happy to finally say that the Supra is back and better than ever!
12.17.2018
3. Drive Fast, Turn Left: Racing with the Toyota Motorsports Team
Every year, Toyota Motorsports Day is when we bring all of our fantastic team Toyota drivers to campus so that all of our team members can see how cool they are, see their cars, see what they do, and learn...
12.17.2018
2. Allyn Pierce's "Marshmallow Tundra"
Today, we have a really special story to share with you. You probably already know about the horrible wildfires in California that spread so quickly, and you may even know that one town in particular – Paradise, CA – was almost...
12.17.2018
1. Not A Car Company: Mobility For All
We’d like to kick off Toyota Untold with a statement that may surprise you: Toyota is not a car company (at least, not just a car company). You may be thinking, well, if Toyota isn’t a car company, what is...
12.03.2018
Welcome to Toyota Untold
Listen in on the untold stories of Toyota, hosted from the Toyota North America Headquarters in Plano, Texas.

What's Toyota Untold about?

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Toyota Untold episodes:

45. Tundra Series: The Final Chapter (Part 4)

44. Inside The Land Cruiser Heritage Museum with Greg Miller

43. Tundra Series: Getting Up Close & Personal with the Next Gen Tundra (Part 3)

42. Tundra Series: Are You Not Infotained? (Part 2)

41. The Iconic 2000GT: A Supercar Fit for a Superspy

40. Tundra Series: Fireside Chat with Jeff Buchenroth & Kevin Kavanagh (Part 1)

39. HQ Confidential: New Product Showcase

38. The ‘79 Radstock Starlet: A Restoration Story

37. Fast & Famous: Cinema’s Most Recognizable Supra

36. The Psychology of Driving

35. The State of the Sedan: Relic or Revival?

34. Sienna: Driving the Swagger Wagon Into 2021

33. Let’s Take This Outside: Toyota in the Wild

32. How to Buy a Car 101 (feat. SmartPath & Monogram)

31. Not All Heroes Wear Capes: FJ Trey & Surviving the Unthinkable

30. The Legendary MR2

29: What's in an Auto Show?

28: The Roar & The Breeze: Inside the Lexus LC500 Convertible

27: Sound Check: Creating Your Car’s Audio Experience

26: Ready for Our Closeup...

BONUS. We Are Here For You: Toyota’s Response to COVID-19

25: Go Highlander!

24: The Big Game: The Making of a Big Ad

23: Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads | Rebelle Rally 2019

22: Bring Your Full Self to Work

21: Pavement Kid, Dirt Kid, Your Kid: Bound for Glory with the Toyota Driver Development Program

20: Super Supra Fans

19: Marshmallow Tundra Revisited: Allyn Pierce & The Pandra One Year Later

18. Let's Connect

17: Whack-A-Mole: Brand Protection & Counterfeit Parts

16: Be Our Guest: 30 Years of Lexus

15: Overlanding: We'll get you there and back (ft. Josh Burns, Craig Taguchi, and Mark Hawley)

14: Overcoming Impossible (ft. David Brown, Jerome Avery, & Alana Nichols)

13: #Goals (ft. Michael Norman and Lakey Peterson)

12. Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight (ft. Simone Manuel & Jordyn Barratt)

11. Silicon Valley, Toyota-Style: How Toyota Research Institute is Solving Societal Problems (ft. Gill Pratt)

10. It’s Not Easy Being Green: Earth Day & The Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 (ft. Kevin Butt)

9. CUVs, SUVs, and Trucks... Oh My!

8. CES 2019: A Toyota of a Different Color

7. What's In A Name?

6. Toyota Motorsports: A History

5. Not A Car Company: Start Your Impossible

4. The Supra Is Back

3. Drive Fast, Turn Left: Racing with the Toyota Motorsports Team

2. Allyn Pierce's "Marshmallow Tundra"

1. Not A Car Company: Mobility For All

Welcome to Toyota Untold