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...have been directly targeted. The entire street is closed to pedestrians and public transport, and all vehicles entering the area must pass stringent security precautions, including inspection of vehicle trunks and chassis. Yet, according to a security officer on the scene who has seen surveillance footage, a white Toyota Corolla passed the initial inspection at 8:45 am, and once inside the concrete barrier pulled over to the side. A man who appeared to be in his mid-30s in traditional Pakistani dress stepped out of the car and walked around for a while, seemingly waiting for someone...
...cleric rang the doorbell at the Baghdad home of a Spanish diplomat involved in intelligence gathering. As the diplomat fled, the stranger's armed accomplices gunned him down. A white Oldsmobile careered into a Baghdad police compound and exploded, killing eight Iraqis and wounding 40. A Toyota Corolla packed with explosives scooted around 12ft.-high concrete barriers guarding the Baghdad Hotel, where some members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council stay, and detonated, killing six Iraqi guards and injuring 40 more. A suicide car bomber aiming for Turkey's embassy in Baghdad took the life of an Iraqi bystander...
...company with U.S. offices in Torrance, Calif., the nameplate for the new Toyota Center arena in Houston? For one 7-ft. 5-in. reason: Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets star from Shanghai. Toyota opened a new plant in Tianjin, China, and hopes millions of Yao fans will soon be Corolla fans...
Compared to the similar-size 2004 Toyota Corolla, which has a regular gas engine and gets 29 m.p.g. in the city and 38 m.p.g. on the highway, the Prius could save you nearly $300 a year in gas, assuming you drive 15,000 miles and pay $1.75 a gallon. And you won't spend much time at the pump, because you can go more than 600 miles between refills...
...spite of his present happiness, Rodriguez has had his share of vehicular misfortune. His first set of wheels—a used, 1980 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan—was an unfortunate brown color. And even his silver Porsche isn’t exactly what he had hoped for. “I wanted the white one with red leather interior,” he says. “but it was [out of stock].” For now, pure sex on wheels will have to suffice...