Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part Two
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/" rel="tag">Lexus</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156324"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/26-toyota-quality-10-july-630op-1278695186.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Behind the Scenes at Toyota's R&D Center - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It's impossible to overlook the negative impact the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ToyotaRecall/">recalls</a> have had on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota's</a> reputation for safety and reliability. Seemingly overnight, the automaker that could do no wrong has been brought back down to earth.<br />
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Sales of most of Toyota's lineup have been hit hard, with only fleet sales and big incentives keeping the retail side from looking worse. As we first told you yesterday in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/08/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center-part-1/">Part One of our series</a>, in a move unprecedented in its history, Toyota has opened its doors and invited a small group of journalists into its product development facilities in Toyota City near Nagoya, Japan.<br />
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The goal is to show the lengths Toyota goes to test and evaluate its products both before and after they go on sale to the public, as well as to detail how those testing regimes have been altered in wake of their recent troubles. Given the sudden intended acceleration scandal, Toyota has chosen to focus on the work it does to verify the performance and reliability of its electronic throttle control systems. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/08/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-facilities-part-tw/">Make the jump</a> for a primer on Toyota's engineering and manufacturing processes and how it's attempting to ensure that sudden acceleration will be snuffed out for good.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/">Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156293"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/01-toyota-quality-10-july_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156294"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/02-toyota-quality-10-july_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156295"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/03-toyota-quality-10-july_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156296"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/04-toyota-quality-10-july_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center/#3156298"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/05-toyota-quality-10-july_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/09/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center-part-two/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part Two</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/09/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center-part-two/">Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part Two</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/09/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center-part-two/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19547360/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/09/deep-dive-behind-the-scenes-at-toyotas-randd-center-part-two/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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