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OCT 2007

Toyota’s Latest Commercial Is Not on TV. Try the Xbox Console.

New York Times, October 8, 2007 — AMONG other new features, the new Toyota Yaris has a giant tentacle that reaches out of its roof to shoot enemies as it races through a futuristic tunnel, sometimes within inches of soaring fireballs. The tentacle is not standard on the new models: this Yaris car was devised by a video game company rather than automobile engineers.

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