In early June, Toyota announced the recall of nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus luxury SUVs to fix a problem that could cause their engines to lose power while driving.

By this stage, Lotus opted to exclusively use Toyota engines, discontinuing the Rover K-Series for good. The Elise S3, for instance, featured the efficient 1.6-liter Toyota 1ZR-FAE inline-four ...

The root of the problem stems from a small manufacturing defect, Toyota explained in filings with the NHTSA. Specific V35A engines from specific assembly plants are prone to overloading pressure ...