The Toyota Urban Cruiser is revealed as a compact electric SUV about the size of the Yaris Cross, with a range of up to 250 miles. Toyota may be the world leader in hybrid powertrains, but that hasn’t yet translated into anything resembling a real success story for EVs. Yes, Toyota has the bZ4X, but […]
Toyota Yaris UPDATED for 2025 – but they’re minor tweaks
Toyota’s best-selling Yaris has been updated for 2025, but the updates are very minor and there are no changes to powertrains. We’re finally starting to see small electric cars hitting the market with stuff like the new Renault 5 and Hyundai Inster delivering more affordable EV options for private buyers with prices starting from around […]
BMW promising a Hydrogen-powered production model by 2028 – with help from Toyota
BMW announces it’s planning to deliver a regular production model in 2028 with a new Hydrogen Fuel Cell co-developed with Toyota. As far back as 2011, BMW and Toyota agreed to share diesel and hybrid tech for mutual benefit, but it turned out to be a bit more than that. A year after the agreement, […]
New Toyota Land Cruiser goes on sale in the UK – Costs from £74,995
The new Toyota Land Cruiser goes on sale with a choice of two models – Invincible and First Edition – a single powertrain and prices from £74,995. A new Toyota Land Cruiser is not an everyday happening, so the reveal of a new Land Cruiser last year was a big deal for Toyota. Keen to […]
New Toyota GR Yaris costs from £44,250 – ‘Special Edition’ models from £60k
The new Toyota GR Yaris costs from £44,250 in the UK, with GR Yaris Ogier Edition and GR Yaris Rovanperä Edition models from £60k. It’s four years since the original Toyota GR Yaris arrived and set new benchmarks in the sector and became one of the most sought-after models Toyota has ever built. Having more […]
New Toyota Prius PHEV will cost from £37,315 in the UK when order books open in March
The new Toyota Prius PHEV is finally about to go on sale in the UK, with a choice of two trim levels and prices starting at £37,315. When Toyota revealed the new Prius at the end of 2022, it said the only version heading for Europe would be the plug-in Hybrid version, and that the […]
New 2024 Toyota GR Yaris gets more power and auto option
The updated 2024 Toyota GR Yaris is revealed with cosmetic tweaks, an increase in power and an auto ‘box option. Almost four years ago, Toyota put the bonkers GR Yaris on sale in the UK at £30k, in the process delivering a ‘super’ supermini the likes of which you’d never have expected from Toyota., boasting […]
Nissan Ariya Nismo EV revealed with up to 429bhp
The electric Nissan Ariya Nismo is revealed as a performance take on Nissan’s Ariya with more power, new look and chassis tweaks. It’s almost seven years since Bissan announced it was planning to extend its Nismo performance offerings, and we’ve since had everything from the Leaf Nismo to the GT-R Nismo, and now it’s time […]
Toyota Hilux Pick-up gaining a DIESEL HYBRID option for 2024
Toyota has announced that the Hilux Pick-up will gain a 48v diesel hybrid powertrain option for 2024 to improve efficiency. If you’ve never been in the market for a Toyota Hilux Pick-up, you probably assumed that, just like almost every other car from Lexus, it came with a hybrid powertrain option. But it doesn’t. Or […]
Toyota Urban SUV Concept previews a Toyota EV challenge to the Volvo XC30
The Toyota Urban SUV Concept is revealed previewing a new electric compact production SUV from Toyota to launch in 2024. As all car makers head down the electric car road, much of the early focus was to build big and expensive EVs where the big battery costs could be more easily swallowed. But big, expensive […]