Toyota announces plans to launch a new compact SUV in the UK and Europe, using the Yaris platform and to be built alongside the Yaris in France. With every other new car sold seemingly an SUV, it’s no real surprise Toyota want a bigger share of the action. And what better way to do that […]
Toyota Land Cruiser is the most SUSTAINABLE 4×4 you can buy
According to 4×4 Magazine – and their SUV of the Year Awards – the most sustainable 4×4 you can buy is the Toyota Land Cruiser. It’s easy to think that for a car to be considered ‘sustainable’ that it probably needs to be small, have an electric powertrain and be made with ‘Vegan’ materials. But […]
Toyota GR Yaris REVEALED – 4WD and 257bhp three-cylinder engine
The Toyota GR Yaris is revealed as a road-legal rally car sporting four-wheel drive, a redesigned body and 257bhp from it 1.6 litre three-pot engine. We’ve seen the Toyota GR Yaris teased in recent months as Toyota whetted appetites for their bonkers new Yaris. And now it’s here. It may have a Yaris badge, and […]
Toyota GR Yaris – up to 275bhp and four-wheel drive (video)
The Toyota GR Yaris – due to be officially revealed in January – will come with a 3-cylinder petrol engine good for up to 275bhp and 4WD. The Toyota GR Yaris is a Yaris like no other, a car designed to show what Toyota can do in-house and serving as a base/homologation special for Toyota’s […]
Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial goes POSH with new Land Cruiser Active Commercial
The Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial, Toyota’s CV take on the Land Cruiser, can now be had in a more extensive spec Active trim offering. The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the last of a fast-dying breed of real SUVs, intent on delivering real ability and not prepared to sacrifice that for driving manners which […]
Toyota GR Yaris to DEBUT next month in Tokyo
The Toyota GR Yaris – Toyota’s road-going take on the Yaris WRC – will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in January as Toyota’s second ‘GR’ model. Toyota have been busy testing the new Hot Hatch Toyota GR Yaris ahead of its debut (pictured above) complete with a ‘GR-4’ moniker plastered on the side and […]
2020 Toyota Corolla goes HYBRID only and adds Corolla GR Sport and TREK versions
The Toyota Corolla will be a hybrid only offering in the UK in 2020, as Toyota drops the petrol engine option and adds GR Sport and TREK models. When the new Toyota Corolla Hatch and Touring Sports production began at the start of the year, Toyota offered them with a choice of Hybrid powertrains – […]
Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid DEBUTS with 302bhp and 37-mile EV range
The Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid is revealed at the Los Angeles Motor Show, boasting a 302bhp powertrain and a 37-mile electric range. We’re pretty sure Toyota aren’t big fans of the plug-in hybrid route, but market demands are a bit more important – certainly in this transition from ICE cars to electric – than opinion, […]
Tiny Toyota Ultra-Compact BEV is a production-ready electric city car
The Toyota Ultra-Compact BEV is revealed ahead of a debut at the Tokyo Motor Show as a tiny electric city car. And it’s going in to production. Toyota has eschewed electric cars in favour of hybrids so far, but the focus is changing, in part because Toyota has no choice, but also because they seem […]
The new Toyota Yaris REVEALED – but it’ll be a year before the new Yaris arrives in the UK
The all-new Toyota Yaris is revealed with a new platform, new interior, new looks and new powertrains, but it’ll be September 2020 before you can take delivery in the UK. The current Toyota Yaris is a decent car, very competent and able, if a little bland, and despite Toyota’s updates to the Yaris over the […]