The Toyota bZ4X Touring is revealed as an ‘Estate’ take on the bZ4X, delivering more load-lugging space and more power. It’s three years since the Toyota bZ4X arrived as Toyota succumbed to mounting pressure to deliver EVs, and although it was competent and reliable – as are all Toyotas – it wasn’t exactly cutting-edge in […]
New Toyota C-HR Hybrid Orange Edition ARRIVES to top the C-HR offerings
The Toyota C-HR Orange Edition arrives to top Toyota’s C-HR range with Hybrid power, a big spec and cosmetic tweaks. The current Toyota C-HR range arrived on sale in the UK at the end of 2023, still with a bit of a funky design but looking a bit more grown-up than its predecessor. Power came […]
Toyota Hilux Hybrid 48V goes on sale in the UK – prices from from £39,182.50 (Ex. VAT)
The Toyota Hilux Hybrid 48V arrives on sale in the UK as Toyota offers its pick-up with a diesel hybrid powertrain for the first time. You might have expected that the Toyota Hilux was already available with a hybrid powertrain, such is Toyota’s reputation for Hybrid excellence, but it isn’t. At least not until now. […]
Toyota bZ4X gets a bit of a TITIVATE and up to 338bhp
The Toyota bZ4X gets a bit of an update for 2025 with a new, smaller battery option, increased power for AWD and tech updates. It’s three years since the Toyota bZ4X arrived as the first of a new wave of electric cars as Toyota decided they had to join the EV party in the face […]
New Toyota C-HR+ isn’t really a C-HR – but it is ELECTRIC
The Toyota C-HR+ is revealed as a new EV eschewing Toyota’s bZ EV branding for a familiar name and set to cost from under £40k. The Toyota bZ4X arrived on sale in the UK more than three years ago as the first of a promised new wave of EVs from Toyota as it resigned itself […]
New ELECTRIC Toyota Crossover teased ahead of March 11 debut
Toyota teases a new electric Crossover to debut on 11 March, expected to be a production version of the bZ Compact Concept. Toyota hasn’t exactly hit the ‘Must Buy’ button with the electric bZ4X, but the new Toyota Urban Cruiser looks a better prospect and gets a better name. It also probably sounds the death knell […]
Toyota Urban Cruiser EV specs ANNOUNCED ahead of going on sale in the summer
The new Toyota Urban Cruiser – Toyota’s second EV – will go on sale in the UK in the summer, ahead of which Toyota announces spec options. Toyota may be king of the Hybrid, but it’s been slow to embrace EVs and has always been sceptical about the appetite for electric cars, despite legislation forcing […]
New Toyota Urban Cruiser EV TARGETS the Volvo EX30, Kia EV3 and more
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, […]