Toyota are set to reveal an electric car powered by solid state batteries in 2021, promising lower cost, greater range and quicker charging for EVs. We’ve been following Toyota’s quest to develop solid state batteries for almost a decade now, and although Toyota’s plan to reveal a prototype EV powered by solid state batteries at […]
New ELECTRIC Toyota SUV on the way as the Hybrid experts turn BEV
Toyota are planning an electric SUV, around the size of the RAV4, on a new e-TNGA Platform and start the tease with an outline image. Toyota has spent a very long time refining and developing its ‘self-charging’ hybrids as a way of cutting emissions and delivering cars with surprising refinement considering their complexity. But the […]
Toyota Highlander – Toyota’s large road-focused SUV – on sale in the UK in January
The Toyota Highlander joins Toyota’s range of SUV offerings in the UK in January, sitting at the top of the SUV pile and costing from £50,590. You might have thought that Toyota had the SUV bases covered in the UK with the compact C-HR, the family-sized RAV4 and the tough as nails Land Cruiser. But […]
New Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid on sale in January – but it’s not cheap
The new Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota’s range-toping RAV4, goes on sale in the UK in January with prices starting at £47,395. With car makers striving to lower their average emissions as much as they can to avoid punitive fines, even Toyota is having to play the plug-in hybrid game, despite a long history of […]
New Toyota Mirai hydrogen-powered car grows up and gets cheaper
The new hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai is revealed as a more grown-up car with more power, more range and Lexus underpinnings. The naysayers say Hydrogen as a fuel for cars is a non-starter as it’s energy inefficient with little or no refuelling infrastructure and very expensive to produce. But when two of the world’s biggest car […]
Toyota Camry gets a bit of an UPDATE for 2021
The Toyota Camry – which replaced the Toyota Avensis in the UK last year – is getting a bit of an update for 2021. We all know saloon cars don’t sell any more, and many car makers, like Ford, are busy consigning them to the history bin. But no one’s told Toyota. As Toyota nd […]
New Toyota C-HR GR Sport REVEALED as Toyota’s C-HR gets a sporty-looking makeover
The Toyota C-HR GR Sport is revealed ahead of an on sale in the UK in the New Year, sporting a cosmetic makeover and more dynamic handling. If you want evidence that Toyota is no longer a maker of beige saloons, you really need look no further than the funky little C-HR, with its jarring […]
Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid DETAILS ahead of UK market launch for the range-topping RAV4
The Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid joins the RAV4 range in the UK in March 2021, with the promise of 302bhp and 46.6 miles. Toyota announced a year ago that, despite apparent reservations at Toyota about PHEVs, that the RAV4 with plug-in hybrid powertrain would arrive this year. That’s not happening (we’ll blame it on Covid […]
Toyota Aygo JBL Edition adds BIG Sound to the Aygo
The Toyota Aygo JBL Edition arrives as a high-spec Aygo complete with high-end sound from JBL and a funky paint job. Costs from £14,150. If you want a decent little city car – before emission regulations kill them off completely – you can do much worse than a Toyota Aygo. The current Aygo arrived in […]
Toyota Land Cruiser UPDATED with new, more powerful engine and extra Tech
The venerable Toyota Land Cruiser gets 2020 updates including a new, more powerful, 2.8 litre diesel engine and new technology. The Toyota Land Cruiser isn’t a luxury SUV like the Range Rover, and it’s not even like the new Land Rover Defender, but it is a proper off-road SUV made to conquer anything the worst […]