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 […]
New Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid joins the RAV4 range next year
The Toyota RAV4 is getting a new powertrain option in the UK next year, with a plug-in hybrid version arriving to joining the ‘self charging’ hybrid. The Toyota RAV4 has always been a bit of a conservative buy, loved by more mature car buyers and a staple of Toyota’s range for 25 years. But a […]
New Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell car REVEALED
Toyota reveals the next-generation Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell car, with a new look and improved fuel cell system. Debuts at the Toyota Motor Show. In normal terms, the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mira, which arrived five years ago, has been a real failure, selling in small numbers – around 2.000 a year – and carrying a […]
Toyota C-HR now with 182bhp 2.0 litre Toyota Hybrid
Toyota has updated the C-HR range with the addition of the new 2.0 litre hybrid powertrain as well as equipment ans suspension upgrades. If you want a funky little urban runaround, you tend to think first of the Nissan Juke, a car which defined the sector when it arrived. But the Toyota C-HR is arguably […]
New Toyota Corolla TREK – it’s a Toyota Corolla Touring Sports ‘Allroad’
The new Toyota Corolla TREK arrives as an addition to the Corolla Touring Sports range, offering raised ride height and rufty-tufty updates. It’s a year since the new Toyota Corolla was revealed as Toyota decided to go back to the future with the Corolla badge replacing the Auris, 12 years after it happened the other […]