Toyota announces a three-year fixed-price insurance offer on new cars purchased in the next three months, with prices from £300pa. Car insurance costs have risen way above inflation in recent years, although the rate of increase seems to have slowed a bit, and have become an ever greater burden to cash-strapped motorists. It’s even worse […]
Toyota Corolla Concept previews a RADICAL new look for Toyota’s all-time best-seller
Toyota reveals a new Corolla Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show with radical looks and the promise of Hybrid, PHEV and BEV powertrains. The Toyota Corolla is something of a motoring phenomenon with more than 50 million sold since it arrived almost 60 years ago, although, unlike cars such as the VW Beetle and Porsche […]
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ REVEALED as a Land Rover Defender 90-sized butch off-roader
Toyota extends its Land Cruiser offerings with the reveal of the Land Cruiser FJ, a Land Rover Defender 90-sized off-roader. Ahead of a proper debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota has revealed a new ‘mini’ Land Cruiser – the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ – with the same family looks as the Land Cruiser 250 […]
Is this a first look at a new ELECTRIC Toyota Corolla?
Ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota has revealed images of a Corolla Concept, which looks like it could be a new electric Corolla. Toyota is well-known for being sceptical about an all-EV future, believing there’s more future for ICE-based models beyond the various legislated cut-off dates for new sales in the UK and Europe. […]
Toyota Land Cruiser Hybrid 48V REVEALED – the new default Land Cruiser Powertrain
Toyota has revealed the new Land Cruiser Hybrid 48V, a mild hybrid take on the current Land Cruiser’s 2.8-litre diesel, which will be the only powertrain option. It’s only been a bit over a year since the new Toyota Land Cruiser went on sale in the UK, with retro looks but still promising to be […]
Toyota Aygo X gets new looks and the CLEANEST Hybrid powertrain on sale without a plug
The Toyota Aygo X – Toyota’s smallest SUV – gets a new look and the hybrid powertrain from the Yaris Hybrid. On sale late 2025. Despite the death of City cars being long predicted as we’re forced into EVs, Toyota decided that the Aygo would live on despite Citroen and Peugeot deciding they didn’t want […]
Toyota GR Corolla to be BUILT in the UK from 2026
The Toyota GR Corolla – the Gazoo Racing-fettled Corolla – will be built in the UK from 2026 as Toyota expands production outside Japan to meet demand. It’s probably fair to say that Toyota and Lexus have built their reputation for quality and reliability by building cars with wide appeal but without a huge amount […]
New Toyota RAV4 REVEALED – and it looks to be PHEV only for the UK
The new Toyota RAV4 arrives with new rugged looks and, for the UK, PHEV powertrains only. Goes on sale in spring 2026. The Toyota RAV4 is a big deal for Toyota, still the third-best-selling car in the world more than 30 years since it first arrived, thanks in no small part to its practicality and […]
New Toyota bZ4X Touring – it’s an ESTATE version of the ELECTRIC bZ4X SUV
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 […]