[nggallery id=2442 template=customlinks] 2017 review of the 4th generation Toyota Prius, in Excel trim with Touch and Go Plus. Is the new Prius strong enough to fight off the competition? Believe it or not, it’s twenty years since the Toyota Prius first arrived as a green zealot, daring owners to buy in to its green […]
2017 Toyota Prius Plug-in DROPS in price just a week after UK prices announced
The new Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid is dropping in price in the UK just a week after Toyota announced prices for the second generation plug-in hybrid. It’s a little over a week since the Toyota Prius Plug-in’s UK prices were announced, but it seems Toyota got it wrong. They were charging too much. In an […]
2017 Toyota Yaris gets a facelift and a new UPSIZED petrol engine
The 2017 Toyota Yaris gets a facelift, some new technology, some new trim options and a new 1.5 litre petrol engine replacing the old 1.33 litre unit. In a move that bucks the car industry’s penchant for downsizing and forced induction, Toyota revealed a few weeks ago that the 2017 Yaris was getting a 1.5 […]
New Toyota Prius Plug-in costs from £34,895 in the UK for the Prius Business Edition Plus
The new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid arrives in the UK complete with a 30 mile EV range and prices starting from £34,895. First customer cars in March. The new Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid arrives in the UK, offering double the electric driving range of its predecessor, quicker charging, a choice of two models and prices […]
Toyota C-HR 1.2T Excel Review (2017) – Toyota gets funky with the C-HR
[nggallery id=2435 template=customlinks] We’ve had the new Toyota C-HR compact urban SUV, complete with entry-level 1.2T petrol engine and mid-range Excel trim, in for review. A worthy contender? There is a school of thought that says the only things left on the planet after Armageddon will be cockroaches and Toyotas. The trouble is, until quite recently, […]
Toyota Yaris gets new 1.5 litre engine that’s quicker and more economical
Toyota is introducing a new 1.5 litre petrol engine for the Yaris, replacing the current 1.33 litre, which is more powerful and more economical. Toyota is bucking the downsizing trend with a new engine for the Yaris, replacing the current 1.33 litre petrol with a 1.5 litre unit. Toyota has built the new engine to […]
Toyota Yaris Gazoo will debut at Geneva with more than 210bhp
A Toyota Yaris ‘Hot Hatch’ – expected to be the Toyota Yaris Gazoo – will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March and deliver over 210bhp. Last month, as the Yaris WRC was revealed in Helsinki, Toyota published a teaser sketch for a hot hatch Yaris to come, and now we know it will […]
Toyota HYBRID sales UP 40% in Europe as buyers look for diesel alternatives
[nggallery id=2281 template=customlinks] Toyota’s belief in petrol electric hybrid powertrains for its cars sees hybrid sales in Europe up 40% in 2016 as diesel loses favour. We’ve long complained that the belief buyers have that diesel engines for cars are the ‘clean’ choice – a belief promoted by government tax policies favouring diesel-engined cars – […]
Toyota plans to offer its hybrid powertrains to rivals as diesel alternative
Toyota is planning to make its hybrid powertrains and technology available to rival car makers to boost sales and increase low emission sales. Toyota, arguably the world’s biggest car company, has long guarded its hybrid technology from rivals, choosing to focus on developing a ‘clean’ car future in a different way to most. Instead of […]
Toyota Yaris Gazoo Hot Hatch CONFIRMED – aimed at the Fiesta ST
As it revealed the Yaris WRC in Helsinki today, a new Toyota Yaris Gazoo is confirmed as Toyota look to make a mark on the hot hatch market. Toyota seem to have been invigorated by the woes of VW’s dieselgate, and seemed determined to reinvent itself whilst VW is on the back foot and fighting […]