The Toyota Mirai Hydrogen FCV has already taken Toyota by surprise in Japan with order vastly exceeding expectations, and the USA is set to do the same. [nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] It’s only been a little over a month since the Toyota Mirai Hydrogen FCV went on the market in Japan, but Toyota is already having to […]
Toyota to raise £1 MILLION for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day
Toyota has revealed it plans to raise at least £1 million for Comic Relief on Red Nose day in March with sales of red noses for cars and other events. We’re not entirely sure what car news outlets across the globe made of Toyota UK’s announcement that the RND Concept was nothing more than a […]
Toyota’s RND Concept is actually a ‘RED NOSE’ for Comic relief!
The mysterious Toyota RND Concept turns out to a RED Nose (RND – Red Nose Day) for Comic Relief. So expect a proliferation of cars with Red Noses. A couple of days ago, we had an odd press release from Toyota telling us about a new ‘Concept’ that was launching on 26 January that would […]
Toyota Mirai Hydrogen FCV production increased to deal with unexpected demand
Following Toyota’s recent announcement that orders for the hydrogen-powered Mira FCV exceed expectations, production is being increased. [nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] Toyota’s expectations for sale of the Mirai – their new hydrogen-powered FCV saloon car – were understandably conservative. But they’ve been caught on the hop in Japan, where the Mirai is already on sale, with […]
Toyota RND Concept teased. But is it even a CAR?
Toyota are teasing a new concept to be revealed in the UK in January that will change the face of motoring. But is the RND even a car? We’re use to car makers’ teases for new models, and we usually have a good idea what they’re teasing even if the image supplied is completely confusing. […]
Toyota Aygo gets X-Wave Open Top Option
The Toyota Aygo now comes with what Toyota call an X-Wave Open Top option, a full length, electric canvas roof for a bit of open-top motoring. We may be in the depths of winter – and big chunks of the UK are suffering snow and gales – but Toyota want you to look to spring […]
Toyota Mirai Hydrogen FCV selling like hot cakes
The Toyota Mirai – Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell car – went on sale in Japan a month ago and has already sold 1500 units, almost four times the target for 2015. [nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] The Toyota Mira FCV officially went on sale in the middle of December in Japan (when we got more details on […]
Toyota makes Hydrogen Fuel Cell patents FREE
Toyota has decided to open up its hydrogen fuel cell patents to rival car makers fro free in an effort to advance fuel cell technology in the mainstream. Just recently, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would free up its electric vehicle patents to allow car manufacturers to make quicker, and cheaper, advances in their own […]
Toyota Mirai FCV – more details, performance figures & video
The Toyota Mirai FCV – Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered car – arrives on video revealing more details of the car and details of its performance. [nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] Toyota properly revealed their hydrogen fuel cell car last month, and gave it a name – the Toyota Mirai, appropriately Japanese for The Future – promising a car […]
2015 Toyota Prius+ now on sale – price from £26,995
The 2015 Toyota Prius+ – Toyota’s Prius MPV – was revealed in October with improvements across the board. It is now on sale in the UK from £26,995. [nggallery id=1966 template=customlinks] After a couple of years on the market, Toyota revealed a series of tweaks for the Prius+ MPV back in October, and although they’re relatively […]