The extreme version of the GT86 – the Toyota GT86 TRD Griffon – maed its debut at the Goodowwd Festival of Speed this weekend and we have video. [nggallery id=1539 template=customlinks] We’re still waiting for Toyota to make a more powerful version of the GT86 (and Subaru the BRZ), but we are starting to get more […]
Toyota GT86 TRD Griffon heading for Goodwood FoS
An extreme version of Toyota’s TRD GT86 – the GT86 TRD Griffon is heading for the Goodwdood Festival of Speed, but it gets no more power. [nggallery id=1539 template=customlinks] We’ve had a road-going version of the Toyota GT86 fettled by TRD and now we’re getting a track-focused version too. Just like the Toyota GT86 TRD, […]
Toyota Auris Touring Sports goes in to production
Toyota has started production of the Auris Touring Sports – the Auris Estate – with the first car rolling off the Toyota production line in Burnaston. [nggallery id=1259 template=customlinks] We’ve had the debut of the Toyota Auris Sports Touring, we know the specs, and we know how much the Auris Estate will cost. And now […]
Toyota Prius Recall: 5,000 UK cars affected – 242,000 worldwide
The 2009, third generation, Toyota Prius is being recalled in the UK – and across the world – to fix a potential brake problem. Toyota has had a bit of a nightmare with recalls in recent years, and the news that they’re now having to recall 242,000 Prius models from 2009 worldwide is another financial, […]
Toyota Auris Hybrid emissions cut to 84g/km
The emissions of the Toyota Auris Hybrid have been cut to just 84g/km as Toyota tweak the Auris to deliver lower emissions and improved economy. [nggallery id=1191 template=customlinks] The latest Toyota Auris is a much better car than the previous generation, and the new Auris Touring Sports is a sensible addition to the range. But […]
Toyota ME.WE Concept: It’s an egalitarian EV
The Toyota ME.WE Concept is a utilitarian, compact electric car from Toyota with interchangeable body panels created with Jean-Marie Massaud. [nggallery id=1490 template=customlinks] Jean-Marie Massaud is a French designer and architect who’s creations tend to be on the minimalist side. So if he’s playing at concept cars with Toyota, you’d expect the result to be a bit short on luxuries […]
Toyota & Lexus: Hybrid sales in Europe hit 20%
Toyota has revealed that sales of hybrid Toyota and Lexus cars have hit 20 per cent of total sales in Europe in the first quarter of 2013. The ‘Green’ evangelists want to get us all driving electric cars to save the planet, but in the real world car drivers want a car that offers them all the practicality of […]
Toyota i-Road – a three-wheel EV for Geneva 2013
The Toyota i-Road Concept has been revealed ahead of the Geneva Motor Show. It’s a three-wheeled EV designed as an urban transport solution. [nggallery id=1425 template=customlinks]Car makers may have spent the last few years trying to get us to fall in love with electric cars, but without real success. But if there is a way […]
Toyota FT-86 Open Concept: The GT86 Convertible arrives early + video
The Toyota GT86 Convertible – in the guise of the FT-86 Open Concept has arrived earlier than Toyota would like ahead of a Geneva debut. [nggallery id=1416 template=customlinks] Toyota teased the convertible GT86 with a sketch of the FT-86 Open Concept a few weeks ago – with a promise that all would be revealed at […]
Toyota Auris Touring Sports: Price from £15,595
The new Toyota Auris Touring Sports – the Auris Estate – will start from £15,595 for the Active 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i rising to £22,845 for the Excel Hybrid. [nggallery id=1259 template=customlinks] Last week we had some basic specifications arrive for the new Toyota Auris Touring Sports – mainly its load-lugging capacity – but no real detail about trim […]