Toyota has revealed specifications for the Auris Estate – the Toyota Auris Touring Sports – but has yet to come up with a price. [nggallery id=1259 template=customlinks] The Toyota Auris Touring Sports – the Auris Estate, in simple terms – arrived at the Paris Motor Show last year, and a convincing looking effort it seems. At the time, apart […]
Toyota GT86 Convertible spied in South Africa
Ahead of a reveal of a concept version of the Toyota GT86 Convertible at the Geneva Motor Show, the soft-top GT86 has been spied Almost a year ago we learned that a Toyota GT86 Convertible was in the planning after Toyota’s chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, revealed that the GT86 (and therefore the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ) were […]
Top Gear Tonight: Toyota GT86, Shelby Mustang GT500 race to Milan & Amy McDonald is SIARPC
Top Gear Series 19 Episode 3 tonight sees Jeremy in the Toyota GT86, a race to Milan’s San Siro Stadium in the Shelby Mustang GT500 & Amy McDonald is SIARPC. It’s episode 3 of Top Gear Series 19 tonight, and the first two episodes have been distinctly decent. Tonight’s episode looks promising too. Unlike last week – when there was […]
Toyota GT86 TRD: Price from £31,495 – just 250 for the UK
The Toyota GT86 TRD – a GT86 titivated by Toyota Racing Development – will cost £31,495 in the UK. Just 250 available. [nggallery id=1154 template=customlinks] Last year we got news that the Toyota GT86 was getting itself a special edition titivated by Toyota Racing Development – the Toyota GT86 TRD – and that it was heading for […]
Toyota GT86 Convertible teased by FT-86 Open Concept for Geneva
A roadster version of the Toyota GT86 now seems certain as Toyota tease an open-topped roadster for Geneva with the FT-86 Concept. [nggallery id=1382 template=customlinks] It took Toyota a long time to deliver the promise of an ‘affordable’ sports car, but the Toyota GT86 has delivered a proper driver’s car at a sensible price (and […]
BMW & Toyota agree joint development of new sports car
BMW and Toyota have signed a binding agreement to co-develop a new sports car and continue with co-developed and shared technology. The way forward for car makers seems to be either to be as big as possible for the benefits of economy of scale, or to work together on joint products to cut development costs. Which is […]
Toyota GT86: GRMN Sports FR Platinum Concept revealed (video)
The latest Toyota GT 86 by Gazoo Racing – the GRMN Sports FR Platinum Concept – has been revealed at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon. [nggallery id=1356 template=customlinks] At the Tokyo Motor Show this week there were a total of five concept versions of the Toyota GT86, showing not only how customisable Toyota’s cracking little sports car is, but […]
2013 Toyota Yaris Trend launches from £14,570 & new Yaris Appearance Packs
The 2013 Toyota Yaris Trend has been launched with styling tweaks and the Yaris TR and SR get new Appearance Packs. [nggallery id=1348 template=customlinks] It’s a new year so it’s time to give models a quick refresh to make them 2013 models, and this morning Toyota has announced tweaks to the Yaris Trend for 2013 and the […]
Toyota GT86 gets 325bhp from Gazoo Racing – again
Toyota’s renegade Gazoo Racing are teasing another Toyota GT86 with 325bhp – the GRMN FR Sports Concept Platinum – for the Tokyo Auto Salon. There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding the Toyoya GT 86 (and the Subarua BRZ too) and the likelihood that it will get forced induction at some point to offer a chunk more power […]
Toyota proposing $1.1 billion unintended acceleration settlement in US
Toyota are setting aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims in the US of unintended acceleration in their cars. In the ongoing saga of unintended acceleration in the US caused by floor mats, Toyota has revealed it is to set aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims and fit new equipment to cars […]