Toyota has released new video of the GT 86, with a tribute to their first car, the Toyota Sports 800. Toyota may not have the history that European car makers enjoy, but they can now claim a genesis of almost 50 years. Which explains why Toyota has chosen to hark back to their first car – the […]
Toyota NS4 Hybrid Concept tease for Detroit
Toyota are teasing a new hybrid concept car – the NS4 – ahead of the Detroit Auto Show in January. Today it’s Toyota’s turn to roll out the photographer they used last week to take photos of the Lexus concept for Detroit. This time it’s the Toyota NS4 being teased, and it looks like the […]
Toyota GT 86 Supercharged planned
With the Toyota GT 86 now revealed, it seems Toyota are working on a more powerful supercharged version. The Toyota GT 86 is now properly out in the open, and it promises to offer lots of fun in a light and appealing package. Almost a modern version of the MX5, but hardly the Toyota equivalent […]
Toyota Auris to be replaced by…Toyota Corolla in 2013?
It’s reported that Toyota are going to drop the Auris name when the Auris gets replaced in Europe in 2013 and revert to the Toyota Corolla badge. Although Toyota are getting more adventurous with their cars, they still make a lot of ‘beige’ stuff. Like the Toyota Auris. The Toyota Auris arrived in Europe as the replacement for the also beige Corolla, but […]
BMW to supply Toyota with 1.6 & 2.0 litre diesel engines.
It has been announced that BMW are to supply Toyota with 1.6 and 2.0 litre diesel engines for Toyota cars in Europe from 2014. Last week we revealed that BMW and Toyota were discussing swapping engines and hybrid technology in an effort to cut costs and improve products. And now we have the first fruits of those […]
Toyota to get BMW Diesel Engines, BMW to get Toyota Hybrid Technology
Toyota and BMW are reportedly in talks to share technology, with BMW getting access to Toyota’s hybrid expertise, and Toyota getting BMW diesel engines. A profitable future for car makers relies to a great extent on yielding the best return they can from their own products, and using the products of other car makers to […]
Toyota GT 86 hits the track (video review)
Yesterday we had the first photos of the production version of the FT-86 – the Toyota GT 86 – and today we get the first video. Yesterday we had the first look at the production version of the Toyota FT-86 Concept and learnt it will in fact be the GT 86, but only in Europe. In Japan it will be just the […]
Toyota GT 86 Revealed
The Toyota GT 86 – which we all know as the Toyota FT-86 – has been revealed by Toyota UK ahead of its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. It’s the Toyota GT 86, not the FT-86. But this is Toyota’s ‘affordable’ sports coupe that seems to have been coming since the new millennium arrived. […]
Toyota develops 600 mile battery for electric cars
Toyota says it has developed a new battery for electric cars that can give a 600 mile range and cost up to 90 per cent less than current battery technology. Many think our stance on electric cars is Luddite. But it’s not. In fact, if anything, it’s quite the opposite. The origins of Luddite are […]
Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell on sale by 2015 at €100k
Toyota has revealed it plans to build a production hydrogen fuel cell car and have it on sale in Europe by 2015 at €100,000. Toyota has done a great job of turning the car buying public on to alternative powertrains with it Hybrid setup in the Prius, and now it plans to go the same […]