We’ve had leaked pictures of the Toyota FT-86 with Modellista extras, but now we have what look like photos of the standard FT-86 leaking from a brochure in Japan. After what seems like years of waiting for Toyota’s sporty and ‘affordable’ sports car – the Toyota FT-86 – to arrive, information is coming thick and […]
Toyota FT-86 leaks out. Well, FT-86 with Modellista extras
With the Toyota FT-86 due to launch in Tokyo next month, scans of the FT-86 from a brochure have leaked out, complete with Modellista extras. It’s no real surprise that the first photos of the Toyota FT-86 in production trim have leaked out from a printed brochure ahead of the official reveal at the Tokyo Motor Show next […]
Toyota Prius C not coming to the UK – Yaris Hybrid instead
Toyota has revealed that the Prius C – the compact Prius – will not come to the UK. We will instead have the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. Just last week we revealed that the new compact Prius City car – dubbed the Toyota Prius C – has leaked out in Japan from a brochure, ahead of […]
Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are top global car brands
Despite its woes in recent times with recalls and the Tsunami, Toyota is the leading global automotive brand, with Mercedes Benz just behind. Interbrand, a branding consultancy, delivers a report on the world’s brands every year, and in 2011, despite recall woes and the devastation of the Japanese Tsunami, Toyota leads the automotive brands, with […]
Toyota FT-86 and Subaru BRZ to launch next month
The joint venture by Toyota and Subaru to produce a sport coupe will culminate at the Tokyo Motor Show next month with the Toyota FT-86 and Subaru BRZ debuting. The road from concept to reality has been a long one for the Toyota FT-86 and Subaru BRZ. But the wait is almost over for the Toyota/Subaru joint development, with […]
Toyota Prius C (the new small City Prius) leaks out
The new small Prius City Car – the Prius C – has leaked out from a brochure in Japan. Expected to launch in Europe in late 2012. Toyota are busy growing the Prius range in to a sub brand in all but name. We’ve got the regular Prius and the Toyota Prius+ (and Prius V and plug-in Prius), […]
Toyota Prius with added noise: The Prius Vehicle Proximity Notification
Toyota has revealed a Vehicle Proximity Notification system to the Prius to make noise to warn pedestrians when the Prius is in EV mode. We’d much rather see a hybrid car than an electric one, but with plug-in hybrids starting to proliferate more car makers are having to address the issue of silent running endangering blind – […]
Toyota Prius plug-in to cost from £31k
Toyota has announced that the Prius plug-in – due in the UK Spring 2012 – will cost from ‘under’ £31,000. We thought it was probably too good to be true. When we revealed that the US price for the new Toyota Prius plug-in was 36 per cent more than a regular Prius, we did hope that […]
Will the Toyota Prius plug-in cost much the same as a normal Prius?
The Toyota Prius plug-in has been priced at 36 per cent more than a regular Prius in the US. Which means it could cost not much more than a regular Prius in the UK. Toyota has managed to corner the market in hybrid cars over the last decade after its remarkably prescient decision to focus on ‘Eco’ cars […]
New Toyota Avenis (2012) at Frankfurt plus new Prius family and 2012 Yaris
Toyota has given the Avensis a facelift for 2012 and will debut it at Frankfurt 2011, together with the new Prius family and 2012 Yaris. As Frankfurt draws close its Toyota’s turn to reveal their 2011 offerings at the show, which will include the 2012 facelift Toyota Avensis. The new Avensis is the only Toyota […]