Toyota are bringing the new, bigger Prius V from Detroit to Geneva. But it’s renamed the Toyota Prius+ and gets two extra seats. We’re still not sure we see the point of simultaneously growing the Prius badge in to a sub-brand of Toyota and adding hybrid running gear to the existing Toyota model range. But that’s Toyota’s way forward and we’re going to […]
Toyota FT-86 II: The second coming of the Toyobaru FT-86
Toyota is once again teasing the Toyobaru concept, with a tease for what they are calling the Toyota FT-86 II at Geneva. Just last week we finally got the first concrete news on the Subaru half of the Toyobura project that seems to have been bouncing around forever. Well, certainly since Toyota first rolled out […]
Toyota recalls Toyota Avensis & Lexus IS 250
Toyota are recalling some Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models in the UK to address problems with the fuel system. Toyota must have a sinking feeling of deja vu today, as the spectre of last year came back to haunt. 2010 was the year of the Toyota Recall, with millions of cars worldwide recalled […]
Toyota Aygo Go! launches
Toyota launch the Toyota Aygo Go!, complete with TomTom SatNav and decent connectivity. Prices start at £9,750 Yes, it’s another ‘Limited Edition’ to try and keep the punters waltzing through showrooms at a time of year when that’s the last thing on their minds. This time it’s the turn of Toyota, with a limited edition […]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars: The Japanese push
Nissan, Toyota and Honda have teamed up with a number of energy companies in Japan to promote and pursue Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars. We make no secret of the fact that we consider Hybrid cars a stop-gap solution to reducing reliance on oil. And frankly, unless you drive like a saint you’ll probably find you […]
Toyota Prius C Concept – a City Prius for 2012
Toyota introduces the 3rd model in the Prius range – the Toyota Prius C – a city car concept. But it will go in to production next year. The Prius – love it or hate it – has been with us for more than a decade, with the third generation Prius arriving in 2009. And […]
Toyota Prius V MPV debuts
Toyota has revealed the next instalment in the Prius story. The Toyota Prius V is a Prius MPV with 50% more luggage space than a regular Prius. We knew Toyota were planning on growing the Prius family. We also knew that the next stage of that was going to be an MPV, or at least […]
Toyota Prius: Less polluting than a farting sheep
Toyota in Israel are running an advert showing that the average sheep’s fart is more polluting than the Toyota Prius. Regular readers know our point of view on the whole man-made global warming theory. Tosh. Utter tosh. But there’s a big industry grown up around the ‘Need’ to cut ‘Harmful’ carbon dioxide and other so called greenhouse gasses from […]
Toyota Prius Alpha, Prius Plug-in & Prius Concept at Detroit
Toyota will be taking a quartet of Prius models to Detroit in January: 3rd Gen Prius, Prius Plug-in, Prius MPV (Prius Alpha / Prius-V) and a smaller Prius Concept (Prius-C). Toyota has been threatening to build more versions of the Prius for a very long time. Almost as long as there’s been a Prius, in […]
2012 Toyota Yaris revealed
The 2012 Toyota Yaris has debuted in Japan as the Toyota Vitz. It’s bigger and bolder and arrives in the UK late 2011. The headline is probably a bit disingenuous. The car in the picture – as you’ve probably already worked out – is the new Toyota Vitz, the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) version of […]