The Toyota GR86, which went on sale in 2022 and sold out in 90 minutes, is back on sale in the UK but by invitation only. It’s two years since the Toyota GR86 arrived as Gazoo Racing lent its initials to a replacement for the GT86, promising more of everything and a still (quite) affordable […]
Toyota Yaris UPDATED with new Hybrid Powertrain and more tech
The Toyota Yaris is updated for 2024, with a few cosmetic tweaks, a new, more powerful, Hybrid option and new tech. The Toyota Yaris has always been a more than decent little runaround, if not exactly hugely interesting, but that’s enough for Toyota to have flogged 10 million since it first arrived almost a quarter […]
MG4 is UK Car of the Year 2023 – beating Dacia Jogger and Toyota GR86
The electric MG4 is the UK Car of the Year 2023, with the Dacia Jogger in second place and the Toyota GR86 in third. We bang on endlessly about electric cars being beyond the reach of most, with prices for a relatively modest family EV costing £40k, far more than an ICE family runabout. Volkswagen’s […]
Toyota Aygo X UNDERCOVER is a limited-run ‘Designer’ Aygo X
The Toyota Aygo X UNDERCOVER is revealed as a run of 5,000 Aygo X in collaboration with fashion brand Undercover. Costs from £20,095. Despite reports of the death of the City Car due to costs as we are forced down the EV road, Toyota is having none of it. Despite Peugeot and Citroen bowing out […]
Mitsuoka turns the Toyota Yaris in to the latest Jaguar Mk 2-inspired Viewt
Mitsuoka, a Japanese custom car maker known for its retro-inspired take on modern cars, reveals the latest Jaguar Mk 2-inspired Viewt Story. Mitsuoka may not be the Japanese car firm which first springs to mind, but they have been making quirky takes on mainstream Japanese cars for at least 30 years. Regular readers will have […]
Toyota Corolla Commercial ‘Van’ gets more power and more Tech for 2023
Toyota updates its Corolla Commercial Van with the latest fifth-generation Toyota hybrid tech and more technology. It’s not much more than a year since the Toyota Corolla Commercial went on sale as Toyota turned the Corolla Estate in to a useful hybrid workhorse. But since then, Toyota has given the Corolla a facelift and new […]
Toyota to ACCELERATE new EV push with Lexus
Incoming Toyota boss, Koji Sato, has revealed that he will accelerate the push to electrification at Toyota by focusing on new Lexus electric models. Toyota has come in for criticism for being late to the electric car party, concentrating instead on delivering hybrid models which, they have asserted, will do more for CO2 reduction than […]
Toyota was the best-selling car maker of 2022 – and just 0.24% were BEV
Toyota remained the world’s best-selling car maker in 2022, selling 10,483,024 vehicles, with VW in second place on 8.3 million. Toyota may be behind the curve on EVs, with only the bZ4X out in the wild (and not without issues) and the ICE-based Lexus UX EV, although it has grand plans to deliver a plethora […]
New Toyota C-HR Concept previews the Hybrid counterpoint to the electric Toyota bZ Compact
Toyota reveals a concept version of a new C-HR due in 2024 which will feature Hybrid and PHEV powertrains and batteries built in Europe. It’s six years since the Toyota C-HR first went on sale in the UK as a funky crossover designed to mop up sales from cars like the Nissan Qashqai, and it […]
Toyota bZ Compact SUV PREVIEWS a new Toyota ‘bZ’ electric SUV
Toyota reveals more details of its next ‘bZ’ electric path with the arrival of the Toyota bZ Compact SUV at the LA Motor Show. Toyota’s hybrid darling returned to the world stage (well, some of the world stage) with the arrival of a new Toyota Prius this week as Toyota tries to breathe new life […]