The Toyota Aygo X arrives in production guise as Toyota take a new generation of Aygo down the mini SUV road. Turning cars electric is going to be the death knell of little city cars, it’s claimed, because they will be just too expensive. But, for now, at least, Toyota isn’t buying that. Back in […]
Toyota bZ4x – Toyota’s first BEV electric car – REVEALED in production guise
The Toyota bZ4x, Toyota’s first BEV, is revealed in production guise ahead of going on sale in the UK in December. For all Toyota’s experience with the electrification of Hybrid cars, they’ve steered shy of jumping on the pure electric battery route for their cars. But no more. Following the reveal of the concept bZ4x […]
Toyota Mirai FCEV sets Guinness World Record of 845 miles on a single Hydrogen fill
The hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai FCEV has set a new distance record for a hydrogen-fuelled car, travelling 845 miles on a single fill in California. The Toyota Mirai FCEV may be a bit on the pricey side, and hydrogen fuelling isn’t exactly available on every street corner, but it’s a way of delivering an EV that […]
Toyota Aygo X (pronounced Aygo ‘Cross’) TEASED ahead of November reveal
The Toyota Aygo X is confirmed by Toyota for production as a crossover replacement for the Aygo and is teased ahead of a November reveal. Back in the spring, Toyota revealed the Toyota Aygo X Prologue, a concept for the Aygo’s replacement that took the city car down the crossover road and looked like a […]
New Toyota RAV4 Adventure revealed – the RAV4 goes BUTCH
The Toyota RAV4 Adventure arrives as a more butch take on Toyota’s RAV4 and previews updates to the rest of the RAV4 range. The RAV4 news from Toyota this year has been all about the RAV4 Plug-in hybrid, delivering a properly usable electric range so it really is an EV when you want it and […]
Toyota with SOLID-STATE Battery hits the road as Toyota promise £10bn battery investment
Toyota is to invest £10 billion in the development of batteries for EV, and a solid-state battery-powered Toyota hits the road. We’ve followed Toyota’s long journey towards solid-state batteries for a decade, and it looked like they were going to showcase a Toyota car powered by solid-state batteries at the Toyota Olympics. But as Covid […]
Toyota Corolla Hybrid goes ‘Commercial’ – it’s the Toyota Corolla Hybrid VAN
The Toyota Corolla Hybrid turns into a commercial vehicle with the debut of the Toyota Corolla Hybrid Van at the CV Show in Birmingham. It was the start of 2019 when production of the current Toyota Corolla started in the UK, in both Hatch and Touring guises, since when Toyota has made the Corolla hybrid-only, […]
How much is a 1987 Toyota Corolla GT worth? The thick end of £50k, it seems.
A 1987 AE86 Toyota Corolla GT is sold by Car & Classics for a whopping £46,250, showing it’s not just fast Fords from the 1980s fetching serious money. We’ve seen the rise and rise of 1980s cars as modern classics, with cars like the Ford Sierra Cosworth fetching the sort of money you could buy […]
Toyota GR Yaris order book for 2023 opens – because it’s SOLD OUT until then
The Toyota GR Yaris, Toyota’s bonkers Supermini, is sold out for 2021 and 2022, so Toyota is opening a new order book for 2023 deliveries. It’s a bit over a year since the Toyota GR Yaris went on sale, and it’s been something of a success. To say the least. In fact, so successful has […]
Toyota bZ4X signals Toyota’s EV intent – but it’s not forsaking ICE Hybrid and FCEV
The Toyota bZ4X signals serious EV intent from Toyota, but it will continue developing ICE, Hybrid and Hydrogen vehicles. There is no question that Toyota – and Lexus – ‘own’ the hybrid car space, starting down the hybrid route long before almost any other car maker thought adding a bit of electric help made sense. […]