The 2010 Toyota Prius has been the subject of reports of braking and unintended acceleration problems. The Japanese Government has ordered Toyota to investigate the braking issues. Update: Toyota has asked us to point out that there have been no complaints in the UK or Europe about the Prius brake problems. Toyota also told us […]
Toyota Plug-In Hybrid on sale in 2011
Toyota has revealed it will begin to sell Plug-In Hybrid cars in 2011, although not necessarily the Prius Plug-In. Back in September Toyota released details of the Plug-In Prius which – as you would have guessed from the name – adds a plug-in facility to the Prius to allow owners to charge the Prius’ batteries […]
Toyota Prius – Top Gear City Car of the Year
The new Toyota Prius has been awarded the Top Gear City Car of the Year award. I’m not too sure how much input the Top Gear boys – Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May – have in the judging of the Top Gear Awards. But we would have to guess precious little judging by the announcement that the Toyota Prius […]
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid – details
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid will debut at Frankfurt before being leased out in 2010. With the Frankfurt Motor Show getting ever closer, car makers are revealing more detail on the cars they’re bringing to the show, and this morning we have more information the the plug-in version of the Toyota Prius. The principle difference […]
Toyota sells two million Hybrid Cars
Toyota has revealed that it passed the two million sales mark for Hybrid cars in August, thanks mainly to the Toyota Prius Toyota has announced total sales of 2.1 million Hybrid cars to date. The two million mark was passed just two years and three months after Toyota Hybrid Sales passed the one million mark. […]
Hybrid cars driving sales in Japan
We’ve reported before that Hybrid car sales in Japan are going through the roof, with first the Honda Insight being the best selling car in Japan, soon to be overtaken by the new Toyota Prius. In fact, the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight are the two best-selling cars in Japan bar none. And what […]
New Toyota Prius – UK prices pegged
Well it looks like all the scrapping between Honda with its Insight and Toyota with its Prius is, as we recently said, going to pay dividends for buyers of Hybrid cars in the UK. The next generation Toyota Prius will start delivery in the UK in August, and Toyota has just announced that it will […]
New Toyota Prius could be delayed
There has been a lot of hype surrounding the next generation Toyota Prius, which has recently launched in Japan, and which we can expect soon in the UK. It has a new, bigger engine, increased performance and reduced emissions. And of course it’s by default the darling of the ‘Planet Savers’. So there is much […]
Honda Insight – the worst car in the world!
Not actually our words, we admit. But they are the words of Jeremy Clarkson, who has just done a review of the Honda Insight in his Times Online column. Do we agree? No. But only because Jeremy has done what Jeremy always does – exaggerate hugely for effect. But his points are valid, and concur […]
New Toyota Prius comes out fighting
We brought you news a few days ago that the Honda Insight is the best selling car in Japan. Which would be big enough news if it was the best selling hybrid, but it is in fact the single best selling car at the moment. But as we commented then, Toyota will be fighting back […]