Toyota Cars
Toyota Prius joins leading UK airport taxi fleet
Leading airport taxi service Checker Cars has taken delivery of the first of an order for 80 Toyota Prius cars. The five full hybrid hatchbacks arrived at the company’s Stansted, Essex office in early March to take their place in an existing fleet of 80 MPVs, and will be followed by 10 more at Stansted over the next two months.
Public debut for Avensis BTCC racers
With a week to go before the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship blasts into action at Brands Hatch, the two new Toyota Avensis ‘Next Generation Touring Cars’ broke cover for the first time yesterday.
Chauffeur company set for Scottish first with Toyota Prius
eCorporate Travel has a clear objective – to become Scotland's first carbon-neutral chauffeur company. With the arrival of the first of Toyota Prius full hybrid hatchbacks, and a flood of support from bluechip corporate clients, it believes it is well on the way to achieving its goal.
Toyota sponsors 2011 MR2 Championship
Offering some of the closest track action in motor sport and already guaranteed full grids at every meeting this year, the MR2 Championship is living proof of the popularity of exciting, no-frills racing. Toyota is pleased to support this unique national series for its mighty mid-engined MR2 as title sponsor for 2011.
Toyota celebrates children’s visions for the cars of the future
Cars that can fly, cars that run on water and a limousine boasting twin hot tubs inside: these were among the many colourful and inventive ideas produced by the winners of the UK section of the Toyota Dream Car Art competition.
Three million Toyota hybrids… and counting
Worldwide cumulative sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles have topped the three million mark, with 3.03 million recorded by the end of February this year.
Toyota’s EV Prototype charges in
Toyota’s EV Prototype makes its European debut at the Geneva motor show as the latest model in an electric vehicle research and development programme that began 40 years ago.
Toyota Verso-S - small, spacious and smart
Toyota returns to the B-MPV market with the Verso-S, a new model that majors on delivering exceptional space and great flexibility within compact overall dimensions.
Toyota nurtures grassroots motorsport
Toyota is to return as lead sponsor of the 2011 Toyota Sprint Series, confirming its commitment to grassroots motorsport. Running since 2008, the Sprint Series brings together current and classic Toyota models to compete against the clock at venues across the country.
Toyota Verso-S measures up in the space race
When it comes to size, on the outside the new Toyota Verso-S is the smallest of the market’s mini-MPVs. But clever design and packaging mean that the space on offer inside is close to what you will find in a compact family hatchback.
Toyota EV European debut
Toyota is to give its electric vehicle – EV – prototype its European debut at the Geneva motor show in March.
Turbocharged Toyota power for Dynojet Avensis
The Dynojet Race Team’s Avensis BTCC car will be powered by a Toyota engine, it can be confirmed today. To be raced this season by Frank Wrathall Jnr, the squad’s Avensis will have under its bonnet a 2.0-litre turbocharged power unit adapted from one of Toyota’s road-going range.
Toyota focuses on hybrid power future at Geneva
Toyota will unveil the next major advances in its hybrid power technology strategy for sustainable future transport at the Geneva motor show in March.
Sixty years of the Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser clocks up 60 years this year, stronger and better than ever. Far from aging gracefully, the legendary 4x4 remains one of the toughest machines on four wheels: it’s conquered the Arctic (and Antarctic) wastes, traversed deserts, ploughed its way through tropical rain forests and generally taken the worst the world can throw at it in its stride.
Toyota Verso named Safest MPV of 2010 by Euro NCAP
The motor industry has made huge advances in safety in the past few years, but it’s Toyota that’s built the safest MPV, according to Euro NCAP’s test results for 2010.