Toyota Cars
Toyota iQ: The Asymmetrical Dashboard
The fifth cut-paste-and-print guide to the design and engineering innovations in the new Toyota iQ explains how an asymmetrical dashboard design made it possible to maximise interior space.
Toyota iQ wins Car of the Year… in Japan
The revolutionary Toyota iQ, the world’s smallest four-seater passenger car, has won the 2008 Japan Car of the Year award by a landslide over rivals such as the Citroën C5, Audi A4 and Jaguar XF.
Toyota iQ: Space-saving Air Conditioning Unit
A new, compact air conditioning unit is the subject of the fourth in a series of cut-paste-and-print guides to Toyota’s design and engineering innovations for its new iQ, the world’s smallest four-seat car.
Toyota iQ: The Flat Under-floor Fuel Tank
The third instalment in Toyota’s series of cut-paste-and-print guides to the ground-breaking design and engineering features behind the new iQ reveals details of the car’s flat under-floor fuel tank.
Haynes launches the RAV4 Owners Workshop Manual
The Toyota RAV4 (Recreational Activity Vehicle with 4 wheel drive) was introduced in 1994 to widespread acclaim, attracting comments such as “the hottest thing in Japan since Sony invented the walkman” and “the most civilised, car-like machine yet in its segment”.
Positive progress in young offender technician training
A presentation at the Toyota-sponsored motor vehicle training facility at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution in October saw nearly 50 certificates presented to inmates for technician training. More young prisoners are helping turn their lives around through T-TEP the Toyota Technical Education Programme.
Toyota iQ: The centre take-off steering gear
The second in Toyota’s series of cut-paste-and-print guides to the ground-breaking design and engineering features of the new iQ looks at the benefits gained from using a centre take-off steering gear.
Toyota iQ: Six degrees of innovation
In spite of its small dimensions, iQ is the fruit of some very big ideas in how to design and engineer small cars. Success in creating a vehicle that is less than three metres long, yet has space for four seats on board was made possible thanks to a series of six interlinked technical and packaging innovations, pioneering work that rewrites the rulebook on car design.
Toyota dominates Fleet World MPG Marathon
A Yaris driven by Andrew Andersz and Gary Luton achieved the highest overall fuel economy in the 2008 ALD Fleet World MPG Marathon. Seeing off stiff competition and winning Toyota top spot for the third year running, the Yaris 1.4 D-4D achieved 84.66 mpg, the highest figure attained out of all the 39 vehicles which took part in the 400-mile challenge last week.
Toyota iQ prices and specifications announced
Order books are open for Toyota’s revolutionary new iQ, with first deliveries to customers in January. An instant icon for modern urban motoring, iQ matches its advanced engineering and design with highly desirable equipment specifications: it’s proof that thinking small no longer means thinking modest.
Toyota supports Forum of Mobility Centres
In line with its global vision for providing mobility assistance for all, Toyota is providing nine specially adapted vehicles to the Forum of Mobility Centres, an independent network of organisations providing information, advice and personal assessment for people with special transport needs.
Toyota Prius named Greenest Technology
The Toyota Prius has been named alongside the Apple iPhone, BBC iPlayer and the Nintendo Wii as one of the winners at the inaugural British Technology Awards, collecting the Greenest Technology of the Year Award.
Big ideas for a brilliant small car
The final production version of Toyota’s revolutionary iQ makes its debut at the Paris motor show. Last seen as a near-final design at the Geneva show earlier this year, iQ is a city car that is so innovative that – like the Toyota Prius – it stands as a major milestone for future vehicle development.
Toyota presents the new Avensis
Designed and engineered in Europe and built at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in the UK, the all-new third generation Avensis has its world premiere at the Paris motor show. Building on the success of its predecessors, Toyota’s new European flagship delivers a new level of superior quality, dynamic handling and refined ride comfort.
Toyota Urban Cruiser
Toyota’s new Urban Cruiser is designed to meet a growing demand for vehicles that are cut out for life on urban roads, yet are equally at home off the beaten track. It is compact for easy town driving and parking and, thanks to new Toyota technology, has a small carbon footprint – key requirements for today’s urban motorists.