Toyota cars

THE compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) market is a booming one. Far and away exceeding the expectations of the various manufacturers, cars like Ford’s Kuga, Skoda’s Yeti, Volkswagen’s Tiguan and Nissan’s Qashqai have captured the imagination of an army of buyers.And then there’s Toyota’s RAV4, the compact SUV credited …

WHETHER it’s the rolling A-roads of Cornwall, the pitted and twisting lanes of Wales or the magnificent mountain passes of the Scottish Highlands, Britain can really separate the men from the boys when it comes to chassis engineers.It’s said that if a car works well on British roads it will work well anywhere, so when a …

AS some manufacturers choose to go down the 'world car' route and pursue a one size fits all policy regarding car design and technology, Toyota is taking a more considered approach with its Verso compact people carrier.There's no guarantee North American buyers will be willing to embrace what is popular in Europe, and visa …

YOU probably know that Toyota is one of the worlds most prolific maker of cars, but I bet you don’t know that its commercial products are just as successful on the global stage. Although to some the firm’s popular Land Cruiser has a foot in both camps, there’s no mistaking the Hilux pick-up as a genuine commercial workhorse.Around …

TOYOTA would be the first to admit that the old Auris wasn’t quite as good as it should have been, and in the fullness of time it’s now the turn of a new version to raise the stakes.There’s very little carried over from the old model in practical terms. Even the bare bones of the chassis and bodyshell are now built in a …

YOU COULD bundle the new Toyota Auris into the same normal, everyday C-segment group as other compact family hatchbacks, but at least as far as the hybrid model is concerned the fit isn’t quite so snug.This is the 2013 Auris, which is an almost complete change from the last model both in terms of looks and what’s under …

A CERTAIN Midlands-based maker of luxury 4x4s might be hogging the limelight, but that doesn’t mean alternative options have disappeared into the shadows. Toyota’s Land Cruiser might not be the choice of fashion-conscious buyers, but those in the know routinely view it as a different sort of icon.And the reward for such …

ENGINES – Toyota’s popular supermini can be had with a handful of small capacity petrol motors plus a more powerful unit for the warmed over performance variant. There’s also a token diesel option, which is unlikely to make sense unless you plan on racking up the miles in such a small car. Quiet and efficient, if not exactly …

IF YOU want to feel as green as it is possible to feel behind the wheel, there’s not much that can top the sensation of humming along in virtual silence as an electric motor delivers your forward motion. Toyota has spent more than a decade refining and improving its hybrid drive system and at the same time has spread it …

BY TOYOTA’S own admission the Prius name is a bigger brand in terms of green credentials even than the company itself, so expanding the Prius range is the sensible thing to do.Toyota has spotted a gap in the market for a seven-seat, sub-100g/km car, particularly for fleet buyers like car hire companies, and the Prius+ is …

YOU don’t need an abacus to help you count the number of affordable rear-wheel drive coupes available to buy in the UK. Even if you choose to include Mazda’s MX-5 – so long as you fit the hard top roof – it’s a small number.With nearly everyone now focused on cutting emissions and squeezing as much as possible from a litre …

ENGINES – Although available with ‘only’ Toyota’s workmanlike 1.8 petrol unit, the Celica offered keen drivers spirited performance with its 140 horsepower output. Later in its life a T Sport model appeared complete with 190 horsepower, which did much to enhance the car’s appeal.EXTERIOR – This generation Celica eschewed …

THE long-awaited Toyota GT 86 rear-wheel-drive sports car will cost from £24,995 when it goes on sale in June.The GT 86 and its sister car the Subaru BRZ have been developed as the forerunners of a new kind of sports car breed that returns to bygone days where the power and grip available were in perfect balance.With motoring …

Predictable new Yaris gains everywhere and adds clever technology, but still lags the competition for excitement.

You'd think an Audi or BMW would top the list, but the Yaris supermini is like catnip to thieves.

Toyota says that the all-new Yaris supermini is a breakthrough in its segment.

Toyota's UK factory has cut production to just one and a half days a week following the Japanese earthquake.

Toyota has broken the three million sales mark for hybrid vehicles since 1997.