Toyota cars

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 …

TOYOTA has today claimed that it is responsible for more than 75% of the UK hybrid car market since 2007.Out of almost 100,000 hybrid cars sold from 2007 to the end of March this year, 77,000 were Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) cars, either from everyday brand Toyota or its upmarket subsidiary Lexus.Over the same period …

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 …

ENGINES – Famed for its range of petrol engines, Toyota has only recently concentrated fully on boosting the performance of its diesel motors. For company car drivers this is an important topic and, thankfully, the units offered in the Avensis are clean, refined and economical.EXTERIOR – In saloon form this Avensis is a …

Some cars are designed to be jacks of all trades, but even though they’re rarely masters of any one, the reality is that most of us, especially company car drivers, need a car that does one particular thing better than any other.Company car nirvana is fashioned by a combination of low CO2 emissions and levels of comfort …

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.

Toyota unveils the first seven-seat hybrid MPV in Europe - the Prius+.

Toyota pulls the wraps off a concept version of the Yaris with ultra clean hybrid power.

Toyota reveals its rear-wheel drive Celica replacement in Geneva.

Small MPVs are all the rage at the moment, so here's Toyota's answer to the Honda Jazz.

A US investigation has given Toyota a clean bill of health and blamed the recall problems on human error.

Owners of the Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS will be contacted for precautionary checks to the fuel system as part of a new recall.

Toyota has extended the Prius range with two new versions, making debuts at the Detroit Auto Show.

Toyota has developed a plug-in version of its best-selling hybrid, due for production in 2012.