Toyota Hilux completes another polar conquest, reaching the South Pole

Posted 9 months 16 days ago under: News, Trucks/Pickups, Toyota
Toyota Hilux completes another polar conquest, reaching the South Pole
Is there no driving challenge beyond the scope of Toyota’s mighty Hilux? The legendary pick-up has completed a journey across Antarctica to the South Pole, further proving the go-anywhere qualities that helped it become the first car to be driven to the Magnetic North Pole in the 2007 Top Gear Polar Challenge.
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Toyota iQ Hypermiling Challenge

Posted 9 months 22 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Technology, Toyota
Toyota iQ Hypermiling Challenge
There is no questioning iQ’s status as one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the market, but a new hypermiling challenge has seen the tiny Toyota perform way beyond its official mpg figures.
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New Toyota Aygo Blue and Aygo Black feature models

Posted 9 months 22 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Toyota
New Toyota Aygo Blue and Aygo Black feature models
Aygo is a success story in miniature. Since launch in 2005 this small but perfectly formed Toyota has amassed more than 100,000 sales a year across Europe, its combination of low cost of ownership, contemporary styling and fun-to-drive character making it a top performer in the expanding A-segment. Now the factors that have made Aygo a winner have been further sharpened to make it an even stronger proposition. The result is the new 2009 Aygo, on sale now.
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Winners announced in Toyota-sponsored competition

Posted 10 months 2 days ago under: Design, News, Toyota
Winners announced in Toyota-sponsored competition
A simple but effective vertical storage system to keep bikes out of reach of thieves and a keyboard display that makes life easier for two-fingered typists have been named winners of a design competition on the theme of Intelligent Urban Living, hosted by the Royal College of Art and sponsored by Toyota.
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Third generation Toyota Prius revealed at NAIAS

Posted 10 months 9 days ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
Third generation Toyota Prius revealed at NAIAS
A new chapter in the history of Prius opens at the Detroit motor show with the official unveiling of the all-new, third-generation of Toyota’s world-leading hybrid power car.
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Toyota suspends production for 11 days in Japan

Posted 10 months 15 days ago under: News, Toyota
Toyota suspends production for 11 days in Japan
Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand, AP reports. The last time Toyota Motor Corp. halted production at all its Japan plants was in August 1993, when demand plunged because of a rising yen, and that was for only one day, according to the company.
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Toyota Will Debut Battery Electric Vehicle Concept at 2009 NAIAS

Posted 11 months ago under: Concept Cars, Green, Motor Shows, Toyota
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will display a battery electric vehicle concept at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. This display marks the world debut of this concept vehicle.
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All-New Toyota Prius to Make World Debut at 2009 NAIAS

Posted 11 months 10 days ago under: Green, Hybrids, Toyota
All-New Toyota Prius to Make World Debut at 2009 NAIAS
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2010 Toyota Prius at a press conference at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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Toyota presents the new Avensis

Posted 11 months 18 days ago under: Sedans/Saloons, Toyota
Toyota presents the new Avensis
The all-new, third generation Toyota Avensis delivers more style, higher performance, improved fuel economy and lower emissions. Toyota’s flagship model in Europe, built exclusively at its Burnaston factory in the UK, benefits from athletic, contemporary styling, superb build quality and advanced engineering.
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Toyota iQ designed to achieve highest levels of active and passive safety

Posted 11 months 21 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Safety, Toyota
Toyota iQ designed to achieve highest levels of active and passive safety
It is a common assumption that the smaller the car, the more vulnerable driver and passengers are in an accident. The new Toyota iQ – the world’s smallest four-seat production model – is proof this need not be the case, providing an unprecedented level of active and passive safety protection for an A-segment model.
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