Toshiba Tec has chosen the Toyota Auris Hybrid Touring Sports as the ideal fleet vehicle for its UK engineers. The company, part of the global Toshiba Corporation, has switched to Toyota with an initial order for 28 vehicles to create a solus fleet. Based in Chertsey, Surrey, the business provides technical support for Toshiba Tec’s […]
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Shortly before delivery of the first customer vehicles, the Porsche 918 Spyder is beating its own benchmark values. Marking the success of the final tuning measures, the super sports car from Stuttgart is now clearly the fastest ever road-going Porsche. With the weight-optimised ‘Weissach’ package fitted, the 918 Spyder accelerates from zero to 62 mph
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As part of the continued celebrations for the 50th anniversary of McLaren, the latest addition to the global retail portfolio confirmed by McLaren Automotive will see the brand return to New Zealand – the birthplace of Bruce McLaren. As a fitting tribute to the company’s founder in its 50th year, the opening of McLaren Auckland
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Lexus will unveil the new CT 200h at the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show on November 21, 2013. The CT 200h was first introduced in 2010 as the world’s first full hybrid luxury compact car. The new CT 200h features a refreshed exterior design including the adoption of the Lexus signature ‘spindle grille’. New design alloy
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Volkswagen has unveiled a hybrid version of its up! city car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The twin up! concept car uses a 0.8-litre two-cylinder turbodiesel engine in series with a 27 kW electric motor and a seven-speed DSG gearbox – a version of the drivetrain found in the pioneering XL1 – and offers combined
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that its Plug-in Hybrid EV System, an electric vehicle (EV) technology in the new mid-size SUV Outlander PHEV has been awarded the “RJC Technology of the Year 2014” by Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC). With the theme of driving pleasure towards a sustainable future for everyone, MMC
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Honda has unveiled the new Urban SUV production model on the first day of the Tokyo Motor Show. The new model will be named Vezel for the Japanese market. Strengthening its sports car activity, Honda also revealed the S660 Concept mid-engined sports model. The new Urban SUV will be launched in Europe during 2015, with
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When it comes to the RX 450h, Lexus has gone beyond “Luxury” to add a new Advance model to its prestige full hybrid SUV range. Advance takes the established Luxury grade features and adds a full complement of styling features that introduce an extra dimension to the RX’s impactful contemporary appearance. A new, deep front
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 from November 20th. Incorporating a new design that symbolises the functionality and reassuring safety inherent to SUVs, the three concepts take as their theme MMC’s @earth TECHNOLOGY and point to the direction MMC’s development and manufacturing will
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The all-new Lexus RC will make it world debut at the Tokyo motor show in 20 November. Two versions will be unveiled: the RC 350, with a 3.5-litre V6 engine; and the RC 300h hybrid, with a 2.5-litre unit. The new RC brings to life Lexus’s focus on giving its cars emotional appeal. A desirable
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