On 19 October 2000, the first day of the British International Motor Show, Toyota launched UK sales of its first-generation Prius. Fourteen years later it is celebrating 100,000 hybrids sold nationwide, confirmation that its clean, efficient and smooth powertrain technology is now an accepted and popular part of the mainstream motoring market. Significantly, the car […]
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Figures released by the SMMT confirm the Toyota Yaris as one of the top 10 best-selling models in the UK car market. Toyota sold 7,438 Yaris in March alone, with one in four specified with a hybrid powertrain. This sales result represents growth of 15.6% on the numbers achieved in March 2013. Yaris Hybrid sales
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Toyota have decided to operate a third production shift at its European Yaris factory, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) in Valenciennes, this June in order to meet high demand for their products. The 2014 Yaris Hybrid is proving particularly popular as it has brought the famed reliability and fuel consumption accolades from the Prius, to the
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The new 2014 Toyota Yaris and Yaris Hybrid go on sale today, with new grade line-ups that prioritise the features customers value most. There is an added incentive for the 1.4 D-4D diesel Yaris too, as it now dips below the 100g/km CO2threshold to qualify for a zero annual road tax (Vehicle Excise Duty) bill.
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Ahead of the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show next week, Toyota has revealed their excitingly bonkers Yaris Hybrid-R which features an incredibly large amount of power from it’s Hybrid-R powertrain. At over 400 BHP equivalent, the tiny Yaris is set to alight track day events and other such places where 400 bhp might be used in
400+BHP Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Full Reveal in Pictures Read More »
The Yaris Hybrid-R which has been teased by Toyota over the past month has had a trickle of details released about it. Now, Toyota has revealed power output of 414bhp and a fast electric system using capacitors rather than batteries. In designing Yaris Hybrid-R, Toyota has created a supermini concept like no other. Based on
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Toyota finally unveils the vehicle they’ve been teasing to us over the last couple of weeks, as being the Toyota Hybrid-R Yaris. Points to those who guessed correctly from the scant details previously provided, as can be seen in these two previous posts: “New Toyota Hybrid-R Concept at Frankfurt Motorshow” and “More tease details on Toyota
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This August is Toyota’s Trybrid month, whereby Toyota are promoting test drives in their extensive range of hybrid vehicles. Toyota say it is a great way to find out exactly what the clean vehicle technology has to offer. Not only do you get to try the latest hybrids from Toyota, but they’re also offering customers’
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Around the world millions of motorists are making the move to Toyota hybrid power, propelling the concept from a niche option to a rational choice that delivers on running costs, emissions, fuel efficiency and a quiet and refined driving experience. Here in the UK Toyota is raising the appeal of two of its leading hybrid
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