Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER PROFILE: RICHARD MEADEN
Motoring journalist Richard Meaden may be best known for his reviews and road tests of high-end sports cars in evo Magazine, of which is a contributing editor, but he has a long and varied racing CV
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER PROFILE: NEIL PRIMROSE
Banging the drum for Team Toyota GB at the Britcar 24 Hours, Neil Primrose is an accomplished driver having raced in the historic Le Mans Classic and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He also runs a historic
TEAM TOYOTA GB: TEAM HISTORY
Team profile – Team Toyota GB founded 1983 Team highlights 1983 Per Eklund claims Group A title, British Open Rally Championship driving a Toyota Corolla TE71 1984 Per Eklund claims Group A
TEAM TOYOTA GB: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TEAM TOYOTA GB GT86 The GT86 has been built in the Buckingham workshops of GPRM, the race preparation outfit which developed the Toyota Avensis ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ BTCC concept. Powered by a 16-valve
Prius+ In The Pink With What Car? Green Award
It’s only been on sale since July, but Toyota’s Prius+ has already shown winning form in picking up the best MPV title in What Car? magazine’s 2012 Green Awards. The honour for Prius+, Europe’s first
The New Toyota Verso
The new Verso, unveiled at the 2012 Paris motor show, showcases Toyota’s European design and engineering capabilities. It joins the new Auris and Auris Touring Sports as the third element in the company’s renewed product offensive in the compact/family car market – the C-segment.
The New Toyota Auris
New Auris is Toyota’s first step in its new product offensive in the European compact/family car market (C-segment), a model that has stronger styling, better dynamic performance, higher equipment levels and lower running costs than its predecessor.
Team Toyota GB And GT86 In At The Deep End
No motor-sporting debut is easy but this weekend’s first outing for the reformed Team Toyota GB and its all-new Toyota GT86 production racer will be one of the hardest – straight in at the deep end in the UK’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone, which gets under way on Saturday afternoon.
Toyota Racing Scores Flag-To-Flag Victory In Brazil
Toyota Racing led from start to finish to claim the team’s first victory in just its third race, the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2013 Toyota Yaris Trend Readied For Paris Motor Show
Toyota follows up the UK launch of Yaris Trend with an unveiling for the 2013 special edition model that will go on sale next year.
National Grid Switches On To Toyota With Order For 100 Yaris
National Grid, one of the world’s largest energy companies, has chosen the Toyota Yaris as the preferred car for its UK trainee engineers, taking delivery of 100 vehicles.
Toyota At The 2012 Paris Motor Show
Toyota will use the Paris motor show to take the wraps off a comprehensively renewed range of models for the European family/compact car market with the world-first presentation of the new Auris hatchback, Auris Tourer and Verso people carrier.
Chris Hodgetts And Son Stefan To Race Toyota GT86
Double British Touring Car Champion Chris Hodgetts is to return to competition and to Team Toyota GB next month when he teams up with his son, Stefan, to give the Toyota GT86 its British racing debut.
Lexus And Toyota Rated Britain’s Best For Customer Satisfaction
Lexus continues to set the standards for other brands to aspire to, with an emphatic first place in this year’s Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey. It maintains the leadership it has held every year since the survey was first carried out in 2002.
Toyota Sponsors IAAF World Championships
Toyota is famous for its involvement in global motorsport, but did you know it’s a major supporter of athletics, too?
Knockhill Next For Toyota Trio
Fresh from success at Snetterton, where he claimed his best results of the BTCC season so far, Avensis racer Frank Wrathall leads Toyota’s independent drivers north of the border this weekend (25/26 August). Joining Dynojet Racing man Wrathall on the grid for the Knockhill rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will be fan favourite Paul O’Neill and his Speedworks Motorsport team-mate Adam Morgan.
Toyota Racing Hybrid Ready For Silverstone Challenge
Toyota Racing’s TS030 HYBRID makes its UK racing debut in the WECSix Hours of Silverstone this weekend, ready to take Toyota hybrid power to the podium in the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Toyota To Reveal New Auris At Paris Motor Show
Toyota will unveil the new Auris at the Paris motor show in September, a car that will deliver improved dynamics, more distinctive styling and higher equipment levels, while also being cheaper to run.
Toyota GT86 Launched With Multi-Million Pound Real Deal Campaign
Toyota is launching a multi-million pound advertising strategy for the new GT86 sports coupe. The Real Deal campaign, created by Saatchi & Saatchi London, celebrates Toyota’s return to its sports car heritage and reflects the rave reviews the GT86 has received* for its exhilarating, authentic driving experience.
Toyota GT86 Claims First British Motorsport Victory
Toyota’s new GT86 sport coupe has claimed its first UK motorsport victory, winning the third round of the Toyota Sprint Series at Barkston Heath on Sunday 12 August. Driven and prepared by Adrian Smith of
Toyota GB Shrinks Its Carbon Footprint To Achieve Recertification To The Carbon Trust Standard
Toyota GB’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its business has been recognised with recertification to the Carbon Trust Standard, against even tougher criteria due to the additional emission sources required upon recertification.
Wrathall Equals His Best With Snetterton Second
Frank Wrathall raced his Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis to a superb second place – equalling his best-ever BTCC result – at Snetterton this afternoon, the Lancashire man putting in a gutsy drive to chase multiple champion Jason Plato all the way to the chequered flag in the first race of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s Norfolk weekend.
Maiden BTCC Pole For Toyota Man Wrathall
Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis driver Frank Wrathall is celebrating his first BTCC pole position after storming this afternoon’s Snetterton qualifying. Frank pipped multiple champion Jason Plato and his MG to top spot by just 0.015s
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news
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