Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
Improvements to Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado Range Announced
Toyota has announced a number of enhancements to its latest 2000 Model Year Land Cruiser Colorado range.
New Toyota Picnic SE Model Launched
Toyota is unveiling a new high specification version of its Picnic MPV at the London Motor Show from 20 October 1999. The Picnic SE will be a limited edition run of just 300 vehicles and will go on sale immediately after the Show.
Prius Comes to Europe
Toyota has confirmed it is planning to launch its revolutionary Prius hybrid-powered car in Europe next summer.
Next Generation MR2 is a True Roadster
The latest generation Toyota MR2 is a no-compromise roadster designed to excite true sports car enthusiasts. It is fun to drive, good to look at and affordable to own.
Toyota Yaris Family Grows With New 1.3-Litre Models
Just six months after the successful launch of Yaris in the UK, Toyota is extending the model range with the addition of a new engine and automatic gearbox to the Yaris line up.
Yaris Verso: A New Dimension in Family Cars
Yaris Verso is a new compact car from Toyota that offers young families all the space and performance they are looking for without the cost of upgrading to a larger car and with the added bonus of being stylish, versatile and fun to drive.
Toyota at the 1999 London Motor Show
Toyota’s Ambitious Approach to Europe With a total production in 1998 of almost 5.2 million vehicles, including Daihatsu, Toyota is the third largest manufacturer of cars and light commercial vehicles in the world. In Japan,
Martin Brundle to Drive Toyota Corolla in Rally of Great Britain
TV presenter and former Formula One Grand Prix star Martin Brundle will drive a Toyota Corolla World Rally Car in the 1999 Rally of Great Britain (20-23 November).
Toyota’s ‘Invisible’ Fleet Sales Reappear
If Toyota GB’s company car sales appear to have plummeted this year, analysts should not leap to any premature conclusions. The apparently dramatic about-turn is simply the result of an incorrect computer setting which has
Lighter, More Responsive New 7th Generation Celica
Toyota (GB) PLC began sales of the Celica in the UK in 1971. Back then when trouser bottoms were wide, T.Rex stalked the hit parade and car stylists gazed Stateside for inspiration…
Wheelchair Ramblers Celebrate Historic 100-Mile Trek
The team of eight wheelchair ramblers from around the country arrived exhausted yet jubilant at the finish line of the week-long Toyota 100-mile Endurance Ramble from Bath to Maidenhead across the rugged Ridgeway. Their aim
Press Bite on Toyota
Press Day at Earls Court is bound to be packed with Press conferences, unveilings and speeches. But not at Toyota.
Toyota Accelerates Towards the Millennium at the London Motor Show
Visitors to the London Motor Show at Earls Court 20-31 October 1999 will have to catch their breath thanks to the rapid pace of change at Toyota.
What Every Woman Wants
The New Toyota Yaris has been declared the best small car in the AA/Good Housekeeping Woman-Friendly Car Awards. It was praised for its low cost of running, high level of standard equipment and nippy performance.
Toyota Backs Disabled Group in Historic 100-Mile Ramble
Toyota is the first manufacturer to sponsor a team of wheelchair bound ramblers from around the country when they trek from Bath to Maidenhead next month (6 –11 September 1999) across the rugged Ridgeway. The
Yaris Verso
The London Motor Show (22-31 October) will mark the UK debut of Toyota’s new flexible friend – the Yaris Verso. Verso is the latest derivative of the new and very successful Yaris hatchback.
RAV4 Voted Greatest Used 4X4
The Toyota RAV4 has been voted the best used 4×4 for under £8,000 in the Greatest Used Buy Awards for 1999.
New Celica Debuts at IAA Frankfurt
The new Toyota Celica, which will debut in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September, represents a bold step forward in the design and engineering of mainstream sports coupes.
Shadow Minister for Transport Tries the Car of Tomorrow Around the Roads of Westminster
Bernard Jenkin MP, Shadow Minister for Transport, took time out in the last few days of the parliamentary session to try the new Toyota Prius on the busy roads around the Palace of Westminster.
Toyota Yaris Family Grows With New 1.3-Litre Versions
Joining the successful 67bhp 1.0-litre VVT-i Yaris introduced on 8 April this year, a bigger-engined 1.3-litre version will be made available in the UK from October after a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 14 September.
Leapfrog Hops to Take Picnics on Board
Toyota Picnic seven-seaters have been chosen by new venture company Leapfrog Day Nurseries to provide safe and spacious transport for the youngsters in its care.
Toyota Hilux to the Rescue
Transporting Search & Rescue teams to inaccessible parts of the coastline calls for vehicles that are as tough as they are reliable – which is why the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has turned to Toyota Hilux 4WD Double Cabs to do the job.
Toyota on Tap for Scottish & Newcastle Drivers
Toyota cars are joining the 2,500-strong fleet of brewing, leisure and retail giant Scottish & Newcastle.
It’s a Pick-Up Jim, But Not As We Know It
They do things bigger in America, which in part explains why Toyota has a desert racing pick-up truck with a 500bhp engine. Of course, once you’ve got such a beast it could only be driven by someone known as the “Ironman”.
