You have seen the ‘story’ many times before: a sluggish selling product is given a mid-life makeover that amounts to little more than a new front grille and a bigger badge on the tailgate. Where the RAV4 is concerned, there is no attempt to weave a silk purse from a sow’s ear.
Toyota cars are proving the number one choice among employees of one of the UK’s biggest brewers, Carlsberg-Tetley, with the Toyota Avensis currently the top choice among managers in the field.
Toyota is launching a new era of clean diesel engine performance with the introduction of the Toyota 2.0-litre D-CAT (Diesel Clean Advanced Technology) engine, the world’s cleanest diesel in terms of nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions.
“Are we nearly there yet?” The cry from the back seat is all too familiar a chorus from children bored senseless by three-hour “I-spy” marathons on long car journeys.
Toyota is sponsoring a 4×4 course once again at The CLA Game Fair – the world’s most prestigious countryside event – from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 August at Harewood House, Yorkshire.
A child’s growth from new-born bundle of joy to stroppy pre-teen is a journey of experience for any parent.
Fuel consumption of more than 75mpg has been returned in an Avensis 2.0-litre D-4D saloon – by a Toyota motorist driving the length of Britain on a charity run.
Burnaston, Friday 18 July 2003 – Toyota today announced the first shipment of the all-new Toyota Avensis, built at its plant in Burnaston, UK, to Japan.
Swivelling seats could be the solution for many people with disabilities who find it difficult to get in and out of cars.
Local Toyota dealer Farmer & Carlisle of Loughborough were joined by Simon Weston OBE, Falklands War veteran, on Toyota’s biggest stand ever at the Mobility Roadshow last week at Donington Park.
From June, the Toyota Previa has a new grading structure with the now familiar T2, T3 and T Spirit grades replacing the previous GS, GLS and CDX grades.
The Toyota MR2 roadster has always been a head-turner but now its street impact is set to soar with a new body styling kit. The open top two-seater is given a more muscular, lower profile with the addition of the three-part kit, a dedicated Toyota accessory.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the Toyota stand at The Mobility Roadshow last week where he met Falklands War Veteran, Simon Weston OBE.
“A great little car around town” was the verdict of Falklands war veteran Simon Weston OBE, after trying out the new-style Toyota Yaris 1.0-litre T2 for a week in the run-up to the Mobility Roadshow 2003.
True to its status as “a car to be proud of”, the British-built Toyota Corolla has collected two more prestigious awards.
Motor dealers are missing out on a massive market offered by the hundreds of thousands of people who qualify for Motability allowances but fail to take them up.
Business drivers on temporary job contracts or awaiting delivery of permanent cars are to get the chance to sample the new Toyota Avensis if their employers are clients of Inchcape Fleet Solutions.
Local connections have helped bring the first Toyota Corolla onto the North Wales Police fleet – and the force is keen that the car should have as high a profile as possible during its 12-month appraisal period.
Toyota’s rapid advances in clean engine development have left its market rivals standing.
Toyota’s Hilux has won the ‘Best pickup’ category, in this year’s Commercial Fleet World Honours.
Toyota has scored a hat trick of honours at the 2003 Fleet World Honours presented at a special ceremony held at the RAC Club, Pall Mall today.
